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pedroam-bang · 1 year ago
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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emietook · 2 years ago
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Portraits from Braves Gala: The Outfield
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mariocki · 2 years ago
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Man in a Suitcase: The Man Who Stood Still (1.14, ITC, 1967)
"A letter, Mr. McGill. Addressed to you and found in your clothing. A letter from the FAI - the Anarchist Federation of Spain, which fought against the present government in the civil war."
"Wait a minute, friend, don't let this grey hair fool you that much. That war finished about the time I was born."
#man in a suitcase#the man who stood still#itc#1967#classic tv#raymond bowers#peter duffell#richard bradford#rupert davies#cyril shaps#alex scott#philip bond#jeanna l'esty#neville becker#hira talfrey#ricardo montez#harry h. fielder#unique among MiaS eps for being the only episode Albert Elms didn't record incidental music for; instead Freddie Phillips provides some#very nice spanish guitar tracks. yes we're in Spain‚ for a twisty turny (but essentially pretty light hearted) plot that relates to the#spanish civil war. i remembered almost nothing of this episode‚ possibly bc little me didn't fully understand the nuances of the#various characters political affiliations‚ or maybe bc this is an ep which sort of sidelines McGill; he's very much a passive traveller in#the store here‚ pushed and manipulated by bigger personalities. Davies had been a fairly big film star in the uk and of course had starred#as Maigret on the bbc earlier in the decade; he was just making the transition to character actor at this point and would spend the rest of#his life playing older support in horror films and the like (he died aged 60 in '76). having McGill on the sidelines means we get less#nice little character bits from Bradford‚ but he shines in a scene in which he attempts to tell Davies' much put down wife (and non english#speaker) how beautiful she is in his broken spanish. the minor twist in the ending wasn't in the original script and may have been worked#out by cast and crew during rehearsal
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thecubes · 2 years ago
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"There is one lovely scene, one afternoon which was never in the programme but I still remember to this day which occured around the spring of 1976.
Thames TV Link man 'diddy'David Hamilton had just been talking about programmes when he suddenly said something like "hey Mike we know your not well, all of us here hope you get well soon, and so this is dedicated to you" - and up came Randall & Hopkirk." [x]
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Boldy James & Harry Fraud ft. Tee Grizzley - CECIL FIELDER [Official Lyric Video]
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mary-wollstonedcraft · 10 months ago
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RIP Harry Styles you would have loved The Curse (2023) dir. Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie 🥲❤️
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newyorkthegoldenage · 1 year ago
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With two Cardinals on base in the third inning, Dodgers’ right fielder Carl Furillo makes one-handed nab near right field scoreboard of Stan Musial’s long fly ball in Brooklyn-St. Louis game at Ebbets Field, July 21, 1951. Dodgers punched across a run in home half of the ninth inning to down the Cards, 3-2.
Photo: Harry Harris for the AP
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spectral-honey · 2 years ago
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@bibimimii HH okay idk why but i tried to save the post with your ask abt the vid essays to drafts so i could make sure the links worked right and tumblr OBLITERATED it i cant find it anywhere ;~; BUT i luckily had written down my video essay recs elsewhere so! i have them but i have no idea what comments i originally meant to pair with them i am so sorry
i tried to choose favorites but i am just very bad at that so i have like a long list of recommendations and then i chose like a few top ones from said list so here are the “favs”:
Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story)
Man in Cave
The Rise And Fall of Frenemies
Abortion vs. infanticide: is there a moral difference?
I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times: The Crisis In the British Healthcare System
i also split the rest of this into interesting or fun ones and ones that deal more with politics for ease of interaction
Fun/interesting ones:
Evermore: The Theme Park That Wasn’t by Jenny Nicholson
How ARCANE Writes Woman by schnee
Our conception of love is messed up. by oliSUNvia
Queerbaiting Celebrities: An Overanalysis by Alexander Avila
The Modeling Industry: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Mina Le
Small Quick Ordinary Look at The Umbrella Academy by Quinn Curio
The Rise And Fall of Frenemies - Trisha and Ethan’s Impossible Podcast | TRO by The Right Opinion
TempleOS | Down the Rabbit Hole by Fredrik Knudsen
Furries | Down the Rabbit Hole by Fredrik Knudsen
What The Internet did To Undertale by Super Eyepatch Wolf
What IS Nathan Fielder? by Super Eyepatch Wolf
‘00s Bisexual Chic by verilybitchie
Your city is full of fake buildings, here’s why by Answer in Progress
Envy | ContraPoints by ContraPoints
A masterclass in gaslighting - i wanna marry harry by Jordan Theresa
The Craziest Moments In Brony History by Izzzyzzz
Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story) | Unraveled by Polygon (Brian David Gilbert)
Man in Cave by Internet Historian
The Cost of Concordia by Internet Historian
The Supernatural Finale Aired, And Tumblr Exploded by Sarah Z
and the more political ones:
How Social Media Changes Your Mind by verilybitchie
Aborting the sun: the facts, the feels, and the action | Khadija Mbowe by Khadija Mbowe
Abortion vs. infanticide: is there a moral difference? by oliSUNvia
The Problem With “Google is Free” Activism by Rowan Ellis
I Emailed My Doctor 133 Times: The Crisis In the British Healthcare System by Philosophy Tube
also i think any trigger warnings are either self evident from the topic of the videos or are mentioned by the creators of the videos but i am always here
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swedesinstockholm · 11 months ago
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18 novembre
pire anniversaire de l'histoire de mes anniversaires celui-là il aura une place spéciale dans les lettres à kristen stewart tome 2. l'anniversaire covid de l'année dernière c'était une promenade de santé à côté. ce matin quand je me suis levée maman revenait de chez le fleuriste avec un bouquet de roses roses à la main et j'ai été prise de mélancolie qui m'a plombée toute la matinée, jusqu'à ce qu'elle me demande ça va pas? pendant que j'écrivais sur le canapé, alors je lui ai parlé de la coloc à bruxelles et de la psy qui a reporté notre rdv au mois de décembre mais évidemment elle comprenait pas pourquoi ça me plombait autant et j'ai commencé à pleurer sans plus pouvoir m'arrêter jusqu'à ce que m. rentre de chez son amie a. avec un bouquet de fleurs de leur jardin avec de la bourrache comestible elle m'a dit tu peux la manger ça a goût à huître, mais j'arrivais pas à me réjouir, j'arrivais même pas à faire semblant. elle a commencé à parler de leur petit-déjeuner avec le pain au levain que son père venait de faire cuire dans le four à bois et du concert d'archive de hier soir etc alors que moi hier soir je regardais une série tordue de nathan fielder enfermée dans ma chambre en mangeant du chou kale qui pue parce que maman faisait l'apéro avec le voisin en bas. ils voulaient qu'elle reste manger à midi mais elle a dit non je dois rentrer c'est l'anniversaire de ma soeur et pour la remercier de son sacrifice je suis partie pleurer dans le salon avec le visage enfoui dans le coussin du canapé. quand j'ai senti que les sanglots devenaient trop intenses je suis montée pleurer dans ma chambre sous ma couette pour étouffer le bruit et j'ai pleuré pendant ce qui m'a semblé être des heures. sans interludes dansants comme pendant ma crise du mois de février. c'était une crise uniforme et monopolaire. parfois ça se calmait et j'en profitais pour me moucher et reprendre mon souffle, et puis ça reprenait. parfois je pleurais comme kate winslet au début de the holiday quand elle se morfond sur son crush qui l'aime pas et qu'elle veut se tuer avec sa gazinière dans son cottage, et je me demandais comment la situation pouvait être aussi tragique et comique à la fois. j'étais une tragi-comédie à moi toute seule. mais ça me faisait pas rire. aucune envie de rigoler. trop sérieux, trop tragique. je pleurais tellement que ça me faisait trembler et dans le noir sous la couette j'avais l'impression d'être une petite créature fragile, j'avais l'impression d'être dobby de harry potter.
quand maman est entrée dans ma chambre en m'appelant parce qu'elle voyait pas qu'y avait un gros tas qui tressautait sous la couette et qu'elle en a brutalement retourné un coin en aboyant ça sert à rien de se cacher sous la couette cherche une autre psy si celle-là peut pas te prendre, j'ai commencé à trembler encore plus parce que maman est une SAUVAGE. elle m'a demandé ce que j'avais et j'ai dit j'ai envie de mourir mais comme je parlais depuis sous la couette elle a compris j'ai envie de vomir et j'ai répété non j'ai envie de mourir et c'était de nouveau la tragi-comédie. elle est ressortie de la chambre sans fermer la porte et dix minutes plus tard elle est revenue vérifier si le chauffage marchait en jurant comme une charretière parce qu'il marchait pas de nouveau (la sibylle ouvre ses bouches, elle dit: si votre chauffage ne marche pas, c'est que vous manquez d'amour) alors elle l'a purgé pendant que mon corps possédé se purgeait tout seul sous la couette, on se vidait simultanément de nos liquides superflus, le chauffage et moi, tous les deux dysfonctionnels et froids. peut être qu'en s'occupant du chauffage c'est de moi qu'elle s'occupait, à sa manière. elle est ressortie sans refermer la porte, après m'avoir demandé si je voulais qu'elle me ramène quelque chose de chez delhaize, mais j'ai pas répondu parce que je pleurais trop.
pour me calmer j'ai commencé à me répéter it's gonna be fine you're gonna be fine it's gonna be okay you're gonna be okay I GOT YOU en me caressant doucement la main et en serrant la couette autour de moi pour simuler une présence humaine. j'essayais de m'imaginer que quelqu'un me serrait das ses bras derrière moi, dans mon dos, quelqu'un que je voyais pas, une présence. j'avais tellement envie que quelqu'un s'allonge sur moi et m'écrase de sa présence tout en me faisant rigoler pour dédramatiser la situation avec moi. je sais pas pourquoi je me parlais en anglais. peut être parce que tous les exemples de réconfort que j'ai dans la tête sont issus de films et de séries et non de la vraie vie. alors je copie. ça a marché parce que j'ai fini par me calmer et j'ai sorti ma tête de sous la couette, mis mes lunettes, pris mon ordi et regardé des trucs chiants sur netflix parce que je savais pas quoi regarder. quand elles sont revenues de chez delhaize je suis descendue comme une convalescente et on a regardé le film avec la nageuse qui nage de cuba à la floride parce que j'avais envie de revoir jodie foster totalement mon genre en coach sportive lesbienne no bullshit de 58 ans aux bras bien dessinés. si seulement j'avais une jodie foster coach sportive amoureuse de moi pour me sortir de ma soupe.
j'ai mangé un paquet entier de chips de légumes en répondant à mes messages d'anniversaire, j'ai dit à n. que j'avais fait une crise, pour pas "rester seule dans mon trou," puis je l'ai dit à f., et puis c. a appelé et je l'ai mise sur haut-parleur pour que ce soit maman qui fasse la conversation et pas moi et je les entendais qui trinquaient et discutaient de je sais pas quel champagne dans le fond et j'ai tout de même réussi à ressentir un certain soulagement de pas être à narbonne avec eux. rien que d'entendre la voix aigue de la copine de t. me souhaiter un bon anniversaire m'a émotionnellement épuisée. comme j'ai pas pu faire ma banana cream pie, vu que j'étais trop occupée à pleurer, je leur ai demandé de me faire un gâteau au chocolat parce que je tenais quand même à manger un gâteau et maman m'a offert un bandeau chauffe-oreilles moche et un calendrier de l'avent de lotto parce qu'elle "trouvait ça drôle" et j'ai dit que moi je trouvais ça déprimant, ungrateful bitch. et puis j'ai regardé party girl avec parker posey en me demandant si je devais me lancer dans un master de bibliothécaire, même si ça me donne zéro envie, à faire un master je préfèrerais faire le master de création littéraire de la cambre ou celui de paris 8, pas un master de bibliothécaire, ce que je veux c'est travailler dans une bibliothèque pour pouvoir financer ma vie d'écrivaine, c'est tout.
dans tous les cas, chose positive au milieu du désastre: maman a soutenu mon envie de déménager à bruxelles, elle m'a pas dit de rester ici, même si elle m'a dit qu'elle pourrait pas m'aider financièrement parce qu'elle aide déjà m. et qu'elle peut pas nous aider toutes les deux, ce que je trouve incroyablement injuste, étant donné que m. a déjà un copain qui l'aime, un corps de rêve et un visage tumeur free et qu'elle arrive à gagner de l'argent avec son art, contrairement à moi, parce que plus de gens veulent voir ses jolies fesses que lire mes poèmes qui parlent tous de la mort et de masturbation.
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danieljreboot · 11 months ago
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OMG! 🤯 I did NOT see this coming! The Braves got a long-term left fielder! An outfield of Kelenic, Harris II, and Acuna for many, many years!! 👍😁👍
The deal fills a hole in the Braves’ lineup, with Kelenic likely to play left field for Atlanta. The Braves were also in need of starting pitching, and Gonzales -- if healthy -- can add rotation depth.
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devoutlywished · 2 years ago
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616 harry fancasts:
jeremy strong
nathan fielder
jacob anderson if i’m feeling nice
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mevweasley · 2 years ago
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Complete fictional crushes list
Every single female character I love women
but I have to choose some so
Females
Kim Wexler (Better Call Saul)
Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
Tiana (Princess and the Frog)
Irene Adler (BBC Sherlock)
Morticia Addams
Rita (Mulholland Drive)
Margot Tenenbaum (The Royal Tenenbaums)
Nymphadora Tonks (Harry Potter)
Chel (The Road to El Dorado)
Gwen (Ben 10)
Scarlett Overkill (Minions)
Musa and Darcy (Winx)
Alice Cullen (Twilight)
Leta Lestrange and Tina Goldstein (Fantastic Beasts Franchise)
Yzma and Chicha (The Emperor's New Groove)
Kida, Audrey and Helga (Atlantis)
Eowyn (eywen) (LOTR)
Evelyn Deavor (Incredibles 2)
Charlene and Vanessa (Phineas and Ferb)
Velma (Scooby-Doo)
Colette (Ratatouille)
Luna Loud (The Loud House)
Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Moana (Moana)
Shego (Kim Possible)
Fleabag (Fleabag)
Eris (Sinbad)
Maleficent
Ursula (both in human and octopus form)
Amelia, Treasure Planet
Nani (Lilo and Stitch)
Nadja (What we do in the shadows)
Males
preminger (barbie as the princess and the pauper)
nathan fielder (actor/comedian, nathan for you and the rehearsal)
dwayne hoover (little miss sunshine)
cedric the sorcerer (sofia the first)
vector (despicable me) and herb overkill (minions)
book severus snape (harry potter)
Javier (Akeelah and the bee)
Kendall Roy (succession)
Mycroft Holmes (bbc sherlock)
Gale Boetticher (breaking bad)
mr. crocker (fairly odd parents)
Pedro Pony (peppa pig)
Angel Gabriel (Good Omens)
Colin Robinson (what we do in the shadows)
Mark Scout (severance)
Heinz Doofenshmirtz (phineas and ferb)
Middle Aged Man from that Centrum Medifacts Ad
Charlie Barber (Marriage Story)
Ron Weasley (Harry Potter)
Jasper (Cruella)
Kenneth Calloway (Safety not Guaranteed)
Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Thomas Thorne and Pat (BBC ghosts)
Randy (Dora and the lost city of gold)
Kyle (Fanboy and Chumchum)
Nonbinary characters
Raine Whispers (The Owl House)
Jim Jimenez (Our Flag Means Death)
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usafphantom2 · 2 years ago
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Capt Aimee "Rebel" Fiedler USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, pleasing the crowds at NAS Oceana air show 2022, Capt Fielder performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities of one of the Air Force's premier multi-role fighters — the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Images by Harry Morrow on behalf of Globalairpower.net
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billscheft · 2 days ago
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This is the drummer I saw a week ago at Dizzy's Place. Just another Sunday night in Manhattan....
Billy Hart
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Hart matriculated at Howard University as a mechanical engineering major, but left when Shirley Horn, who had hired him out of Abart’s, took him on the road. Hart credits her with teaching him to play bebop at a simmer, not a roar. He also learned Brazilian rhythms from the source on early ’60s sub jobs at Charlie Byrd’s Showboat Lounge with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and Bola Sete.
Hart apprenticed with Washington, D.C. native sons like Jimmy Cobb, Osie Johnson, Ben Dixon, Harry “Stump” Saunders and George “Dude” Brown. Through local connections, he had backstage access to the Howard Theatre, where he analyzed such master New Orleanian drummers as Idris Muhammad (the Impressions), Clayton Filliard (James Brown), Ed Blackwell and Earl Palmer (Ray Charles). In 1967, he occupied the drum chair in the theater’s house band performing with The Isley Brothers, Sam and Dave, Patti Labelle, Otis Redding and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles among others.
He was also a sideman with Jimmy Smith (1964–1966), and Wes Montgomery (1966–1968). Following Montgomery’s death in 1968, Hart moved to New York, where he recorded with McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Zawinul, and played with Eddie Harris, Pharoah Sanders, and Marian McPartland.
In 1969, Hart joined Herbie Hancock’s groundbreaking Mwandishi band and remained there for four years recording three trend-setting albums. From there he joined McCoy Tyner’s band (1973–1974) and also performed with Stan Getz (1974–1977), and Quest (1980s) in addition to extensive freelance playing and recording (including recording with Miles Davis on 1972’s On the Corner).
Howard classmate Marion Brown introduced Hart to Sunny Murray and Rashied Ali. Hart increasingly self-identified as an experimental musician, drawing on their example in a trio with Joe Chambers on piano and Walter Booker on bass. Later, during mid and late ’60s stopovers in Chicago with Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Eddie Harris, he attended to the “textural, timbral approaches” of AACM drummers Thurman Barker, Steve McCall and Alvin Fielder. He applied those lessons during two years with Pharoah Sanders, a period when, via percussionist Mtume, he received the sobriquet “Jabali” (Swahili for “wisdom”). Hart’s mature tonal personality—advanced grooves drawing on “some knowledge of African and Indian music, and all the American traditions”—emerged during his years with Hancock’s Mwandishi band and subsequent tenure with McCoy Tyner.
Hart drew on all these experiences in conceptualizing Enchance, his debut album as a leader and subsequently, Oshumare (1985), Rah (1987), Amethyst (1993) and Oceans of Time (1997). On each record, he assembled idiosyncratic virtuosos from different circles, each signifying a stream of cutting-edge jazz thought. Functioning more as a facilitator than a stylist, he meshed their distinctive personalities, generating fresh ideas through intense drum dialogue. Each date has a singular quality, as though Hart had conjured a unitary vision out of various strains of the zeitgeist.
Hart currently leads the Billy Hart Quartet featuring Mark Turner, Ethan Iverson and Ben Street. They have recorded three CDs, the most recent, One is the Other, is on ECM Records.
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thorntonkrell-blog-blog · 12 days ago
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Down three games to none in the World Series and already trailing 2 zip based on yet another Freddie Feeman four bagger, Gleyber Torres led off the Yankee first and hit a lazy foul ball down the right field line. Mookie Betts the Dodger's rightfielder headed for the stands. Ho Hum. Another out...26 more to go and even though it was early it was still late.
He leaped for the ball and interefered with Yankee fan Austin Copobianco's enjoyment of the game, thrusting his glove in Austin's face in an effort to snag the ball and continue the ass kicking humiliation that the one time Bums were putting on the one time Bombers.
Copobianco and Yankee fans throughout the world had seen enough thank you. He and we have been waiting around for too long to put up with all this shit. Austin grabbed Mookie's glove as if he were trying to remove it from the fielder's hand but no…he was simply trying to yank the ball out of the glove and say 'no mas'. His inner Harry Beal was mad as hell and he wasn't gonna take it anymore
Austin's brother helped to balance Mookie as he hung suspended. The ball squirted out of the grasp of Austin/Mookie and bounced onto the playing field. The umpire ruled fan interference and Torres was retired but thanks to Austin, Gleyber didn't go down easy.
Copobianco was a season ticket holder and he'd been waiting in his seat all of his life for just such a moment. The fan had shown more fight than the entire Yankee team at this point in the Fall Classic.
Maybe he stirred up some echoes.
The previously overwhelmed backstop young Austin Wells also gathered the gall to ghost Yogi and go deep out of nowhere.
Later in the game that same Gleyber homered down that same right field line but by then the Yankees were in control of the ballgame after Anthony Volpe as the ghost of Derek Jeter matched Freeman for total grand slams hit in this World Series with one apiece.
The Yankees poured it on late in the game, scoring one run in the sixth inning off arsonist Knack and five more off mop-up man Brent Honeywell in the eighth, (who needed an exhausting 50 pitches to end the stanza) breaking Game 4 open with New York’s biggest offensive outburst of the series by far
Even the beleagured Aaron Judge woke up and smashed a double just for shits and giggles.
Copobianco wasn't around to see the fireworks. Security had removed him from the premises.
He gone but he not forgotten.
Will he back in the right field stands again tonight?
Just another interesting question to be answered in Game 5 in Gotham where it ain't over until it's over.
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news365timesindia · 28 days ago
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[ad_1] Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur for India Women (PC: ICC) Snehasis Mukherjee in Sharjah India suffered a nine-run defeat against Australia in their final group game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. With only two wins from four matches, India are now almost out of the tournament. Chasing 152, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten fifty was not enough to secure a victory. Here are the top five talking points from the match: Bowlers conceding 150 runs in Sharjah Sharjah is not where batters easily score 150-plus runs, as the pitch offers plenty of turn and grip. Some deliveries kept low, and Grace Harris had a tough time keeping them off her stumps. Despite these conditions, Australia batted brilliantly, posting 151/8 in 20 overs. Bowlers like Shreyanka Patil and Arundhati Reddy conceded runs at an economy rate of eight, struggling to contain the Aussies. India’s leg-spinner Asha Sobhana was ruled out just before the match due to an injury, and her absence was sorely felt. After the loss, fans expressed disappointment, feeling that a more consistent bowling performance, particularly in line and length, could have restricted Australia to 15-20 runs less. This was the first 150-plus score in Sharjah in this tournament, surpassing the previous best of 148/8 set by Australia against New Zealand.  Ordinary captaincy from Harmanpreet Kaur On a pitch where the bowlers were getting turn, the ball was keeping low and gripping, India’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to use 10 overs of seamers. Surprisingly, Radha Yadav, a left-arm spinner, did not complete her full quota of four overs. She bowled just two overs, conceding 14 runs and taking the crucial wicket of Aussie captain Tahlia McGrath. With so many right-handers in Australia’s middle-order, it seemed logical to use Radha, who was turning the ball away from them. However, Harmanpreet kept rotating her seamers and right-arm off-spinners, which failed to build any pressure on the opposition. Although India took eight wickets, Australia still managed to score at a rate of 7.50-plus on a tricky surface. This raised questions about the captain’s bowling decisions, especially given the conditions. For the Latest Sports News: Click Here 5 Talking Points from India’s heartbreaking defeat against Australia in the last group stage game in the #T20WomenWorldCup2024. A collective failure from the team! What all went wrong? @Fancricket12 and @snehasis_95 discuss! Share your thoughts @OfficialFanatic #T20WC2024 pic.twitter.com/2gD4gyBB0f — RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) October 14, 2024   Sloppy fielding efforts yet again Statistically, India may be the best team in terms of catch efficiency globally, but the gap lies in their ground fielding and overall intent. India’s fielders were sloppy, with the skipper also dropping a straightforward chance. In contrast, Australia’s fielders threw their bodies around, saving singles and twos as if they were defending just 100 runs. The Aussies’ intensity was evident as they chased every half-chance, trying to turn them into full opportunities. On the other hand, when the ball went up while India were fielding, their players seemed hesitant, often waiting for the ball rather than charging towards it. While Australia might have an edge in athleticism, the real difference is in mindset. To show better intent, you do not need to be more athletic — you need the right attitude, and that is where champion teams like Australia stand apart from the rest. Smriti Mandhana’s failure in big matches Smriti Mandhana is regarded as the best batter in this squad, but apart from her knock against Sri Lanka, this World Cup has been a disaster for her with the bat. The match against Australia was another chance for her to carry the momentum and perform when it mattered most, but once again, she failed. Unfortunately, this is not the first time. In last year’s semi-final against Australia, the Commonwealth Games final against the same opponents, and now this match, Mandhana has struggled to deliver on the big stage.
With repeated failures in crucial games, how can fans continue to believe in her? Some have even suggested she should be the next captain, but how can someone be given that responsibility when she has not performed in the most critical moments? There are serious questions to be answered, and for Mandhana, time is running out. She is no newcomer, and as an experienced opening batter, if these failures continue, tough decisions may soon follow. India Women vs Australia (Image: ICC) Amol Mazumdar’s post-match press conference After the loss, head coach Amol Mazumdar attended the press conference and made an interesting point. He said: “We were right in the game till the last over. It was Australia’s experience that worked.” It is well-known that Australia’s experience on the big stage and their ability to win key moments have been formidable. But the question remains; does not this Indian team have enough experience as well? With players like Harmanpreet, Deepti Sharma, and Mandhana, who have played numerous matches, the excuse of ‘experience’ appears unconvincing. While it is true that India lack the experience of winning high-pressure games against top opponents, they have had plenty of opportunities, and this match was another. If they do not start capitalising on these chances, they will never gain that crucial experience, and more opportunities will continue to slip away.          Hence, many questions remain unanswered, and it is high time for introspection. India lost the Asia Cup final, and now they might not even be among the top four teams in the world. Where is this team heading? There seems to be no clear direction. If proper actions are not taken soon, fans will lose interest, and Indian women’s cricket risks falling into deeper disarray. Also Read: Harmanpreet Recalls Sachin’s Desert Storm Ahead of Australia Showdown The post India’s defeat to Australia: 5 Talking Points appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link
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