***Sheffield Shield Final, Wozzie Crabs v Tenuous Tozzies, WACA, 21-25 March, 2024***

The Tozzies blew a home Final v the Barrels, while the Sandies flew home v Stinky Vics to grab the home berth.

I guess the Crabs have the momentum now.

are the Wozzie crabs getting any Oz reps to play for them?

Marsh and Green, you’d think.

lardbucket wrote:Marsh and Green, you’d think.

nup, IPL

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-late-sheffield-shield-final-availability-for-ipl-bound-cameron-green-and-mitchell-marsh-1424900

gives us a sniff

Is Bangers set to go off in the Final?

He’ll want to make a statement …

Tomorrow. Yay.

Two heads are better than one.

skully wrote:Is Bangers set to go off in the Final?

He went off early.

lardbucket wrote:He’ll want to make a statement …

Not like that, presumably.

skully wrote:Two heads are better than one.

Hard to concuss two heads at once.


In one of the more bizarre pre-match incidents, Bangers has fallen off his bike, hitting his head and suffering concussion. Out of the Final. It’s the same head butted by Bairstow several years ago so he seems to have a recurring issue with his noggin being struck unexpectedly by inanimate objects.

LOL

FFS ...farquen cyclists

WA Shield final squad: Sam Whiteman (c), Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Cooper Connolly, Cameron Gannon, Jayden Goodwin, Aaron Hardie, Liam Haskett, Josh Inglis, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, D'Arcy Short, Charlie Stobo, Teague Wyllie



Ins: Cooper Connolly, Teague Wyllie. Outs: Cameron Bancroft (concussion), Keaton Critchell (omitted)

Id have played Flippa as an opener

btw

frommie (Cheeses Christ) or skully (thread starter)

game starts 21st

Here we go, here we go.

Go the Tozzies. Bangers has done Tassie a favour.

Can Webster get to 1000 FC runs in the season? It’s a fairly unusual feat in the Shield* nowadays.

* last achieved by Wade and Harris in 2018-19.

flat pitch??

4-194 WA

6/253 now

Fair fc debut by cooper Connolly

Honors even end day 1. Hoss wicket was absolutely unnecessary. Connolly looked good and is obviously a player for the big moment,

Have the Bikes resurrected Mark Cosgrove, who must be 40 now, as a spin bowler?

Much now depends on Toz 1st innings. They need to go big to have any chance.

Fred Nerk wrote:Honors even end day 1. Hoss wicket was absolutely unnecessary. Connolly looked good and is obviously a player for the big moment,

Have the Bikes resurrected Mark Cosgrove, who must be 40 now, as a spin bowler?

Jarrod Freeman loves a pie or three. He’s a very dangerous hitter and an average, wicket-buying off-spinner. Only 24 I think; if he keeps eating he’ll reach Dwayne Leverock proportions.

We’re screwed.

30s & 40s don't win matches!

Not looking great for Toz.

161 lead

strong bowling effort


twozzies with no option but to play for the win will be dangerous

whiteman is a crap starter ...so an early wicket is on the cards