Justine Larbalestier

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I don’t believe it!

Hayden and Langer went off for the light. Are you bloody kidding me? Are they insane? Unbelievable. Sack Ponting.

Posted by Justine at 10:33, 9 September 2005 under Cricket, Sport | 15 Comments »

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  1. Dave Schwartz Says:

    I recognize the words, but they mean nothing to me.

    This must be how other people feel when I talk about baseball.

    September 9th, 2005 at 11:12 am

  2. jonathan Says:

    no, i don’t believe it. and, yes, sack ponting, then kick hayden and langer in the pants. we need to *win*. nothing else will do.

    September 9th, 2005 at 11:45 am

  3. 3. Justine Says:

    Dave: you’re right. It would have been much clearer if I’d said that they took the light when offered them. Hope that clears things up.

    Jonathan: I’m clutching my head and making mournful sounds. ‘Ken oath. We better bloody win after this.

    September 9th, 2005 at 12:27 pm

  4. Cheryl Says:

    there’s been a lot of sniggering going on in commentary boxes over here. i’m sure i heard the word “wusses” used at one point.

    dave, you have my permission to laugh at cricketers at this point. i’ve watched people facing up to fastballs at Pac Bell Park at 4:00pm when the whole ground except home plate is in shadow. cricketers have no reason to complain about the light. but in their defence they don’t get a free base if hit by a pitch. they are expected to stand there and take the bruises.

    September 9th, 2005 at 1:39 pm

  5. Cheryl Says:

    gilchrist was interviewed on channel 4 this morning. he said it was a team decision to take the light if offered because they didn’t want to risk facing freddie in gloomy conditions. so now they are facing hoggard in heavy, damp conditions.

    September 10th, 2005 at 6:15 am

  6. jonathan Says:

    and that’s hayden’s 100. what a beautiful sight. the sound you hear is the sound of one man saving his career and, along the way, helping save his team. let’s hope he really kicks on with it now.

    September 10th, 2005 at 11:24 am

  7. 7. Justine Says:

    Yup. Indeed. The both of ‘em need to ratchet it up big time now. We need a heap o’ runs. More rain is predicted.

    September 10th, 2005 at 11:26 am

  8. Cheryl Says:

    i see vandermeer is trying to learn a bit about australia before heading out for the brisbane writers’ festival. shall we go talk cricket on his blog?

    September 10th, 2005 at 11:48 am

  9. jonathan Says:

    isn’t he over here during the series vs. the rest of the world? if so, then he needs to know…

    September 10th, 2005 at 1:28 pm

  10. Cheryl Says:

    i think he needs to know anyway.

    September 10th, 2005 at 1:30 pm

  11. Rishi Gajria Says:

    Absolutely agree Justine! Today is the third day and they are still crawling. Now the only possibility is if they blast runs in the first two sessions, get a lead and put England in. Then hope England shoot themselves in the foot again.
    But this track seems too placid and I get the dirty feeling that this game is going to peter out in a draw.

    September 10th, 2005 at 4:13 pm

  12. niki Says:

    no rain predicted today ! – yeah :

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/24hr.shtml?world=0008

    September 10th, 2005 at 6:26 pm

  13. 13. Justine Says:

    Rishi: Despite today’s excitement, I think it still looks like a draw.

    Niki: So much for that prediction. Bloody bad light!

    September 11th, 2005 at 12:43 pm

  14. Cheryl Says:

    what a game! warne, mcgrath and lee are all bowling superbly. there’s nothing quite so much fun as watching really aggressive bowling. i’m finding it hard not to cheer.

    btw, after one warne lbw appeal the tv folks had to recalibrate the “hawkeye” software – the computer didn’t believe it was possible to turn a ball that far.

    September 12th, 2005 at 7:45 am

  15. 15. Justine Says:

    Yup. Have posted my excitement above.

    I love that about recalibrating Hawkeye . . .

    September 12th, 2005 at 9:04 am

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