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Title: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Banjax on 23 January 2011, 11:05:18
.....stop playing cricket? They're still playing Australia?
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Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Shimmy on 23 January 2011, 11:11:56
Very busy period for the international players.  4 more ODIs after today, then the World Cup, IPL at some point too.  Then county cricket and summer series back at home.
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 January 2011, 11:16:24
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.....stop playing cricket? They're still playing Australia?
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They appear to have stopped about two weeks ago.
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Banjax on 23 January 2011, 11:19:38
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.....stop playing cricket? They're still playing Australia?
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They appear to have stopped about two weeks ago.


very good  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Banjax on 23 January 2011, 11:21:08
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Very busy period for the international players.  4 more ODIs after today, then the World Cup, IPL at some point too.  Then county cricket and summer series back at home.

it seems to me (as a non cricket fan) that theres never a point in the year when they dont play - mad  :o
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: MickAP on 23 January 2011, 11:50:37
They beat em, so why keep trying to beat em again?

Mick
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Richie London on 23 January 2011, 11:55:10
cricketers are good value for money. very entertaining game, good sportsmanship and they dont roll around the floor for half hr when they get hurt. unlike the bunch of nancyboys that play football who think they are gods gift to women, get paid silly money for kicking a ball about. and have no respecr for anyone but themselves
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 January 2011, 12:10:52
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cricketers are good value for money. very entertaining game, good sportsmanship and they dont roll around the floor for half hr when they get hurt. unlike the bunch of nancyboys that play football who think they are gods gift to women, get paid silly money for kicking a ball about. and have no respecr for anyone but themselves


Spot on Richie....... :y
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Richgm on 23 January 2011, 12:39:45
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cricketers are good value for money. very entertaining game, good sportsmanship and they dont roll around the floor for half hr when they get hurt. unlike the bunch of nancyboys that play football who think they are gods gift to women, get paid silly money for kicking a ball about. and have no respecr for anyone but themselves

I think I'm on facebook again. I was looking for the like button.  :y
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 January 2011, 12:59:26
Yes it does seem to be going on all the time, but in the background for me thank goodness! :y  What a boring game!! ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: jyr001 on 23 January 2011, 13:14:48
I have to say I don't find the test matches very interesting - far too drawn out - I'm sure that'll change when I retire and have enough time on my hands to sit and watch them for 5 days at a time but in the meantime at least with the ODI's there's a bit more urgency. As far as I can see you can usually squash all of the days action from a test match into about 30 minutes.
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Richgm on 23 January 2011, 16:02:04
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I have to say I don't find the test matches very interesting - far too drawn out - I'm sure that'll change when I retire and have enough time on my hands to sit and watch them for 5 days at a time but in the meantime at least with the ODI's there's a bit more urgency. As far as I can see you can usually squash all of the days action from a test match into about 30 minutes.

Now I've got to be honest test matches are far more up my street. I don't have the time to sit there and watch 5 days of cricket but at work with it on the radio on it's great. I tried to describe it to someone not long ago and the best analogy I came up with is a test match is like a book. The storey unfolds over a period of time normal with one or two unexpected twists along the way.
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Webby the Bear on 23 January 2011, 19:55:59
as with any sport theres enormous skill involved. its just not that exciting to watch.
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: jonnycool on 24 January 2011, 17:19:54
I'd prefer to watch grass growing than cricket, any day  ::)
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Richie London on 24 January 2011, 17:26:54
when my eldest was born i used to take him out for a walk in the pram now and then,sneak down to watch middlesex play at uxbridge. the bar was open all day there  ;)
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 24 January 2011, 17:56:18
Can't honestly remember if I ever tried clouting a ball with a lump of wood in my childhood but if I had, I don't think the fascination would have dragged on this ruddy long.

.. and as for kicking inflated bladders around. ::)

 ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Richie London on 24 January 2011, 18:19:32
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Can't honestly remember if I ever tried clouting a ball with a lump of wood in my childhood but if I had, I don't think the fascination would have dragged on this ruddy long.

.. and as for kicking inflated bladders around. ::)

 ;)

Kevin


a cricket ball in the face is not a pleasant experience, i can vouch for that.
Title: Re: Does England ever, even for a second....
Post by: Webby the Bear on 24 January 2011, 18:28:01
my nan told me that when she was young she saw someone get smacked in the eye with a cricket ball..... apparently it was all hanging out (the guys eyeball that is lol)

gross!!!!!