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January 7, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 07 Jan 18

RT @acxjones: Most inspirational #Ashes #PinkTest moment so far: @Jesse_Hogan speaking at Aust Cricket Media Association 22 months after a… 05:10:56, 2018-01-07
RT @Vitu_E: Trump returning to the pavilion having batted for 30-minutes, finding out he only got 14 and raging at the 13-year-old he bulli… 05:12:41, 2018-01-07
RT @SanaullahMoj: Amid some saddening tidings , these two stars from our homeland?? are always up-to making us proud with their exceptional… 05:14:30, 2018-01-07
Steyn removed. Queensland is sponsored by myFootDr which apparently is just what Dale needs. #SAvInd 05:25:26, 2018-01-07
RT @saurabh_42: #SAvIND Steyn landed awkwardly on footholds, led to tissue damage. Won't bowl in this Test, could even be out for 4-6 weeks… 05:27:30, 2018-01-07
RT @toisports: Rishabh Pant sacked as Delhi captain
Guess who has been handed the leadership?

Details ??https://t.co/mbGa9iHhHd https://… 05:48:16, 2018-01-07
Women's Challenger Trophy 2017-18, Match 03: Ind Blue vs Ind Green – Match Highlights
https://t.co/sbY5ZFziuU 05:59:34, 2018-01-07
RT @ESPNcricinfo: Did we see the first and the last of South Africa's pace quartet?
https://t.co/ZSLyliFZfU #SAvIND 07:45:13, 2018-01-07
A 4-6 week absence for Steyn should see him fit to play against Australia in March 07:48:32, 2018-01-07
At least as the Stars plummet to an 0-10 season they can promote their last games as the KP Farewell Tour https://t.co/4JpGSRZQwi 07:54:31, 2018-01-07
@RMHogg except that the First Test is seven weeks away in reply to RMHogg 08:01:23, 2018-01-07
RT @anandvasu: All-round Pandya lights up Newlands: https://t.co/3HrZR5lbwM #SAvIND @SuperSportTV 08:05:47, 2018-01-07
Ex-ABC broadcaster Tim Lane on Gerard Whateley's departure from the ABC https://t.co/4AWwxn7T4l 08:30:13, 2018-01-07
RT @scg: CONGRATULATIONS! @Uz_Khawaja 171 v England has been added to the @SCG Test Century honour board. How good is an Ashes century?! #L… 08:40:42, 2018-01-07
RT @AlisterNicho: Already very hot at the SCG. Here's the pitch #Ashes2017 https://t.co/wfMpSrIOXJ 08:41:50, 2018-01-07
It looks as if Kevin Pietersen will play the coming PSL and then make next year's South African T20 (Ram Slam? T20G… https://t.co/QQdNmPswbP 08:48:40, 2018-01-07
A NZ franchise in the BBL would up-end conventional thinking but precedents in the NRL and A-League suggest it's wo… https://t.co/mTet03XUn8 09:20:00, 2018-01-07
RT @CAPathway: Take off time! ✈️ Here we come New Zealand #U19CWC https://t.co/Uh3Cl122hj 09:40:59, 2018-01-07
@5Qs_Cricketer can't argue with NZ's rankings under the current system that is for sure in reply to 5Qs_Cricketer 09:56:05, 2018-01-07
RT @norcrosscricket: Double Surrey goodness as Surrey’s centurion Mitchell Marsh is quite brilliantly bowled by Surrey’s Tom Curran. #surre… 11:52:34, 2018-01-07
RT @CricketAus: Steve Smith's reaction ?? #Ashes https://t.co/C3uIDPwver 11:55:06, 2018-01-07
You know the NSP will have to be given the Player of the Series award. #ashes 11:57:26, 2018-01-07
RT @danbrettig: When you're the only one actually paying attention #Ashes https://t.co/u8xId58h0P 12:00:57, 2018-01-07
RT @bollingertowers: Picture of the day. #ashes https://t.co/oZlDCGLiY0 12:01:19, 2018-01-07
RT @GeorgeDobell1: My lip reading isn't perfect so I could be wrong. But I think the sweeper on the off-side boundary just shouted to the s… 12:03:24, 2018-01-07
@ThunderBBL What time do gates open this afternoon? in reply to ThunderBBL 12:28:44, 2018-01-07
Lead not enough. I'd expect a declaration around drinks in the afternoon session. #ashes 12:32:55, 2018-01-07
I think I can un-pin this tweet now. It's going to be 3-0 or 4-0. #ashes https://t.co/tcnsBRqH0S 12:34:16, 2018-01-07
@berniedole yes still most likely in reply to berniedole 12:35:47, 2018-01-07
@ohcommonsense Yep 300 lead by drinks is doable and gives England a sporting chance of throwing away all their wickets in a day and a half in reply to ohcommonsense 12:46:40, 2018-01-07
Usman Khawaja is number 18, or is this a fresh overseas replacement for Buttler? https://t.co/WrxBmwQn2G 12:47:59, 2018-01-07
Extraordinary day 4 crowd any time let alone in 40 degree heat. #ashes https://t.co/xqrkTZZtFn 12:49:01, 2018-01-07
@bollingertowers Yep. Jay Lenton to keeper/batsman and either Rohrer or Gibson to the bench in reply to bollingertowers 12:56:12, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderWBBL: Rachael Haynes and Rachel Priest will open the batting for the Thunder. Minutes away from play. WATCH ? https://t.co/byOS5… 13:00:08, 2018-01-07
Apart from some of his stop-start runups Crane has performed admirably in a thankless situation. #ashes https://t.co/EOtquRJLFC 13:01:50, 2018-01-07
Expecting to see Lenton to take over Buttler's bat/wk spot for the Thunder https://t.co/cPqsFMsVrc 13:06:44, 2018-01-07
RT @wiplayers: R4Day Round 8, Stumps, Day 3:
?BPvWIV: BP 316, WIV 241/6. BP lead by 75 runs.

?TTvLIH: TT 222 & 162 (Berridge 4-40), LIH… 13:10:05, 2018-01-07
RT @WBBL: BIG wicket for @ScorchersBBL! Good hands from Villani sees dangerous opener Haynes gone for just one run!
?: https://t.co/sHei9kj… 13:12:37, 2018-01-07
@gulu1959 yes though that was in the situation where Aus refused to play Tests against NZ and treated them like a state side in reply to gulu1959 13:30:27, 2018-01-07
RT @WBBL: GOT HER! Villani's decision to bowl Bolton's overs out is justified as she claims the scalp of Priest for 42!
?: https://t.co/sHe… 13:36:38, 2018-01-07
Starc not keen on running between wickets, at least until he has to bowl soon. #Ashes 13:43:17, 2018-01-07
Jackson Bird returns to the Sixers https://t.co/ODL7eCvh57 14:10:06, 2018-01-07
What chance the England camp will get this over with tonight (and I don't mean the 303 runs)? #Ashes 14:11:49, 2018-01-07
@Brock_Jordan @vijayarumugam @scg @wwos @RicFinlay heritage protection doesn't preclude aircon installations in reply to Brock_Jordan 14:18:33, 2018-01-07
what a ball. #ashes 14:46:19, 2018-01-07
RT @CricketAus: Wow, that is a stunning delivery by the ? Nathan Lyon! #Ashes https://t.co/PlfWdN498L 15:26:31, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderBBL: We are hosting the Thunder Nation Cup at Spotless this afternoon as a curtain raiser for the BBL match. India vs Pakistan.… 15:26:59, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderWBBL: End of the 14th and Scorchers bring up their 100 runs and Nicole Bolton's 50. Scorchers 2-100. Sam Bates with the ball. WA… 15:29:38, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderWBBL: WATCH | Taylor gets the second wicket of the innings to dismiss Heather Graham #ThunderNation https://t.co/8oqTuddkz1 15:34:24, 2018-01-07
@aadisharma1900 most definitely in reply to aadisharma1900 15:43:50, 2018-01-07
RT @CookDeficit: 3916 #Ashes #CatchInSachin 15:45:14, 2018-01-07
Very sharp fielding by Rene Farrell. #WBBL03 https://t.co/iECXkj2j8Y 15:47:08, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderWBBL: Scorchers need 19 runs from the final two overs. Taylor to bowl the 19th. WATCH ? https://t.co/byOS5jAvAo #ThunderNation 15:48:37, 2018-01-07
Monday's weather forecast for Sydney. #Ashes https://t.co/bAueRu2klK 15:54:48, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderWBBL: 8 runs required from the final over. Nicola Carey has been the given the task of bowling the final over. Scorchers 4-138 W… 15:55:20, 2018-01-07
Victory to @ThunderWBBL at Lilac Hill by 1 run. They're now 6-1 at the half-way point of their season and clear lea… https://t.co/CV7wsab3ss 16:00:23, 2018-01-07
James Vincedicated. #ashes 16:01:01, 2018-01-07
RT @WBBL: .@ThunderWBBL wins!!! A run-out as @ScorchersBBL were seeking a second run on the final delivery and Thuder scores a one-run win!… 16:02:30, 2018-01-07
Thank you for an entertaining but brief Test career, James Vince. #ashes 16:05:40, 2018-01-07
James Vince wore number 14 last year https://t.co/WrxBmwQn2G 16:10:47, 2018-01-07
there's been no announcement yet, I'm speculating in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:13:26, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderBBL: In an incredible comeback, India ?? have beat Pakistan in the @MGCricket #ThunderNation Cup Final at Spotless! https://t.co… 16:49:01, 2018-01-07
RT @swegen31: Which headline would have been hardest to comprehend 5 years ago?
President Donald Trump Says He's A "Stable Genius"

or

M… 16:50:02, 2018-01-07
RT @cricket_illaw: Australian Country Champs
Day 2 Highlights
NSW v QLD in tonights T-20 Final 9.00pm (AEST)
https://t.co/zJUEvKuriL via @… 17:04:51, 2018-01-07
RT @MRNCricket: Final Crowd figure: 33,285 #Ashes 17:27:19, 2018-01-07
RT @cricketworldcup: The captains emerge and receive a traditional Maori welcome as the #U19CWC welcome event gets underway in Christchurch… 17:27:53, 2018-01-07
RT @CAPathway: Hello, New Zealand! #U19CWC https://t.co/T2LadCtRbM 17:28:02, 2018-01-07
RT @scg: NEWS | Entry to day five will be via gold coin donation to the @McGrathFdn with the @SCG Trust to donate a further $1 for every fa… 17:29:37, 2018-01-07
RT @ScorchersBBL: REPORT | The Scorchers fell JUST short to the Sydney Thunder at Lilac Hill, losing out by just 1 run! Read more >> https:… 17:35:43, 2018-01-07
typical leggie good for a boundary off the last ball #smudge #Ashes 17:44:26, 2018-01-07
My Best-On-Ground for #Ashes T5D4:
3 pts – Mitchell Marsh;
2 pts – Shaun Marsh;
1 pt – Joe Root.

Steve Smith can't be beaten now. #MWMW 18:02:06, 2018-01-07
Strikers win the toss and bat. Both teams unchanged. #bbl07 18:28:28, 2018-01-07
Hello from Spotless Stadium. The southerly change has kicked in after one of the hottest days in… https://t.co/pBDbNAQI8i 18:45:12, 2018-01-07
RT @BCCI: Under covers at the moment is Newlands. Raining down here heavily! Expected delay in start #SAvIND https://t.co/Q23Pz4h32g 18:46:27, 2018-01-07
Yet another Thunder player poached by the Sixers ? https://t.co/1Sdsyr9gZJ 18:52:21, 2018-01-07
Seriously though, Brathwaite and Denly are great gets by the Sixers who desperately need a boost. #BBL07 in reply to rickeyrecricket 18:55:31, 2018-01-07
Seriously @BBL these "fireworks" are rubbish and simply a bad look. Don't do it. https://t.co/ksV1QXMdjS 19:09:16, 2018-01-07
#firstball Shane Watson to Alex Carey. #thunderbbl #strikersbbl #cricket #BBL07 @ Spotless Stadium https://t.co/jRveh5V9se 19:12:14, 2018-01-07
@mrchrisnico Almost full house for same fixture last year. Heat wave today might have put people off? Still going t… https://t.co/vXgMdnWXMo in reply to mrchrisnico 19:15:16, 2018-01-07
@LeonardRGregory @mrchrisnico certainly not 15k yet in reply to LeonardRGregory 19:21:44, 2018-01-07
@mrchrisnico last year 30k at SCG 20k at Spotless. I don't like the idea but CA are trying to squeeze the calendar… https://t.co/PS51klH45I in reply to mrchrisnico 19:23:29, 2018-01-07
tonight's "Who Are You" recipient is Travis Head. #BBL07 19:26:59, 2018-01-07
Never know what to expect from Sandhu. His first over tonight a classic example. #BBL07 19:28:50, 2018-01-07
Wave in the 5th over? What's wrong with you people? 19:30:55, 2018-01-07
Currently 26 degrees at Sydney Olympic Park after being up around 44 this afternoon. We're probably looking at a crowd in the 13-15k range 19:44:28, 2018-01-07
Alex Carey living dangerously. Was that the flipper from Fuzz? #BBL07 19:48:35, 2018-01-07
RT @vedakmurthy08: Did I just do a @SAfridiOfficial ?? how gud is that? ??!!! ??? #feelswhenutakeawicket ?? @hobarthurricanes https://t.co/… 20:04:23, 2018-01-07
He's gone for 10 an over tonight but Fawad Ahmed has also served up three valuable wickets. #BBL07 20:08:04, 2018-01-07
A fine but seemingly effortless innings by Colin Ingram comes to an end at 48. 20:31:00, 2018-01-07
If there isn't a chapter for that shot by Rashid Khan in the How Not To Manual then there should be 20:31:54, 2018-01-07
Neat cameo by Rashid Khan at the end gives the Strikers a respectable 7/158 at the end. They never really got going… https://t.co/ZEscISB8jm 20:41:49, 2018-01-07
When you don't follow the instruction manual for building the ramp https://t.co/bQSvKx1VwD 20:43:49, 2018-01-07
More fireworks at the start of the Thunder innings and that rancid smoke is doing laps of the stadium. Please… https://t.co/ZKPRsjbGRO 20:54:20, 2018-01-07
more royalties for the Wiggles followed by a Buttler six 21:04:39, 2018-01-07
Glorious cover drive by KP off Rashid Khan. And again. #BBL07 21:14:14, 2018-01-07
Bye Jos. 21:19:52, 2018-01-07
RT @CricProf: Rashid Khan has only conceded nine fours this BBL season but on three occasions – twice in his first over v Sydney Thunder -… 21:21:57, 2018-01-07
RT @TeamQuetta: Our #GooglyKing @rashidkhan_19 continues to spread his magic even against the best. There is no stopping him. @thePSLt20 he… 21:26:38, 2018-01-07
singles aren't going to win this game 21:34:40, 2018-01-07
Patterson gone. I like him but unfortunately he's just too orthodox for the T20 game 21:39:18, 2018-01-07
on the other hand there are stats such as this https://t.co/gX7k9dlHPG 21:40:16, 2018-01-07
This could be the end of @ThunderBBL's final four prospects tonight. #BBL07 21:49:32, 2018-01-07
Watto looks like he's about to burst into tears, or maybe has already 22:03:00, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderBBL: Khan finishes his 4 overs with 2-21. Thunder are 5/100 from 17 overs. 59 required from 18 balls. #ThunderNation #BBL07 22:04:24, 2018-01-07
hey Benny 22:04:50, 2018-01-07
three in a row! 22:05:04, 2018-01-07
13052 at Spotless tonight. Pretty sure that's the smallest crowd since our premiership season 22:07:03, 2018-01-07
Fawad Ahmed strolls to the crease to a RRR of 78.00. #BBL07 22:15:12, 2018-01-07
That was one of the dullest games of Twenty 20 I've seen for a while. Strikers underperformed, Thunder underperformed more. #BBL07 22:16:57, 2018-01-07
Rashid Khan wins MoM. He deserves it for his mistimed tumble scoop if nothing else. #BBL07 22:20:23, 2018-01-07
Looking forward to tomorrow morning to the morbidity of England's 0-4 #ashes loss. 22:24:40, 2018-01-07
@BertieGuideDog if somehow they survive till tea there could be storms about in reply to BertieGuideDog 22:39:24, 2018-01-07
I should give credit to Travis Head for a fine defensive performance in frustrating the Thunder batting. And there… https://t.co/yipwmC0ZcD in reply to rickeyrecricket 22:55:30, 2018-01-07
RT @ThunderBBL: Match report & highlights from tonight's match are now available – https://t.co/3EixN7I1zv #ThunderNation https://t.co/9LPJ… 22:58:44, 2018-01-07
RT @MohammadNabi007: Well done mate great bating @rashidkhan_19 Second man of the match ???????? https://t.co/sxzpqOKva0 22:59:14, 2018-01-07
Tim Bresnan to replace David Willey for the rest of the @ScorchersBBL season https://t.co/yqIY7QAjKr 23:02:36, 2018-01-07
@CricfreakTweets believed to be James Vince, but we'll know tomorrow in reply to CricfreakTweets 23:36:12, 2018-01-07
'His Broad was cooked and his Cook was rooted' – Malcolm Knox https://t.co/Okxxa79jFk via @smh 23:42:26, 2018-01-07
Suited to the task: SCG pitch boss working in style https://t.co/Y4WciZ62uc via @smh 23:44:25, 2018-01-07

January 6, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 06 Jan 18

All rise for the fanfare salute to Richie Benaud – https://t.co/BOD9FYeubV 06:44:04, 2018-01-06
RT @KnightsCricket: #MODC VKB @KnightsCricket vs @HighveldLions Scorecard Summary from the TIED fixture at the Diamond Oval, Kimberley
#It… 06:44:45, 2018-01-06
RT @OfficialCSA: All over in PE where Imran Tahir's 5/21 has bowled the @DolphinsCricket to a 79-run bonus-point win over @WarriorsCrickEC… 06:49:38, 2018-01-06
Scorecard of yesterday's Gilchrist XI v Ponting XI match. Effectively an intra-squad T20 in Brisbane a week before… https://t.co/xb4QQc12AU 06:55:27, 2018-01-06
RT @GabbaBrisbane: There it is! ??
Thank you Brisbane! ?@heatbbl https://t.co/7AWfRdA4GG https://t.co/SWVfbIbvFm 06:55:46, 2018-01-06
South Africa make big strikes after falling for 286 https://t.co/jJyoEtD6FQ #SAvInd 07:01:38, 2018-01-06
South Africa burst India’s bubble after scoring 286 | Wisden India https://t.co/pibk9vQm52 07:04:40, 2018-01-06
Her first televised innings? 17 year old Jemimah Rodrigues looking very impressive making 84 for India Green yested… https://t.co/mILFHdLQ1D 07:10:35, 2018-01-06
Highlights of yesterday's Womens Challenger Trophy match between India Green and India Red at Indore – https://t.co/0YsiULkNyL 07:13:23, 2018-01-06
For the record that's John Brown, Bob Hawke's Minister for Sport and Tourism, sitting to the great man's left. https://t.co/uckuSL8WwB 07:59:56, 2018-01-06
RT @DavidKHopps: There are 8 private schoolboys in this England XI, some from overseas, even including Yorkshire who like to feel they spre… 08:04:03, 2018-01-06
I wonder if anyone is game to make Smith versus Ponsford comparisons? 08:36:04, 2018-01-06
RT @Saj_PakPassion: Pakistan and New Zealand teams for the 1st ODI #NZvPAK #Cricket https://t.co/194D8jJTDe 08:44:08, 2018-01-06
RT @AlisterNicho: Steve Smith is presented with the McGilvray Medal at the SCG https://t.co/BaPwPPJvaX 09:49:26, 2018-01-06
I could start a thread of all the reasons why Chris Gayle won't and shouldn't play BBL again but it would probably… https://t.co/fDcXjPVux1 10:08:55, 2018-01-06
Two additions to my cricket memorabilia collection this week. KFC Bucketheads in Sydney Thunder and Australia colou… https://t.co/f7gl1jERTc 10:22:44, 2018-01-06
@JamieHarrison__ wait till I get my Sydney Sixers buckethead next Saturday in reply to JamieHarrison__ 10:31:04, 2018-01-06
RT @ThunderWBBL: Belinda Vakarewa will miss the two upcoming matches against the Perth Scorchers due to injury https://t.co/9EhmVXnO5J 10:38:39, 2018-01-06
Joyeux Samedi, Monsieur Smith https://t.co/pH2gkfXVCm 10:41:53, 2018-01-06
RT @BBCMonitoring: India's national cricket team has been asked not to shower for more than two minutes
in drought-hit Cape Town as they f… 10:46:08, 2018-01-06
RT @nswpolice: NSW Police are getting behind the Pink Test by trading their blue hats for pink caps to help raise funds for the McGrath Fou… 10:50:49, 2018-01-06
@mrchrisnico Aussie domestic cricketers do nicely from non-BBL contracts, Indian domestic cricketers a lot less so in reply to mrchrisnico 10:53:59, 2018-01-06
RT @sthalekar93: Having lost my mother 15 yrs ago to breast cancer I know the importance of the @McGrathFdn. Can't wait for the @scg Test t… 10:56:23, 2018-01-06
There is no century in this #Ashes series that makes me happier than this one. Congratulations Uzzie! 10:59:02, 2018-01-06
India U19 batting against Central Districts XI in Napier – https://t.co/GVeAsF2uNn 11:02:23, 2018-01-06
RT @FulhamJon: I reckon the Aussie press reaction to Khawaja's century will be roughly half of what it was when he scored 37 on debut in 20… 11:03:58, 2018-01-06
RT @MediaweekAUS: #TVratings Thursday TV #AUSvENG #Ashes #Nine #WWOS #Sydney #SCG
Fifth Test Day 1
Session 2: 1.003m (5 City: 673,000 Regio… 11:05:02, 2018-01-06
RT @MediaweekAUS: #TVratings Friday TV #AUSvENG #Ashes #Nine #WWOS #Sydney #SCG
Fifth Test Day 2
Session 1: 743,000 (5 City: 504,000 Region… 11:05:17, 2018-01-06
Joe Denly at the crease at Parramatta https://t.co/6OGQ5b4FK7 11:12:04, 2018-01-06
RT @CricProf: Khawaja has played very well, offering only 7% false shots – around half the global average. However, as this graphic shows,… 11:14:11, 2018-01-06
RT @btsportcricket: "The harder I tried the worst I got"
"This game I've gone back to being as simple as I can"

"It'd be nice to have a s… 11:15:57, 2018-01-06
RT @danbrettig: Khawaja has written about big strides he had seen in Aust cricket becoming more diverse and culturally aware. Ironic he's m… 11:16:25, 2018-01-06
RT @tmsproducer: Today of all days the thoughts of the whole @bbctms team are with @MrsAggers & @Aggerscricket.
You may not be here @SCG,… 11:19:40, 2018-01-06
@aadisharma1900 @FulhamJon the truth is no one cares one bit if it's a "dead rubber" in reply to aadisharma1900 11:26:22, 2018-01-06
RT @CricProf: Crane bowled well on his first day in Test cricket, but he was perhaps guilty of being a little straight to the left-handers.… 11:29:56, 2018-01-06
RT @bbctms: Usman Khawaja's mum is in pink for #JaneMcGrathDay too!
She must be so proud of her son who just made his first Ashes century.… 11:54:38, 2018-01-06
India U19 296/5 (50) Manjot Kalra 76, Central Districts XI to bat https://t.co/GVeAsF2uNn in reply to rickeyrecricket 12:00:33, 2018-01-06
Is there any other batsman capable of playing that shot safely while ducking a bouncer? #ashes 12:02:22, 2018-01-06
In a packed cricket schedule, will the players or the fans break first? https://t.co/vHfifBMSho Geoff Lawson's colu… https://t.co/Q6cJXj1fkd 12:04:41, 2018-01-06
Dunno but this looks a really good way to play a bouncer https://t.co/bmCxutu26o 12:06:57, 2018-01-06
Mike Lane: The best way to keep fans safe at the cricket – ban them, via @nzherald https://t.co/CkZrG8tafn 12:22:06, 2018-01-06
HE'S OUT 12:23:59, 2018-01-06
RT @JohnSunCricket: Smith has failed to convert two of his last three fifties. 12:24:47, 2018-01-06
There goes another Bevan Congdon milestone https://t.co/USTm29qGi3 12:27:18, 2018-01-06
RT @Saj_PakPassion: 1 shot – 3 injuries:
Batsman (Nicholls) runs into the bowler (Amir) and both are injured.
Fielder (Fakhar) who stopped… 12:29:16, 2018-01-06
Gotta say the DRS has introduced a whole new dimension of entertainment to Test cricket 12:32:32, 2018-01-06
what on earth was Mason's foot doing up there anyway? 12:33:53, 2018-01-06
RT @sportsbetcomau: This one will go nicely with the Tom Curran framed piece in my office. #Ashes https://t.co/3u4Csxfy7U 12:34:12, 2018-01-06
RT @AndrewFaulkner9: Don't whinge to the ump. Getting your foot behind the line is not a difficult concept. #nothard 12:34:24, 2018-01-06
RT @Fake_FSN: If you don't like the answer, don't ask the question. #Ashes #DRS 12:34:37, 2018-01-06
RT @FOXCricketLive: You're kidding me. How does this happen, again! A maiden Test wicket snuffed out by a tight no ball! Unbelievable scene… 12:35:06, 2018-01-06
RT @wiplayers: R4Day Round 8, Stumps, Day 2:
?BPvWIV: BP 316, WIV 241/6 (Hodge 63, Cato 56; Roach 3-45).

?TTvLIH: TT 222 & 143/8 (Berridge… 12:39:59, 2018-01-06
RT @bbctms: Mason Crane joins Stokes, Wood & Curran in being denied their maiden Test wicket by a no ball in the last 4 years.
#ashes
#bb… 12:42:22, 2018-01-06
RT @shannonbyrne23: . @CricketAus captain @stevesmith49 wins the 21st McGilvray Medal (@abcgrandstand Test player of the Year) his 4th in r… 12:43:05, 2018-01-06
RT @CricketAus: A great response from the SCG crowd as Usman Khawaja brought up his ton this morning! #MastercardMoment
#Ashes @Mastercard… 12:44:26, 2018-01-06
RT @HeatBBL: The Brisbane Heat will continue to monitor Chris Lynn after he came off the field last night with a calf complaint. #TurnUpThe… 12:45:27, 2018-01-06
'We didn't have any bats, so we used a broom': Afghan-born cricketer achieves field of dreams https://t.co/iOvUbtZDMb 13:02:01, 2018-01-06
RT @BBL: JUST IN: Scorchers the latest team to be hit with a fine for a slow over rate: https://t.co/OskdP4J1xS #BBL07 https://t.co/K0fnl8m… 13:13:53, 2018-01-06
RT @radiosportnz: The Black Caps have smashed their way to the highest ever ODI score at the Basin Reserve – follow along live HERE: https:… 13:14:29, 2018-01-06
RT @CricProf: Crane has beaten Khawaja's bat with 9% of his deliveries today, above the average and better than yesterday – the debutant is… 13:23:24, 2018-01-06
Pakistan off to a not good start. #NZvPak https://t.co/ceTvof7jWO 13:31:55, 2018-01-06
RT @HurricanesBBL: Our extended squad has been named for two huge clashes against the Heat this Sunday and Monday at @BlundstoneArena.
?… 13:32:54, 2018-01-06
Unchanged 13 for Thunder tomorrow. Buttler's last game before joining England ODI squad https://t.co/CWjEbU3VnK 13:58:28, 2018-01-06
Thunder set to announce a replacement for Buttler next week but they'll also get Khawaja back in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:02:08, 2018-01-06
@travelfreak8 not selected in reply to travelfreak8 14:03:32, 2018-01-06
RT @WBBL: 10 minutes 'til game time at the MCG! ICYMI, the @RenegadesWBBL have won the toss and will bat first.
?: https://t.co/z9sKzMSLpi… 14:11:32, 2018-01-06
Watch where you're going Henry! #NZvPAK https://t.co/GFt86HBCSd 14:16:40, 2018-01-06
miles away 14:21:45, 2018-01-06
RT @MattRenshaw449: Absolute legend @Uz_Khawaja stoked for you pal-ion #doubleit https://t.co/i37RdU2XrD 14:35:03, 2018-01-06
RT @gradecricketer: 140km/h = 140,000m
1hour = 3,600 seconds

Ball travels at 38.8888889 metres per second

Pitch = 20.1168 metres

Lega… 14:36:38, 2018-01-06
How many Ashes Test has that new dude in the ch9 commentary box played? 14:40:38, 2018-01-06
two tories talking politics on a cricket commentary 14:41:30, 2018-01-06
Turnbull and Chappelli in the box together would be fun 14:43:04, 2018-01-06
"after the break it'll be Pauline Hanson to take us through Moeen Ali's next over to Usman Khawaja" 14:47:07, 2018-01-06
Australia is winning. #ashes 14:56:22, 2018-01-06
How quickly we forget 1990-91 https://t.co/1ny9ZqGJZQ 15:02:59, 2018-01-06
"joining us now on @guerillacricket is Theresa May, welcome to you, Prime Minister…" https://t.co/gaMZog3ovU 15:09:10, 2018-01-06
you really can't half tell Stuart MacGill has been mentoring Mason Crane can you? 15:13:10, 2018-01-06
RT @WBBL: Koski and Duffin looking to up the run rate quickly at teh 'G! 15 runs off that over and @RenegadesWBBL are 5-85
https://t.co/z9s… 15:17:24, 2018-01-06
century on debut for Mason Crane. #ashes 15:43:10, 2018-01-06
it was a while coming but Crane is off the mark and a great wicket to do it with. Superb knock Khawaja. #ashes 15:52:00, 2018-01-06
RT @ajarrodkimber: Ravi Shastri (Usman Khawaja) is dismissed by Shane Warne (Mason Crane). 15:52:23, 2018-01-06
and now for Mason to get his career average out of triple figures 15:53:14, 2018-01-06
RT @TheBarmyArmy: ? Mason Crane,
You probably think this song is about you… ? https://t.co/k7OHyndH5P 15:54:27, 2018-01-06
RT @BCCIWomen: WICKET! Over: 22.6 Jemimah R 52(70) Run Out S S Mandhana, India Green 112/1 #IndBluevIndGreen @paytm #ChallengerTrophy 16:11:34, 2018-01-06
meanwhile at the MCG… https://t.co/6Lp5i1vkGD 16:17:10, 2018-01-06
never mind favourite Marsh brother, here was my favourite member of the Marsh family: https://t.co/DPtoO6TLnd 16:19:35, 2018-01-06
RT @CricketAus: A moment to remember for Mason Crane as he picks up his maiden Test wicket!
A brilliant knock from Khawaja #Ashes https://… 16:23:30, 2018-01-06
… and probably not ever https://t.co/HL12qd6y5F 16:44:03, 2018-01-06
RT @BLACKCAPS: No more play possible at the Basin Reserve. DLS sees the BLACKCAPS go 1-0 up in the G.J Gardner Homes ODI Series over Pakist… 16:44:20, 2018-01-06
RT @indian_link: When was the last time you heard #hindi #commentary? Tune in to this broadcast of the @StarsBBL and @RenegadesWBBL @WBBL v… 16:50:12, 2018-01-06
RT @MRNCricket: Final Crowd at the SCG: 43,170 #Ashes 16:51:20, 2018-01-06
Three 40K-plus days for SCG crowds. Tomorrow deserves the same being a Sunday but the forecast maximum is 38 for the eastern suburbs 16:54:10, 2018-01-06
also, Thunder are playing the Strikers at Spotless Stadium tomorrow night but based on last year's experience they'll get big crowds to both in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:56:41, 2018-01-06
RT @ThunderBBL: TICKETS | Secure your seat for our clash against the Adelaide Strikers on Sunday 7 January. Tickets – https://t.co/LSBPsp4… 16:57:50, 2018-01-06
Speaking of heat waves, if they're going to get 80k at the MCG tonight they'll be a lot arriving at once because th… https://t.co/q0S6R3eYfZ 17:04:46, 2018-01-06
Stars needing 17 from 15 balls. Live video https://t.co/FWU78mGce5 #WBBL03 in reply to rickeyrecricket 17:05:26, 2018-01-06
Let go off the ball son 17:08:15, 2018-01-06
At the MCG @StarsWBBL have beaten @RenegadesWBBL with one over to spare. https://t.co/FWU78mGce5 #WBBL03 17:14:35, 2018-01-06
March 1997 Mason Crane was three weeks old when Stu MacGill took 5 wkts for the match in NSW's win over WA. (Also m… https://t.co/p0d7fyrFHE 17:18:06, 2018-01-06
RT @danbrettig: Day 3 SCG attendance of 43,170 means total #Ashes attendance is 816,543 with two days to go, so 2006-07 figure of 819,627 i… 17:23:59, 2018-01-06
which Marsh will reach 100 first? 17:27:04, 2018-01-06
down leg side, never mind all the tech niceties 17:36:12, 2018-01-06
how do I split a 3-2-1 between those four? 17:53:06, 2018-01-06
My Best-on-Ground for #Ashes T5D3:
3 pts – Shaun Marsh;
2 pts – Usman Khawaja;
1 pt – Steve Smith.
(Mitch will have… https://t.co/TbPYx3Vs9B 17:56:51, 2018-01-06
RT @BBL: Here’s the deck for tonight’s Melbourne derby. A cool breeze is cooling things down at the ‘G, with the toss about 30 minutes away… 18:02:07, 2018-01-06
RT @RicFinlay: I reckon this is only the second time in all Tests that a team has had a player not out in the 90s overnight on two consecut… 18:14:30, 2018-01-06
@JackMendel4 you mean like the Gillette Cup/NatWest Trophy that was scrapped ages ago? in reply to JackMendel4 18:16:16, 2018-01-06
India Under-19s had a 67 run win today. Probably should have been even easier than that. https://t.co/GVeAsF2uNn 18:19:32, 2018-01-06
Black Caps send Pakistan plummeting to earth with clinical display in series opener https://t.co/UaqA2SxOX5 18:21:52, 2018-01-06
I rarely take much of an interest in T20 internationals but I feel a real anticipation of the game against NZ at th… https://t.co/6VRS98sxPG 18:24:01, 2018-01-06
RT @izzywestbury: Enjoyable reference from @edsmithwriter on @bbctms – Steve Smith channeling former Aus PM Paul Keating: “We wanna do you… 18:24:43, 2018-01-06
RT @DanielCherny: A debut for Jackson Coleman for the Stars, with Handscomb back. Quiney and Bowe out. Boland 12th man. Renegades unchanged… 18:37:22, 2018-01-06
RT @CricProf: While it's seamed quite a bit, there hasn't been as much swing (0.57°) at Newlands. The Sydney #Ashes Test has seen marginall… 18:59:44, 2018-01-06
@aadisharma1900 I don't have television coverage of the Test in South Africa unfortunately, so I have no opinion in reply to aadisharma1900 21:11:37, 2018-01-06
boooooo https://t.co/UE7VWo7FEO 21:24:44, 2018-01-06
Stars 0-4 Sixers 0-5 it's like a New World Order has beset the glamour teams of Melbourne and Sydney. #BBL07 22:18:53, 2018-01-06
RT @ShafiqStanikzai: Well played Nabo @MohammadNabi007 always love watching u play well. But hey as am keep on telling u want u to bring th… 22:19:40, 2018-01-06
RT @MRNCricket: Official crowd at the MCG is 48,086. #BBL07 22:22:10, 2018-01-06
RT @AbhiSubediFCB: Everest Premier League: The hits and the flops: https://t.co/57aeCTs9f9
All you need to know about the second edition o… 22:36:30, 2018-01-06
At least a year too late, but good. https://t.co/KYg9Qdt6Zz 22:42:16, 2018-01-06
A hat-trick is a great effort any time, but it should be noted that this was in a Second Grade game against Randwic… https://t.co/rX2Cp4XoQ5 22:47:57, 2018-01-06
RT @NTCricket: NT Strike player D'Arcy Short is doing the Territory proud with his awesome form in this year’s BBL – Leading run… https:/… 22:52:07, 2018-01-06
RT @SkyCricket: WICKET! Saha (0) shoulders arms and is out lbw to a Steyn nip-backer – a ball after Pandya was dropped at gully by Elgar! A… 22:52:54, 2018-01-06
RT @BBL: Big news from the Stars here. Here's what KP had to say to @LouisDBCameron ahead of #BBL07: https://t.co/yQIex3kQGw https://t.co/w… 22:57:00, 2018-01-06

January 5, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 05 Jan 18

RT @DelhiDaredevils: We are glad to announce our new head coach for IPL 2018 and it is none other than the legend, Ricky Ponting. #DilDilli… 00:30:51, 2018-01-05
RT @rajasthanroyals: HE'S BACK!
⚡@stevesmith49 ⚡
is retained for the #IPL2018!

Are you excited or what?!
HALLA BOL!

#HallaBol #RoyalReten… 00:45:03, 2018-01-05
RT @TimesSport: The case of Jonny Bairstow shows that, when it comes to nightwatchmen, you're damned if you use them and damned if you don'… 07:19:49, 2018-01-05
RT @legsidelizzy: Here. Have some Jofra Archer …just as good with the red ball … https://t.co/IKnYosuOql 07:24:42, 2018-01-05
Video highlights from yesterday's opening game in the women's Challenger Trophy at Indore in which Blue beat Red https://t.co/x1NjWWbX9R 07:40:25, 2018-01-05
RT @stevesmith49: Delighted to be retained by the @rajasthanroyals for IPL 2018! Looking forward to marching with the Royals again. Halla B… 08:01:19, 2018-01-05
The full #IPL11 retention list: https://t.co/4624Fwz9Vt 08:09:51, 2018-01-05
Nightwatchman imbroglio ho hum. Why shouldn't a recognised batsman back himself to go out there and bat? #ashes 08:20:46, 2018-01-05
Overseas Players In Club Cricket: Are They Worth The Risk In 2018? https://t.co/9MDYQlcBpo 08:24:44, 2018-01-05
RT @anandvasu: And this is why Sandeep Dwivedi is one of the best in the business: https://t.co/EaLjaAnsl7 @IndianExpress #INDvSA #SAvIND #… 08:26:21, 2018-01-05
RT @mrchrisnico: Moises tipped to resume training as @SixersBBL batting stocks boosted: https://t.co/bEV99Ajr4G 10:02:37, 2018-01-05
RT @Neroli_M_FOX: Cowan tells @FOXSportsNews a subjective element to selection means there’s favouritism.
"That's the nature of the game,… 10:04:58, 2018-01-05
One measurement of how Test cricket's popularity has actually grown in Australia in the last quarter century https://t.co/82aAYQjj8h 10:10:03, 2018-01-05
@razor5edge I doubt it would be much more than that, even in Melbourne in reply to razor5edge 10:14:30, 2018-01-05
RT @BreakfastNews: Australia is unequivocally on top going into day two of the fifth #Ashes Test, says @CateMc3273 – "Those last two wicket… 10:15:37, 2018-01-05
Looking forward to seeing a full set of articles, videos and podcasts on every discretionary decision made in a dre… https://t.co/0sZNPY4ykd 10:23:16, 2018-01-05
RT @garynaylor999: Michael Slater did not say a word for 15 minutes when on coms with Richie? Despite all that he did for the game, that mi… 10:23:32, 2018-01-05
damn good crowd considering it's not even the originally scheduled start time yet https://t.co/yVMRVcVEEm 10:24:36, 2018-01-05
Smudge has dropped a few but that was a beauty. Malan gone. #ashes 10:32:34, 2018-01-05
RT @ajarrodkimber: Someone asked on #PoliteEnquiries yesterday if Smith was a shit slip fielder. Hard to tell on that one, I think he techn… 10:33:07, 2018-01-05
No home-grown cricket on Aus pay TV in 2017 but two sessions of the Bengaluru Test in March made its 50 most watche… https://t.co/HDHwtB94qu 10:39:35, 2018-01-05
Those two sessions of play being the day Australia was bowled out for 112 requiring 188 to win: https://t.co/FNbOXrOUb7 in reply to rickeyrecricket 10:41:23, 2018-01-05
RT @OptaJim: 51 – Since the beginning of 2016, Steve Smith has taken 51 Test catches, the most of any fielder; Joe Root is second with 37.… 10:46:37, 2018-01-05
RT @Easts_Dolphins: Easts Australian Under 19’s reps, Baxter Holt & Jason Ralston are in action today at the Gabba in the Ponting XI v Gilc… 10:49:07, 2018-01-05
If Yabba told Jardine to leave our flies alone I can only imagine what he would have to say about this https://t.co/vlkV2KjYzO 11:05:57, 2018-01-05
RT @CricketAus: Wow, what a catch from Aussie skipper Steve Smith! https://t.co/vhFwlbdpM8 #Ashes https://t.co/c0hoAucGeD 11:07:48, 2018-01-05
RT @DanielCherny: Finally those who were calling for Moeen to be dropped get their way. 11:13:08, 2018-01-05
oh Josh https://t.co/NotNVwrsfT 11:13:46, 2018-01-05
RT @btsportcricket: ? Australia's last 10 minutes:
? Documents
└? Fielding
└? Pat Cummins… 11:22:07, 2018-01-05
They played this for Jofra Archer at the Big Bash the other night, so by way of balance I dedicate this to Pat Cumm… https://t.co/4vL3pTalpz in reply to rickeyrecricket 11:25:00, 2018-01-05
RT @gradecricketer: “Yeah mate just didn’t pick it up” https://t.co/173CwA2bfd 11:26:26, 2018-01-05
say it ain't so, Mo 11:31:06, 2018-01-05
Chappelli: "Hit 'em where they ain't." #drink 11:52:14, 2018-01-05
easy peasy catch but a good knock by Curran. #ashes 12:03:02, 2018-01-05
Mason Crane has played in the last two consecutive first-class games held at the SCG including this one. #ashes 12:05:27, 2018-01-05
A nation holds its breath waiting for an 88 year-old binge drinker 12:11:37, 2018-01-05
great call by channel 9's London Olympics diving commentator in reply to rickeyrecricket 12:13:28, 2018-01-05
so there you have it, England all out before lunch after all. 346ao #ashes https://t.co/9f3qe4KPGQ 12:23:08, 2018-01-05
RT @OptaJim: 0 – England have never lost when posting 340+ in their first innings at the SCG (W10 D3). Sonnet. #Ashes https://t.co/dCkSQ5DW… 12:28:03, 2018-01-05
Surely knocking off a bubble-blowing record held by West Ham United is sacrilege https://t.co/YwZR60ctiS 12:51:19, 2018-01-05
That doesn't look like a schooner glass to me. Surely he wasn't skolling something other than beer? https://t.co/7OFjAUJfAg 12:52:57, 2018-01-05
There you go Bob https://t.co/SSKrU6NDij 12:56:14, 2018-01-05
Roy Masters: Where does the future lie for cricket broadcasting in Australia? https://t.co/Kw8pj7sde6 via @smh 13:04:08, 2018-01-05
oh that's right lunch finished early, did I miss anything? 13:06:21, 2018-01-05
RT @CricketAus: Not the start Australia – or Cam Bancroft – wanted! #Ashes https://t.co/iy8GXKaQFm 13:10:07, 2018-01-05
RT @The_Richies: A 'marvel' of Richies!
Ba ba baaa… ?
#Day2RichieDay 650 Richies https://t.co/UzPc8KmT5C 13:25:27, 2018-01-05
The Ponting XI v Gilchrist XI T20 match featuring the Aus U19WC squad players is under way at The Gabba. The timing… https://t.co/C8B07GfZyO 13:31:49, 2018-01-05
hmm how is that "Respect Richie's memory" rule going? https://t.co/0U5PhiIrLg 13:44:35, 2018-01-05
Alas no Shane Warne 1993 for Mason Crane 2018. No pressure, son. #ashes 13:57:27, 2018-01-05
On the subject of leg-spinners making Test debuts at the SCG, there's Johnny Watkins 1973: https://t.co/0UzCtA4Rnw 14:01:24, 2018-01-05
In celebration of immoderate alcohol consumption https://t.co/SbZBMyndPf 14:11:40, 2018-01-05
RT @Nikolaos4: Highlights from Geralton Toyota ACCC Exhibition Match https://t.co/UEzqor6bz6 via @YouTube 14:54:08, 2018-01-05
RT @WBBL: Another BIG six from Devine!
?: https://t.co/OlsL1AXGzq #WBBL03 https://t.co/Rd2Sv1ZMRR 14:56:12, 2018-01-05
NZC announces "Dedicated Catch Zones" for the Catch-A-Million promotion. Unfortunately they're not at the back of t… https://t.co/ucgPrZuh22 15:00:22, 2018-01-05
RT @CricketNSW: McDonald’s Women’s Premier Cricket returns for the New Year
More: https://t.co/DOmfmIYafd https://t.co/hsT0tFf4VS 15:01:15, 2018-01-05
Rashid Khan expected to be fit for the Strikers game against Sydney Thunder on Sunday night. https://t.co/x9WXeoAGyY #BBL07 15:08:08, 2018-01-05
Today it's Red versus Green in the Senior Womens Cricket Challenger Trophy One-Day Series at Indore: https://t.co/z4I4tSe9jl 15:12:41, 2018-01-05
RT @CricProf: Crane is landing 35% of his deliveries on a good line and length. Since the start of 2016, only two leg-spinners have been ab… 16:04:54, 2018-01-05
RT @ICC_EAP: Win to begin Toyota ACCC Men's Division, Queensland Country 6/124 def. by East Asia Pacific 6/127, J Rasu 51 @CAPathway https:… 16:33:07, 2018-01-05
RT @MRNCricket: Official Day 2 attendance: 43,856 #Ashes 17:18:55, 2018-01-05
#statoftheday https://t.co/UyDS4ldRNz 17:32:55, 2018-01-05
RT @ThunderWBBL: SQUAD | We've included 15-year old Hannah Darlington in our squad to face the Scorchers in Perth. Story: https://t.co/GQDw… 17:43:40, 2018-01-05
My Best-on-Ground for #Ashes T5D2:
3 pts – Usman Khawaja
2 pts – David Warner
1 pt – Pat Cummins

#MWMW 17:47:26, 2018-01-05
Oh no you'll have to watch Family Feud instead https://t.co/MSR69XikOi 17:50:17, 2018-01-05
RT @CricketAus: Confirmation that play on day three at the SCG will begin at 10:30 in the AM https://t.co/vhFwlbdpM8 #Ashes https://t.co/Nd… 18:09:07, 2018-01-05
@gulu1959 Population would not be a factor to the extent of doubling in 16 years. Increased stadium capacities in B… https://t.co/k249Snq5U1 in reply to gulu1959 20:07:41, 2018-01-05
Joe Denly to join the Sydney Sixers when Jason Roy goes on England ODI duty. https://t.co/d5HAVd0ZHd 20:10:21, 2018-01-05
@RicFinlay yes but the state government will tell you it was 37 million dollars well spent in reply to RicFinlay 20:17:28, 2018-01-05
RT @ghosh_annesha: In the battle of the 17-yr-olds, #JemimahRodrigues has asserted her dominance over #EPadmaja so far in the #IndGreenvInd… 20:17:57, 2018-01-05
RT @ImStewy: Hannah Darlington named in the @ThunderWBBL squad of 13. Another product of the National Indigenous Cricket Championships. ??… 20:18:09, 2018-01-05
RT @DaveSzumowski: Skipper @JasonSangha3 sets for World Cup success #U19CWC
#NNSWcricket #NewcastleCricket

https://t.co/Esx3FhIKY8 via… 20:31:14, 2018-01-05
How does an Aspiring Bash Brother get approval? Does he have to file adoption papers? Do Mr and Mrs Bash have to co… https://t.co/rmNQXjsc1R 20:36:11, 2018-01-05
RT @kentcricket: Denly signs for Sydney Sixers https://t.co/f7kXQShybS 20:46:14, 2018-01-05
RT @Nikolaos4: Toyota ACCC Day 1 Highlights https://t.co/Booj43vZc5 20:48:20, 2018-01-05
RT @OfficialCSA: The counter-attacking by De Villiers (37 off 37) has seen SA coast past 50 and also now raise the 50-stand with Du Plessis… 20:48:53, 2018-01-05
Steve Smith catches up with another Garry Sobers statistic that no one knew existed https://t.co/7HwFDkiZ53 20:50:28, 2018-01-05
Steve Smith is an exceptional batsman – we all know that – but some of these "records" being dredged up are utterly pointless 20:52:03, 2018-01-05
Splendid piece by Malcolm Knox on Usman Khawaja for tomorrow's Sydney Morning Herald. #ashes https://t.co/IMDy5rMsnd 20:57:19, 2018-01-05
How do these figures relate to ground size? https://t.co/NOZFzgeGV8 21:00:02, 2018-01-05
RT @BCCIWomen: India Green Won by 08 Wicket(s) #IndGreenvIndRed @paytm #ChallengerTrophy Scorecard:https://t.co/8aD4iLbsi3 21:22:13, 2018-01-05
RT @CricketAus: Young opening batsman Max Bryant is inspired by Brendon McCullum as he prepares to represent Australia in the #U19CWC https… 22:05:10, 2018-01-05

January 4, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 04 Jan 18

Bucketheads and Blockheads: there are lessons for Nine in Ten's BBL coverage https://t.co/9pWQIoNfW6 via @smh 00:17:13, 2018-01-04
The amusing annual ritual for SCG members has begun at 7am this morning https://t.co/HXHimdsLLB 07:05:17, 2018-01-04
Light showers in Sydney this morning. They will clear but this might be a "we'll have a bowl first" morning. #Ashes 07:06:32, 2018-01-04
@JamieHarrison__ The gates have just opened for the members, but they don't have reserved seats so they are scrambl… https://t.co/tFlLnd7tAg in reply to JamieHarrison__ 07:08:05, 2018-01-04
@JamieHarrison__ this is a very SCG thing in reply to JamieHarrison__ 07:09:53, 2018-01-04
RT @francecricket: Exemple parfait de ne jamais célébrer avant la fin complète https://t.co/icovKNT77c 07:16:33, 2018-01-04
@JamieHarrison__ even wierder considering all non-members seating at the SCG is reserved today. For an infinitesima… https://t.co/Bss4M6dBEg in reply to rickeyrecricket 07:19:28, 2018-01-04
or catch a bus in an hour or so's time like the rest of us https://t.co/72NmIauLjs 07:20:27, 2018-01-04
Alderson: Zoos at cow corner could solve catching controversy, via @nzherald https://t.co/KT23wzAruK 07:21:31, 2018-01-04
RT @scg: Hear from Trust Grounds Manager Justin Groves as he talks turf and the traditions of the @SCG pitch ahead of tomorrow's final #Ash… 07:24:03, 2018-01-04
RT @PremCricketNSW: All Grade cricketers will be excitedly watching the 2016/17 O’Reilly medalist @masoncrane32 in action.
We believe @gra… 07:30:37, 2018-01-04
RT @CricketNSWBlues: Mason Crane will become the tenth McDonald’s NSW Premier Cricket player to compete in this current #Ashes series when… 07:32:44, 2018-01-04
RT @abbacarter: @CricketNSWBlues @ECB_cricket It's long been said that when you get your baggy blue they give you a 3 Lions cap in the same… 07:32:50, 2018-01-04
RT @7NewsSydney: Security: 800 facial recognition cameras to be used at the SCG today. Cameras are capable of identifying people from 1.5km… 08:22:15, 2018-01-04
RT @AlisterNicho: An unexpected privilege and honour to be joining the @abcgrandstand team for the final #Ashes Test of the summer. Coverag… 08:26:41, 2018-01-04
In late team change news:
ABC Grandstand: In – Nicholson; Out – Whateley (SEN) 08:28:21, 2018-01-04
Just arrived at the SCG and the showers are getting heavier. 09:03:42, 2018-01-04
9am at the SCG, it's drizzling and the covers are on https://t.co/YYazI6LZuK 09:06:39, 2018-01-04
Inside that huddle Graeme Swann has just presented Mason Crane with his England cap. @ Sydney… https://t.co/9c9vaXmlDS 09:37:40, 2018-01-04
@ACTCricketStats @GordonDCC John Davison? in reply to ACTCricketStats 09:43:00, 2018-01-04
RT @btsportcricket: Test Cap #683 ?
Mason Crane is handed his cap by Graeme Swann.

#Ashes https://t.co/5yHF6Izf8o 09:43:10, 2018-01-04
showers getting heavier again 09:43:49, 2018-01-04
This drizzle is not going to stop anytime soon I think. #ashes 09:55:31, 2018-01-04
apparently there are green and gold #beatEngland thundersticks being handed out today 10:00:26, 2018-01-04
I hope it's dryer out at Rouse Hill than the SCG https://t.co/a4bVL6OSKm 10:11:46, 2018-01-04
RT @thefulltoss: Australia as a county & climate now completely trolling England supporters. The Aussie rain knows only too well that this… 10:12:26, 2018-01-04
@LadiesWhoLeague 99 times out of 100 that would have been considered a dead ball. Sixers knew the rules and ran with them – literally. in reply to LadiesWhoLeague 10:19:20, 2018-01-04
@ThunderBBL good to hear! in reply to ThunderBBL 10:19:36, 2018-01-04
off come the covers 10:24:48, 2018-01-04
The choir is coming on the field. This is a good sign 10:29:05, 2018-01-04
coin toss at 11 for a 11.30 start. #Ashes 10:37:20, 2018-01-04
drizzle is back 10:47:55, 2018-01-04
They *were* off https://t.co/VS5HHl9ido 10:52:05, 2018-01-04
and getting heavier 10:55:08, 2018-01-04
At least the Qantas choir got their live ad in before the rain came back 11:06:41, 2018-01-04
Rain stopped again. Sky looking the brightest it has all day 11:15:59, 2018-01-04
RT @gradecricketer: “We’re going to have another look at 2:30” https://t.co/8pTVmddQpU 11:16:24, 2018-01-04
Rain has unstopped again again https://t.co/VvO6nJ6tLs 11:19:29, 2018-01-04
Sun! 11:34:19, 2018-01-04
covers coming off 11:35:34, 2018-01-04
The ceremonial Flattening Of The Covers after their removal from the pitch. #ashes #cricket #scg… https://t.co/aLbXvLpjxn 11:38:35, 2018-01-04
Lunch 12 toss 12.10 play (?) 12.40 11:47:17, 2018-01-04
Good luck Joe. #Ashes 12:10:39, 2018-01-04
Some of us don't need a television to see BT's lunch time show https://t.co/0ETOumfIHm 12:28:10, 2018-01-04
m8… https://t.co/eyqEYfYGOS 12:36:16, 2018-01-04
Last time I heard Jerusalem performed at the SCG (2014) Alastair Cook was dismissed mid-song. He made it through this time. #ashes 12:42:38, 2018-01-04
#firstball Alastair Cook is almost yorked by Mitchell Starc. #ashes #cricket #SCG @ Sydney… https://t.co/WpMtkJfOYQ 12:44:30, 2018-01-04
@bbuzzmc the game's started, enjoy, enrol in a health and safety course, and chill in reply to bbuzzmc 12:47:51, 2018-01-04
RT @collinsadam: Session times: 1240 – 1540, then 1600 – 1830 (additional 30 minutes available after that to get 83 overs minimum). #Ashes 12:57:40, 2018-01-04
Well that was an entertaining cameo from Stoneman. #ashes 13:24:41, 2018-01-04
I see a future where BBL and Sheffield Shield fixtures clash with BBL team selection taking priority https://t.co/MTHqvhosl5 14:09:39, 2018-01-04
24 overs gone and the Warnies are attempting to start a wave. Unsuccessfully for now. #ashes 14:25:37, 2018-01-04
Vinced again. 14:47:38, 2018-01-04
The ground looks close enough to full https://t.co/DtDjVrjm8Z 14:54:23, 2018-01-04
Interesting mix of players in the CA XI led by Matt Renshaw, from Chadd Sayers to 17 year old Mackenzie Harvey https://t.co/8qkyz37FqU 17:13:35, 2018-01-04
@JamieHarrison__ yes but doesn't that mean you should have given up cricket for baseball by now? in reply to JamieHarrison__ 17:17:02, 2018-01-04
RT @CricketAus: This is the slide that has forced Khawaja from the field: https://t.co/vhFwlbdpM8 #Ashes https://t.co/5Nbbr7FC9s 17:20:19, 2018-01-04
@tailendslogger in a game like this, that probably wasn't a consideration. It looks more like a team of whoever's a… https://t.co/3lulYi9Mt2 in reply to tailendslogger 17:50:30, 2018-01-04
RT @ish_sodhi: Absolutely humbled to be on this list let alone at number 1. @manuz05 gave me my first premier cricket club cap so even bett… 18:07:42, 2018-01-04
RT @brydoncoverdale: This is how @RicFinlay gets his kicks. https://t.co/qYwV774is8 18:12:00, 2018-01-04
RT @ThunderBBL: In reply to the @MGCricket #ThunderNation Cup All Stars 167, Kenya U19s made 136, Shinwari and Singh both taking three wick… 18:16:59, 2018-01-04
My Best-on-Ground for #Ashes T5D1:
3 pts – Joe Root
2 pts – Josh Hazlewood
1 pt – Pat Cummins.

#MWMW 21:41:44, 2018-01-04
RT @IslandCricket: "The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) at an emergency meeting last evening decided to appoint Air Commodor… 21:45:35, 2018-01-04
RT @faizanlakhani: Highlights of @KamiAkmal23’s double century in National One Day yesterday. He is first wicket keeper to score a 200 in L… 21:49:03, 2018-01-04
RT @BCCIWomen: .@mandhana_smriti celebrates as she brings up a match-winning century against India Red. India Blue win by 8 wickets #Challe… 21:53:37, 2018-01-04
Smriti Mandhana 100* for India Blue, Mithali Raj 72 for India Red. https://t.co/BBf7mlOAfJ 21:59:56, 2018-01-04
RT @M_Raj03: Well played. https://t.co/cRYrzBlwkI 22:00:52, 2018-01-04
RT @bollingertowers: No, @NHoultCricket. you are wrong. The Swans and AFL exert little to no influence over the SCG Trust. This is an histo… 22:01:11, 2018-01-04
RT @alextudorcoach: Correct buddy, if he saw out the day everyone would be singing his praises ? #jokers https://t.co/E7b7DCaU4w 22:15:09, 2018-01-04
RT @9NewsSyd: Day one of the Sydney #Ashes Test got off to a slow and soggy start before heating up. @JayneAzzo #9News https://t.co/NVavVOv… 22:23:37, 2018-01-04
RT @masoncrane32: This is my favourite and proudest moment ever!! Truly honoured, I hope we can have a great 5… https://t.co/07NmvE2bJ8 22:27:47, 2018-01-04
Didn't watch the BBL tonight after a day at the Test but I can see I'll need to catch Mr Short's innings on the replay tomorrow morning 22:37:59, 2018-01-04
RT @alextudorcoach: Can’t agree with that…the West Indian team now is shocking not even County standard IMO question is by the time 2022… 22:38:53, 2018-01-04
Vinced. The past tense of Vince. James walks back to the pavillion as the Aussies celebrate.… https://t.co/ghyD4FsDMl 22:50:03, 2018-01-04
RT @murgersb: The saying that a picture tells a thousand words summed up in one superb image of day one at the @scg #Ashes Test by @RyanPie… 23:14:48, 2018-01-04
@Goto919 I've long been a believer in playing an additional round of the Sheffield Shield in the Top End season, bu… https://t.co/vnQyN4kwG1 in reply to Goto919 23:20:09, 2018-01-04
RT @westindies: LET'S HEAR FROM YOU! Take this survey and give us your views on West Indies cricket and the direction you'd like to see it… 23:36:36, 2018-01-04
RT @BCCIWomen: .@mandhana_smriti leads India Blue to victory with an unbeaten ton. India Red suffer an eight-wicket loss in the first game… 23:39:54, 2018-01-04
RT @WisdenCricket: Brilliant work from @craig_arch today. The tributes – and appeals for his services – poured in
https://t.co/OLnQ1aM9VY 23:52:12, 2018-01-04

January 3, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 03 Jan 18

Curator excited to make his Test debut at SCG https://t.co/59lrUe7g0x via @smh 00:14:15, 2018-01-03
Warnie getting his own anniversary wrong is the best thing I've seen on Twitter so far in 2018 https://t.co/86qORAH8Uo 01:04:17, 2018-01-03
RT @SBSNews: 'We didn't have any bats, so we used a broom': Afghan-born cricketer achieves field of dreams
https://t.co/8tGOnWa7oT 07:27:38, 2018-01-03
I suppose it's a change from televised e-sports https://t.co/LNdxRbuUVP 07:31:30, 2018-01-03
The key quote from this scuttlebutt of an article is "I don't know" https://t.co/i1QtWLF2jO 07:51:56, 2018-01-03
RT @ZaahierAdams: The most important 22 yards in Cape Town this week! @IOLsport @OfficialCSA #SAvIND https://t.co/h2ZHLImtgI 08:48:31, 2018-01-03
RT @rustyjacko: Injury management on Maurice Tate's first Ashes tour of Australia, 1924-25: https://t.co/4nHivojW5j 08:53:27, 2018-01-03
Good call. Wade behaved like a graceless idiot https://t.co/9lS1ou1mgn 10:09:27, 2018-01-03
Looking like Crane in for an injured Woakes tomorrow. Great opportunity for Ali to make the most of a reprieve. #ashes 10:19:10, 2018-01-03
RT @ThunderBBL: Yesterday the Thunder Indigenous XI defeated Kenya U19s by 6 wickets, report – https://t.co/HfYOMXmyhh #ThunderNation https… 10:21:11, 2018-01-03
Matthew Wade and Travis Head have been reprimanded for Code of Conduct breaches https://t.co/DfZx7DHRS9 10:26:30, 2018-01-03
RT @DanielCherny: This is significant. Jason Behrendorff and Nathan Coulter-Nile ruled out of BBL https://t.co/T9zOoliBim 11:02:48, 2018-01-03
RT @strongarmtan: .@ScorchersBBL coach Justin Langer confirms Jason Behrendorff and Nathan Coulter-Nile to miss rest of #BBL with back inju… 11:11:48, 2018-01-03
RT @McGrathFdn: The #PinkTest starts tomorrow, and we'd love you to celebrate with us! If you didn’t get your hands on a ticket to the cric… 12:03:13, 2018-01-03
RT @TheBarmyArmy: We are wearing black armbands in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the recent seaplane tragedy. https://t.co/5… 12:03:28, 2018-01-03
RT @QChiefEntrepren: When @HeatBBL legend Chris Lynn @lynny50 isn't smashing boundaries in #BBL07 he's working on his startup @PlayBook_Coa… 12:17:25, 2018-01-03
RT @_AMcCormack7: If Glenn Maxwell's ODI squad snubbing has got you a bit miffed spare a thought for the CA marketing department… (? @Mat… 13:01:04, 2018-01-03
RT @nrlphysio: Usually 2 months minimum recovery for syndesmosis surgery, can be 12-14 weeks. Summer could be over for O'Keefe https://t.co… 13:07:25, 2018-01-03
Mason Crane played in the last first-class game played at the SCG back in March. He'll be in its next first-class g… https://t.co/pn4vYtBbLN 14:50:19, 2018-01-03
RT @danbrettig: Dropped for someone with a chronic shoulder injury who no longer plays for his state and warned to improve his training hab… 14:51:46, 2018-01-03
RT @RenegadesWBBL: Fancy footwork to hit the first ever Big Bash boundary at GMHBA Stadium! @SophieMolineux1 #GETONRED #WBBL03 https://t.co… 14:55:58, 2018-01-03
RT @scgmacgill: Congratulations @masoncrane32 two blue caps inside 12 months at the SCG! Go well mate (not too well!) @scg @ECB_cricket @ha… 14:56:07, 2018-01-03
RT @BLACKCAPS: Conditions continuing to improve at Bay Oval. Blue sky poking through & temperature rising. Players starting to arrive for w… 14:56:36, 2018-01-03
Intrigued at the Optus Sport logo in the corner of the WBBL live stream from Geelong especially as Optus Sport does… https://t.co/n4yiLk5RU3 14:59:10, 2018-01-03
RT @RyanPierse: Mason Crane will become the 683rd Englishman to don a Test Cap when he makes his debut in the Fifth #Ashes Test match at th… 15:04:57, 2018-01-03
@AndrewFaulkner9 no Agar? in reply to AndrewFaulkner9 15:10:47, 2018-01-03
I hope this means Mickey Edwards does sub fielder duty again. #ashes https://t.co/0enLsXk9Aj 15:12:12, 2018-01-03
RT @ScorchersBBL: NEWS | BOOM! We're expecting Aggers, @shaunmarsh9 and @cbancroft4 back from the end of the current Test series! >> https:… 15:12:47, 2018-01-03
@AndrewFaulkner9 Good. in reply to AndrewFaulkner9 15:36:48, 2018-01-03
@gulu1959 you mean the "Independent Media Arm" in reply to gulu1959 15:55:08, 2018-01-03
RT @andrewffernando: If you are a Sri Lanka cricket fan, remind yourself of the love of your friends and family before you read this 2017 r… 16:50:02, 2018-01-03
RT @RenegadesWBBL: WICKET! Jensen clean bowls Van Nierkerk!!! Sixers need 10 to win off 10 balls. #GETONRED #WBBL03 17:02:03, 2018-01-03
Big final over happening at Kardinia Park. #WBBL03 https://t.co/YuMPII22Si 17:05:40, 2018-01-03
what the… #WBBL03 17:10:29, 2018-01-03
botched run out by the Renegades. Sixers claim a second run off the last ball for a tie. Super over to come. Good lord. #WBBL3 17:12:01, 2018-01-03
RT @WBBL: WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!
WE HAVE A SUPER OVER! @SixersWBBL steal a run when @RenegadesWBBL thought they had it won! ???
#WBBL03 17:13:54, 2018-01-03
RT @RenegadesWBBL: Well, we're going to a Super Over here after the Sixers sneak a run in. We'll be bowling first. #GETONRED #WBBL03 17:14:06, 2018-01-03
RT @SixersWBBL: ? > Absolute chaos here in Geelong!
Needing 2 runs to tie, Aley and Reakes complete a single on the final ball, @Renegade… 17:15:02, 2018-01-03
if you saw that last ball of the EPL final in Nepal last week, this is even more chaotic. Huge error by Renegades w… https://t.co/z9HWA4Gnp2 17:16:40, 2018-01-03
RT @SixersWBBL: ? > SUPER OVER coming up!
Don't miss it! Watch live here > https://t.co/xHV1N7KWA1

#smashemsixers https://t.co/c55s9L6n2F 17:17:55, 2018-01-03
RT @crickether: .@meljones_33 This happened in WCC a couple of years ago – Kent v Sussex @ Beckenham – Kent thought they had won the game a… 17:18:09, 2018-01-03
RT @crickether: This was the incident in England a couple of years back: https://t.co/WDpJeMCAkQ 17:21:36, 2018-01-03
That amazing final ball of normal time between the Renegades and the Sixers. #WBBL03 https://t.co/lRT6FW4vbU 17:26:42, 2018-01-03
what's the record for most byes conceded in a superover? #WBBL03 17:32:35, 2018-01-03
whew. @RenegadesWBBL did it the hard way! 17:35:37, 2018-01-03
Alyssa Healy's superover: Golden duck and three byes conceded from two separate misfields. #WBBL03 17:36:19, 2018-01-03
this is why you sometimes need a long gap between the WBBL and BBL games 17:44:12, 2018-01-03
RT @ThunderBBL: TICKETS | Secure your seat for our clash against the Adelaide Strikers on Sunday 7 January. Tickets – https://t.co/LSBPsp4… 17:44:22, 2018-01-03
this will be interesting https://t.co/ZcFeBNTOoW 18:44:30, 2018-01-03
Mickey obviously won't be doing subs duty at the SCG this year https://t.co/bXE9f9jS4h 21:04:19, 2018-01-03
RT @CricProf: #BBL07 spin bowling averages by team:
Strikers 15.3
Renegades 17.1
Heat 20.5
Thunder 23.9
Hurricanes 26.8
Stars 36.4
Scorche… 21:08:43, 2018-01-03
New Zealand beat West Indies by 119 runs at Mt Maunganui tonight. https://t.co/6N6QpbxrfK #NZvWI 21:29:58, 2018-01-03
The @BLACKCAPS make one appearance in Australia this season at the @SCG against the Aus T20I team on February 3 – https://t.co/1jxF2PLiOi in reply to rickeyrecricket 21:31:22, 2018-01-03
Kevin Pietersen is the most painful "commentator" to listen to. Back to Deano on the radio 21:51:51, 2018-01-03
Happy new year Geelong 22:03:08, 2018-01-03
Thumping win for the 'Gades with 27 runs to spare. Sixers now 0-5 and struggling to put a fit eleven on the field.… https://t.co/I95hEjXqXM 22:05:45, 2018-01-03
RT @kardinia_park: A big thank you to the 23,586 strong crowd who witnessed a fantastic performance by the Renegades. How good is cricket a… 22:08:09, 2018-01-03
23586 easily the biggest crowd for a cricket match at Kardinia Park Geelong.
Capacity 34k, AFL record current stad… https://t.co/MB3cRbyq5Q 22:11:36, 2018-01-03
Here's the full video of that chaotic final ball of normal time in this afternoon's Renegades-Sixers #WBBL03 https://t.co/2C6h19nWu0 22:21:44, 2018-01-03
@ReggieCraigo by whom? in reply to ReggieCraigo 22:24:12, 2018-01-03
@ReggieCraigo she wasn't near the stumps and didn't even look around to see if play had ended before she celebrated in reply to ReggieCraigo 22:28:56, 2018-01-03
New Zealand's 119 run victory over WI tonight is the third largest in T20Is in terms of the margin of runs https://t.co/1zYDvrLTwj 22:30:55, 2018-01-03
@travelfreak8 172 Sri Lanka over Kenya in reply to travelfreak8 22:33:26, 2018-01-03
RT @surreycricket: The Surrey T20 opening pair went head to head in the BBL with @AaronFinch5 coming out on top against @JasonRoy20.
There… 22:34:14, 2018-01-03
@ReggieCraigo didn't change the final outcome anyway in reply to ReggieCraigo 22:36:37, 2018-01-03
@travelfreak8 not at all in reply to travelfreak8 22:38:03, 2018-01-03
Brett Geeves: Glenn Maxwell, Chris Lynn ODI selection farce leaves Cricket Australia in disarray https://t.co/FhCIpkSFbJ via @foxsportsaus 22:41:28, 2018-01-03
RT @jonathanliew: The 2019 Ashes starts here. Why the Sydney Test matters, and why Joe Root needs to stand up. https://t.co/JoYnqjwaDY 22:46:15, 2018-01-03
Afghanistan U19 beat Central Districts XI at Napier today. Most of the CD players were in the team that beat India… https://t.co/PdHlqYSE5e 22:49:36, 2018-01-03
Australia versus New Zealand at the SCG on Feb 3 will be 7 versus 1 on current rankings https://t.co/6LQ5i6cePR 22:53:01, 2018-01-03
@gulu1959 Jagger's partnership with Cricinfo around 97-99 was a crucial part in our development in reply to gulu1959 23:02:21, 2018-01-03
RT @mrchrisnico: Geelong ground staff happy @BBL finished early. Pitch almost gone in time for weekend @ALeague game … https://t.co/EC4T7… 23:03:24, 2018-01-03
Why Catch-A-Million should be banned with Colin Munro in six-hitting nick https://t.co/o9l9xwPo1f 23:07:45, 2018-01-03
Forty years since this happened: https://t.co/un5HS2iaz3 23:12:36, 2018-01-03
What the hell is a Right To Match Card? Can I match my Victor Trumper for a Virat Kohli? #IPL11 https://t.co/VCX3Ra2qBa 23:16:44, 2018-01-03
RT @HomeOfCricket: ? The MCC Laws department clarifies a controversial incident that occurred in the @WBBL between @SixersWBBL & @Renegades… 23:20:31, 2018-01-03
@rustyjacko Angus Crichton. NRL. 2018. https://t.co/Vt61VEkg0a in reply to rustyjacko 23:24:31, 2018-01-03

January 2, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 02 Jan 18

ICC set to deliver official rebuke of Boxing Day Test pitch https://t.co/f6Q0XBr2YC via @smh 05:22:50, 2018-01-02
"The current configuration of the SCG stands makes it impossible to transport portable wickets onto the playing sur… https://t.co/IgVKxIssF7 05:32:23, 2018-01-02
RT @surreycricket: Surrey CCC are devastated to hear of the passing of Compass Group Chief Executive, Richard Cousins, and his family.
htt… 05:55:52, 2018-01-02
RT @ScorchersBBL: VIDEO | ? OMG ? … In case you missed that dramatic last over, here it is! ? > https://t.co/vgspJjnxzV #MADETOUGH https:… 05:57:50, 2018-01-02
At least Colin Munro got a boost for his stats last night https://t.co/zpdvGxbHA5 #NZvWI 06:14:56, 2018-01-02
Video highlights of day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final, Vidarbha's first title victory. https://t.co/39p5RRiiWr 06:41:43, 2018-01-02
With 37 days till the continuation of the #SheffieldShield, here's your occasional reminder of the points table: https://t.co/5RBaDChB0p 07:08:12, 2018-01-02
@PeterDellaPenna the joys of totally independent journalism on the website which has absolutely no editorial contro… https://t.co/gpUU3G5N80 in reply to PeterDellaPenna 07:35:52, 2018-01-02
Interesting thought. I was trying to compose an Aus T20 XI made up of historical players, some are obvious (Bradman… https://t.co/ZBfoeU326C 07:57:26, 2018-01-02
also, what era would I choose them from? Warwick Armstrong would need to return to his South Melbourne FC fitness levels in reply to rickeyrecricket 07:59:29, 2018-01-02
Turnball https://t.co/RAWXTwcKDK 08:10:49, 2018-01-02
@njhcricket it's a good summation and it looks like the pitch will get a negative rating, a wakeup call for the MCG… https://t.co/LDQxytBgmY in reply to njhcricket 08:16:56, 2018-01-02
@njhcricket the thing is though that there is absolutely no metric to show that interest in Test cricket is declini… https://t.co/rBQBv1mqck in reply to njhcricket 08:22:00, 2018-01-02
@njhcricket unlikely though the indignity of a "poor" rating should be a big enough blast. To be fair, the MCG drop… https://t.co/COHHarOQjZ in reply to njhcricket 08:23:43, 2018-01-02
@njhcricket agree that the situation is not as healthy everywhere as in Australia. I reckon the West Indies would d… https://t.co/vz2HclJ2Zt in reply to njhcricket 08:31:36, 2018-01-02
@njhcricket they wouldn't be top of my list, but there's a few that would go if ICC opened the floodgate in reply to njhcricket 08:35:24, 2018-01-02
@njhcricket @BigKev67 Add the draw against NZ in 1987 to that list. Probably 80-81 was about the time the pitch was at its worst in reply to njhcricket 08:44:29, 2018-01-02
India U19 playing a Central Districts XI in Napier as preparation for the U19WC. https://t.co/pK6vh5NOl5 08:50:02, 2018-01-02
Michael Klinger says his family has been ‘kicking’ him out of home to play cricket https://t.co/m9vcWWL2Ih via @foxsportsaus 09:22:47, 2018-01-02
@legsidelizzy as in Force, Fury, Fire, Wind, Storm, Thunder, Lightning, Blizzard? in reply to legsidelizzy 09:38:16, 2018-01-02
@legsidelizzy might not be that daft an idea actually. Certainly differentiates from every competition they run in reply to legsidelizzy 09:46:48, 2018-01-02
RT @TheTiserSport: The @StrikersWBBL and @StrikersBBL teams will have a different look when they play in Alice Springs next week. https://… 10:24:52, 2018-01-02
RT @ThunderBBL: Today the #ThunderNation Indigenous side takes on the Kenyan U19s! https://t.co/x9k9Cl6YY7 10:33:48, 2018-01-02
RT @Cricket_PNG: The International Cricket Council (ICC) East Asia Pacific (EAP) Men’s and Women’s Team that will be competing in… https:… 11:41:54, 2018-01-02
RT @MediaweekAUS: #TVratings Monday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv
Game 13: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes
Session 1: 771,000 (metro… 12:48:54, 2018-01-02
RT @MediaweekAUS: #TVratings Monday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv
Game 14: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers
Session 1: 977,000 (metro 68… 12:48:54, 2018-01-02
are we going to make the BBL at Etihad Stadium a 10am start then https://t.co/tUDMOiNHxg 13:03:35, 2018-01-02
@TrentWoodhill @FoxCricket @BBL play at Etihad every morning at 10am before the Test starts at the 'G in reply to TrentWoodhill 13:10:50, 2018-01-02
RT @ThunderBBL: Kenya all out for 133, Rohan Davis 2/28 and Mike Jeffrey 2/21 with the wickets for the #ThunderNation Indigenous XI. 13:13:44, 2018-01-02
@vijayarumugam @CricketAus Melbourne and Sydney won't change if it gives CA 10-11 hrs a day of televised cricket ea… https://t.co/h3kUXtX9tN in reply to vijayarumugam 13:38:29, 2018-01-02
RT @timwig: Cricket is failing to do enough to protect players with concussion
https://t.co/AgNgEZJQT3 13:40:29, 2018-01-02
@vijayarumugam Just two points I'll make:
1. you ask a lot from a max 10 extra evening slots, remembering the night… https://t.co/WIwMM4TTsu in reply to vijayarumugam 16:14:06, 2018-01-02
@gulu1959 That's one of the better explanations of the January 1 DOB situation I have seen.
(As an aside, TOI's vet… https://t.co/yppEvOC9ag in reply to gulu1959 16:25:53, 2018-01-02
Sydney @SixersWBBL the only WBBL team with four overseas internationals in its side, on top against @RenegadesWBBL… https://t.co/Fp7MibZZJh 16:28:51, 2018-01-02
Renegades all out 92 losing to a very strong Sixers lineup by 36 runs. van Niekerk 4/13 Aley 2/13 Kapp 2/13 4 ov ea… https://t.co/m02oyc5JE6 16:42:23, 2018-01-02
Sixers 5-2 at the halfway point of their season Renegades 3-3. #WBBL03 in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:43:22, 2018-01-02
India U19 has gone down to a Central Districts XI by 57 runs in a practice match at Napier https://t.co/pK6vh5NOl5 #U19WC 16:56:35, 2018-01-02
Curious statement that waits till the second last paragraph to say that Brad Hogg was found not guilty. https://t.co/5c6XX67hPs 17:16:58, 2018-01-02
RT @ThunderBBL: Thunder’s Indigenous XI make 4/134 bearing Kenya U19’s after Ben Patterson makes 91. #ThunderNation https://t.co/CZPL3VdUxv 17:18:41, 2018-01-02
RT @SuperSmashNZ: Impressive from the @ndcaknights in Dunedin. Devcich leading the way with 88* in a 9 wicket win. Card | https://t.co/RFs4… 17:19:55, 2018-01-02
RT @OfficialSLC: WATCH LIVE: SLC Major League Tier A Tournament – Chilaw Marians vs Badureliya, Day 1 – https://t.co/XzG43lOZu9 17:34:58, 2018-01-02
RT @GautamGambhir: Well done Vidarbha on winning the Ranji Trophy. I can tell you from experience that there will be fewer better days than… 17:52:02, 2018-01-02
RT @ChrisBarrett_: ICC confirm MCG pitch rated as poor. First time an Australian international venue has received such a rating 17:53:02, 2018-01-02
RT @CricketAus: JUST IN: The ICC have come down hard on the MCG pitch following the drawn Boxing Day Test https://t.co/NAOL61k04T #Ashes ht… 17:59:35, 2018-01-02
Big kick up the backside for the Melbourne Cricket Club, and twelve months to sort things out before India are due to play there. 18:02:13, 2018-01-02
All three Shield games at the MCG this season have been drawn. The one game at North Sydney also drawn. Other draws… https://t.co/74sAz7mhy9 18:06:28, 2018-01-02
@FreoPope Glenn Maxwell is the major contributor to Victoria's bonus points in reply to FreoPope 18:12:28, 2018-01-02
The official statement from @ICCMediaComms about the Melbourne pitch: https://t.co/13h69EhBfQ 18:17:07, 2018-01-02
RT @SixersWBBL: ? > @EllysePerry and @danevn81 starred with bat and ball respectively as we notched a 36-run win over @RenegadesWBBL this a… 18:18:23, 2018-01-02
RT @Cricket_Ali: There appears to be a rogue "r" on the end of this assessment https://t.co/rbLzuZEOtb 18:25:46, 2018-01-02
Melbourne Stars have played two #BBL07 games to date, others have played up to five. Missed Pietersen (his annual X… https://t.co/h29aEBQ2im 18:32:52, 2018-01-02
In #BBL06, the Stars played their first game on Dec 26 without Pietersen. Their second game was not until Jan 1 when he was back from the UK in reply to rickeyrecricket 18:36:30, 2018-01-02
Is the BBL fixture list built around Kevin Pietersen's Christmas holiday plans? Surely not… in reply to rickeyrecricket 18:37:16, 2018-01-02
@RicFinlay does that include ICL? in reply to RicFinlay 18:39:09, 2018-01-02
RT @OTBaseballPhoto: This is an uncropped version of the photo I posted today showing baseball being played at Princeton in 1861. To the le… 18:41:42, 2018-01-02
@RicFinlay I recall that Cricketarchive doesn't recognise ICL games in their T20 stats in reply to RicFinlay 18:48:17, 2018-01-02
RT @crickether: This is interesting and makes a degree of sense, *but* the ECB had similar ambitions with KSL, which foundered on the reali… 18:53:53, 2018-01-02
You want to see a poor MCG pitch? Hello 1981… https://t.co/lrzlJV4UnZ 19:04:04, 2018-01-02
RT @StarsBBL: Stoiny and Ben Abbatangelo chatting about AIME! More info here https://t.co/4J6sBRSJJf https://t.co/J8yFRctUmT 19:50:23, 2018-01-02
RT @ShaneWarne: Great to see young Swepson bowling well. I’m a huge fan of the young leggie & would like to see him on the plane to South A… 19:52:30, 2018-01-02
got 'im 19:54:46, 2018-01-02
@gulu1959 Kapil Dev had a feast but boy that was a cow paddock by the fifth day in reply to gulu1959 19:57:01, 2018-01-02
RT @BBL: A nice flipper from @mitchswepson! Thoughts @ShaneWarne? #BBL07 https://t.co/d04Ie3zJGp 20:02:59, 2018-01-02
RT @DigiSportsLabs: Two @BBL teams have now cracked the one million mark! ?
?: https://t.co/HmfyGGifLY

#sportsbizAU #sportsbiz #smsports… 20:04:51, 2018-01-02
RT @fitzdonc: @Gmaxi_32 wearing black armband for @fitzdonc and @vicpremcricket and cricket legend George Murray #BBL07 #golions 20:08:36, 2018-01-02
26 https://t.co/1qev8FUCw5 20:32:40, 2018-01-02
RT @BBL: A nasty blow for The Duke, but thankfully he's OK #BBL07 https://t.co/urN71ej4CD 20:40:56, 2018-01-02
Tim Paine Aus ODI keeper ahead of Wade? Do it. https://t.co/P1Bq7dWcUC 20:57:42, 2018-01-02
so forgettable Warnie can't remember how many years ago it was https://t.co/x6TViROPwj 20:58:27, 2018-01-02
RT @tim_michell: Talk to anyone at @EssendonCC and they will tell you Liam Bowe's greatest strength is his temperament. Goes 6, 4, 4 yet th… 21:42:02, 2018-01-02
Lynn's slowest 50, Maxwell's slowest 50… what's wrong with this game tonight? #BBL07 https://t.co/RMDg2NEts8 21:52:31, 2018-01-02
RT @StarsBBL: Thanks to the @StarsBBL fans who came along to our first home game for #BBL07. Official @MCG crowd = 36,834 ??? 22:08:46, 2018-01-02
RT @CricProf: Leg spinners have taken 27 wickets in the BBL so far this season at a strike rate of 21.6 – lower than any other spin-type -… 22:25:37, 2018-01-02

January 1, 2018

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 01 Jan 18

Slept through it didn't I? Never mind, here's a video of the fireworks I recorded nine years ago from my kitchen wi… https://t.co/g3dLpUH0R7 04:37:46, 2018-01-01
And one final contender for the most off-putting tweet of 2017 https://t.co/FKBWgbCm6k 04:39:57, 2018-01-01
Drop-in wicket should never be allowed at SCG after MCG shocker, says John Warn https://t.co/XqOxEb5CeV via @smh 05:44:55, 2018-01-01
Arjun Nair's backyard practice setup is a little more sophisticated than the one Don Bradman had. https://t.co/N28MRHMdwH 09:57:33, 2018-01-01
For those who like to keep statistics by calendar year this was the Vidarbha innings in the Ranji Trophy final at t… https://t.co/fzcmHn5uGC 10:08:43, 2018-01-01
Video highlights of day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final, Vidarbha 528/7 in reply to Delhi 295ao with two dats to play: https://t.co/5uhB3yID72 10:11:15, 2018-01-01
If an under-19 world cup trial is happening in New Zealand then I deem the cricketing year of 2018 to have begun: https://t.co/bLkyKSZQdU 10:18:14, 2018-01-01
RT @scg: OPEN TRAINING TIMES
Jan 2: Australia (9am-1pm), England (1-5pm)
Jan 3: England (9am-1pm), Australia (1pm-5pm)

Entry is via SCG G… 10:18:33, 2018-01-01
so day 5 of the Melbourne Test was always headed for the inevitable draw? The TV viewing figures were just as big a… https://t.co/kA1fgqpbgv 10:22:23, 2018-01-01
RT @MediaweekAUS: Sat TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv
Game 11: Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder
Session 1: 843,000 (metro 560,000)
Ses… 10:22:40, 2018-01-01
More people watched the NYE show on the ABC but there's nothing there for Ten or CA to be upset about especially wi… https://t.co/WtwXwRzYTk 10:26:40, 2018-01-01
RT @MediaweekAUS: NYE TV #TEN #Rebel #WBBL03 @tensporttv
Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat
Session 1: 179,000 (metro 106,000)
Session 2: 27… 10:27:20, 2018-01-01
re U19WC warmups, there is an official schedule of warmup games that begins on Jan 8. Any matches before that are n… https://t.co/XsF5eiR1Jf in reply to rickeyrecricket 10:31:08, 2018-01-01
RT @cricketkioc: HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO VEDA KRISHNMURTHY ON WINNING VIJAYA KARNATAKA SPORTSPERSON
OF THE YEAR AWARD 10:32:30, 2018-01-01
If Steve Smith plans to give Ashton Agar four overs to bowl in the SCG Test then this makes perfect sense https://t.co/o49Az6ioGa 10:55:50, 2018-01-01
hardly a "twist" or a "cruel blow", Stokes' tentative naming in the ODI squad was always optimistic speculation https://t.co/v2aZY8w9kA 11:14:52, 2018-01-01
RT @ThunderBBL: PREVIEW | Check out the key information ahead of tonight's clash with the Hurricanes at Spotless – https://t.co/KITzCLaErz… 13:44:45, 2018-01-01
Liam Bowe into the Stars team sounds like a plan https://t.co/KnSa4gDVcj 13:54:16, 2018-01-01
RT @VillageCricket_: 2018 goals:
1. Average double figures with the bat
2. Average double figures with the ball

#Village 13:56:55, 2018-01-01
or perhaps what you interpret as lethargy and boredom do not diminish the fascination of Test cricket https://t.co/nZoPNcV4o4 14:22:55, 2018-01-01
RT @petersiddle403: Our NYE party went off with a WIN last night! ???? @StrikersBBL #HappyNewYear #AdelaideOval https://t.co/Hp6C7Vcz5I 14:41:44, 2018-01-01
RT @BCCIdomestic: End Innings: Vidarbha – 547/10 in 163.4 overs (A S Thakare 0 off 4, R N Gurbani 0 off 9) #DELvVID @paytm #RanjiTrophy #F… 15:20:31, 2018-01-01
Happy New Year from Spotless Stadium! #cricket #BBL07 @ Spotless Stadium https://t.co/BucKJEsALd 16:46:29, 2018-01-01
RT @BBL: Tonight’s pitch at Spotless Stadium #BBL07 https://t.co/7zj83aEhOa 17:11:35, 2018-01-01
Watto wins the toss and will bowl first. #BBL07 17:28:18, 2018-01-01
Thunder unchanged. Milenko replaces Rogers for Hurricanes. #BBL07 17:29:54, 2018-01-01
@NathanW39506373 January 13. Final February 3. Happy new year to you too! in reply to NathanW39506373 17:39:22, 2018-01-01
RT @SeerviBharath: Colin Munro hits the first six of 2018 in International cricket.
Last year's first six was hit by Shabbir Rehman (v NZ… 17:39:40, 2018-01-01
RT @GMCricket: What a way to start the new year! Mark Chapman slams his maiden T20 century as Auckland completed a seven-run win over Cante… 17:39:49, 2018-01-01
@bollingertowers getting the agony over with in reply to bollingertowers 17:41:02, 2018-01-01
@gulu1959 @SeerviBharath that might have to wait till Thursday at the SCG in reply to gulu1959 17:48:17, 2018-01-01
Happy birthday to all the players whose date of birth is recorded as January 1 https://t.co/sMc6NJcHU9 17:53:33, 2018-01-01
RT @cambo_19: Congrats to @Coachsim13 for his appointment as @ACBofficials coach…serious team going places!! @AssociateCric @Burkey_99 @t… 17:56:50, 2018-01-01
Fireworks and smoke at the start of a daylight cricket match. Honestly this is a bad idea. Please don't do this again @BBL 18:09:29, 2018-01-01
#firstball of 2018. Chris Green to Alex Doolan. #cricket #BBL07 #thunderbbl #hurricanesbbl @… https://t.co/OjSuhh7g4s 18:11:44, 2018-01-01
Twin spin attack opening for the Thunder. Chris Green then Fawad Ahmed. #BBL07 18:14:39, 2018-01-01
One more for Sandhu's wicket-taking record for Thunder. Doolan put that straight down KP's throat. 18:26:30, 2018-01-01
Wicket maiden to Gurinder Sandhu! #BBL07 18:28:58, 2018-01-01
RT @CricProf: The four overs of spin bowled by Sydney Thunder in the Powerplay today is their equal most ever. They also bowled four in Jan… 18:39:29, 2018-01-01
don't bowl short to Darcy 18:42:36, 2018-01-01
Tidy over from Watto. Hobart 1/82(11) 18:54:49, 2018-01-01
Fifty to D'arcy Short from 36 balls. I like him. He'll go places. 18:59:33, 2018-01-01
Look, Watto… just don't bowl Short to D'arcy, ok? 19:02:51, 2018-01-01
RT @HurricanesBBL: 6⃣ on the onside ✅
4⃣ on the offside ✅
4⃣ behind square ✅
4⃣ on the offside ✅

20 runs from the over and D'Arcy Short is… 19:08:19, 2018-01-01
Mitch into the short rubbish again 19:19:03, 2018-01-01
From a wicket maiden to 4-1-48-1 we saw both the Gurinder Sandhus tonight. #BBL07 19:31:32, 2018-01-01
McDermott caught of a Mitch no ball grr 19:33:01, 2018-01-01
RT @jamiecox1969: Thunder losing faith quickly in their young spinners – going back to pace at the death because that’s what u do! 19:33:31, 2018-01-01
well this is a Mitch 20th Over Special 19:35:20, 2018-01-01
RT @ThunderBBL: McClenaghan has been ruled out of the attack for two waist high no balls. Watto will complete the over
#ThunderNation #BBL07 19:36:35, 2018-01-01
Mitch not completing his over is a good thing 19:36:58, 2018-01-01
Short holes out for 97 but what a fantastic innings. Privilege to witness that. #BBL07 19:39:09, 2018-01-01
Thunder seemed to go into panic mode towards the end but D'arcy Short put them under a ton of pressure. He was in great touch 19:42:56, 2018-01-01
190 a big ask for this Thunder lineup. The two keywords this evening are Jofra and Tymal. #BBL07 in reply to rickeyrecricket 19:44:05, 2018-01-01
RT @CricProf: D'Arcy Short attacked 84% of his deliveries – well above the BBL average of 62% – and played no rotating shots – he either at… 19:48:22, 2018-01-01
RT @GerardWhateley: A new challenge https://t.co/xDLFHaENTZ 19:53:38, 2018-01-01
Here's Jofra 20:06:57, 2018-01-01
Archer is not that tall https://t.co/r1e3N72toC 20:09:43, 2018-01-01
not Tymal's night so far 20:13:01, 2018-01-01
Jos has the ramp working tonight 20:17:28, 2018-01-01
RT @CricProf: Sydney Thunder's score of 65 for 0 is the highest Powerplay score in the BBL this season – surpassing Brisbane Heat's 57-2 ag… 20:20:11, 2018-01-01
Last game at Spotless I said the crowd was 18-19k and it was in excess of 21k. Tonight I'm sticking with 19 20:21:46, 2018-01-01
Can D'arcy Short do anything wrong tonight? 20:23:23, 2018-01-01
Still waiting for KP's maiden T20 half century. Looked like tonight would be the night. Very unlucky to be run out that way 20:25:07, 2018-01-01
The most incredible save by Christian. 20:29:56, 2018-01-01
Jofra drops a sitter and the Thunder sound crew plays the Wiggles' "Hot Potato". Welcome to Aussie sledging, mate 20:37:59, 2018-01-01
RT @ThunderBBL: Attendance at this evenings game is 16,496 #ThunderNation 20:40:59, 2018-01-01
RT @nikhiltait: right up there amongst some of the top saves of all time! #BBL07 https://t.co/H8BGdl3Fnn 20:42:48, 2018-01-01
Watson and Buttler. There's a Sherlock Holmes story in this somewhere. #BBL07 20:46:55, 2018-01-01
er righteo then Cameron Boyce is on a hat trick 20:53:58, 2018-01-01
RT @Coachsim13: Extremely humbled by all your messages of support. I am very excited to again have a chance to work with such talented cric… 21:01:35, 2018-01-01
Jos has really stepped into gear since the start of #BBL07… is there an unpaid traffic fine or something that can… https://t.co/Ysxl9qWkNK 21:03:29, 2018-01-01
That's the Jofra we've been waiting to see. 21:05:30, 2018-01-01
Tymal strikes and that's probably about it. 6/156, 34 needed from 13. #BBL07 21:11:10, 2018-01-01
Sandhu doing something insane is our last hope 21:17:14, 2018-01-01
well that wasn't the insane thing I was expecting https://t.co/vBqpNOUImj 21:18:47, 2018-01-01
Hurricanes by 9. We saw a memorable innings of 97 by D'arcy Short earlier tonight and that was the difference. Cong… https://t.co/CBQIunjATT 21:23:11, 2018-01-01
No MoM presentation on the ground this evening because television double header but yes it was D'arcy Short 21:35:30, 2018-01-01
RT @ThunderBBL: ?| Match report & highlights from tonight's loss are now available – https://t.co/UfgkHvyq2p #ThunderNation https://t.co/KX… 22:07:21, 2018-01-01
Appalling behaviour from Wade if you ask me https://t.co/2TnwCQvCYf 22:22:47, 2018-01-01
RT @varunshetty: Vidarbha needed to get 29 in about 20 minutes to finish this match today. Now Jaffer is shouldering arms with 22 runs left… 22:24:02, 2018-01-01
RT @ovshake42: Congratulations, Vidarbha, for the fairytale journey.
Thank you, Vidarbha, for restoring my faith in life.

Thank you, cric… 22:39:02, 2018-01-01
RT @HurricanesBBL: How good was that, Hurricanes fans? We're on the board in #BBL07! ?
Match report + highlights: https://t.co/jJoHmejA4o… 22:55:21, 2018-01-01
RT @BCCIdomestic: Vidarbha win their maiden @Paytm #RanjiTrophy in Indore https://t.co/SJMEr3uJEf 22:55:34, 2018-01-01
RT @sidhpat: The lid falling off the #RanjiTrophy is symbolic. It's the last time Sitaram Tambe carried the trophy from BCCI office as a pa… 22:55:56, 2018-01-01
Scorecard of Vidarbha's nine wicket win over Delhi to claim their first Ranji Trophy https://t.co/CqzRXwsaCj 23:07:38, 2018-01-01
RT @ESPNcricinfo: Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman has been stripped of his BCB central contract
https://t.co/EdBhgXmw0i 23:19:32, 2018-01-01
RT @BBL: Bad news for Steve O'Keefe and the Sixers, the spinner going off the field with a leg injury. Peter Nevill on commentary says O'Ke… 23:41:08, 2018-01-01

December 31, 2017

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 31 Dec 17

RT @momocricket: After a billion years:
1) Nepali bowling is world-class
2) We still lack good batsman who can hit the ball
3) We really n… 06:46:41, 2017-12-31
RT @RepublicaNepal: -The crowd makes it all special
-Stepping up Sah
-Best for the last
-Anshuman Rath and the hostile crowd
-Comedy of err… 06:52:27, 2017-12-31
@CDCricket @CentralStags @Mitch_Renwick @BSchmulian That would be 214? Some things are better communicated without… https://t.co/NX7LNQmjsZ in reply to CDCricket 07:06:21, 2017-12-31
@LadiesWhoLeague @WBBL @StrikersWBBL @HeatWBBL @BBL @StrikersBBL @HeatBBL That's the downside of showing the games… https://t.co/N8VBz8kVGz in reply to LadiesWhoLeague 07:14:12, 2017-12-31
RT @jonathanliew: England have failed Moeen Ali just as much as he has failed them. A piece on where it’s gone wrong, and where he goes nex… 07:17:13, 2017-12-31
I would construe that as England HAVE finished the year off the basement https://t.co/wZ9RGAOEbD 07:29:33, 2017-12-31
RT @canadiancricket: Under 19s off to World Cup tonight
https://t.co/qF6dGRyfUh… https://t.co/yoTsbawIpn 07:31:43, 2017-12-31
Highlights from day 2 of the #RanjiTrophy final between Vidarbha and Delhi including Rajneesh Gurbani's hat trick. https://t.co/1jXS7wLy38 07:54:25, 2017-12-31
RT @ThunderBBL: STAT | @gurinder_19 is now our all time leading BBL wicket-taker with 24 wickets. He's also played more BBL games than anyo… 07:55:23, 2017-12-31
@chrisps01 with sub-categories in each tier for red ball and pink ball in reply to chrisps01 08:13:00, 2017-12-31
From @wicketnepal video of the last over of yesterday's #EPLT20 final of Kathmandu in front of about 15000 people. https://t.co/6YhCE7tUv3 08:16:38, 2017-12-31
RT @bradhodge007: Good luck to both @BBL teams tonight. The Nye game in Adelaide is the best fixture of the summer. The show the @Strikers… 08:40:54, 2017-12-31
@kim_hinkley @LadiesWhoLeague @WBBL current TV rights deal is that no two CA events can be televised at the same ti… https://t.co/sG5TdB6apo in reply to kim_hinkley 09:08:25, 2017-12-31
@kim_hinkley @LadiesWhoLeague @WBBL new TV contracts next year, if they want to play more games and reach more peop… https://t.co/r0R0z5T4EG in reply to kim_hinkley 09:22:47, 2017-12-31
Interesting change to the @HurricanesWBBL batting order seems to be working so far this morning. Stef Daffara openi… https://t.co/OCvgE7gxBk 11:40:17, 2017-12-31
just switched on the live stream to see Batesy take two wickets in two balls. Hurricanes 8/87 #WBBL03 no hat trick 12:04:38, 2017-12-31
RT @Gampa_cricket: Pak u19 cricketers all standing up for royalty. Wasim Akram greeting the u19 players in Melbourne during there match v A… 12:06:26, 2017-12-31
RT @PakPassion: At the Youth ODI game, the Pakistani players get to meet a legend! – Wasim Akram is at the 3rd Youth ODI between Pakistan a… 12:09:21, 2017-12-31
Hurricanes fall in double figures again. All out 97 in 19.4 overs. Bates 4-0-12-3 for Thunder. #WBBL03 https://t.co/7UqDsZV8y4 12:13:56, 2017-12-31
A big call, but unfortunately Krishnamurthy hasn't performed for @HurricanesWBBL this season https://t.co/tFsqPQqLA4 12:16:01, 2017-12-31
RT @HurricanesBBL: Stef Daffara top scored with an impressive 30 at the top of the innings, but a string of late wickets stifled our moment… 12:19:37, 2017-12-31
Muhammad Zaid is 99 not out for Pakistan Under-19 against the Aus U19 XI. Live video: https://t.co/H3ExPcnAFq 12:23:07, 2017-12-31
Zaid is 100 now. Not sure if this is credited as a Youth ODI as the Australian team is not the World Cup squad but a second XI in reply to rickeyrecricket 12:23:58, 2017-12-31
RT @CAPathway: A century for Zaid, Pakistan now 2-197 after 39 overs. Davies with Australia's two wickets.
Live and free via https://t.co/… 12:26:43, 2017-12-31
Change in the batting order for @ThunderWBBL instead of the two Rach(a)els it's Haynes and Taylor. https://t.co/7UqDsZV8y4 12:33:52, 2017-12-31
WI team mate claims WI team mate. Matthews removes Taylor. Revenge for yesterday. Thunder 1/13 (2.2) Blackwell new bat. Target 98. #WBBL03 12:39:43, 2017-12-31
with a two hour break between games to kill the momentum https://t.co/mYsBt874cX 12:43:48, 2017-12-31
So Veda Krishnamurthy (58 runs at 11.6) was dropped but is Lauren Winfield (53 at 8.83, 7 today) next? #WBBL03 12:47:08, 2017-12-31
Test Match Special it ain't https://t.co/61DYwxv3JC 12:50:52, 2017-12-31
Harmanpreet Kaur comes to the crease for @ThunderWBBL but already in trouble taking her first single. 12:54:27, 2017-12-31
Five *thousand* spectators at Lilac Hill yesterday? Really? https://t.co/bGFbL6sX3r #WBBL03 12:58:14, 2017-12-31
@_hypocaust I can't think of any either, although I recall Sangakkara being dropped from the Hurricanes mens team a couple of years ago in reply to _hypocaust 13:00:20, 2017-12-31
RT @WBBL: She won't need to test that leg if she keeps hitting them like this! ?
?: https://t.co/XUvSKwhttQ #WBBL03 https://t.co/NYSsZCl2yh 13:00:51, 2017-12-31
Pakistan U19 7/309 (50) against an Australian U19 XI at the Albert Ground, Melbourne. Muhammad Zaid 128 https://t.co/H3ExPcnAFq 13:23:23, 2017-12-31
Easy win to @ThunderWBBL by eight wickets with five overs to spare. They go to first place on the #WBBL03 ladder fo… https://t.co/4oKGD2oHEs 13:30:44, 2017-12-31
RT @paras77: Glad to be part of such an amazing team ..
Thank you to all the supporters and fans of Nepal cricket…
Jai nepal ..!!! https… 13:42:01, 2017-12-31
RT @TheRealPCB: Pakistan U19 team group photo at Albert Ground, St. Kilda, Melbourne https://t.co/kYaN66ItOI 18:06:26, 2017-12-31
RT @StrikersWBBL: Mooney and Heat too hot to handle at Adelaide Oval
Match report ➡ https://t.co/2mqKS6dM5u #strikeforce #WBBL03 https://t… 18:09:14, 2017-12-31
Victory to Pakistan in the third U19 one-dayer in Melbourne. The Australian XI chasing 310 made 9/260, Penrith's Ry… https://t.co/aT9wlTjwTc 18:19:51, 2017-12-31
@aadisharma1900 TV programming I believe. Shouldn't need more than an hour to prepare for the men's game really in reply to aadisharma1900 18:25:58, 2017-12-31
@aadisharma1900 @ThunderBBL @gurinder_19 Dirk Nannes with 23 in reply to aadisharma1900 18:28:12, 2017-12-31
RT @StrikersBBL: An unchanged 1⃣1⃣ for tonight's New Year's Eve @BBL blockbuster!
We've won the toss and will be batting first ? #BBL07 #s… 18:32:39, 2017-12-31
Jon Holland: selectors have drawn line through my name https://t.co/fQc545Xp9u via @theage 18:42:44, 2017-12-31
RT @HeatBBL: Our XI for tonight’s big NYE clash! We’ve lost the toss and will bowl first! ? Preview: https://t.co/HPHS58HDOU #TurnUpTheHeat… 18:48:46, 2017-12-31
Here's a personal recap of the year 2017 in cricket from my own photo archives: https://t.co/SEo9ozFeca 20:36:16, 2017-12-31
RT @ACBofficials: @ACBofficials Appoints Mr. Phillip Simmons @Coachsim13 As the Head Coach of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team.
#Afgh… 20:45:09, 2017-12-31
RT @TelfordVice: #India talk as good a game as they practice https://t.co/vwLRnK7VVL #cricket #SAvIND 20:55:27, 2017-12-31
pretty close https://t.co/agn4H5jpdJ 21:01:58, 2017-12-31
@brydoncoverdale you mean Jeff in reply to brydoncoverdale 21:04:14, 2017-12-31
RT @bjwaterworth: Billy Stanlake's first over speeds (km/ph): 145, 142 (wide), 150, 147, 148, 144, 151. #BBL07 21:15:40, 2017-12-31
queenslander 21:19:27, 2017-12-31
RT @dcfcricket: Wishing all followers, fans, players, opponents and all of your families a happy, safe, and enjoyable #NewYear2018 #cricket… 21:34:40, 2017-12-31
Baz off 21:35:15, 2017-12-31
Brisbane Cold 22:00:08, 2017-12-31
At a guess I'd say Rashid doesn't drink champagne https://t.co/JSndmUYgEF 22:02:27, 2017-12-31
RT @StrikersBBL: We ? you all!
#strikeforce #BBL07 https://t.co/0r3zxQkM5K 22:04:50, 2017-12-31

December 31, 2017December 31, 2017

2017 A personal year in cricket in pictures

In 2017 I have seen some extraordinary events on the cricket field, and by way of a personal retrospective of the year, here through some of my own smartphone * photography is a recap of some of my highlights: Continue reading “2017 A personal year in cricket in pictures”

December 30, 2017

Tweets by @rickeyrecricket for 30 Dec 17

Actually Saturday's back page but never mind I still never buy the Tele https://t.co/2dtdbugr9V 00:43:51, 2017-12-30
Only a Queensland newspaper would suggest Joe Burns to replace Bancroft or Khawaja for T5 https://t.co/rtm6LKQpJB 00:46:52, 2017-12-30
Video highlights Ranji Trophy Final Day 1, Delhi v Vidarbha: https://t.co/4rrRmNkQ29 00:52:43, 2017-12-30
Shorey leads Delhi fightback with unbeaten ton | Wisden India https://t.co/aguVozHTtT 00:59:56, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: 1.NPL
2.EPL-I
3.DPL
4.EPL-II

Four Premier T20 tournaments in Nepal. Sharad Vesawkar's team in each final. Won two*.

It i… 01:01:25, 2017-12-30
Documentary evidence of Bill Lawry's TV commentary career before channel 9. The 76/77 season with 0-10 (now Network… https://t.co/DC9JxG5jqc 08:24:46, 2017-12-30
T20 form does not a Test spinner make. https://t.co/p0V7m0h9AE 08:31:41, 2017-12-30
RT @Neroli_M_FOX: Best part of day 4? Trevor Bayliss declaring the ball tampering situation “a beat-up” – a term none of the English press… 08:34:28, 2017-12-30
If Aus play a second spinner in Sydney you'd think SOK would be odds-on, though I would rate Jon Holland higher. #ashes in reply to rickeyrecricket 08:38:29, 2017-12-30
And as further proof of the irrelevance of T20 form, Holland appears to be the Renegades' number 3 spinner after Ho… https://t.co/ebJTlfgNIh in reply to rickeyrecricket 08:43:50, 2017-12-30
RT @MelbCCLibrary: It’s up!! #Cook244* banner joins other Test record holders in #percybeamesbar looking new, but now we can watch it fade… 08:44:45, 2017-12-30
RT @gollybob: #ashes #ashes2017 https://t.co/2SolDGNdvd 08:45:36, 2017-12-30
RT @SaintFrankly: Seriously.
It’s OK to fly them across the road @MCG but they present some kind of threat @AAMIPark for @ALeague ?

The… 08:46:31, 2017-12-30
@PuntPod he may well be in the market for a Rexona contract but he's the second best multi day spin bowler in the country in reply to PuntPod 08:48:11, 2017-12-30
@alanroderick they missed a great opportunity to use Comic Sans in reply to alanroderick 09:13:51, 2017-12-30
Why cricket needs the Barmy Army whether or not we like them. From @jonathanliew https://t.co/6bePtzkUZs 09:25:46, 2017-12-30
bit different to Perth https://t.co/ot8933gNUg 09:26:16, 2017-12-30
I like how the newspapers published the Test scorecards in 1879: https://t.co/GKbZsxtsSg 10:00:13, 2017-12-30
RT @MediaweekAUS: Thu TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv
@StrikersBBL @SixersBBL
Game 9: Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers
Session 1: 737k… 10:07:03, 2017-12-30
RT @MediaweekAUS: Fri TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv
Game 10: Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers
Session 1: 865k (metro 600k)
Sessio… 10:07:11, 2017-12-30
RT @collinsadam: To the point off the top, @buckrogers55 on @abcgrandstand: "It is lifeless, it is dead. Not what a fifth-day pitch should… 10:08:44, 2017-12-30
RT @BenDuckett1: Could be a sleep on the sofa night tonight… come on @englandcricket ?????? Might be a ‘dead rubber’ as some are saying… 10:10:39, 2017-12-30
RT @bbctms: Huge congratulations to @Heatherknight55 who has received an OBE in the New Years Honours.
Teammates @Tammy_Beaumont and @Anya… 10:12:06, 2017-12-30
RT @MelbCCLibrary: Confirming banner is temporary, for this Test
"Existing banners are actually fabric wrapped panels with painted names,… 10:12:31, 2017-12-30
hang on I got Mailey's figures wrong. Redoing 10:19:39, 2017-12-30
ping @alanroderick (take two) https://t.co/WRGXvXUfNz 10:25:06, 2017-12-30
RT @collinsadam: Deep in the fractals of a sodden day, Warner reinforced that he is the Leonardo DiCaprio of this side rather than the Brya… 10:31:29, 2017-12-30
RT @cricbuzz: 161 balls of patience
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And DAVID WARNER has a FIFTY !! #Ashes

Slowest 50s for Warner in Tests (by balls):
161 v Eng, M… 10:32:15, 2017-12-30
Ashton Agar blergh 10:37:48, 2017-12-30
RT @Gampa_cricket: Fair chance that we if had 4 Day Test cricket, it will be nil-all heading to Sydney. #Ashes 10:39:24, 2017-12-30
@JackMendel4 $30 admission on day five would have a lot to do with it in reply to JackMendel4 10:48:39, 2017-12-30
@Tee_Aly @JackMendel4 big crowds on day 5 are rare in any situation. It's a big ask to get people to come to all fi… https://t.co/zmspXxA0FQ in reply to Tee_Aly 10:58:19, 2017-12-30
RT @tickerscricket: "Deteriorate, you flat bastard. Oh my God. I'm warning you, if you don't deteriorate… I'll count to three. One, two,… 10:59:39, 2017-12-30
@Tee_Aly @JackMendel4 the fact is that people don't go to a day at the Test for a result. They go for a day at the Test. in reply to Tee_Aly 11:00:55, 2017-12-30
I think I've solved the Melbourne Cricket Club's font problem https://t.co/V4LGC14MXF 11:26:51, 2017-12-30
about time Malan had a bowl 11:30:11, 2017-12-30
Australia is winning again. #ashes https://t.co/Vluq9m0QTJ 11:54:49, 2017-12-30
I presume Root didn't overstep the line 12:00:33, 2017-12-30
just after I opened up the WACA 2015 scorecard to see how many balls Warner faced for his 253 (it was 286) 12:01:53, 2017-12-30
RT @CricketAus: Joe Root with the big breakthrough
LIVE: https://t.co/osnYPjcpzQ #Ashes https://t.co/ykaJ9YdvKQ 12:04:35, 2017-12-30
RT @CricProf: Only five balls today have found more turn than the 3.7° Root found to dismiss Warner #Ashes 12:05:04, 2017-12-30
RT @MediaweekAUS: Thu TV #AUSvENG #Ashes #Nine #WWOS #Melbourne #MCG
Fourth Test Day 3
Session 1: 880,000 (5 City: 624,000 Regional: 256,0… 12:11:06, 2017-12-30
RT @MediaweekAUS: Fri TV #AUSvENG #Ashes #Nine #WWOS #Melbourne #MCG
Fourth Test Day 4
Session 1: 931,000 (5 City: 647,000 Regional: 284,00… 12:11:21, 2017-12-30
The 100 most watched TV shows in Australia in 2017. Cricket scattered between the football and reality shows, but t… https://t.co/IoAOqrzKsR 12:22:55, 2017-12-30
important 50 by the skipper, Australia in nett terms 3/14 #Ashes 12:26:05, 2017-12-30
RT @SixersWBBL: ? > We've won the toss and will bat first against @ScorchersBBL at Lilac Hill!
Play is set to start at 1pm (AEDT) and you… 12:26:33, 2017-12-30
One Marsh gone before lunch, another Marsh to bat straight after. Australia 4/78 lead 14 two sessions to play.… https://t.co/Obac4w3QvM 12:30:21, 2017-12-30
@vineethJA it could happen but I'd back at least one of the Aussie tail to blast a quick 30 or 40 in reply to vineethJA 12:35:01, 2017-12-30
RT @RicFinlay: If the weather holds, England will be very hard to resist now. CricViz have the draw 72%, but I reckon that is England's cha… 12:35:33, 2017-12-30
@vineethJA draw still most likely especially if the rain comes back in reply to vineethJA 12:47:05, 2017-12-30
RT @AndrewFaulkner9: Starc's doing some work in the break under the supervision of the team doctor. He's charging in from his full run-up b… 12:49:48, 2017-12-30
RT @Neroli_M_FOX: Mitchell Starc has used the lunch break to do a few run throughs, under the watchful eye of the team Dr. @FOXSportsNews h… 12:57:43, 2017-12-30
#WBBL03 under way at Lilac Hill, Alyssa Healy out first ball, Ash Gardner at the crease. Live video: https://t.co/iQXBBYpSO3 13:02:39, 2017-12-30
@RyanStirling8 until I see his birth certificate I guess I have to believe people who are responsible for telling the truth in reply to RyanStirling8 13:06:11, 2017-12-30
RT @WBBL: GOT HER! @ScorchersBBL strike on the first ball of the day and Alyssa Healy is gone!
Stream the match live: https://t.co/fq89DBQc… 13:10:40, 2017-12-30
Lovely piece from @SpiceBoxofEarth https://t.co/mjjPnG2bOc 13:13:46, 2017-12-30
Hong Kong to play ACT as curtain-raiser to PM XI game against England at Manuka on Feb 2 – https://t.co/5QLC2CBMOQ 13:16:02, 2017-12-30
Interested in a career in Sports Turf Management? The SCG Trust is advertising a traineeship. https://t.co/qrDqwpLDRj 13:22:11, 2017-12-30
@murdriggs I think for a lot of people BBL has taken over from the ODIs. More an indication that people will watch… https://t.co/Y4AS2cmFAi in reply to murdriggs 13:24:23, 2017-12-30
@murdriggs T20 I enjoy in small doses. I go to every Sydney Thunder home game but no way could I sit through every… https://t.co/5ea60K7hP4 in reply to murdriggs 13:29:49, 2017-12-30
@JamieHarrison__ @GeorgeDobell1 the hyperbole seems to go up a notch every year. I worry about India's tour to Aust… https://t.co/miXwahwOiN in reply to JamieHarrison__ 13:33:57, 2017-12-30
@murdriggs at three and a half hours it's a good length of time in reply to murdriggs 13:34:47, 2017-12-30
First game in a fortnight for @ThunderWBBL and an unchanged XI. #WBBL03 https://t.co/3bSBAaYicL 13:45:05, 2017-12-30
RT @WBBL: Another! Sara McGlashan is out for a duck! @ScorchersBBL start to wrest momentum back from @SixersWBBL…
https://t.co/fq89DBQcWo… 13:53:58, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: New chapter shall be written in Nepal cricket's history. A record number of crowd for a domestic match. Very much confiden… 14:07:03, 2017-12-30
Remarkable work by #ScorchersWBBL to dismiss @SixersWBBL just inside twenty overs. Target 139 https://t.co/iQXBBYpSO3 #WBBL03 14:22:22, 2017-12-30
In Launceston @HurricanesWBBL are sent into bat by @ThunderWBBL. Live video https://t.co/I4uZQiHHX9 #WBBL03 14:25:08, 2017-12-30
Lauren Winfield out for the Hurricanes. Veda Krishnmurthy now at the crease. 1/5(2) Live video https://t.co/I4uZQiHHX9 in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:28:37, 2017-12-30
RT @HurricanesBBL: Krishnamurthy chips one in the air and the catch is taken at mid-on. Not the start we were after here in Launceston, now… 14:37:15, 2017-12-30
RT @tickerscricket: Vaughan mocking the Aussies for only having one song as the Barmy Army launch into a rendition of "We are the Army". 14:41:22, 2017-12-30
Veda Krishnamurthy's #WBBL03 so far: 8, 21, 13, 16, 2 in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:44:20, 2017-12-30
RT @njhcricket: The men in charge keep coming up with all these ideas in order to "save" test cricket.
How about just getting together to s… 15:08:29, 2017-12-30
RT @HurricanesBBL: We've also got 2,260 people here at @utasstadium already, which is the largest crowd we've ever had for a @WBBL match! ?… 15:10:03, 2017-12-30
Australia well on track to heroically saving their 3-0 series lead. One session (or less) to play. #ashes 15:14:40, 2017-12-30
That photo sums up Triple M's coverage pretty well. Isa is good but the blokes dominate and make a mess of it all https://t.co/vTn0okoSLB 15:18:52, 2017-12-30
Not one but two #WBBL03 games to choose from right now. Stafanie Taylor has just dismissed West Indian team mate Ha… https://t.co/GuPZMi1NR9 15:20:47, 2017-12-30
Scorchers 0/93 (12/3) doing it easy at Lilac Hill, Sixers all out 138. #WBBL03 https://t.co/iQXBBYpSO3 15:22:11, 2017-12-30
Hurricanes 8/112 (20) Stafanie Taylor 4-0-15-4 for the Thunder. #WBBL03 https://t.co/I4uZQiHHX9 15:40:04, 2017-12-30
@ss04072012 can't watch the Ranji final in Australia unfortunately in reply to ss04072012 15:42:46, 2017-12-30
RT @cricbuzz: HAT-TRICK for Rajneesh Gurbani. What's more he picks up his third 5-fer in a row. Dhruv Shorey, the centurion (145), was his… 15:43:44, 2017-12-30
Delhi all out 295 in the Ranji Trophy final, Rajneesh Gurbani 6/59 including hat trick https://t.co/CqzRXwsaCj 15:47:03, 2017-12-30
#WBBL03 Scorchers have beaten Sixers by four wickets at Lilac Hill with seven balls to spare. Both teams now 4-2. https://t.co/iQXBBYpSO3 15:49:17, 2017-12-30
I am currently watching Hurricanes-Thunder WBBL on the CA app and listening to the Test on the ABC 15:53:42, 2017-12-30
RT @gulu1959: Rajneesh Gurbani hat-trick in Ranji Trophy final only second in a final. Previous one was by B. Kalyansundaram for Tamil Nadu… 15:55:51, 2017-12-30
But has this Test really been "ruined"? It hasn't delivered the usual expectation – an outright result – but I'd lo… https://t.co/sIkfyk3yzB 16:00:03, 2017-12-30
Glorious statistical comparison of oranges to watermelons there. Best Test matches IMO are the ones that deliver a… https://t.co/dTfwYeEipx 16:06:13, 2017-12-30
@BMcSport best Test ever surely in reply to BMcSport 16:10:21, 2017-12-30
RT @crowdiegal: #ashes Might be being a bit PC but I just lost a tonne of respect for Geoffrey Boycott linking the MCG pitch to suicide is… 16:14:00, 2017-12-30
Everest Premier League final about to commence in Kirtipur. Live video: https://t.co/8lymFIuL9V 16:16:29, 2017-12-30
Sitaram Tambe, BCCI’s longest-serving employee set to retire https://t.co/FMMROGnZ5S 16:20:52, 2017-12-30
There's so much to love about Test cricket in so many contexts. Even on the last afternoon with no outright result… https://t.co/iPTYRWm0Tg 16:28:17, 2017-12-30
RT @RoshanCricket: Steve Smith's run making at test cricket has questioned the purists who are sticklers for technique based batting. The e… 16:32:19, 2017-12-30
RT @GregBaum: https://t.co/AJAsEuq3Hg 16:32:35, 2017-12-30
In Launceston another Australian captain brings up her half century https://t.co/snjh02lRkr 16:35:17, 2017-12-30
@Nvoyage88 I know Christmas is over but buy her a proper bat so she doesn't have to use that poor spoon in reply to Nvoyage88 16:37:24, 2017-12-30
@adsrw Can't support the preparation of a pitch that delivers 24 wickets in almost 5 days but Steve Smith has just… https://t.co/9MIkY5TjOI in reply to adsrw 16:39:06, 2017-12-30
Unlucky run out for Alex Blackwell, Straight drive by Haynes clipped bowler Hancock's fingers, onto stumps, AB out… https://t.co/ENQtgVg3V4 16:43:41, 2017-12-30
That's a decent fifth day crowd https://t.co/8gi45YDquK 16:46:29, 2017-12-30
RT @bbctms: A total attendance at the Boxing Day Test of 262,616.
…and this lot have been singing throughout.

?? Live ? https://t.co/fm… 16:46:53, 2017-12-30
RT @WBBL: Just a fingertip in it! An uncommon wicket, but a wicket nevertheless! @ThunderWBBL's Alex Blackwell is run out!
https://t.co/dMU… 16:48:07, 2017-12-30
RT @danbrettig: MCG crowd today is 14,128 admission-paying spectators, making 262,616 for the game. CA handed over $20,000 to charity rathe… 16:48:56, 2017-12-30
Smith declares at 4.50pm knowing they can call the game off at 5pm so that's it. Match drawn. #ashes https://t.co/Vluq9m0QTJ 16:51:04, 2017-12-30
1081 runs 24 wickets 388.1 overs. Pitch needs looking at. #ashes 16:54:25, 2017-12-30
#WBBL03 Sydney @ThunderWBBL win by seven wickets with 22 balls to spare https://t.co/I4uZQiHHX9 16:58:13, 2017-12-30
Thunder 4-1 after today's win, Hurricanes 0-5. Both teams go around again at 11am tomorrow. #WBBL03 in reply to rickeyrecricket 16:59:19, 2017-12-30
My Best-on-Ground for #Ashes T4D5:
3 pts – Steve Smith
2 pts – David Warner
1 pt – Mitchell Marsh.

Series leaders… https://t.co/VVeyzSfHa8 17:02:06, 2017-12-30
Now watching the #EPLT20 final in Nepal where Paras Khadka and Anshuman Rath are batting https://t.co/8lymFIuL9V 17:05:14, 2017-12-30
Having watched a few #EPLT20 games over the past week or so on Youtube, that hill looks like an awesome place to watch cricket 17:12:11, 2017-12-30
RT @englandcricket: ?@_TC59 thanks our incredible supporters.
https://t.co/5X7v95YLjf #Ashes https://t.co/SENml0xjGw 17:13:14, 2017-12-30
RT @Neroli_M_FOX: Statement on the pitch: https://t.co/lQ8J7KSmps 17:14:49, 2017-12-30
RT @tensporttv: Want more cricket? Sad the #Ashes are over until next year? Well, have we got a treat for you tonight, as the @HurricanesBB… 17:16:02, 2017-12-30
RT @WicketNepal: Biratnagar Warriors : 86/3 (13 overs)
Anil Kumar sah : 1* | Paras khadka : 21*

Harishankar Shah : 3-0-12-1… https://t.c… 17:20:31, 2017-12-30
Interviews with team owners in the middle of an over. The TV producers taking their cues from the IPL playbook 17:23:06, 2017-12-30
@travelfreak8 I hope they never put a stadium on that hill. It looks awesome in reply to travelfreak8 17:24:02, 2017-12-30
@pinku30855 @englandcricket @_TC59 that's the best part of it in reply to pinku30855 17:32:11, 2017-12-30
RT @BCCIdomestic: WATCH Rajneesh Gurbani's hat-trick that sent Delhi packing in the first innings. He became only the second bowler in the… 17:37:09, 2017-12-30
RT @AndrewFaulkner9: Pat Howard's taking quick action on the dead pitch front — he's talking to the ground staff as they water the square.… 17:37:24, 2017-12-30
RT @Tammy_Beaumont: Incredibly humbled and honoured to be awarded a MBE in the New Years Honours List! Who’d have thought a little girl wit… 17:44:36, 2017-12-30
RT @ThunderWBBL: The match report & highlights from today's win against the Hurricanes is now available – https://t.co/9hnVqR0Sqk #ThunderN… 17:53:29, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: Full house at TU cricket ground. Awe-inspiring atmosphere. Great news for domestic cricket.
#EPLT20 #EPLT20Final https://… 17:53:48, 2017-12-30
Warriors 149/7 (20) in the #EPLT20 final in front of a packed house. Gladiators need 150.
Scorecard:… https://t.co/9o9WXDo8Ix 17:58:33, 2017-12-30
This seems like a very long innings break in Nepal while three dudes sing 18:20:06, 2017-12-30
RT @AndrewFaulkner9: I feel for the ground staff. Not their fault they're lumbered with a drop-in. Sure they did all they could. Well done… 18:26:38, 2017-12-30
RT @HurricanesBBL: Debutant alert! Congratulations to Tom Rogers who will don purple for the first time ?? #BBL07 #TasmaniasTeam https://t.… 18:27:09, 2017-12-30
Sandhu replaces Fekete in the @ThunderBBL XI tonight. I thought they might have rested Rohrer but he's playing. #BBL07 18:30:47, 2017-12-30
RT @ACTCricketStats: Congratulations to @tombuckyrogers who will become the 19th player who played for @CricketACT to play T20 cricket. He… 18:36:06, 2017-12-30
Yes but what will the bounce be like on the fifth day? https://t.co/7A58cq0OpL 18:36:47, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: I tried my best to get as much as crowd possible. But this is only half of it. This for an… https://t.co/K3bjFNcKi9 18:39:50, 2017-12-30
RT @jonathanliew: Report on the drawn Melbourne Test. Contains horticulture. https://t.co/RjOMRQgAHf https://t.co/nClalPWeZt 18:46:53, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: I'm short of words. I love you cricket.
This crowd is epic. For the first time I heard chants as louder as Paras for Baba… 18:54:15, 2017-12-30
RT @australian: 'Cricket was the loser in this tedious farce': Gideon Haigh lets fly at the MCG's drop-in pitch #ashes https://t.co/ylUqHmv… 18:56:47, 2017-12-30
RT @_TheTonk: Malcolm Knox: Three of the best batsmen of their era show resilience to stay alive in a zombie flick of a Test https://t.co/E… 18:59:02, 2017-12-30
Big Bash time. Was hoping to see more of the EPL final but that half-time went on forever, well 45 minutes anyway. 19:02:02, 2017-12-30
Best wishes to Moises Henriques who has taken personal leave from the BBL https://t.co/Mkffp5CWA7 19:05:50, 2017-12-30
RT @iamtheoracle: Cooky having a quiet moment #244 #ashes https://t.co/P2cbLWSANQ 19:09:24, 2017-12-30
RT @abcnews: Opinion: 'Dead rubber' #Ashes talk only proves who doesn't understand Test #cricket, writes @GeoffLemonSport
https://t.co/XYF… 19:10:17, 2017-12-30
Buttler still opening for the Thunder. #shrug 19:13:00, 2017-12-30
RT @huss_hanif: Watching the Nepali #EPLT20 Final between Biratnagar Warriors & Bhairahawa Gladiators. Would love to know what the official… 19:14:53, 2017-12-30
Here's Jofra 19:19:13, 2017-12-30
stop showing off George 19:20:42, 2017-12-30
amazing catch by George Bailey, Patterson beaten by the bounce from Archer. Thunder 1/24(2.3) #BBL07 19:22:02, 2017-12-30
RT @BBL: Yep… that is classic catch! LIVE: https://t.co/DpYBoV3ZhS #BBL07 https://t.co/hsoSNdD3zM 19:24:24, 2017-12-30
RT @WicketNepal: Unnatural Bowling from Ansuman Rath, Something you don't expect from a player of his caliber.
The balls are simply slippi… 19:26:42, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: I haven't seen a bowler struggling like this ever in cricket. Even in streets or gullies. Something is seriously wrong wit… 19:26:51, 2017-12-30
I have the Nepal final running in another tab and missed this. What the… ? https://t.co/ujQdVUPy8d 19:33:12, 2017-12-30
Anshuman Rath, the Hong Kong import playing in #EPLT20 and one of their best batsman, bowled an 11-ball over for 36… https://t.co/zJOYFaActX in reply to rickeyrecricket 19:43:33, 2017-12-30
RT @BBL: Good to see Dan Christian head straight back to his mark after copping this one. LIVE: https://t.co/DpYBoV3ZhS #BBL07 https://t.co… 19:46:38, 2017-12-30
If this was baseball, any six would be a home run https://t.co/E5OMagtU9f 19:59:16, 2017-12-30
Jos proving his worth tonight. #BBL07 20:01:26, 2017-12-30
Welcome to the BBL, Tom Rogers 20:02:58, 2017-12-30
can't argue with that innings by Jos 20:08:16, 2017-12-30
@aadisharma1900 no in reply to aadisharma1900 20:13:26, 2017-12-30
@aadisharma1900 Sixers and Thunder are separate teams in reply to aadisharma1900 20:14:59, 2017-12-30
@aadisharma1900 yes in reply to aadisharma1900 20:16:13, 2017-12-30
what the… poor calling there and Watto ran himself out 20:17:54, 2017-12-30
RT @adamhollioake: Love hearing all these comments about dead rubbers and them not mattering ? You wanna play me in table tennis and see if… 20:19:06, 2017-12-30
RT @BBL: Oh no, Watto won't want to see this again… #BBL07 https://t.co/zvwz5pv0WV 20:24:07, 2017-12-30
RT @BBL: The Archer misfired here! #BBL07 https://t.co/AePBg7WGfh 20:29:24, 2017-12-30
RT @momocricket: Conceded 36 runs in 8th over. Down and out. Still, in with a chance in the final over. Biratnagar Warriors is the stronges… 20:29:41, 2017-12-30
Insane finish happening in Nepal. 5 runs 1 wicket 1 ball to play https://t.co/8lymFIuL9V 20:33:08, 2017-12-30
Don't think I've ever see 3 off the final ball of a game with 5 needed for victory. Congratulations Biratnagar Warr… https://t.co/5RwZ5dCWGe 20:37:30, 2017-12-30
Thunder would have been more comfortable with 180+ but 166 is defensible. #BBL07 20:38:54, 2017-12-30
and now I can go back to watching just one screen 20:39:13, 2017-12-30
RT @RepublicaNepal: #EPLT20 #Final
Bhairahawa Gladiators vs Biratnagar Warriors

BG:
Sharad Vesawakar 52 (39) (4 fours, 4 sixes)
Pratham… 20:53:21, 2017-12-30
RT @brt_warriors: We are the #Champions
#EPLT20 #NepaliCricket #BiratnagarWarriors https://t.co/owyDdZT7U7 20:55:57, 2017-12-30
RT @MRNCricket: Mo: "There's not a lot of rhythm for Gurinder Sandhu so far." #BBL07 21:00:39, 2017-12-30
Mitch 21:00:47, 2017-12-30
RT @Cricket365: People were legitimately upset that the ICC sanctioned a four-day Test, never mind that the game didn't go two, claiming th… 21:02:48, 2017-12-30
Great catch by Jos, and better still it's a wicket for Sandhu. 21:08:56, 2017-12-30
RT @CricProf: Fawad Ahmed, all T20s:
Leggie: Avg 34.1, 7.04 rpo
Googly: Avg 17.3, 5.88 rpo

#BBL07 21:22:25, 2017-12-30
Arjun Nair is having such a good season for the @ThunderBBL. #BBL07 21:29:21, 2017-12-30
and to think Fawad Ahmed is eight years younger than Brad Hogg 21:40:53, 2017-12-30
OMG Jos 21:42:38, 2017-12-30
RT @Paul_NewmanDM: Mark Waugh said how much he enjoyed Mrs Brown’s Boys during his Big Bash commentary tonight. I do hope this is what we c… 21:44:47, 2017-12-30
RT @NepaliCricketFC: The Unbeaten Champions of TVS EPL 2017 Biratnagar Warriors.
#EPLT20 https://t.co/sniGL1dpjX 21:55:37, 2017-12-30
RT @BBL: Spin has been king for the Thunder tonight. #BBL07 https://t.co/UeiQYH6mz6 21:56:44, 2017-12-30
RT @chyloe14: Former u18 @aflwomens #AllAustralian @emsmit33 takes @WBBL #MarkoftheYear https://t.co/yQDcjcOtYa 21:57:46, 2017-12-30
That chaotic last ball from the #EPLT20 Final today. Gladiators needed 5 to win and somehow in all this mess ran 3. https://t.co/xNIrg3FvvG 22:01:59, 2017-12-30
Thunder holding all their catches is not something that has always happened in the past. #BBL07 22:08:40, 2017-12-30
Thunder by 57 runs. They're 2-2, the Hurricanes 0-2 and the two teams do it all against at Spotless Stadium on New… https://t.co/6FxN4xS6o3 22:18:56, 2017-12-30
@FreoPope can't think of anything to match it in reply to FreoPope 22:19:44, 2017-12-30
RT @ClaytonMurzello: Remembering Amroliwala. @mid_day https://t.co/8QNnzKp3mj 22:31:57, 2017-12-30
RT @Burkey_99: Congrats to @paras77 @babarhayat199 @anshyrath & all the Warriors on winning the successful #EPLT20 in Kathmandu. Great to s… 22:32:41, 2017-12-30
Steve Smith cuts through the MCG mire to add another day of wonderstats | Adam Collins https://t.co/DbXiVz0Uuf 22:36:11, 2017-12-30
RT @BCCIdomestic: Stumps Day 2: Vidarbha – 206/4 in 66.6 overs (A A Wakhare 0 off 6, Wasim Jaffer 61 off 120) #DELvVID @paytm #RanjiTrophy… 22:48:36, 2017-12-30
RT @captainshanky: The first two days of the #RanjiTrophy final has been more riveting than any India-Sri Lanka match this season. Cracking… 22:50:07, 2017-12-30