Right chatoyant now we know why the Mormon Church is the fastest growing chruch in the world. They play games in the temple.
littlek wrote:Pueo - I still haven't got anywhere with figuring out cricket either...... And I listened to some radio coverage - that was just wacky!
that's nothing, you just got to see aussie rules football to be completely bewildered.
Ah cricket, lovely cricket. The English village green in summer. The tinkle of teacups. Polite chatter. Applause for some good play.
The cracking sound of willow bat on leather ball. Thus we see the waste of a good rugby football pitch. But wait, the afternoon may yet have a moment of excitement. A big hit and the ball crashes thru a club house window, glass everywhere. Then it hits the club chairman squarely on the back of the head and sends him off to Never Never Land and the great clubhouse in the sky. So there you have it, in a nutcase. Cricket, a game for gentlemen and homicidal maniacs
You be digging yourself a grave, Pueo!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....
(lol)
Hmmm, I think the football I saw in Oz was not aussie rules...
'course cricket almost makes sense next to American Football! Now there's a sport for mutants if I ever saw one!
The legs are beautiful! I agree. Except when then bend at a funny angle.
The Rules of Cricket
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that's in the side that's in goes out and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When both sides have been in and out including the not outs, that's the end of the game.
Couldn't be easier, hey?
"I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."
J. Robert McCloskey
Sounds a heck of a lot like football to me, Mr Stillwater. Do cricket players pat each other on the butt constantly? Just curious.
sheesh, Mr Stillwater, you nailed it beautifully! (are you english perhaps?)
now, much read thru and babble to all these friendly farnarklers...
pueo, a french philospher (having a dig at the english's lack of spirituality) suggested they invented cricket to gain some concept of eternity
gautam, you lucky bugger, that'll be the game of the tournament i reckon. india is the only team we haven't beaten away! wish i were coming...
deb, yes, poor old sth oz, the inconsiderate english went and lost the second final in melbourne depriving us of our public holiday game in adelaide! i simply cannot snooze during the day in summer without a good game of cricket
little k, cricket on radio in the states?!?! what game, what station?
and yes, it has the best jargon of any sport
and croquet is a fish milkshake to cricket's marguretta!
chatayant, the less you know the better, cricket is the embodiment of zen sport
oh, and lots of butt patting, box (protective groin cover) patting, breast beating and long stroll's alone in the outfield...
(yes krissy, that was rugby, i think we were playing France or Sth Africa or someone)
............Rugby world cup in october!!!!!......................
we put in 4 ballot forms, for about 30 games and didn't even score a pool game (sniff) at $500 a ticket we expected to get a couple
sealpoet! how the hell are ya buddy! yep watched a bit of the superbowl but it was all too strenous for summer viewing, had to switch back to the cricket... you kinda get used to 5 day games! (incidently, it was Australia 4 England 1) haha
oh, and larry, i understand perfectly.
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so who's willing to predict the teams in the finals?
i reckon Aust/Sth Africa
Hmmmm... I always thought rugby and aussie rules football were the same game, with slightly different rules. I wonder why.
I heard some crazy jibberish about cricket on NPR (national public radio). I'm not sure if it was through the BBC - they often have slots on air at NPR. The game was a while back and an aussie made some sort of record score or some such - hard to tell what with all the funny lingo and cheering, not to mention the fanatical sportscasters.
rugby i kind of understand, they have a rugby league here on guam.
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