*Official* Australia vs South Africa -2022/3

[Gnske]

Also reminder if the BCCI weren't pussies we'd all be sucking those pink balls and wouldn't have to worry.

 

[Gnske]

Lmao actually it looks bright af at the SCG wtf are these idiots doing

 

[morgieb]

I’m about 15 minutes away from SCG and it looks pretty gloomy. But equally, the TV shows it to be fairly light.

 

[Spark]

They're going to go back on in ten minutes then off again almost immediately because of the storm.

 

[Starfighter]

Umpires keen to run off at the slightest opportunity as usual.

Big storm bearing down now.

 

[TheJediBrah]

What kind of a city isn't bright enough for cricket in the middle of the day

Ban it from hosting

 

[Spark]

Get the ****ing covers on if you're going to be off at least

 

[GotSpin]

At the ground after going to the shops and beach. Terrible going off for this

 

[Starfighter]

Get the ****ing covers on if you're going to be off at least

The weather illiteracy is awful. Look at the bloody radar. If they get them on now it saves a good amount of ground drying.

 

[Spark]

Oh they're going to resume at 3pm

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ****ING STORM LOOK AT THE ****ING RADAR YOU IDIOTS

 

[Spark]

The weather illiteracy is awful. Look at the bloody radar. If they get them on now it saves a good amount of ground drying.

Just astoundingly inept. And at this point you have to throw the curator in there too because he should be the one screaming at the umps to let him put the covers on

 

[Spark]

Oh hey now it's actually raining they're putting the covers on. If only they had oh I don't know half a ****ing hour to get them on early and minimise the risk of water damage and/or seeping around the run ups

 

[Starfighter]

Oh hey now it's actually raining they're putting the covers on. If only they had oh I don't know half a ****ing hour to get them on early and minimise the risk of water damage and/or seeping around the run ups

And once again if they had the English style covers about 3/5ths of the ground would be covered in one minute.

Instead they'll faff around for ten to cover 1/5th.

 

[anil1405]

Sydney sucks.

 

[Spark]

And once again if they had the English style covers about 3/5ths of the ground would be covered in one minute.

Instead they'll faff around for ten to cover 1/5th.

Once again the old boys club nature of cricket coverage in this country a big part of it IMO, I cannot think of another cricket playing nation which elevates curators to a pedestal like sage wizards like we do and insulates them from much needed criticism when large blocks of play are lost every summer because of waterlogged outfields

 

[Starfighter]

Once again the old boys club nature of cricket coverage in this country a big part of it IMO, I cannot think of another cricket playing nation which elevates curators to a pedestal like sage wizards like we do and insulates them from much needed criticism when large blocks of play are lost every summer because of waterlogged outfields

It's such a basic improvement to make for one of the most rain affected grounds in the world. Arrogant know-it-allism seems to be the only obstacle.

I saw someone mention here once that the pitch/ground covering method used here wouldn't be acceptable even in top division league cricket in England.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Sydney sucks.

It's been the case for too long we need to make a stand

 

[Gnske]

Imagine living in a city like Melbourne, a city that is only desired by vapid mac demarco listening white chicks with ****ing sensory putty for brains.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Labuschagne and Khawaja have been exceptional, class acts

 

[Spark]

It hasn't been raining for about 15-20 minutes now but of course that doesn't mean the groundstaff have been actually doing anything