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Cricket. I don't get it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Australia just won the ashes back, but did we not only win that a few months ago?

Are we to do that with other tournaments now. Have the FA cup final, then have another one a few months later if we dont like the result? I know that technically the rain and maths won it for England last time, but it still seems utterly pointless having the matches now.

As it's cricket, I'm sure the answer is incredibly tedious and about tradition. Probably something to do with what old Bunty McPartlington and the Eton old boys did in 1820. But if someone can explain it before I nod off that'd be good.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

You don't get it? Nor do the English Cricket team...

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

Because they have had next years early. As the cricket World Cup in 2015 meant the English lot would of had to be in Australia for about 5 months altogether for the ashes and the works cup x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Because they have had next years early. As the cricket World Cup in 2015 meant the English lot would of had to be in Australia for about 5 months altogether for the ashes and the works cup x "

And that right there is the simplest explanation of anything to do with cricket that I've ever heard x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eleven blokes in white pyjamas play another eleven blokes in white pyjamas. They play bat and ball for 5 days and the one with the most runs wins.

That is of course unless there is a light drizzle for half an hour towards the end of day 5, at which point its a draw.

The British have invented some great games... rugby and football. But we have created some sleep inducing crap ones like cricket, snooker and bowls...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Eleven blokes in white pyjamas play another eleven blokes in white pyjamas. They play bat and ball for 5 days and the one with the most runs wins.

That is of course unless there is a light drizzle for half an hour towards the end of day 5, at which point its a draw.

The British have invented some great games... rugby and football. But we have created some sleep inducing crap ones like cricket, snooker and bowls...

"

Damn !! We were supposed to score runs?? That's where we went wrong !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At the top(allegedly)level the Ashes series is the premier money making Test series. Money is the driving force.

Apparently there's another series due, a little over 15 months away in 2015, not long after the World cup.

At least the Aussies try to play Hit and Run, although not much running when they hit as many boundaries as they do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ps the English played in white, the Aussies had a more appealing shade of cream.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ps when i say the English, that includes the Saffers and Kiwis we select.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nearly 4 years of looking after the grounds of a cricket club, the only 3 things I know

There are 6 balls in an over

They have a sit down lunch at half time

Women had more supporters when they played wonder why. ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Talking of grounds, i reckon i could've produced a better bit of grass than what the whacky WACA groundstaff did. Kin cracks everywhere. Whats that all about.

I mean, can you imagine John Terry taking an important penalty and the ground moves away beneath his feet. It would never happen (would it?)

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

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 a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.

There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Hope this makes it clearer for you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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 a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.

There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Hope this makes it clearer for you"

Further with the new DRS system, you can be given out but get to stay in even though you were really out. Or versa vice.

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent


"Because they have had next years early. As the cricket World Cup in 2015 meant the English lot would of had to be in Australia for about 5 months altogether for the ashes and the works cup x

And that right there is the simplest explanation of anything to do with cricket that I've ever heard x"

I had no idea. I just googled. Anything for you Jodie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's probably best not to 'get it' the way this series has gone

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks Sam, now my brain hurts!

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff


"Australia just won the ashes back, but did we not only win that a few months ago?

Are we to do that with other tournaments now. Have the FA cup final, then have another one a few months later if we dont like the result? I know that technically the rain and maths won it for England last time, but it still seems utterly pointless having the matches now.

As it's cricket, I'm sure the answer is incredibly tedious and about tradition. Probably something to do with what old Bunty McPartlington and the Eton old boys did in 1820. But if someone can explain it before I nod off that'd be good. "

Australia's summer is during our winter and vice versa.

Cricket is a game played in the summer.

It was either this winter now, or next years winter in Aus which might coincide with the world cup I think, if that is the case then it had to be now.

I havent read the replies so this may be a repeat of whats been posted

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff


"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 a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.

There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Hope this makes it clearer for you"

Haha superb

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over a year ago

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