4th Test at Sydney (?) - Jan 5-9 2022

[Gnske]

Cook got on the defensive real quick, couldn't take it

As was his style. Probably the first time Ali set an attacking field for himself.

 

[Burgey]

Edit: not just a cricket thing, an emerging cancer among a generation that had has everything handed to them on a silver platter and think everything should be about them and they should get what they want all the time

You’ve just described Boomers

 

[Spark]

there are three (3) years separating the birth of cook and ali ftr. hardly a massive generational gap

 

[TheJediBrah]

You’ve just described Boomers

Imagine getting the opportunity to play for your country and complaining that your team is not trying hard enough to make you happy

"Ask not what your country can do for you" comes to mind. And it's not jsut about generations, ftr Moeen is older than me but it's an attitude that I see alot more in younger people these days than older.

However most of that is from online presences so also possible that it's just younger people more likely to go online and publicly display these cancerous attitudes so it seems like it's mostly them. Could be just as many of the older generation with the same ideas but they keep to themselves

 

[Gnske]

Imagine getting the opportunity to play for your country and complaining that your team is not trying hard enough to make you happy

"Ask not what your country can do for you" comes to mind. And it's not jsut about generations, ftr Moeen is older than me but it's an attitude that I see alot more in younger people these days than older.

However most of that is from online presences so also possible that it's just younger people more likely to go online and publicly display these cancerous attitudes so it seems like it's mostly them. Could be just as many of the older generation with the same ideas but they keep to themselves

ok ZOOMER

 

[grecian]

Imagine getting the opportunity to play for your country and complaining that your team is not trying hard enough to make you happy

"Ask not what your country can do for you" comes to mind. And it's not jsut about generations, ftr Moeen is older than me but it's an attitude that I see alot more in younger people these days than older.

However most of that is from online presences so also possible that it's just younger people more likely to go online and publicly display these cancerous attitudes so it seems like it's mostly them. Could be just as many of the older generation with the same ideas but they keep to themselves

FFS there are literally people from the boomer generation who have full pensions, worked without a college Education for years, and still completely whine about everything in the World Today. Oh Wokism is awful, MAGA, why doesn't everyone like my racist, ***ist humour, the selfish *****.

Look Moeen gave a thought that he could have had a more consistent batting position, Cook was slightly defensive. You have extrapolated ridiculously. Plenty of eighties England players said that the Dressing room of England was utterly cliquey, whining though they'd been giving the chance to play for England indeed. Sports people are probably just a bit entitled TBH.

 

[Gnske]

FFS there are literally people from the boomer generation who have full pensions, worked without a college Education for years, and still completely whine about everything in the World Today. Oh Wokism is awful, MAGA, why doesn't everyone like my racist, ***ist humour, the selfish ****s.

Look Moeen gave a thought that he could have had a more consistent batting position, Cook was slightly defensive. You have extrapolated ridiculously.

Yeah at 9.

 

[TheJediBrah]

FFS there are literally people from the boomer generation who have full pensions, worked without a college Education for years, and still completely whine about everything in the World Today. Oh Wokism is awful, MAGA, why doesn't everyone like my racist, ***ist humour, the selfish ****s.

Look Moeen gave a thought that he could have had a more consistent batting position, Cook was slightly defensive. You have extrapolated ridiculously.

Moeen's whinging there the Pommiest thing I've heard in a long time. Oh poor guy didn't get to bat where he wanted in his country's team? **** me if I was captain and a player said something like that I'd tell them that's perfectly fine the captain fo the 2s might be more accommodating

 

[Gnske]

Moeen's whinging there the Pommiest thing I've heard in a long time. Oh poor guy didn't get to bat where he wanted in his country's team? **** me if I was captain and a player said something like that I'd tell them that's perfectly fine the captain fo the 2s might be more accommodating

Lucky to play in the top 7 at all. Even Jennings wasn't as much of a limp penis a batsman.

 

[Prince EWS]

Moeen's whinging there the Pommiest thing I've heard in a long time. Oh poor guy didn't get to bat where he wanted in his country's team? **** me if I was captain and a player said something like that I'd tell them that's perfectly fine the captain fo the 2s might be more accommodating

The main crux of his complaint seemed to be that Cook didn't talk to him and ask how he was doing personally compared to Root. He mentioned the batting position thing towards the end but it seemed like more of an aside to me (and he also admitted he did much better with the bat under Cook anyway, lmao).

 

[Prince EWS]

Lucky to play in the top 7 at all. Even Jennings wasn't as much of a limp penis a batsman.

He knew his judo well.

 

[Gnske]

The main crux of his complaint seemed to be that Cook didn't talk to him and ask how he was doing personally compared to Root. He mentioned the batting position thing towards the end but it seemed like more of an aside to me (and he also admitted he did much better with the bat under Cook anyway, lmao).

I'm not sure I'd want Alastair Cook as my therapist tbf.

You tell him your life is a mess, your kids are dumb, your wife is a floozy.

"Yeah um, it's not ideal obviously. But it is what it is"

 

[grecian]

the rain has stopped anyway, will make the loss more humiliating.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The main crux of his complaint seemed to be that Cook didn't talk to him and ask how he was doing personally compared to Root. He mentioned the batting position thing towards the end but it seemed like more of an aside to me (and he also admitted he did much better with the bat under Cook anyway, lmao).

What I take from that is Root is a **** manager that coddles his men and has turned them into this flacid unit that is currently on display. Should be more like Cook and forge a tougher breed of English cricketer (if such a thing is even possible, which it might not be)

 

[Gnske]

What I take from that is Root is a **** manager that coddles his men and has turned them into this flacid unit that is currently on display. Should be more like Cook and forge a tougher breed of English cricketer (if such a thing is even possible, which it might not be)

It's why Stokes should be captain. The man doesn't hold his punches and has killer instincts. Like actual murderous instincts. Hales for VC as they need to keep a racist in a leadership position.

 

[Gnske]

Who was worse actually. Stokes for assaulting not one but two defenceless human beings, or Sabbir Rahman for assaulting one defenceless child?

 

[stephen]

FFS there are literally people from the boomer generation who have full pensions, worked without a college Education for years, and still completely whine about everything in the World Today. Oh Wokism is awful, MAGA, why doesn't everyone like my racist, ***ist humour, the selfish ****s.

Look Moeen gave a thought that he could have had a more consistent batting position, Cook was slightly defensive. You have extrapolated ridiculously. Plenty of eighties England players said that the Dressing room of England was utterly cliquey, whining though they'd been giving the chance to play for England indeed. Sports people are probably just a bit entitled TBH.

You've basically described the attitude of nearly every generation since the 60s.

Honestly I think about the Vietnam veterans hearing the current complaints in society and thinking that we're all a bunch of whingers.

 

[Gnske]

Who was worse actually. Stokes for assaulting not one but two defenceless human beings, or Sabbir Rahman for assaulting one defenceless child?

Pro Tip: It might actually be Sabbir after some more reading.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...leged-racial-abuse-and-stone-throwing-1266734

 

[TheJediBrah]

Now that stephen's here we can really get into the politics of the matter

 

[Gnske]

You've basically described the attitude of nearly every generation since the 60s.

Honestly I think about the Vietnam veterans hearing the current complaints in society and thinking that we're all a bunch of whingers.

That's what vets of that war called Vietnamese villagers before throwing them into rice paddies outside of Da Nang and shooting them down.