The Cricket Thread

[nayenezgani]

That'll do. Another thing we're world leaders at.

Nearly as good as the Aussies are at racism and brick beer.

They may be the worst global criminals but the British are certainly the best of the best when it comes to racism. That lineage runs strong for sure.

brick beer is subjective, I think both countries produce excellent beers for different occasions/climates.

Australia has a thriving craft beer scene, not that you'd be aware. Proper English ales are unparalleled though, I'll give you that.

 

[nayenezgani]

I'm a dual Australian / British citizen mind you, so I'm qualified to comment.

 

[markysimmo]

Talking about crap beer, the beer served at Edgbaston was apalling

Carling and some brick Ale at £5.50 a pop

 

[scaramanga]

They may be the worst global criminals but the British are certainly the best of the best when it comes to racism. That lineage runs strong for sure.

brick beer is subjective, I think both countries produce excellent beers for different occasions/climates.

Australia has a thriving craft beer scene, not that you'd be aware. Proper English ales are unparalleled though, I'll give you that.

Can't agree with that - the reason I hate Australians is that they're all racist.

No fan of English beer either, but we import European stuff rather than drink our own slop

 

[nayenezgani]

Can't agree with that - the reason I hate Australians is that they're all racist.

No fan of English beer either, but we import European stuff rather than drink our own slop

You hate Australians because you hate yourself then.

 

[markysimmo]

I have been to Oz 3 times and love the country and the people
However when it come to Sports there are no worse winners & losers than them
Horrendously bad sportsmanship no matter what sport it is

 

[scaramanga]

You hate Australians because you hate yourself then.

 

[scaramanga]

I have been to Oz 3 times and love the country and the people
However when it come to Sports there are no worse winners & losers than them
Horrendously bad sportsmanship no matter what sport it is

It's the inferiority complex.

 

[nayenezgani]

It's the inferiority complex.

Inferiority. When they've dominated you lot in sport for decades, with a population 1/3 the size. :ross:

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

I have been to Oz 3 times and love the country and the people
However when it come to Sports there are no worse winners & losers than them
Horrendously bad sportsmanship no matter what sport it is

It's amazing how such a great sportsman and commentator like Richie Benaud got through.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

It's the inferiority complex.

By product of colonialism, treat most of the people like rubbish and thats what you get.

 

[markysimmo]

Huge first hour for both teams today

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Smith always reminds me of the type of player you see in club cricket who looks like you're going to get him out next ball but ends up scoring 40 odd.

 

[scaramanga]

By product of colonialism, treat most of the people like rubbish and thats what you get.

They were literally our rubbish - what we threw out to keep the place clean

 

[scaramanga]

Inferiority. When they've dominated you lot in sport for decades, with a population 1/3 the size. :ross:

It's the West Ham effect. They've won more matches against us than they have any right to because it means so much to them

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

They were literally our rubbish - what we threw out to keep the place clean

Just because the landed gentry chose to throw people off the land and let them starve did not make them rubbish, now we live in enlightened times and can throw people away as it's easy to replace them with overseas labour, stop Brexit now give the rich their right to more cheap workers.

 

[nayenezgani]

Smith always reminds me of the type of player you see in club cricket who looks like you're going to get him out next ball but ends up scoring 40 odd.

Yeah plenty of club players would average 60 at test level. Pull your head in.

 

[scaramanga]

Just because the landed gentry chose to throw people off the land and let them starve did not make them rubbish, now we live in enlightened times and can throw people away as it's easy to replace them with overseas labour, stop Brexit now give the rich their right to more cheap workers.

We can't make them live elsewhere though

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Yeah plenty of club players would average 60 at test level. Pull your head in.

try reading it, I never said he was like a club player, but the type of player who comes in plays at almost every ball while fidgeting after each delivery.

 

[nayenezgani]

Why are there so many inbred looking ginger clams in this England team?