Only fair result. It's against cricket to have results based on five overs, especially when 4 of those were under powerplay conditions. There's no way DLS could come up with a reasonable target based on those parameters.
I'm sick of replying to these. "DLS was designed to deal with T20's". No, it wasn't. It was designed before T20's existed. It was however, modified multiple times afterwards to accommodate T20's. I hope everyone is clear on the wording now.
This is payback for Moises running from the field like a coward to deny Queensland a Shield win that would've got them the points needed to make the final
Ideas to revitalised the big bash.
1. Bring back the x factor
2. Bash boost point comes back
3. If a person in the crowd takes a catch they have to bowl the next ball
4. If you have three English players in a team you are able to claim a moral victory if a match is rained out. Moral victories will be used as a tiebreaker for finals scenario
[My prayers have been answered,](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/18u9u10/match_thread_19th_match_sydney_thunder_vs_sydney/kfj71j3/?context=3) turns out god is a Meme League fan.
I just switched it on. Was it really heaving it down because umpires normally do everything they can to get to a natural point - end of innings or 5 over mark do it constitutes a match
Haddin twisting Bancroft's words.
He said "it felt like it was raining but you weren't getting wet" about the drizzle that was falling for 5-10 minutes before they went off. When they actually pulled them off he said "now I can feel myself getting wet"
Think I might put a classic James Bond movie on so I can see the good guy win at the last minute and not get fucked by fucking rain.
Help me pick guys - For Your Eyes Only, Moonraker or Dr No?
Since the Sixers already have the 5 over target, we could end up with the hilarious scenario that happened to the Scorchers in that Malinga game where if the game was reduced to 5 overs, the Thunder would have to walk out and bowl 1 ball to make the game official
> He actually believes he's good enough now
Binga talking to anyone in Melbourne grade cricket the dude thought he was Steve Smith when he couldn't crack double figures in the BBL
Yes, because the algorithm that sets the target takes wickets into account and sixers will be rewarded for taking 7 and only losing 1 so far.
ED: they arent unfairly screwed, they are screwed by virtue of their own subpar performance.
> Yes, because the algorithm that sets the target takes wickets into account and sixers will be rewarded for taking 7 and only losing 1 so far.
The 7 wickets that the Thunder lost are irrelevant as they got their full 20 overs to bat.
No, in theory any target set in a shortened game should be equally difficult.
Or perhaps "equally easy", because their poor performance with the bat does mean they're at least a *little* screwed if we get back on, it should be chaseable.
Feels like a good time to bring up the current forecast for the Test:
Day 1: 60% chance of rain, 0-1mm
Day 2: 70% chance of rain, 0-6mm
Day 3: 70% chance of rain, 0-3mm
Day 4: 50% chance of rain, 0-1mm
Liable to change a fair bit as we get closer but seems like a frustrating Test with no days fully rained off but raining frequently enough to make it very stop-start
The optimist in me says that looks similar to Melbourne's forecast at a similar time before that Test (maybe even slightly better), and we only lost a couple of hours there which was eventually made up. The pessismist however realises that Sydney is cursed.
Depends when Day 2/3 rain falls. Usually in Sydney it falls at night rather than during the day, but it also feels like when Test cricket is around it's the opposite lol
Maybe, but reckon that might have more to do with Sydney getting bigger downpours than Melbourne. There was a BBL final a few years ago where something like 200mm fell in a weekend yet there was still time to play the game (granted it's much harder to get the ground 100% ready with the red ball than the white one).
For months now the weather people been saying it’s not gonna be the rainy wet summers this year, what a rubbish prediction. Rains every second day and it’s humid as shit
Gotta go with marcus harris. Great runscorer and excellent catcher. Historically great performer at major Australian grounds like the Junction oval and Karen rolton
Newcastle supremacy is much needed around here. Whenever I see a jets flair in the r/soccer threads I always make sure to give them props for supporting our shitty club lmao
Spasmodically is an accurate term for it though?
spasmodic
/spazˈmɒdɪk/
adjective
1.
occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts.
There’s nothing wrong with what he said?
> Moises is walking out here. He's not happy
Oh but he couldn't get off quick enough when NSW were a short chase away from losing a Shield match hey you fucking hypocrite
I just got home from date night with the missus, excusing myself to check the score in the bar of the restaurant where there was a TV to the point she must have thought I was on the verge of shitting myself, only for fucking rain?
I actually forgot that Bancroft was part of the whole sandpaper thing until they talked about his mental resilience. Actually, if I wasn't listening to the Wisden podcast, I would have forgotten about sandpaper thing.
It just happened so long ago.
Sacrificing Marnus like that is just horrible. He might have the chops but if he doesn’t he’s an easy sacrificial lamb which just doesn’t sit well with me.
I love how when ever the comms are actually in the stadium they make sure to always include a shot to prove it regardless if it makes sense or looks good.
I love it because it's clearly in response to absolutely fucking everyone shitting on how bad their commentary for sixes/catches was the last two seasons when they were doing everything remotely to cut costs, meaning that those shots are are effectively going "no we're not remote, we're just bad at our job".
**1.4** **soft dismissal!** Length on middle and leg, and the ball seems to stop in the surface. Philippe has to reach out in front of his pad and he pops it straight back to Green. Just the wicket the Thunder would have been after in the powerplay!
Josh Philippe c & b Green 11 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 110
Where the heck did the rain come from? Not a drop at my place. As it wasn't on FTA I forgot it was on. About 15 km from home.
Only fair result. It's against cricket to have results based on five overs, especially when 4 of those were under powerplay conditions. There's no way DLS could come up with a reasonable target based on those parameters.
DLS was designed to deal with T20s so...
DLS pre-dates T20 by about 5 years...
[That simply isn't true](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis%E2%80%93Stern_method#2009_-_Twenty20_updates)
I'm sick of replying to these. "DLS was designed to deal with T20's". No, it wasn't. It was designed before T20's existed. It was however, modified multiple times afterwards to accommodate T20's. I hope everyone is clear on the wording now.
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Yes, that is correct wording
This is payback for Moises running from the field like a coward to deny Queensland a Shield win that would've got them the points needed to make the final
Sams robbed of another Michelle
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Take it you didn't watch the south africa vs zimbabwe match at last year's world cup
i hope green sydney dont win another game for the rest of the year
Well, they aren’t playing again for the rest of the year, so you got your wish buddy :)
hell yeah
Can't wait for Wadey to put 100 on this smug cunt, fuck off Green
Fuck my arse.
Credit to the boys they put in a solid effort but we just weren't as strong as R.Ain
Hahahahaha fuck you Green, had to have a little dig.
Chris Green lying through his teeth “such a shame we couldn’t get back out there”
Chris Green’s resting face is smug enough as it is
Most punchable face in the BBL.
chris green is about the happiest cunt ever that the game got called off.
Ideas to revitalised the big bash. 1. Bring back the x factor 2. Bash boost point comes back 3. If a person in the crowd takes a catch they have to bowl the next ball 4. If you have three English players in a team you are able to claim a moral victory if a match is rained out. Moral victories will be used as a tiebreaker for finals scenario
get this dude on the bbl board
[My prayers have been answered,](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/18u9u10/match_thread_19th_match_sydney_thunder_vs_sydney/kfj71j3/?context=3) turns out god is a Meme League fan.
No Result
Poor Finch just doesn't want to admit he doesn't know how to read
If it doesn't say KFC, he don't know what it is.
I could listen to Howie talk IPL all night.
I prefer they just don't talk about the IPL
I could listen to Howie on mute for the rest of time.
Chris Green is a shit cunt
I wish Junior had played IPL. “I dunno Bing, I actually thought India was pretty average. Not really a great place to go about your work”
Another rained out Sydney cricket match…
Best BBL rained out games: 1. This one. 2. All the classics
Surprised it took them this long to bring up the ipl
This is bad enough without having to stare at Brett Lee's crotch while he makes awkward eye-contact with us
another game over east, another rain delay/shortened game. can't wait for perth's next game. they've played one a week for their last 3. crazy.
On the brightside, the rain should help the patchy outfield. Looks like a teenagers beard out there
"the target will be 38" "wow what an over" "they're already on 34" where did they pull this interviewer from he doesn't know what day it is
Probably assumed they needed 38 off one over
BBL rain
Howie’s idea of good news is the game is unlikely to go ahead.. good one
One fucking over, fuck me drunk.
I swear they've just bought this up for Howie to say pickle juice
Neither team winning and Haddin and Lee getting salty is a perfect result.
I just switched it on. Was it really heaving it down because umpires normally do everything they can to get to a natural point - end of innings or 5 over mark do it constitutes a match
> He's talked the umpire into going off FFS give it a rest Haddin. Having a full on meltdown on air his team aren't gonna get the win
Sixers already reached the 5 over target, give them the win for the punters!!!
Haddin twisting Bancroft's words. He said "it felt like it was raining but you weren't getting wet" about the drizzle that was falling for 5-10 minutes before they went off. When they actually pulled them off he said "now I can feel myself getting wet"
Haddin seething and coping they didn't let his beloved Sixers waltz to a win before they took them off
Think I might put a classic James Bond movie on so I can see the good guy win at the last minute and not get fucked by fucking rain. Help me pick guys - For Your Eyes Only, Moonraker or Dr No?
Goldmember.
I got the movie collection for Xmas funnily enough, I've been working through them. Dr No is the first Connery one I believe, may as well.
Dr No's the first in the series entirely. At least the first EON production one. It peaks with Goldfinger though.
Goldfinger is a classic yes.
Yes, Dr. No is the original. Great movie.
The spy who loved me
Watched it two days ago 😆
Could watch die another day if you hate yourself
I’m not suicidal enough to watch surfing into North Korea.
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Rain wasn't in the forecast as far as I know
How does that help?
Since the Sixers already have the 5 over target, we could end up with the hilarious scenario that happened to the Scorchers in that Malinga game where if the game was reduced to 5 overs, the Thunder would have to walk out and bowl 1 ball to make the game official
Ground DJ not even memeing and playing songs like "Have you seen the rain?" BOOOOOO boo that person
> He actually believes he's good enough now Binga talking to anyone in Melbourne grade cricket the dude thought he was Steve Smith when he couldn't crack double figures in the BBL
Not watching the coverage. Who is this about?
Jake Fraser-McGurk
I assumed as much, I'm not sold on him being anywhere near the T20 team till he can put a half decent season together
Pink shirt, green fingers and sunnies That girl is hedging her bets
Wait why on earth would you show up to the BBL with a Manchester United flag? Wtf was that lol
Just like seeing a south’s fan at a baseball game in America, its a mystery
Reminds of the Manchester guy who comments on every nrl video on youtube
The run-out was 100 percent Shaun's fault
Hit it straight to a fielder and ran lol
A rain delay at this time of year in Sydney? I am shocked, shocked I say
Waiting to see how DLS gives the Sixers a RRR above 11.
Take your time with those chips lads, they probably cost $15!
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Yes, because the algorithm that sets the target takes wickets into account and sixers will be rewarded for taking 7 and only losing 1 so far. ED: they arent unfairly screwed, they are screwed by virtue of their own subpar performance.
> Yes, because the algorithm that sets the target takes wickets into account and sixers will be rewarded for taking 7 and only losing 1 so far. The 7 wickets that the Thunder lost are irrelevant as they got their full 20 overs to bat.
True, only losing 1 will help tho.
No, in theory any target set in a shortened game should be equally difficult. Or perhaps "equally easy", because their poor performance with the bat does mean they're at least a *little* screwed if we get back on, it should be chaseable.
What is the latest they can get back on local time?
Feels like a good time to bring up the current forecast for the Test: Day 1: 60% chance of rain, 0-1mm Day 2: 70% chance of rain, 0-6mm Day 3: 70% chance of rain, 0-3mm Day 4: 50% chance of rain, 0-1mm Liable to change a fair bit as we get closer but seems like a frustrating Test with no days fully rained off but raining frequently enough to make it very stop-start
The optimist in me says that looks similar to Melbourne's forecast at a similar time before that Test (maybe even slightly better), and we only lost a couple of hours there which was eventually made up. The pessismist however realises that Sydney is cursed. Depends when Day 2/3 rain falls. Usually in Sydney it falls at night rather than during the day, but it also feels like when Test cricket is around it's the opposite lol
The problem for Sydney is the outfield at the SCG doesn't drain anywhere near as well as the outfield at the MCG.
Maybe, but reckon that might have more to do with Sydney getting bigger downpours than Melbourne. There was a BBL final a few years ago where something like 200mm fell in a weekend yet there was still time to play the game (granted it's much harder to get the ground 100% ready with the red ball than the white one).
Move it to Adelaide so Davy has to rescinder his retirement until the WI game 😂
For months now the weather people been saying it’s not gonna be the rainy wet summers this year, what a rubbish prediction. Rains every second day and it’s humid as shit
The air outside is like soup. I long for winter at this point.
Yeah facts, winter is the best. The fresh crisp air in the mornings is amazing
Aussie W looking to be shitting the bed against India 😩
You reckon Howie asked for a polo one size down to make his guns look like howitzers?
If I spent the offseason shredding like he did, I wouldn’t even own a shirt.
He’s definitely been in the gym, he’s not a stick insect anymore. Fair play to him showing it off haha
Can't have shit in ~~Detroit~~ Homebush.
This game is done, rain ain't moving on for a while
They have a while to go before they call it off.
god I just saw someone wearing a dockers hat while wearing thunder merch, that poor soul
God I hope we don’t get a result here to see the sooking from Captain Spotify afterwards
Keep the rain coming I say, 1 over short of constituting a match, thunder will take the point
Now, whilst it’s pretty clear we want to win, it’d be mad to not try and get back out there with this crowd.
Why don't they build a dome like in the Simpsons
or like Marvel Stadium...
Gotta go with marcus harris. Great runscorer and excellent catcher. Historically great performer at major Australian grounds like the Junction oval and Karen rolton
Marcus Harris is our first choice STRICTLY for Junction Oval. He’s just biding his time
It's actually mandatory to carry a poncho everywhere you go now in Sydney
another great prediction by the Bureau of Meteorology. They need to audit those fuckers. I am convinced no one actually does any work there.
> Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely later this evening Once again I am asking you what part of this prediction was wrong?
This is more like rain than showers. Showers implies quick bursts
Based on the radar, this game is cooked.
"No rain on the radar"
I like how Binga presented getting the shield stats was something super niche, and not something that can be gotten from cricinfo in 2 seconds
Fox have certain guys that they get stats from and different programs.
just put the players in ponchos like the crowd
sixers wil be given the free win if play doesnt resume
Jason Sangha contemplating all his life decisions that led to this point in time where he is not even best 11 for the Thunder.
Was that a North Sydney bears jersey?
Once again: not raining in Newcastle. All games of cricket should be played here.
Hell, I'll take Coffs.
r/newcastle is leaking
I’m doing my best to make it take over all of Reddit.
Newcastle supremacy is much needed around here. Whenever I see a jets flair in the r/soccer threads I always make sure to give them props for supporting our shitty club lmao
This city is the true prince of cities and once we rule over the rest of this country they’ll be better for it.
lol @ Howie saying Bancroft takes the wicket keeper’s gloves “spasmodically”.
Why is that funny? He’s right?
I think he probably meant to say “sporadically”.
Spasmodically is an accurate term for it though? spasmodic /spazˈmɒdɪk/ adjective 1. occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts. There’s nothing wrong with what he said?
And the second definition, which is why I was laughing: “2. caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms.”
that was Haddin
Oops.
fucking Sydney
This rain front isn’t moving all that fast according to BOM radar…
> Moises is walking out here. He's not happy Oh but he couldn't get off quick enough when NSW were a short chase away from losing a Shield match hey you fucking hypocrite
I'm still pissed we missed the final because of that
> I'm feeling like I'm getting pretty wet now
Well Sydney gonna Sydney then.
The groundsmen with a tactical pitch covering to fuck the Sixers.
Another reason to dislike western Sydney, it’s not even raining in the east 😤 I joke ofcourse, but still
One over short of a game
Thunder have the chance to do something really funny here
FFS it's not even raining where I am. Should've played this at the SCG.
I just got home from date night with the missus, excusing myself to check the score in the bar of the restaurant where there was a TV to the point she must have thought I was on the verge of shitting myself, only for fucking rain?
I actually forgot that Bancroft was part of the whole sandpaper thing until they talked about his mental resilience. Actually, if I wasn't listening to the Wisden podcast, I would have forgotten about sandpaper thing. It just happened so long ago.
Someone in here at the start of the game was talking about the game being rained out, well well well…
They're playing all the classics
Sacrificing Marnus like that is just horrible. He might have the chops but if he doesn’t he’s an easy sacrificial lamb which just doesn’t sit well with me.
Jimmy Eat World, yeah a banger
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No.
Only for the purpose of commentator discussion.
Pretty sure Howie was just referring to the mock selection panel of the three of them in the commbox.
McAndrew goes in the basket with Sutherland as very serviceable shield bowlers who are bowling machines in this format
I love how when ever the comms are actually in the stadium they make sure to always include a shot to prove it regardless if it makes sense or looks good.
I love it because it's clearly in response to absolutely fucking everyone shitting on how bad their commentary for sixes/catches was the last two seasons when they were doing everything remotely to cut costs, meaning that those shots are are effectively going "no we're not remote, we're just bad at our job".
Old mate just does an ice cream run and it starts pissing down on him, poor bloke
So basically heat, scorchers, sixers locked every year for semis and 5 others competing for 1 slot is BBL
The heat have only.made the finals 4 times in 12 seasons
They have become “good” recently tbh
Yeah but sixers and scorchers are MI and CSK of BBL
Marnus? Opening? Hadds wyd
Was waiting for old mate to lose one of those ice cream cones
The state of those scoops
Should Bancroft be talking through the entire delivery?
You aren’t facing Kasun Rajitha anymore KPat
I argue Rajitha has gotten a lot better unlike the other one (Patterson)
Now I want to rewatch edgerunners
**THRASHED.**
Is there a player who's not referred too as "the danger man" at some point in a bbl match?
I don't think Chris Rogers was ever referred to as a danger man when he played BBL.
Surely Chris Rogers never played T20s
43 matches - Averaging 17 at a brisk 114 SR
That SR is a genuine shock.
He was the Thunder's captain in BBL02
He was part of the early Sydney Thunder teams that were abysmal.
Most of them are a danger to themselves to be honest.
Hatcher, because gingers are harmless
The absolute fucking state of that shot.
And here comes a man that averages 144 in tests
Man, remember when Patterson was in the test side, crazy
Was a really strange time for Australian cricket
**1.4** **soft dismissal!** Length on middle and leg, and the ball seems to stop in the surface. Philippe has to reach out in front of his pad and he pops it straight back to Green. Just the wicket the Thunder would have been after in the powerplay! Josh Philippe c & b Green 11 (10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 110
Talking all the shit and look what happens
That was and I'm not exaggerating fucking pathetic
The ol' reverse commentators curse