Paine and Ashwin interactions

[Burgey]

Yeah this can certainly happen, for sure.

 

[trundler]

Puc look likes he has **** potential though

Needs to sort that mullet. Very bogan

 

[Prince EWS]

Needs to sort that mullet. Very bogan

My sister is a hairdresser and was telling me over Christmas that two blokes came in and asked for their mullets to be permed. She was aghast.

 

[TheJediBrah]

My sister is a hairdresser and was telling me over Christmas that two blokes came in and asked for their mullets to be permed. She was aghast.

The mullet is coming back for some reason, it's deeply disturbing

 

[honestbharani]

I don't think the comment was intended to be taken as an Oscar nomination.

Kinda proves why people still have a hard time understanding mental health issues are as important as physical health issues.

 

[quincywagstaff]

On a broader level, one thing that's driven this is how much keeper 'banter' has been promoted as one of the highlights of the game by Fox Cricket especially.

That twit Mark Howard treats it like the high point of the session when they don't commentate and just listen to the stump mikes for an over and we get to listen to the always enthralling chatter around the stumps.

Mind you, the belief in Australian cricket that the keeper needs to be chatty has always been there. It was largely inferred that a prime reason Nevill was replaced by Wade was that he was too quiet on the field. But it's gone to another level in the Fox Cricket culture.

 

[sledger]

Is it just me or was Ashwin very precious about the whole thing?

 

[Burgey]

Kinda proves why people still have a hard time understanding mental health issues are as important as physical health issues.

This strikes me as something of an extreme example tbh.

 

[Burgey]

Is it just me or was Ashwin very precious about the whole thing?

Indeed

 

[honestbharani]

This strikes me as something of an extreme example tbh.

Not this. I meant the thought that sledges on the field will not have an impact on the mental health of a vulnerable player.

 

[Gnske]

To be fair, I can imagine Ashwin's patience might have been worn particularly thin by the events of the last few days.

 

[Spark]

On a broader level, one thing that's driven this is how much keeper 'banter' has been promoted as one of the highlights of the game by Fox Cricket especially.

That twit Mark Howard treats it like the high point of the session when they don't commentate and just listen to the stump mikes for an over and we get to listen to the always enthralling chatter around the stumps.

Mind you, the belief in Australian cricket that the keeper needs to be chatty has always been there. It was largely inferred that a prime reason Nevill was replaced by Wade was that he was too quiet on the field. But it's gone to another level in the Fox Cricket culture.

I ****ing hate those interludes on the Fox broadcast. Just because you lot are too gormless to say anything insightful doesn't mean we want to hear an over of "bowling Gary" or "yes Ash"

 

[Burgey]

Not this. I meant the thought that sledges on the field will not have an impact on the mental health of a vulnerable player.

Oh for sure

 

[Burgey]

To be fair, I can imagine Ashwin's patience might have been worn particularly thin by the events of the last few days.

Yeah, he didn’t bowl well

 

[Gnske]

I ****ing hate those interludes on the Fox broadcast. Just because you lot are too gormless to say anything insightful doesn't mean we want to hear an over of "bowling Gary" or "yes Ash"

Give me that over 4 minutes of Warne talking about Basit Ali for the millionth time.

 

[Burgey]

I ****ing hate those interludes on the Fox broadcast. Just because you lot are too gormless to say anything insightful doesn't mean we want to hear an over of "bowling Gary" or "yes Ash"

Yeah they add pretty much nothing really. I don’t mind them crossing to it if something is actually going on or has flared up, but just for the sake of it is terrible.

 

[honestbharani]

I ****ing hate those interludes on the Fox broadcast. Just because you lot are too gormless to say anything insightful doesn't mean we want to hear an over of "bowling Gary" or "yes Ash"

You want discussions on the Hoggpile instead?

 

[Burgey]

You want discussions on the Hoggpile instead?

*Marnuspile

 

[Gnske]

You want discussions on the Hoggpile instead?

Unironically the best thing to come out of this summer by far.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Not this. I meant the thought that sledges on the field will not have an impact on the mental health of a vulnerable player.

Eh this is a dangerous road to go down. I know this isn't necessarily what you're saying, but you can't treat certain players differently because they seem mentally fragile and you don't want to hurt their feelings. The mental aspect of cricket, Test cricket especially, is a dominant one, and if you're out there representing your country you have to be able to deal with what comes with it both mentally and physically. If a boxer goes into a fight with a dodgy shoulder or some other pre-existing injury you don't expect the opponent to go easy on him, if anything he'll target the weakness. Obviously this doesn't forgive outright abuse or **** sledging, but you need to be able handle a certain level.