The Pub - Discuss Anything

[Kojo 4,676]

What's your position, SloJo?

Oh, I know. Left-right-out.

Ouch right in the knee CAP... no need at all.

[Spike 12,049]

What's your position, SloJo?

Oh, I know. Left-right-out.

Ooooooh, burned.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

off to fuckin bed..........another 5 pages gona be added of great TC crap!

fuuk just realized im workin tomorow and pre-season game on at same time. oh well only pre-season

but i bet that now im missin it some amazin shit is gona happen..like hazard hatrick or some shit

[capriccioso 2,545]

I remember watching that when I was 11. As Mark Nicholas puts it, "So, so, good."

[Kieran. 6,317]

I remember watching that when I was 11. As Mark Nicholas puts it, "So, so, good."

I've been watching cricket, it's amazing!

[Spike 12,049]

I've been watching cricket, it's amazing!

An American that likes cricket? Weird...very unusual.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I've been watching cricket, it's amazing!

Haha, you should watch as much of South Africa as you can, they're the best team in the world at the moment. If you're looking for a team to support, here's a football comparison guide:

Australia- Real Madrid. Between 1987 and 2007 Australia were so far ahead of the pack, winning 4 World Cups out of a possible 6 and aside from brief challenges from the West Indies, India and England, crushed everyone over that 20 year period, totally unopposed; similar to Real Madrid in the 50s. World Cup winners in 1987, 1999, 2003, and 2007; and runners up in 1996. Though still a fairly good team, Australia are light years away from their great teams of the 1890s, 1900s, 20s-40s, 70s, and 90-2000's.

Bangladesh- Anzhi. New boys on the block who are fairly shit but improving, fast.

England- A mixture of Leeds, Man United and Juventus. Like Australia, they have a great history, but as the fortune of Australian cricket rose, English cricket declined, and the last time (before recently) they were good was the early 80s. They were awful for the next 25 or so years, though. World Cup runners up 1979, 1987 and 1992.

India- Man City. Huge money, huge potential, fairly good history. But they tend to be disliked by neutral fans because of their vast financial clout. World Cup winners 1983 and 2011, runners up in 2003.

Pakistan- Napoli. Great past, bit of a decline in recent years but back on the rise. World Cup winners in 1992, runners up in 1999.

New Zealand- Accrington Stanley. Shit throughout their history, barring brief periods of success during the 80s and early 00's.

Sri Lanka- Arsenal. They play exciting cricket, but they don't usually win a lot of trophies to show for it. Consistently very good over the last 15 years, just not quite good enough to take that number one spot. World Cup winners 1996, runners up in 2007 and 2011.

South Africa- Bayern Munich/English national team. Currently the best team on the planet, and at many times in their history, they were amongst the best on paper. A failure to execute during key occasions has cost them time and again, and they wear the tag of 'chokers' in world cricket. Threw away the 1999 World Cup semi-final against Australia in a fashion very similar to Bayern's 99 CL Final loss.

West Indies- Liverpool. They had a 20 year period of utter dominance like Australia, except it stretched from the 60s to the 80s. Since the late 90's they've been pretty poor, though they are improving, albeit slowly. Like Liverpool, the way back to the top looks like a very long trip. World Cup winners in 1975 and 1979.

Zimbabwe- Torino. In the 90s the future looked bright for Zimbabwean cricket, they had some brilliant players and after a sublime performance in the 1999 World Cup, it seemed as though by around 2015 they would be a cricketing power. Administrative problems, Robert Mugabe's racial policies and other internal disputes have torn apart the team and its potential. They aren't going to get to the top anytime soon.

[Kieran. 6,317]

I already like West Indies - my mum's from Trinidad & Tobago.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I already like West Indies - my mum's from Trinidad & Tobago.

YOU LIKE LIVERPOOL?!

[Kieran. 6,317]

YOU LIKE LIVERPOOL?!

Fuck off, you live in Liverpool!

[Spike 12,049]

Haha, you should watch as much of South Africa as you can, they're the best team in the world at the moment. If you're looking for a team to support, here's a football comparison guide:

Australia- Real Madrid. Between 1987 and 2007 Australia were so far ahead of the pack, winning 4 World Cups out of a possible 6 and aside from brief challenges from the West Indies, India and England, crushed everyone over that 20 year period, totally unopposed; similar to Real Madrid in the 50s. World Cup winners in 1987, 1999, 2003, and 2007; and runners up in 1996. Though still a fairly good team, Australia are light years away from their great teams of the 1890s, 1900s, 20s, 40s, 70s, and 90-00's.

Australia was so bloody good in that period. So many fantastic players, truly the first 'Galacticos' team in International cricket.

Shane Warne

The Waugh Brothers

Jason Gillespie

David Boon

Brett Lee

Adam Gilchrist

Allan Border

Ian Healy

Merv Hughes

Glenn McGragh

Ricky Ponting

Matthew Hayden

That is just off the top of my head. It gives me a warm feeling that list.

[Spike 12,049]

I already like West Indies - my mum's from Trinidad & Tobago.

No wonder you like cricket. You are genetically predisposed to love it!