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vic_orthdox

vic_orthdox

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Noble One said:
Managed to catch the entire game. Good luck as my work lunch finished at approximately 6:30 and was located in Docklands.

Another very enjoyable match. 13k crowd may seem disappointing, however the atmosphere was far superior to the Stars match (with the exception of the Shane Warne hero worshiping). Etihad is such a great viewing stadium and you get the feeling of being close to the action.

Renegades did little wrong with the bat. Docile pitch coupled with some very short boundaries (why the organisers felt the need to rope the short straight boundaries by twenty metres is anyones guess) enabled Finch and the rest of the lineup to free the arms. Hogg and Beer the only two bowlers with respectable figures, however it was hardly a night for aggressive spin bowling with both ex-international bowlers spearing the ball in.

The Scorchers were flawless in approaching a very stiff target. Again, the fielding was diabolical from both sides (Buchanan parrying the ball over the rope for six, and Katich dropping a sitter at cover some of the worst imaginable). Razzaq was a joke with the ball, I'm not sure what Foxsports showed on the gun, however he looked to be bowling 110 kmh, and just placing the ball on a length. Tait is fast becoming the laughing stock of domestic cricket. He must be kidding if he expects to maintain a career as a specialist Twenty20 bowler. Bowled with no rhythm and was treated with no respect by Shaun Marsh.
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Yeah, the guys who are looking to make a career playing T20 only haven't been acquitting themselves too well for the Renegades (Tait, Nannes).
 
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Dan

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Yeah so many random misfields of balls dribbling gently across the ground.
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Not to excuse the fielding, it was pathetic, but the outfield seemed to be a bit bumpy. That bottom edge from Marsh that beat Manou passed him with a full-length dive to the leg side, but trickled back to the third man boundary. A couple of other shots seemed to roll off in random directions as well.

Obvs doesn't excuse the poor catching though.
 
Sylvester

Sylvester

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The T20 is alright for batsmen, he managed to face 50 odd balls and 20 overs worth of fielding. For the bowlers it sucks as we found out with Harris.
 
Noble One

Noble One

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Manou was very ordinary with the gloves last night. I'm not sure what he offers to any Twenty20 side other than experience at this stage of his career. Ryan Carters a better chance to play an attacking innings and can do no worse than Manou behind the stumps.
 
Burgey

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Been asked to go tonight.

Considering it but need an afternoon nap after not being able to sleep following reading the atrocity of the notion of Tendulkar being a better batsman than Bradman.
 
Spikey

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hahahahah why the **** would you not pick Cruickshank. jesus christ the tail starts at like 5

edit luuukeee off to a good start
 
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