We should be talking cricket

miketrees · 08-06-2008, 07:37 AM

Cos I am an expert (well I tell myself that)
Nods

I guess you would need to be Aussie, Kiwi , Yarpie, Paki, Indian or English to be interested.

I know its far too complicated for the Yanks and their short little attention span.
Canadians have been known to play , in fact a Canadian held the record for the fastest ton in World Cup Cricket for quite a while.

Sundae · 08-06-2008, 07:40 AM

Most of the men I know follow cricket, at least casually and some quite ardently.

My Dad played for his work team for years, so it's a big thing for him. I remember going to watch him play, but I only really associate it with warm picnics and getting sunburn on the back of my neck (because I was reading and I didn't like wearing my hat).

I don't understand it at all. I have little to no interest. I'd go if I had tickets, but I'd take a book and some Pimms. And a hat.

Undertoad · 08-06-2008, 09:20 AM

"The batsmen" always seems like the plural of "The Batman" to me.

Is there a match on, and what day is it.

DanaC · 08-06-2008, 09:32 AM

It's been said before and it's worth saying again: only the English would invent a game that takes 5 days to play and often ends in a draw.

Sundae · 08-06-2008, 11:09 AM

Oh and where you break for meals

DanaC · 08-06-2008, 02:19 PM

Well.....you have to break for Tea....anything else'd be downright rude.

Shawnee123 · 08-06-2008, 03:01 PM

I think this is a sport I could get behind!

lookout123 · 08-06-2008, 03:02 PM

wait, cricket... is that the thing with the guys in the funny suits they always show on the news when they should be giving me updates on summer football transfers? The scores are always outrageous? Today Bumfreddersfield County was trounced by sommersetinghamfordshireton 8,756 to 865.

miketrees · 08-07-2008, 07:20 AM

You bunch of Phil O,Steins!

Cricket is a gentleman's game played by gentlemen and Gay women.

England are playing South Africa as I type

lookout123 · 08-07-2008, 10:20 AM

apparently you could retype that same post in 5 days and it would still be true.

miketrees · 08-08-2008, 06:59 AM

Timeist bastard!

TheMercenary · 08-08-2008, 08:26 AM

This is about all I understand about the game:

miketrees · 08-08-2008, 10:10 PM

Its a darn shame that the sheer pleasure gained by playing this sport will never be shared by so many people.
the ones I call the unenlightened

ZenGum · 08-09-2008, 09:58 PM

Shhh, Miketrees!
We don't want everyone to know. They'll spoil it.

I'd take you up on the Let's Talk Cricket idea, except that it's footy season in Australia just now. AFAIK, the Aussies aren't due to play anyone soon, and IMO the only games presently worth watching would involve (two of) Australia, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Apologies to you English fans, but that's the present status.

So, that said, I cast an eye over recent cricket, and put forward the assertion that the most interesting games in recent years have generally been ones where Australia has been defeated. Since the Aussies normally play very well, an Aussie defeat means the other team has played excellently. I am thinking of the high-scoring one-dayer at the Wanderers in S.A. in March 2006, or India's brilliant comeback win at Calcutta in March 2001.

Your views?

miketrees · 08-09-2008, 10:09 PM

Yes I can see your point.
Its a shame that cricket has been a one horse race for a while there.

The Poms are coming back tho.

Its a shame that the once mighty West Indians are now on the Zimbawe/ Canada level.

India should be the undisputed cricket champions of the world, however they just cant seem to get their act together

08-06-2008, 07:37 AM	#1
miketrees Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 37	We should be talking cricket Cos I am an expert (well I tell myself that) Nods I guess you would need to be Aussie, Kiwi , Yarpie, Paki, Indian or English to be interested. I know its far too complicated for the Yanks and their short little attention span. Canadians have been known to play , in fact a Canadian held the record for the fastest ton in World Cup Cricket for quite a while.

08-06-2008, 03:01 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I think this is a sport I could get behind! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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08-08-2008, 08:26 AM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	This is about all I understand about the game: __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-06-2008, 07:40 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Most of the men I know follow cricket, at least casually and some quite ardently. My Dad played for his work team for years, so it's a big thing for him. I remember going to watch him play, but I only really associate it with warm picnics and getting sunburn on the back of my neck (because I was reading and I didn't like wearing my hat). I don't understand it at all. I have little to no interest. I'd go if I had tickets, but I'd take a book and some Pimms. And a hat.

08-06-2008, 09:20 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	"The batsmen" always seems like the plural of "The Batman" to me. Is there a match on, and what day is it.

08-06-2008, 09:32 AM	#4
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	It's been said before and it's worth saying again: only the English would invent a game that takes 5 days to play and often ends in a draw.

08-06-2008, 11:09 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh and where you break for meals

08-06-2008, 02:19 PM	#6
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Well.....you have to break for Tea....anything else'd be downright rude.

08-07-2008, 07:20 AM	#9
miketrees Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 37	You bunch of Phil O,Steins! Cricket is a gentleman's game played by gentlemen and Gay women. England are playing South Africa as I type

08-08-2008, 06:59 AM	#11
miketrees Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 37	Timeist bastard!

08-08-2008, 10:10 PM	#13
miketrees Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 37	Its a darn shame that the sheer pleasure gained by playing this sport will never be shared by so many people. the ones I call the unenlightened

08-09-2008, 09:58 PM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Shhh, Miketrees! We don't want everyone to know. They'll spoil it. I'd take you up on the Let's Talk Cricket idea, except that it's footy season in Australia just now. AFAIK, the Aussies aren't due to play anyone soon, and IMO the only games presently worth watching would involve (two of) Australia, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Apologies to you English fans, but that's the present status. So, that said, I cast an eye over recent cricket, and put forward the assertion that the most interesting games in recent years have generally been ones where Australia has been defeated. Since the Aussies normally play very well, an Aussie defeat means the other team has played excellently. I am thinking of the high-scoring one-dayer at the Wanderers in S.A. in March 2006, or India's brilliant comeback win at Calcutta in March 2001. Your views? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-09-2008, 10:09 PM	#15
miketrees Regulator of Squalor Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 37	Yes I can see your point. Its a shame that cricket has been a one horse race for a while there. The Poms are coming back tho. Its a shame that the once mighty West Indians are now on the Zimbawe/ Canada level. India should be the undisputed cricket champions of the world, however they just cant seem to get their act together

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