we’re all aussies this blessed day.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
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@Wibble is one of the few Aussies on the caf.
Fair play the Aussies were clearly the better side on paper, and outperformed the rest of the field throughout the tournament.
Perhaps the greatest thing about this WC is the length of it, 11 games to acclimatise to the conditions, and in the end quality overcomes home advantage.
Perhaps the greatest thing about this WC is the length of it, 11 games to acclimatise to the conditions, and in the end quality overcomes home advantage.
Suppose we can let @Stack celebrate on behalf of Aussies
Yeah, where are the Aussies at? Show yourselves you smug cnuts. Congratulations by the way.
Dravid sounding like an utterly broken man. Will be chucked out i suppose
“Awesome awesome, awesome awesome. Some people would say it’s a test match innings but it really wasn’t. Proud of you.”
That's the thing. Nobody from Australia actually gives a shit.
That is only guy I feel bad for. A true gentleman.
What is the number 1 sport in Australia?
Aussie Rules
Stop rubbing it in and answer the question.
But India won the xG?
They just came against an experienced Australia who played much better on the day. India had a great tournament and have a good future.
Got completely outplayed in the final. I don't think we have any chance of winning this trophy anytime soon with all these IPL kids.
And again in another 'world cup' in less than a year in t20. Today's loss didn't feel anything like 2003 back when there was a 'world cup' once in every four years.We go again... in 4 days ()
India vs Australia, 5 T20s
You lot will hate me but I was cheering for the Aussies in this game
I always thought Chutiya meant c****.
Chutia means stupid. But the word is derived from Choot (Vagina). The literal meaning is "one who belongs to the Choot".
21 when you include the final
T20 wc can be a lottery. Winning 50 overs would have meant a lot. Shame didn't happen.
Those of us in Australia are probably sleeping!
I was concerned with the choice to bowl first, but what would I know?
Congrats!
Just reflecting on the week - Travis head took Klaasen's wicket, hit that 50, then Rohit's catch and the sensational 100. I cannot think of a more complete double performance from memory.
In T20 batting second is just too big of an advantage I feel.
Short answer: Aussie Rules football (AFL). In terms of overall viewership. The crowds are huge and it does well on TV.
Long answer: Rugby league (NRL) is more popular than AFL in some states. NRL and AFL clash with each other whereas cricket is universally liked everywhere. Soccer has the highest participation now I believe but it doesn't translate to viewership of the A-League or the national team.
240 was defendable but having got a great start and pinned Aus to 45-3 with Head looking like he could go out to every Shami/Bumrah ball Rohit bottled it by putting on the spinners and releasing the pressure. I would have maintained pace on both ends for at least 4 overs. After that he just let the game drift away by offering easy singles when there wasn't much to defend on the board.
Except he ain't an Aussie, he just lives there
i belong to the choot.
Yes, that was a strange move. If shami was tired then should have brought in Siraj. Very passive captaincy today by him.
Having watched nearly all of the world cup wins since 1999, this is the most satisfying. Considering the stage and the conditions (a truly horrible pitch that was doctored to hurt Aussie fast bowlers ( 
)), the boys graft it out and come out on top.
)), the boys graft it out and come out on top.The group stage was great but nothing like knockout cricket to test the nerves of players.
The AFL has tried expansion internationally but the game is only professionally played in Australia.
It's similar to Ireland. Internationally people will think of Irish sport legends and just say Roy Keane or Robbie Keane or Paul McGrath - the football (soccer) players. But in Ireland historically depending where you go football/soccer isn't the most popular sport and some of Ireland's favourite sporting legends from Gaelic sports like Gaelic football or Hurling are unknown anywhere else. Football/soccer is popular across the board to be clear, people care about the national football team (like Australians care about the Australian cricket team) but some people prefer going to watch GAA football over soccer and other people prefer hurling. Then there's rugby to throw in the mix. People historically go to watch those in their masses rather than an Irish soccer match.
Absolutely gutted. In the end we kind of played ourselves by messing around with pitches. I actually think we would have had much better chance of winning on a standard ODI pitch where par score is between 320-350. Instead this obsession with preparing slower pitches finally cost us when we ended up getting the pitch when it was most difficult for good stroke play. It happened in previous matches also but we steamrolled the opposition in those matches by exceptional bowling.
Mentally also a lot of players just bottled it today. Jadeja had his worst match with the ball and it had nothing to do with dew. Kinda same with Kuldeep. KL Rahul was completely unsure of how to pace his innings once he dug himself into a hole by failing to rotate the strike.
Mentally also a lot of players just bottled it today. Jadeja had his worst match with the ball and it had nothing to do with dew. Kinda same with Kuldeep. KL Rahul was completely unsure of how to pace his innings once he dug himself into a hole by failing to rotate the strike.
I think we should also consider the idea that knockout cricket is a different beast we aren’t good at(as it stands) and World Cup winners are decided on the basis of that. And Australia simply have better mentality for it.
If this Indian team cannot win, I dont think we win a World Cup for at least five more years.
The elaborate group stages are a red herring for what matters the most to win a crunch game. It’s not necessarily the technically best team but the team that prepares better and handles the pressure.
Yes, agreed. As is Bumrah it seems
07 was worse. Totally shambolic.
19 was good but the drama mainly came from the crap pitches. 92, 96 and 99 all good.
Also i hope that Pat Cummins bowling today isn’t underrated. The man proved once again that he’s the best fast bowler in world cricket. The pressure bowling and the key wicket of the king is evidence of that.
I’m in two minds with him as the captaincy in both forms has clearly hurt his bowling but when he turns it on, he’s the most clutch bowler I’ve seen in an Aussie shirt since Warne.
Also this was a great way to potentially send Starcy off in ODI. Arguably Australia’s greatest ever odi fast bowler.
I’m in two minds with him as the captaincy in both forms has clearly hurt his bowling but when he turns it on, he’s the most clutch bowler I’ve seen in an Aussie shirt since Warne.
Also this was a great way to potentially send Starcy off in ODI. Arguably Australia’s greatest ever odi fast bowler.
I agree that we have been bat shit in knockouts for quite some time but this team really was playing exceptional cricket. The fact we absorbed Hardik's loss so easily was a testament to it. Both limited overs team now will require re-build or refresh so tough to see us replicate a similar run so soon.