Cantousent Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 The things you learn reading these threads. Cricket can't be any more boring than baseball, at least. I'm as American as the next guy. Having voted in every election and served in the military of my country, I'm a hell of a lot more American than most. ...But when it comes to sports, I don't see why I should like baseball more than cricket. I don't like apple pie, either. 1986 wasn't that long ago. It's not time for despair just yet. decades only seem long to us because we don't live very long. Who knows what the future will bring for English cricket? Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 The things you learn reading these threads. Cricket can't be any more boring than baseball, at least. I'm as American as the next guy. Having voted in every election and served in the military of my country, I'm a hell of a lot more American than most. ...But when it comes to sports, I don't see why I should like baseball more than cricket. I don't like apple pie, either. 1986 wasn't that long ago. It's not time for despair just yet. decades only seem long to us because we don't live very long. Who knows what the future will bring for English cricket? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ha. The rivalry for the Ashes is worth a recap for those of you who aren't privy to the details. Just over a century ago (August 1882, to be exact) following a Test Match at the Oval (they only played one per annum) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Wait... how can you not like apple pie? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 You say that with the expectation that we care. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 The things you learn reading these threads. Cricket can't be any more boring than baseball, at least. I'm as American as the next guy. Having voted in every election and served in the military of my country, I'm a hell of a lot more American than most. ...But when it comes to sports, I don't see why I should like baseball more than cricket. I don't like apple pie, either. 1986 wasn't that long ago. It's not time for despair just yet. decades only seem long to us because we don't live very long. Who knows what the future will bring for English cricket? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> baseball is a warm fuzzy sport. folks likes baseball 'cause they grew up playing baseball, and 'cause maybe the best memories of their childhood were going to wrigley or fenway for the firstest time with their old man. if you got a bat, a ball, and 9 gloves, you can has a baseball game at nearly any park in america... and on more than a few streets and vacant lots. the sport gots loads of history in this country, and you can mark pivotal national events and trends simply by reflecting on baseball games and players of the past. personally we prefer football... real american football, but we understands the appeal o' baseball. we can still recall our firstest home run in little league and we recall when thurman munson died, and we recall how much our grandfather loved baseball, a slightly dotty oglala man who lived 30 miles from nowhere who made sure that his grandson got to play little league. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I wonder if that's how folks feel about Cricket in England. You know, I prefer to watch football also. I'm not much for watching sports, but I remember being overseas when the... hmmm.... Bengals? played the 49ers. Montana won the game in the last minute. You don't have to like sports to have a fond memory about them. 20 guys in a bunker with cigarette smoke hanging a foot off the ceiling and nothing to do but hear the score from time to time. That's one football game I won't forget. I guess I can understand loving a sport even if you don't like to watch it. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKing Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I must say that this is the most boring game I have ever watched. Topping even American Football. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cricket can be the most boring or the most exciting game of the world - I'm a true cricket tragic and will happily admit to that. However if you know even a tiny bit about the game and watch a match like the last England vs Australia match or perhaps the World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Australia in '99 you would become a convert. It really is edge of the seat stuff. Funny news is in Hong Kong the local broadcaster switched over from the dying minutes of the England Australia game to the "epic" clash between New Zealand and Zimbabwae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Ha. The rivalry for the Ashes is worth a recap for those of you who aren't privy to the details. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What a story, just proves how much i really know about cricket then, i just thought Ashes was just a made-up name for a real-bad rivalry between England + Australia. P.S. Apple pie is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 The third test is underway, and England are doing pretty well. Will it last? We'll see what Flintoff can do today. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Warn for PM Sign seen at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, 13 Aug, 2005: Day 3, Third Test OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 How long does each test take? Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted August 14, 2005 Author Share Posted August 14, 2005 Anywhere from three to five days depending on the status of the combatants. Five Days for an internation match between official Test nations. Four days for counties and states. Three days for other, non-Test nations (e.g. Zimbabwe before they achieved Test Nation status). In that time, each side must bat twice. A side can declare at any time. The second side to bat may be forced to "follow on" if they do not make more than 200 runs less than the first side (i.e. First Side's first innings total runs - 199 is the target). Rain can and frequently does interrupt play, although for the last century wickets have been covered to prevent some of the more disasterous effects on the side batting second. There are frequent draws, when the losing side manages to hang on until the end of the game without being dismissed. There have only been two ties (i.e. when both teams get the same total after two innings), and Australia was playing in both. (against West Indies at the 'Gabba dog track in Brisbane, Qld in December 1960; and against India in Chennai (formerly Madras) in September 1986.) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKing Posted August 14, 2005 Share Posted August 14, 2005 Anywhere from three to five days depending on the status of the combatants. Five Days for an internation match between official Test nations. Four days for counties and states. Three days for other, non-Test nations (e.g. Zimbabwe before they achieved Test Nation status). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Then how do you explain the recent "test" match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand that lasted less than 2 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Very droll, sir. I am not sure if the team members would appreciate your humour at their expense. (Who won, anyway? ) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepixiesrock Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 I didn't read through the thread or anything, but do you have a cricket problem over in England? Are the English crickets bigger or smaller than the American ones? I need answers people. I just want the truth. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Ciccadas have a seven year hibernation cycle, only emerging in the last year to mate. Chinese mythology holds them to be very lucky (Mulan q.v.). OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKing Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 From one of your humble colonial servants... Well done England. The best team won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 England actually won! For the first time in eighteen years, I think. Pieterson's century was awesome. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I heard that two guys suddenly appeared on the pitch with a ratty old couch at Lord's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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