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Mar 31, 2018 12:58:42 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 31, 2018 12:58:42 GMT
Been watching SA v Oz on and off this morning.
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Post by questa on Mar 31, 2018 22:35:52 GMT
One of the all-time great BBC commentators (forgotten whom) said he always observed where the players looked as they changed ends. As the fielding team moved to their new places on the ground, are they looking at their team-mates cheering them up, or the batsmen with sporting or angry looks.The worst is if they just look at the patch of ground a metre or so from their feet, head hanging down.
How are the Oz players looking now?
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Post by tod2 on Apr 1, 2018 14:07:37 GMT
Questa my husband tells me that part of the tremendous shame brought upon the Australian team is the fact Australians hold the game of cricket in such high regard, that the Captain is only one step below that of Australian Prime Minister. That's heavy burden to bear when things go wrong morally. Of course today is April Fools Day and on the front page of our Sunday Paper was this: (man in blue shirt holding up newspaper is said husband...) The Dolphins are our local team. imageshack.com/a/img924/1976/kvkz36.jpg
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Post by questa on Apr 1, 2018 22:43:23 GMT
Tod2, your husband is absolutely correct. It is a well known comparison, often used by sports commentators. In fact to captain the Australian Cricket team is the greatest honour in this country. NB ..."Honour". When our team does something which brings dis-honour to the team, the shame goes from the 10 year old kid with a new bat and big dreams, to the old chap dozing in the members stand re-living the glory days.
It is bad enough when an on-field error is made ...not "walking" or "ball didn't quite carry" because everyone understands the pressure of play, but to attempt cold blooded cheating is not accepted by anyone. The 3 men involved will carry this, like an albatross around their necks, for the rest of their lives.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 2, 2018 7:10:36 GMT
I am that old chap...
Can I say that having played cricket for some 40 years that as a batsman you know if you have nicked it and as a fielder you know if it has carried.
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Post by questa on Apr 2, 2018 13:39:51 GMT
Last year this state had a 3 day total electricity failure. One of the major problems was that all the traffic lights were out...intersections were not even monitored, even the bigger ones with over 20 different choices of direction to negotiate. It soon became apparent that drivers had no idea what to do without the coloured lights to show them. People who had handled busy road junctions before just 'forgot' what to do.
I see a similar situation arising with all the umpiring expectations nowadays.Mick and other experienced players know when a catch or lbw is correct.The youngsters and umpires rely on all the whizbangery to make an accurate call. We now have 5-7 minute breaks while the 3rd umpire examines the evidence like a bomb defuser about to snip the wire. Players try to rattle the umpires with spurious appeals, wasting time and patience.
I like the Indian idea...no 3rd umpire.Teach the players to accept the occasional wrong call, it all balances out over time. And the youngsters learn about sportsmanship over winning.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 17, 2018 19:54:33 GMT
Watching the French series "Capitaine Marleau" tonight, I was amused when she barged onto a cricket field (since the crime takes place in Dordogne in a village with a 75% British population). When the players protest, she says "who cares about baseball?" which of course provokes great indignation. "This is cricket!" Capitaine Marleau then claims "the only difference is that you don't have chewing gum."
Okay, it made me laugh, but probably not cricket fans.
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Post by questa on Apr 17, 2018 22:35:41 GMT
I love it! There are 100s of funny quotes about cricket.
George Bernard Shaw on cricket: "The English are not very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity."
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 16, 2018 19:09:25 GMT
My eldest grandson is the big cricketer. He has already played one international against Tanzania and in July will play another. Against Iceland!
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Post by questa on Jun 16, 2018 22:50:03 GMT
The way Oz is playing at the moment, a schoolboys team from Iceland would probably beat them by an innings.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 18, 2018 14:21:31 GMT
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Post by breeze on Jun 19, 2018 12:49:38 GMT
Not how I pictured it at ALL, mick. The Oval is gigantic! I have the mental image of a little cricket pavilion where a few dozen well-dressed people drink G&Ts all afternoon while watching their sons play a leisurely game. Guess my head is stuck in old English novels.
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Jun 19, 2018 13:52:06 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 19, 2018 13:52:06 GMT
It’s a bit like the assumption that we all have afternoon tea and know the queen....
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 21, 2018 16:51:28 GMT
Here's pictures of another ground, Trent Bridge, taken off the TV screen -
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Post by questa on Jun 22, 2018 13:54:00 GMT
#98 posted in 'cricket' page 4 Feb 16th .2015 Adelaide Oval known for its beauty.
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Jul 17, 2018 20:53:20 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 17, 2018 20:53:20 GMT
Whilst I know cricket means little to 99% of you I have just spent 3 days at a game with my grandson who has been outstanding.
He has another game in the Midlands tomorrow and we need to Leave at 7.
If he can keep this up he might just be able to turn professional.
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Post by questa on Jul 18, 2018 0:16:50 GMT
You are being modest, Mick. Even the unfortunate people on this forum who don't understand cricket should be told that your grandson played a bloody brilliant game this week.
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Jul 25, 2018 17:55:30 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 25, 2018 17:55:30 GMT
George is playing Iceland this evening and I was hoping for an Icelandic player with a long unpronounceable name but they are all Asian and expats ( or are Asians expats?).
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Jul 25, 2018 19:33:11 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 25, 2018 19:33:11 GMT
George 3-15. Questa knows what I mean.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 25, 2018 20:49:05 GMT
The Asians are immigrants, not expats.
I came here to see if they were dealing well with the heat. That should help during matches in India and Pakistan.
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Jul 25, 2018 22:08:01 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 25, 2018 22:08:01 GMT
The Asians are immigrants, not expats. I came here to see if they were dealing well with the heat. That should help during matches in India and Pakistan. I don’t get that. The Iceland team did not have one Icelander but, for example, there was a Sri Lankan and an Aussie. So what are they?
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 25, 2018 22:18:34 GMT
Well, the Aussie might be an expat, but people from poor countries are here to stay. So they are immigrants.
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Post by questa on Jul 26, 2018 0:17:03 GMT
Back in the Sixties (1960s...it's an old game) when Kerry Packer turned the game on its head, the Olde School banned the players that had rebelled and 'gone over' to Packer's teams. Packer cherry-picked the greatest players all around the world gave them contracts they would be mad to turn down. The best players in Australia faced up to teams made up of the best players from other countries. The name given to these non-Australian teams was ROTW...Rest of the World. Maybe the Icelandic team could consider this, even if it sounds a bit OTT.
PS not just you and me, Mick, there are some 'Sefricans" on board who will understand 3-15.
I join with Ritchy saying MAA-RVELLOUS, simply MAA-RVELLOUS !
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Jul 26, 2018 7:06:33 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 26, 2018 7:06:33 GMT
Good one questa!
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 26, 2018 15:36:00 GMT
Cricket in the Serengeti? Herds of Wildebeeste in the distance? Hampton Court is just half a mile away....
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Post by questa on Jul 26, 2018 23:45:20 GMT
That outfield looks pretty fast, are you in drought there?
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Jul 27, 2018 7:22:26 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 27, 2018 7:22:26 GMT
Yup. No rain since May and temperature 35 yesterday.
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Post by questa on Jul 27, 2018 9:00:45 GMT
Do you use 'drop in pitches'? They are almost standard now for First class events.
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Jul 27, 2018 9:27:12 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 27, 2018 9:27:12 GMT
I don’t think we do. I’ll ask George.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 27, 2018 17:47:11 GMT
With Imran Khan as the new PM, is Pakistan going to dominate the world of cricket?
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