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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Are the grounds actually small compared to the rest of the world though, or are our grounds just unusually large because they need to host AFL too?
Aust grounds do tend to be large. And there is a lack of small Aussie grounds.Australian grounds are massive compared to grounds in other countries, with hosting footy the main reason. Looking at grounds in other countries, quite a number are purpose built for cricket or host another tenant (rugby, soccer) that requires a smaller playing surface, hence the smaller nature of the grounds.
Chasing 56, you would hope they finally got the monkey off the backSouth Africa break the curse
I would have thought ODI due to its slightly longer history, but ODIs in general seem to be an irrelevant format these days.What means more to the modern player? ODI World Cup or T20 World Cup?
I would have thought ODI due to its slightly longer history, but ODIs in general seem to be an irrelevant format these days.
If the T20 World Cup were every 4 years, it would probably be the most desired.
I don't think there is much luck involved though, unless you are talking about rained out matches determining group results etc..Players must understand that luck plays a much bigger part in T20 though. Probably don’t take a loss in T20 as hard?
Scorchers are lucky to have won so many flagsI don't think there is much luck involved though, unless you are talking about rained out matches determining group results etc..
Afghanistan beating us the other day wasn't luck.
T20 is the most volatile format though.I don't think there is much luck involved though, unless you are talking about rained out matches determining group results etc..
Afghanistan beating us the other day wasn't luck.
And unlucky not to have won more.Scorchers are lucky to have won so many flags
Such a shame to see something like this happen to someone like Ollie Robinson
Aust grounds do tend to be large. And there is a lack of small Aussie grounds.
However, it's a real mixed bag in other countries.
NZ - Eden PArk (Auckland) is small. Seddon is tiny. Hagley in Christchurch is one of the top 5 in playing surface size.
SL - Colombo is big, others are small.
India - N Modi and Eden Gardens are not only big spectator venues, they are big grounds. Others are crammed into tiny land parcels and are very small.
SAf - Jo'burg is big. Again there are small ones as well.
England - Very variable but generally a lot smaller than Aus grounds. What is more significant is that many English grounds are odd shaped.
Edit - this gives a good idea of the shapes of English grounds. A lot are squares with variably rounded corners but some like Headingly, Trent Bridge and The Oval are just odd.
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I woke up at the start of SA’s innings and saw them go 2 down for not many runs. Assumed they’d get rolled but just saw the result now. Gutted for them tbh.26 off 24 needed
4 wickets down
Only South Africa could lose that.....
Axar Patel is usually down there but got elevated to five for a lazy 47 off 31. Ridiculous depth in this team.When you compare batting depths of the side - Hardik and Jadeja at 7/8 compared with Jansen and Maharaj.
Jansen can pinch hit but you don’t want him in at 7.
He bats pretty high in the IPL too. One of the most underrated players in the game I reckonAxar Patel is usually down there but got elevated to five for a lazy 47 off 31. Ridiculous depth in this team.
He's basically the player we'd all hoped Agar would become.He bats pretty high in the IPL too. One of the most underrated players in the game I reckon
Ashton AxarHe's basically the player we'd all hoped Agar would become.