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IRL (In Real Life) => Sports => Topic started by: JudgeDredd on August 08, 2015, 05:30:09 AM

Title: No cricket thread?
Post by: JudgeDredd on August 08, 2015, 05:30:09 AM
Well...that's just not cricket, is it.

Anyone here down under able to tell me how scathing the press are about the Aussie first innings in the 4th test? 60 all out??  :knuppel2:
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: Bison on August 08, 2015, 06:16:10 AM
No.
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 08, 2015, 06:33:42 AM
You're surrounded by Americans!  To us, "cricket" is either a cell-phone service provider, or a small insect used for fishing bait / feeding snakes.

that said...

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Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: JudgeDredd on August 08, 2015, 06:36:54 AM
lol - that last test was over pretty quick.

Unlucky Aussies  :'(
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: Pinetree on August 09, 2015, 05:05:18 AM
Great result for England. My heart bleeds for the Aussies. Their current team is the most boorish I've ever seen, and that's saying something..

And yes, the aussie press utterly slayed them. :D
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: DoctorQuest on August 09, 2015, 12:28:33 PM
I tried watching it when I visited the UK and India and very much need to have someone explain the rules to me. That's the problem with most sports; they are boring unless you understand the rules.

Btw cricket is huge in India. More than I ever would have expected. The kept that and driving on the wrong side of the road from the Brits.  :2funny:
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: undercovergeek on August 09, 2015, 12:48:01 PM
sydney heralds headline was 'Pomicide'
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: OJsDad on August 09, 2015, 02:24:29 PM
You could place cricket posts in the baseball thread.  No one would know the difference. 
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: bob48 on August 09, 2015, 03:15:41 PM
The strange thing is, for an English lad, I used to play baseball, but not cricket.
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: Bison on August 10, 2015, 07:58:02 AM
Quote from: bob48 on August 09, 2015, 03:15:41 PM
The strange thing is, for an English lad, I used to play baseball, but not cricket.

Smart. 
Title: Re: No cricket thread?
Post by: DoctorQuest on August 10, 2015, 07:42:53 PM
And just so we're clear.....I really don't need to know what would make a wicket sticky.