Carlton Supporters Club

The Age was full of the cricket up to and after the final Thry.

Was thinking had we won the world cup or a title in any sport, generally it would get more attention.

Thought maybe sandpaper gate had something to do with it.  Cricket has had lots of negative press recently and this would be a positive.  Maybe I just block it out.

As for the Paks, expect anything. They are amazingly difficult to predict.

The media are saying its backlash for CA sacking local hero Langar as coach but imho its more about the lack of competitive cricket from two sub par teams in Pakistan and the West Indies.

Agreed, the problem is modern media is neither professional or impartial, they all run with hidden agendas.

Let's summarise 16K at the fancy stadium;

- Opposition Pakistan, ordinary squad, as a team they are vagabonds playing 5 good minutes here and there. Net interest 0%.

- Warner, many great batting records, mostly against spuds, might be forgiven but not forgotten. Outside of the NSW Cricket mafia most will be happy to see him gone! Net Interest 0%!

- Mitch Marsh, Langer has painted him as Australia's most hated cricketer, nobody believes that, but possibly the most privileged maybe behind Warner. Public Interest 0%, even in his home state!

- Perth population majority Saffie, they'll get more when QDK roles up to play a game with the Renegades! Interest in Aus v Pak 10%(Background radio noise!)

- Josh Inglis kyboshed by Carey, the shock for me was Inglis getting a game ahead of Carey but maybe there is some WA backlash. Interest 10%

- Starc, Hazelwood, pass lack of interest incalculably low, bring on the wild thing!

- Lyon, media has him retiring which surprised Lyon, if he was retiring interest would be 100%, but he isn't and nobody cares what he does against Pak! It'll be like paying to see Godzilla destroy a Coles cold roast chicken, not even the risk of a burn!

@ElwoodBlues1‍ PS: (Sorry for the late edit.) Last night the missus put on the test cricket for me after dinner, I asked her to change the channel to re-runs of Friends!

I couldnt watch it.....

Tired of excuses for Starc....if you can't bowl at a test standard consistently, then time to try somebody else.

Khawaja can disappear too if he wants to bring politics into cricket, its not a podium for his political views, its a place you go to enjoy a game of cricket away from all that stuff and where everyone gets along and is there for the same reason and thats to enjoy the game.

Whilst I agree, I have to ask why they allowed the players to take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter, it seems inconsistent to me.