Good analysis, agree with most of your points. No doubt final edit done by CA.Originally Posted by imaragingbull
My thoughts on this (no one is asking, I know)
Spoilers below if you haven’t watched it, so please do not read the following if you care.
1. Overall propaganda for the Australian team to make them seem like “good blokes” and that we’ve gotten over the disgraceful ball tampering. It’s fine, just know what it is.
2. Agree that team meetings and the like are very interesting, though what are they holding back at some points for the camera that is obviously there.
3. Steve Smith seems very weird... good for the team he is no longer captain, and shouldn’t be again. Strange man and don’t think he has the charisma and nous to captain again.
4. Warner - I don’t think the team really like him (surprise). While the others seem to get on well on tour (cards, playing around), i don’t know if that is the case for warner. Polarising guy, sure... but interesting.
5. They barely address the ball-tampering saga... 5 minutes up front in Episode 1, then nothing. Would have been some good opportunities for introspection with Smith, Warner, Bannedcroft, Lehman even.
6. Langer has anger management problems.
7. Don’t think langer is a very good coach whatsoever. Outsourced the ODI preparations to Punter, and the Ashes preparations to Tugga (everywhere else they lost...)
8. The narratives are too obvious sometimes, and they don’t show enough of what happened in the games. i.e., Usman Khawaja’s tour of India and UAE dominated leading up to selection in the CWC team... but that got no mention and it was all about Finch scratching around back into some form.
9. Did not address key selection decisions (Khawaja dropped in ashes, for example) and others
10. In the team meetings early on, Khawaja was the only one with the guts to stand up to Langer on behalf of the team (Langer noted he was a fan of him, but whatever). What was with that idea of changing the team around in the nets when one person got out... ludicrous!
11. That Stokes innings in the Ashes was incredible. Some bad captaincy, for sure... that DRS call, and they should have never gotten that close.
12. They barely showed Test 5.... as it didn’t fit with the fun story conclusion, “we have everyone’s respect back”
Interested in your thoughts, Sabotage? It was a fun series, but part of me wanted to see more cricket, analysis, performance and a little less about Zampa making coffee and Zampa/Stoinis kissing each other
Yes, I am an Usman fanboi and always have been. Tremendous batsman, who never got the support of the establishment for a long enough period of time.
This upcoming summer is going to be like Shield Cricket, or the tours to the UAE... no crowds!
It could have been done better. I admit when I watch something now, I just take it for what it is. Use up my brain power during the week.
Enjoyed Uzzie giving it back Langer. Smudge is certainly a weird one and he should donate his brain to science. Warner is quite simply a fuckwit and is now confirmed. Agree with Zampa/Stoinis, was funny to start but their homoerotic humour is now just embarrassing.
I did not mind the theory of changing nets if you get out. At the time Australia had many batting collapses and they were batting like everything was a T20.
Anyway, hoping the Australian cricket summer can happen in some capacity. Really makes me regret not getting off my arse and going to every SCG game last summer.
This whole crisis makes you appreciate the little thing in life. Just having a few beers at the pub seems like the best thing in the world right now
The NRL is starting up on May 28 after receiving the go ahead from the Federal Government. It has been decided that the matches will be played in NSW. What's weird is that the players will be playing to an empty stadium. The lack of atmosphere raises concerns about how motivated the players would be. With the NRL pushing ahead with the resumption of its competition, won't the AFL follow suit?
The AFL has made it clear to its players that they should not engage in one night stands or casual flings that might expose them and their team colleagues to the virus. I guess some players won't be deterred by such direction when they have many fans chasing them. Was there a similar direction from NRL to its players?
I think it would be a fair assumption.
The thing missing though is where are the going to even pick up these one night stands. Pubs and clubs are still closed.
Just finished "The Last Dance" documentary. Was a good way to tie over not having any sports. ERacing series also another way. And finally dicast racing
Life without sport is so much better.
I am now reading Kafka, watching Shakespeare, listening to Wagner, studying Plato, playing Mozart, appreciating Picasso ...
Yeah! Right! LOL!
They don't need to go to clubs or bars to pick up girls. There are girls chasing them and if the girls spot them in some public places do you think the girls won't approach them? Sure they will and so will these sports stars if they see some beautiful giris. Many girls want to go out and date these sports stars and latee post on social media to show off that they were with sports stars.
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