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Oink Jun 16th 2011 5:44 am
The Summer's Cricket.
 
I think it's time to put all this iced hockey nonsense behind us and start discussing a way more important and civilized sport.

After a couple of weeks of county Twenty20 that Sky and thus Cricketplus are televising one game a day, its back to the test series. :thumbup:

There's about an hours play after lots of rain. Seems that England are moving the ball around and have Sri Lanka in trouble for 54-4 so far.

Oink Jun 16th 2011 7:32 am
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Sri Lanka 81 for four at stumps. Thought the England bowlers bowled pretty lax in the latter part of the spell and really let them off the hook. We'll get at them in the morning when hopefully the weather is a little more cooperative.

Novocastrian Jun 16th 2011 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9437595)
Sri Lanka 81 for four at stumps. Thought the England bowlers bowled pretty lax in the latter part of the spell and really let them off the hook. We'll get at them in the morning when hopefully the weather is a little more cooperative.
SL really don't have much of a tail right now, so I think you're right with all out before lunch tomorrow.

I'm really looking forward to listening to TMS on BBC4 on my trusty old radio all summer.

B91212 Jun 17th 2011 3:27 am
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SL continue to be in trouble at 177-9, although yet again it's raining. Tremlett doing the main damage, although Swann got a wicket in his first over for a change :)

Not overly bothered about the Twenty20. Went to a few games at Trent Bridge but I seem to have lost interest in it, although I do still enjoy the 50 over games. I am thinking of getting cricket plus again for the test series with India, it's just a shame the time difference means I will mainly be in bed or at work. Perhaps they could play the series over in Australia, the time difference there was ideal for getting in from work and watching 6 hours of uninterrupted test match cricket ;)

Here at work they have stopped us listening to the radio over the internet due to it slowing it down or something, which is just plain wrong and I feel could be an infringement of my human rights (doesn't every Englishman have the right to listen to TMS at all times?) . Yet they can and do continue to discuss some stupid game and the following childish temper tantrum in Vancouver with every breath they take, oblivious to the lost productivity this causes. Not to mention the endless watching of youtube clips relating to the above game and subsequent throwing of toys out of pram.

JamesM Jun 17th 2011 4:05 am
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Originally Posted by B91212 (Post 9439419)
SL continue to be in trouble at 177-9, although yet again it's raining. Tremlett doing the main damage, although Swann got a wicket in his first over for a change :)

Not overly bothered about the Twenty20. Went to a few games at Trent Bridge but I seem to have lost interest in it, although I do still enjoy the 50 over games. I am thinking of getting cricket plus again for the test series with India, it's just a shame the time difference means I will mainly be in bed or at work. Perhaps they could play the series over in Australia, the time difference there was ideal for getting in from work and watching 6 hours of uninterrupted test match cricket ;)

Here at work they have stopped us listening to the radio over the internet due to it slowing it down or something, which is just plain wrong and I feel could be an infringement of my human rights (doesn't every Englishman have the right to listen to TMS at all times?) . Yet they can and do continue to discuss some stupid game and the following childish temper tantrum in Vancouver with every breath they take, oblivious to the lost productivity this causes. Not to mention the endless watching of youtube clips relating to the above game and subsequent throwing of toys out of pram.
Yes I'm really looking forward to the series with India.

I quite enjoy watching the dodgey streams whilst sinking a few Amsterdam Blondes.

B91212 Jun 17th 2011 4:32 am
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Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9439491)
Yes I'm really looking forward to the series with India.

I quite enjoy watching the dodgey streams whilst sinking a few Amsterdam Blondes.
Couldn't sinking into a few Amsterdam Blondes cause you to have a dodgy stream?

JamesM Jun 17th 2011 5:20 am
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Originally Posted by B91212 (Post 9439557)
Couldn't sinking into a few Amsterdam Blondes cause you to have a dodgy stream?
It depends what you mix it up with.

Oink Jun 17th 2011 6:50 am
Re: The Summer's Cricket.
 
Originally Posted by B91212 (Post 9439419)
SL continue to be in trouble at 177-9, although yet again it's raining. Tremlett doing the main damage, although Swann got a wicket in his first over for a change :)

Not overly bothered about the Twenty20. Went to a few games at Trent Bridge but I seem to have lost interest in it, although I do still enjoy the 50 over games. I am thinking of getting cricket plus again for the test series with India, it's just a shame the time difference means I will mainly be in bed or at work. Perhaps they could play the series over in Australia, the time difference there was ideal for getting in from work and watching 6 hours of uninterrupted test match cricket ;)

Here at work they have stopped us listening to the radio over the internet due to it slowing it down or something, which is just plain wrong and I feel could be an infringement of my human rights (doesn't every Englishman have the right to listen to TMS at all times?) . Yet they can and do continue to discuss some stupid game and the following childish temper tantrum in Vancouver with every breath they take, oblivious to the lost productivity this causes. Not to mention the endless watching of youtube clips relating to the above game and subsequent throwing of toys out of pram.
Thought England played okay, Tremlett was very good,, Anderson meh and Broad looked bad. We should have got them all out for 40 runs less than 177. Shame the rain came in.

As for Twenty20, I didn't like it at first, too much razzle dazzle and not enough substance but now with spin becoming a real tactic/threat the complexity of the play has increased and I'm starting to enjoy it. I do wish they'd stop playing stupid songs after every hit or out. :frown:

Get youself a DVR/PVR tape the cricket and then you can have a nice evening with a Indian take-away with Bumble, Beefy and Nasser.

B91212 Jun 17th 2011 8:07 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9439815)
Thought England played okay, Tremlett was very good,, Anderson meh and Broad looked bad. We should have got them all out for 40 runs less than 177. Shame the rain came in.

As for Twenty20, I didn't like it at first, too much razzle dazzle and not enough substance but now with spin becoming a real tactic/threat the complexity of the play has increased and I'm starting to enjoy it. I do wish they'd stop playing stupid songs after every hit or out. :frown:

Get youself a DVR/PVR tape the cricket and then you can have a nice evening with a Indian take-away with Bumble, Beefy and Nasser.

I've got a PVR and did think about taping it like you say, although I did find the cricket plus production to be less than A1. During the first couple of Ashes tests they kept taking too long with the adverts in between overs and so I kept missing the first ball of the next over. They did finally fix it in time for the third test but kept getting the program times wrong on the guide. I would record what it said would be live one day cricket only to find I had missed the first hours play as the guide was wrong, or I would try and record highlights and get a completely different program. Still, I have no patience for finding live streams so for $16 I will probably sign up for the Indian series. Watching the highlights with a good curry and the Sky team does sound good.

I'm prepared to give Twenty20 another look based on your comments, as there are few things better in sport than watching top quality spin bowling. I can remember a quote from a former British Prime Ministers Autobiography (I think it was Sir Alec Douglas-Home although it may have been Attlee) who said something along the lines of "I once had an uncle who couldn't even walk through Westminster Abbey without studying the floor and wondering if it would take spin or not" :)

Oink Jun 17th 2011 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by B91212 (Post 9439970)
I've got a PVR and did think about taping it like you say, although I did find the cricket plus production to be less than A1. During the first couple of Ashes tests they kept taking too long with the adverts in between overs and so I kept missing the first ball of the next over. They did finally fix it in time for the third test but kept getting the program times wrong on the guide. I would record what it said would be live one day cricket only to find I had missed the first hours play as the guide was wrong, or I would try and record highlights and get a completely different program. Still, I have no patience for finding live streams so for $16 I will probably sign up for the Indian series. Watching the highlights with a good curry and the Sky team does sound good.

I'm prepared to give Twenty20 another look based on your comments, as there are few things better in sport than watching top quality spin bowling. I can remember a quote from a former British Prime Ministers Autobiography (I think it was Sir Alec Douglas-Home although it may have been Attlee) who said something along the lines of "I once had an uncle who couldn't even walk through Westminster Abbey without studying the floor and wondering if it would take spin or not" :)

Firstly, That's brilliant, I had never heard that before, although it seems likely as Capt. Attlee was a keen cricket supporter. I had a similar issue with HID who's Canadian, has no interest in cricket and is constantly getting embarrassed as I sort of do the same wherever we go. One evening I had the misfortune of having to have my tea at Boston Pizza but I was far more interested to see how the carpet, which had a lovely sheen on the surface, would turn. The last straw for HID was when I nipped back out to the car to retrieve a golf ball to use to test out my theory.

Secondly, I totally agree with the Cricket plus coverage in the winter. I lasted two tests with both the poor production and Ian Healy constantly prattling on about how they had the Pommies on the run, even though they were 52-7 or something.

Thirdly, what I do now, is record when I know what time the cricket is starting no matter what the programme guide says. Plus add an hour on afterwards. That way, you can skip through the annoying commercials. It's sad they didn't just take the full Sky broadcast like last summer, where they showed the studio commentary and even the lunchtime specials.

Oink Jun 17th 2011 9:13 am
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It would appear that it is more likely to have been Douglas-Home as more research has found out he was the only PM to have play first class cricket although it also suggests he was medium-fast bowler.

JonboyE Jun 17th 2011 9:16 am
Re: The Summer's Cricket.
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9439815)
As for Twenty20, I didn't like it at first, too much razzle dazzle and not enough substance but now with spin becoming a real tactic/threat the complexity of the play has increased and I'm starting to enjoy it. I do wish they'd stop playing stupid songs after every hit or out. :frown:
God, that sounds awful. Its almost like hockey. :)

I can't recall ever seeing a twenty twenty game. Mind you, I was never a great fan of one day cricket either. I think that time is an intrinsic part of the game, and a draw a perfectly acceptable result.

Even a club cricket level, though our games were all concluded within one day, we nearly always played to time - with the proviso that there must be 20 overs in the final hour. This always left the captain of the team battling first with the decision of when to declare. It makes for a much more interesting game than who can slog the most runs off a set number of balls.

Oink Jun 17th 2011 9:22 am
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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9440057)
God, that sounds awful. Its almost like hockey. :)

I can't recall ever seeing a twenty twenty game. Mind you, I was never a great fan of one day cricket either. I think that time is an intrinsic part of the game, and a draw a perfectly acceptable result.

Even a club cricket level, though our games were all concluded within one day, we nearly always played to time - with the proviso that there must be 20 overs in the final hour. This always left the captain of the team battling first with the decision of when to declare. It makes for a much more interesting game than who can slog the most runs off a set number of balls.
I wholeheartedly agree. Twenty20 is a spectacle whereas as the longer form of the game is a proper sporting contest. That said, as long as it remains a side show it's still watchable in a relaxed way. A nice plate of sandwiches and twenty20 match is still pleasant way of killing a few hours.

lmartin999 Jun 17th 2011 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9440011)
I had a similar issue with HID who's Canadian, has no interest in cricket and is constantly getting embarrassed as I sort of do the same wherever we go.
As someone with a Canadian OH, I should point out that you should not give up hope, they can be educated. I found that showing her pictures of Stuart Broad was very helpful - she once had him as her desktop which gave me a strange sense of pride. I also took her to Lords for a decent one day match, worked wonders. Don't give up!

Actually if Canada stopped spending all its money on hockey and invested in cricket it could probably be quite good. It would have a sport that connected to the diverse nature of multicultural Canada (rather than just white yobs), it would be involved in a proper international sport, and it would save money on not having riots. Can't the Queen make this happen?

JonboyE Jun 17th 2011 11:24 am
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http://www.fizin.com/fizchat/images/cricket1707.jpg

What could be better?

Oink Jun 17th 2011 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9440174)
As someone with a Canadian OH, I should point out that you should not give up hope, they can be educated. I found that showing her pictures of Stuart Broad was very helpful - she once had him as her desktop which gave me a strange sense of pride. I also took her to Lords for a decent one day match, worked wonders. Don't give up!

Actually if Canada stopped spending all its money on hockey and invested in cricket it could probably be quite good. It would have a sport that connected to the diverse nature of multicultural Canada (rather than just white yobs), it would be involved in a proper international sport, and it would save money on not having riots. Can't the Queen make this happen?
No chance. I have been trying to get her to like football, she thinks David Beckham's hot but still has not watched a game. Although she gave me a Spurs mug for Christmas I'm not holding out much hope. She doesn't watch iced hockey either. That said, she likes to go to see English bands when they come to town, so not all is lost.

In one of the school districts here they've been putting on Kwik cricket clinics for 4th and 5th graders so you never know.

lmartin999 Jun 17th 2011 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9440191)
Where is that? I used to watch at the Brockton Oval (I think). There was also a park west of 10th and Arbutus where there was a constant running battle between cricketers and dog owners (who thought it was ok to let their dogs crap on the wicket).

B91212 Jun 18th 2011 3:06 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9440206)
No chance. I have been trying to get her to like football, she thinks David Beckham's hot but still has not watched a game. Although she gave me a Spurs mug for Christmas I'm not holding out much hope. She doesn't watch iced hockey either. That said, she likes to go to see English bands when they come to town, so not all is lost.

In one of the school districts here they've been putting on Kwik cricket clinics for 4th and 5th graders so you never know.
My Mrs is English but just doesn't get cricket, or sport in general. She did watch some of the later England games during the Rugby World Cup in France in 2007 but even then her only contribution was that she thought Jonny Wilkinson looked like he "batted for the other side" so to speak. I gave up trying to make her see the light a long time ago.

Anyway, onto more serious matters. Did the BP strip take turn in the end?

JonboyE Jun 18th 2011 3:48 am
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Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9440289)
Where is that? I used to watch at the Brockton Oval (I think). There was also a park west of 10th and Arbutus where there was a constant running battle between cricketers and dog owners (who thought it was ok to let their dogs crap on the wicket).
Yes, it is Brockton Point, taken from near the pavilion looking towards the North Shore.

Novocastrian Jun 18th 2011 3:53 am
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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9441092)
Yes, it is Brockton Point, taken from near the pavilion looking towards the North Shore.
You can tell it's not the Rose Bowl. It's not pissing down. :thumbdown:

Alan2005 Jun 18th 2011 4:01 am
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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9440191)
It could be improved by a couple of nice beers.

Oink Jun 18th 2011 11:06 am
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Apparently Geoff Boycott said the Brockton Oval was the prettiest ground he played, which was a bit weird given he was not prone sentimental hyperbole.

JonboyE Jun 18th 2011 11:35 am
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You can't trust Boycott. "If tha don't hit the ball in the air tha can't get caught, can tha lad?" he is supposed to have said. Well, he did hit the ball in the air and I did catch him. It was at Middlesbrough and I was about 10 rows back over long on.

lmartin999 Jun 19th 2011 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9441590)
You can't trust Boycott. "If tha don't hit the ball in the air tha can't get caught, can tha lad?" he is supposed to have said. Well, he did hit the ball in the air and I did catch him. It was at Middlesbrough and I was about 10 rows back over long on.
See, you might pretend to like iced hockey, but we all know where your heart really is :thumbup:

Novocastrian Jun 19th 2011 2:00 pm
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Originally Posted by lmartin999 (Post 9443364)
See, you might pretend to like iced hockey, but we all know where your heart really is :thumbup:
It's going to piss down in Southampton tomorrow.

Draw.

Oink Jun 19th 2011 2:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9443375)
It's going to piss down in Southampton tomorrow.

Draw.
Good, I need to get some work done.

Novocastrian Jun 19th 2011 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9443386)
Good, I need to get some work done.
Me too, but can you resist checking out the Grauniad OBO page?

I know I can't.

DeadVim Jun 19th 2011 4:20 pm
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9443375)
It's going to piss down in Southampton tomorrow.

Draw.
Bummer, was listening to Test Match Special last night on my iThing (via TuneIn Radio), it was a very pleasant way to spend the wee hours ...

Oink Jun 21st 2011 6:12 am
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If you're at work and want to listen to the Glamorgan v Essex Twenty20 match on the radio.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9517557.stm

Oink Jun 28th 2011 10:47 am
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Just wanted to share this. It was taken at a "friend's" school and I take personal credit for having the RBS Kwik cricket programme introduced at this school. This was a demonstration for the tv but they had three or four lessons plus the kids went to a festival to play against other schools in the district. They all had loads of fun and they're going to extend the programme for grades 6 and 7s next year. :thumbup:

Cricket starts at 4:41.

Primary Cricket Programme

ExKiwilass Jun 28th 2011 11:38 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9463521)
Just wanted to share this. It was taken at a "friend's" school and I take personal credit for having the RBS Kwik cricket programme introduced at this school. This was a demonstration for the tv but they had three or four lessons plus the kids went to a festival to play against other schools in the district. They all had loads of fun and they're going to extend the programme for grades 6 and 7s next year. :thumbup:

Cricket starts at 4:41.

Primary Cricket Programme
and people put down Surrey. pfft.

Any city with the beautiful game is good by me :thumbup: nice vid. I wish they had that in Burnaby schools :(

Oink Jun 28th 2011 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 9463585)
and people put down Surrey. pfft.

Any city with the beautiful game is good by me :thumbup: nice vid. I wish they had that in Burnaby schools :(
The kids had a great time. Next year I'm going to take a few days off and assist in the coaching with the 6 and 7s.

And if you see someone on the beach or park around here playing with a yellow cricket set, pop over for a game as I'll probably be me if I can talk HID into bringing a set home for the summer. :thumbup:

Novocastrian Jun 28th 2011 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9463606)
The kids had a great time. Next year I'm going to take a few days off and assist in the coaching with the 6 and 7s.

And if you see someone on the beach or park around here playing with a yellow cricket set, pop over for a game as I'll probably be me if I can talk HID into bringing a set home for the summer. :thumbup:
Well, I think it's child abuse. Kids that age in Canada should be getting proper concussions playing iced hockey.

ExKiwilass Jun 28th 2011 12:48 pm
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9463606)
The kids had a great time. Next year I'm going to take a few days off and assist in the coaching with the 6 and 7s.

And if you see someone on the beach or park around here playing with a yellow cricket set, pop over for a game as I'll probably be me if I can talk HID into bringing a set home for the summer. :thumbup:
:thumbup:

Londonuck Jun 28th 2011 7:13 pm
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Originally Posted by JamesM (Post 9439491)
Yes I'm really looking forward to the series with India.

I quite enjoy watching the dodgey streams whilst sinking a few Amsterdam Blondes.
Hope thats a beer, mate :D

Londonuck Jun 28th 2011 7:14 pm
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Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 9440191)
Don Bradman scored a ton there i seem to remember.

Oink Jun 30th 2011 6:51 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 9463670)
:thumbup:
If anyone is interested in recommending this programme to their school or school district here's the link.


RBC Wicket Cricket

Oink Jul 21st 2011 4:56 am
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Here we go again. Another rain affected day at Lords. For those of you stuck in your offices, you can a get a cheeky listen to the match on TMS on BBC Radio 5 live.

Novocastrian Jul 21st 2011 7:54 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 9509923)
Here we go again. Another rain affected day at Lords. For those of you stuck in your offices, you can a get a cheeky listen to the match on TMS on BBC Radio 5 live.
Or for those of you stuck in Normandy, you can cheekily listen on your trusty long wave radio while wallpapering your study.

Tangram Jul 22nd 2011 6:29 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 9510320)
Or for those of you stuck in Normandy, you can cheekily listen on your trusty long wave radio while wallpapering your study.
Ah, what it must be like to be in the civilised world.


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