Cricket? No Can Do.

[Glassman]

I like sport; I'm an ex-sportsman. But cricket? Nah. Can't do it. Never enjoyed it at school and even after people have suggested I watch 20/20 cricket, it just doesn't do it for me.

The thing is, I don't even want to like it. Gimme contact sports any day of the week.

[deevlash]

I think the one day game can be quite good and Im scottish! The test matches seem utterly pointless when 4 days of play or whatever can be rendered pointless by some rain. When England won the ashes last time I was actually quite enjoying the series but it was abundantly clear that the australians were the better side and would easily have won the final test and retained the ashes if it werent for the fact england got 2 full innings at bat but the australians only got one plus a wee extra shot which made it almost impossible for them to catch england. Seemed a rather pointless and unsatisfying way for the series to be decided as a neutral, didnt seem to bother anyone else though

[Vixpy1]

Cricket is great

[deevlash]

Vixpy1 said:

Cricket is great

see!

[Glassman]

Vixpy1 said:

Cricket is great

As a:

A. spectator
B. participant
C. drinking spectator
D. drunk participant
E. streaker

??

[Vixpy1]

Glassman said:

Vixpy1 said:

Cricket is great

As a:

A. spectator
B. participant
C. drinking spectator
D. drunk participant
E. streaker

??

All of the above

[Glassman]

Vixpy1 said:

Glassman said:

Vixpy1 said:

Cricket is great

As a:

A. spectator
B. participant
C. drinking spectator
D. drunk participant
E. streaker

??

All of the above

Was gonna put that as answer F. Predictable answer sir.

A few more like you in a team and I may begin to like it.

[ewenm]

Glassman said:

I like sport; I'm an ex-sportsman. But cricket? Nah. Can't do it. Never enjoyed it at school and even after people have suggested I watch 20/20 cricket, it just doesn't do it for me.

The thing is, I don't even want to like it. Gimme contact sports any day of the week.

OK, don't. I can't watch football as it's so pathetic, like kids in the playground (diving, hassling the ref, all about money not performance). Different strokes for different folks :shrug:

[Glassman]

ewenm said:

Glassman said:

I like sport; I'm an ex-sportsman. But cricket? Nah. Can't do it. Never enjoyed it at school and even after people have suggested I watch 20/20 cricket, it just doesn't do it for me.

The thing is, I don't even want to like it. Gimme contact sports any day of the week.

OK, don't. I can't watch football as it's so pathetic, like kids in the playground (diving, hassling the ref, all about money not performance). Different strokes for different folks :shrug:

Fair enough. You stick with the stroking.

[ewenm]

Glassman said:

ewenm said:

Glassman said:

I like sport; I'm an ex-sportsman. But cricket? Nah. Can't do it. Never enjoyed it at school and even after people have suggested I watch 20/20 cricket, it just doesn't do it for me.

The thing is, I don't even want to like it. Gimme contact sports any day of the week.

OK, don't. I can't watch football as it's so pathetic, like kids in the playground (diving, hassling the ref, all about money not performance). Different strokes for different folks :shrug:

Fair enough. You stick with the stroking.

She says she likes it, so I'll keep going

[Wacky Racer]

Vixpy1 said:

Cricket is great

Here you go Charlie.........

[Glassman]

ewenm said:

Glassman said:

ewenm said:

Glassman said:

I like sport; I'm an ex-sportsman. But cricket? Nah. Can't do it. Never enjoyed it at school and even after people have suggested I watch 20/20 cricket, it just doesn't do it for me.

The thing is, I don't even want to like it. Gimme contact sports any day of the week.

OK, don't. I can't watch football as it's so pathetic, like kids in the playground (diving, hassling the ref, all about money not performance). Different strokes for different folks :shrug:

Fair enough. You stick with the stroking.

She says she likes it, so I'll keep going

Ask her to do that think with a packet of Mentos... oops, wrong thread.

[central]

Wacky Racer said:

Vixpy1 said:

Cricket is great

Here you go Charlie.........

[HSVGTSCoupe]

Glassman said:

A few more like you in a team and I may begin to like it.

If you join or support an Aussie team you may still not enjoy the game but at least you won't be a loser

PS.. contact sports are the best though... play a few seasons of Aussie Rules and you really start to understand the meaning of contact sport.

[Blue Meanie]

deevlash said:

I think the one day game can be quite good and Im scottish! The test matches seem utterly pointless when 4 days of play or whatever can be rendered pointless by some rain. When England won the ashes last time I was actually quite enjoying the series but it was abundantly clear that the australians were the better side and would easily have won the final test and retained the ashes if it werent for the fact england got 2 full innings at bat but the australians only got one plus a wee extra shot which made it almost impossible for them to catch england. Seemed a rather pointless and unsatisfying way for the series to be decided as a neutral, didnt seem to bother anyone else though

Are you convieniently forgetting the fact that rain had saved the Aussies previously in the series?

[deevlash]

Blue Meanie said:

deevlash said:

I think the one day game can be quite good and Im scottish! The test matches seem utterly pointless when 4 days of play or whatever can be rendered pointless by some rain. When England won the ashes last time I was actually quite enjoying the series but it was abundantly clear that the australians were the better side and would easily have won the final test and retained the ashes if it werent for the fact england got 2 full innings at bat but the australians only got one plus a wee extra shot which made it almost impossible for them to catch england. Seemed a rather pointless and unsatisfying way for the series to be decided as a neutral, didnt seem to bother anyone else though

Are you convieniently forgetting the fact that rain had saved the Aussies previously in the series?

Not to the same extent IIRC and anyway that still means that the outcome was a lottery dependant on whether it was wet or not!

[Blue Meanie]

deevlash said:

Blue Meanie said:

deevlash said:

I think the one day game can be quite good and Im scottish! The test matches seem utterly pointless when 4 days of play or whatever can be rendered pointless by some rain. When England won the ashes last time I was actually quite enjoying the series but it was abundantly clear that the australians were the better side and would easily have won the final test and retained the ashes if it werent for the fact england got 2 full innings at bat but the australians only got one plus a wee extra shot which made it almost impossible for them to catch england. Seemed a rather pointless and unsatisfying way for the series to be decided as a neutral, didnt seem to bother anyone else though

Are you convieniently forgetting the fact that rain had saved the Aussies previously in the series?

Not to the same extent IIRC and anyway that still means that the outcome was a lottery dependant on whether it was wet or not!

Not to the same extent? We needed one more wicket, and we had lost a considerable amount of time to rain. The final test, the Aussies could have batted for longer, yet chose to take the rain...

[Glassman]

I can't get into cricket. I have no interest in the game. But I do know, despite my dislike of the game, that England are a shambles.

[HSVGTSCoupe]

Blue Meanie said:

deevlash said:

Blue Meanie said:

deevlash said:

I think the one day game can be quite good and Im scottish! The test matches seem utterly pointless when 4 days of play or whatever can be rendered pointless by some rain. When England won the ashes last time I was actually quite enjoying the series but it was abundantly clear that the australians were the better side and would easily have won the final test and retained the ashes if it werent for the fact england got 2 full innings at bat but the australians only got one plus a wee extra shot which made it almost impossible for them to catch england. Seemed a rather pointless and unsatisfying way for the series to be decided as a neutral, didnt seem to bother anyone else though

Are you convieniently forgetting the fact that rain had saved the Aussies previously in the series?

Not to the same extent IIRC and anyway that still means that the outcome was a lottery dependant on whether it was wet or not!

Not to the same extent? We needed one more wicket, and we had lost a considerable amount of time to rain. The final test, the Aussies could have batted for longer, yet chose to take the rain...

Gotta love all this "reflection".. rain did this, rain did that... Just look at the most recent series, what was the score again?? 5-0?? no way, who could be that shite!

[ewenm]

Glassman said:

I can't get into cricket. I have no interest in the game. But I do know, despite my dislike of the game, that England are a shambles.

Just like the Football team and it's more hope than expectation with the Rugby team too.