BS: Is Cricket Shite?

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 08:45 AM

s6k or another thread could be what sports is shite

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:00 AM

Is this the impression we English wish to portray to the colonials? Please grow up a little, people. Or there will shortly be a thread entitled "Are Englishmen shite?" Because that's how you're making us look, Adam.

When you have something interesting to say, we'll be listening.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:12 AM

you have inspired my next thread!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:18 AM

Football was a working class pastime, and as such was enjoyed by the masses. Then along came Rupert Murdoch, and it became a middle class sport, so Tony Blair et al suddenly discovered it. They also thought that by sucking up to the stars [sic] of the game they would gain votes.
Basically it has strayed as far from it's roots as the Labour Party itself, in one case for gain of money, and the other for popularity.
I remain equally unimpressed by either!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:22 AM

Now THAT'S more like it, Giok...

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 10:26 AM

Horse racing is the best sport,
horseracing the sport of kings,
horseracing the true path!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 11:29 AM

So when will Ireland be a force in world cricket, they too beat the windies.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 11:36 AM

And Kenya

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 12:39 PM

horse racing is shite!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 02:11 PM

But it's good for your rhubarb!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 03:28 PM

and custard?

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 05:50 PM

and roses too!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 06:25 PM

youre just odd, maybe you should play some cricket??

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: shepherdlass
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 05:20 PM

Howay (guess who's from the most recent "first-class" county?), what other sport gives spectators a WHOLE day out - and the chance to go to the bar and not miss anything significant?

It can be slow, it can be exciting, it can be irritatingly one-sided, it can raise unintentional laughs. A bit like an episode of Corrie, actually.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Chris Green
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 05:42 PM

Cricket is kind of like this thread. It goes on for days, people who know sweet effay about it pontificate endlessly in public, everyone has a great time and then it's over and a week later no-one can remember who won.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 19 Aug 04 - 06:56 PM

I'm not sure you have to know very much about it to have an opinion. people take what they like from the experience.

Plus, its nice to talk to other people who see it a different way than you do.

Some people are very nationalistic, and it pains them to see a great performance from a member of the opposing side.. Some people really like the traditional aspects. others like the atmosphere of the county game rather than the razmataz of test matches , and other people just like playing it or watching their local club down at the park or the village green.

Forget who won this series by next week.....I don't think so somehow!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 03:55 AM

Is ' horseshite ' essential for mushrooms ?

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Ooh -Aah
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:21 AM

The silly fellah who reckons that everyone forgets who won really does know sweet FA - one of the main pleasures of cricket is the happy reminiscing about the games you saw when you were 16, or that lovely ball that did Thompson in '68 etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 08:11 AM

... or Michael Holdings' 14 wickets or Viv Richards belting the ball everywhere. Those are memories from when I was 15/16.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:23 PM

What with the Windies staring down the barrel of a 4-0 whitewash (to mix metaphors drastically), and that amazing 6 fours off an over by Chris Gayle, Harmison's going beserk, that wonderful innings of Giles, Ian Bell's fine debut 70, this particular test will definetely live in the memory. Anyone thinking cricket is boring should be shown a video of this test - even having it ticking over on Cricinfo here in Australia was exiting. Hopefully Lara can do a good fightback tomorrow to add even more even more interest, though I still hope we win of course!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:26 PM

And I forgot to add that it has all happened in only TWO DAYS so far, so that Americans with superior mental equipment should just about cope.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 06:49 PM

all this talk just proves it is shite

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 07:11 PM

I'm not sure it will for me Ooh-Aah. I'd hoped WI would have followed on what seemed to be an improvement in their last test but I fear this game, weather permitting, will be over before tea tommorow and my main memory will be of a one sided affair.

One thing I really did enjoy today though was Harmison "throwing the bat". It seemed very much hit and miss but there is no doubt that when he does connect, the ball will go a long way. I'm afraid I missed seeing Gayle hitting the 6 fours - that certainly would have been one to remember!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 04:19 AM

I met a woman last night who told me she had a dutch cap, so I said nah, cricket is shite.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 06:34 AM

Just seen Gayle get his 100 :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: The Walrus
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 04:25 PM

I must admit, I was a little disapointed with the 4th test, while it was interesting to see someone else's batting collapse for a change, I couldn't help hsrking back to the 'glory days' of the Windies and wondering just how those teams would have coped.

I have a feeling that England's next international may not go as smoothly...


by the bye:

Ooh-Aah,

"...staring down the barrel of a 4-0 whitewash (to mix metaphors drastically)..."

Not as mixed a metaphor as you may think, 'Whitewash' comes from the days of blackpowder shooting and relates to the rapid repainting of metal targets to hide evidence of a poor score.

Walrus

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 04:47 PM

Walrus, I'd back the great WI sides against anyone. For me, I think the greatest contest would have been a Clive Lloyd captained WI vs a Steve Waugh captained Australia. It's a shame the 2 teams were not around at the same time.

I think our next test is vs S Africa. Last time we played them - when they came over here, I seem to remember thinking the teams were pretty evenly matched in terms of ability - Pollock giving SA the edge. England have improved since then so I am optimistic but I don't think it will be as easy as this summer's tests.

Jon

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 07:26 PM

zzz

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 07:38 PM

S6k finds it all so boring that he keeps coming back for more! He must be annoyed at having inadvertently begun a forum for some friendly, pleasant cricket talk.
   I sometimes wonder if I am English or Australian, having lived here in Oz for most of my life. My reaction to the 4-0 whitewash proves to me I am English because of (1) my great pleasure we are finally doing well (2) my regret that the Windies were so badly beaten, despite their having done the same to us for so many years. In Australia complete humiliation of sporting opponents is de rigeur and loudly celebrated even in the better-educated end of the street. Hopefully the South Africa tour will provide a sterner test and some closer, more exciting matches. But I'm still Australian enough to hope England win convincingly!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 07:47 PM

OK s6k, I'm sorry that you asked a question (see thread title) and got dissapointed that some of us do not think the same way as you. I'm further dismayed to find that when some of us have at least tried to make pleasant constructive conversation out of what was no more than an idiotic copycat thread, you still see fit to come back to give a yawn/fall asleep.

The answer to your problem is really simple. If you don't want to listen to opinions other than your own, do not bother starting threads asking for them.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 21 Aug 04 - 09:54 PM

it wasnt a copycat thread, for i am the lord of the shite threads!

Tis true, i am glad you have got together for some cricket talk and give the thread yet another meaning.

my zzz comment was simply me expressing my boredom at cricket, mainly cos its shite.

it wasnt telling you to stop talking about it, so go ahead and talk some more

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 02:30 AM

Very nice of you old chap!
I don't like cricket! - (Oh no!)
I love it - (Oh yeah!)

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 04:15 AM

Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc

I was walkin' down the street
Concentratin' on truckin' right
I heard a dark voice beside of me
And I looked round in a state of fright
I saw four faces one mad
A brother from the gutter
They looked me up and down a bit
And turned to each other

I say
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
I don't like cricket oh no
I love it
Don't you walk thru my words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet

Well he looked down at my silver chain
He said I'll give you one dollar
I said you've got to be jokin' man
It was a present from me Mother
He said I like it I want it
I'll take it off your hands
And you'll be sorry you crossed me
You'd better understand that you're alone
A long way from home

And I say
I don't like reggae no no
I love it
I don't like reggae oh no
I love it
Don't you cramp me style
Don't you queer on me pitch
Don't you walk thru my words
'Cause you ain't heard me out yet

I hurried back to the swimming pool
Sinkin' pina coladas
I heard a dark voice beside me say
Would you like something harder
She said I've got it you want it
My harvest is the best
And if you try it you'll like it
And wallow in a Dreadlock Holiday

And I say
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her
Don't like Jamaica oh no
I love her oh yea
Don't you walk thru her words
You got to show some respect
Don't you walk thru her words
'Cause you ain't heard her out yet

I don't like cricket
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
I don't like reggae
I love it (Dreadlock Holiday)
Don't like Jamaica
I love her (Dreadlock Holiday)

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rasener
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 04:39 AM

It was a great win. England are dveloping into a very good team.


My memory was watching Gary Sobers hitting six sixes at Swansea many years ago.

I had only played on that ground a short while before with my Cricket Club. We were absolute shite :-) compared to the level of Windies, but we enjoyed the tour, even if we got smashed to smithereens.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 05:23 AM

Now that would have been something to have witnessed! I've only seen it on tv years later.

I wish I could really remember seeing Gary Sobers play. I was born in 1960 so would have been 7/8 when that one happened. My mind used to focus on different things at that sort of age though. I remember being taken to Worcester once and my father will describe Tom Graveney as being on top form that day, almost effortlessly stroking the ball. My memory of the day was trying to eat an ice cream and swarms of wasps!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rasener
Date: 22 Aug 04 - 06:05 AM

Given my age away :-)

Wasps - that was the only thing I hated about cricket. Sitting down to tea with jam dishes all over the table and wasps swarming round whilst you tried to get some on yer bread.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Boab
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 03:04 AM

Why hasn't it found its way onto the olympic programme, along with dressage, baseball, "beach" volleyball,and all the other "shite". Maybe it's time to admit darts, bowls, golf, tiddleywinks and skippy-rope?

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 13 Sep 04 - 01:46 AM

i see Golf advertised on telly, apparently its the Rider Cup soon, so i bet we see loads of golf on telly all the time soon.

i never seen the point of golf, its just rubbish.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:37 AM

The Cricket is been covered on Talksport Radio, [1053 AM, Dab Digital radio, Channel 858 on Sky, and online at www.talksport.net

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:26 AM

Aye That's right jOhn, so they're be no Blowers or Aggers comenting on the Tests this Winter. And then after the next Summer's season you'll only be able to watch cricket on TV if you've got Sky. What would Jim Laker or Peter West have said about that, what's the world coming to?

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:40 AM

Post Mortem - Sky - the bastards - got it all at last.

Is Cricket Shite?

My daughter used to say "Dad - how on EARTH can you watch cricket - it's the most boring game ever - nothing EVER happens"
To which I used to reply:
"Sweetheart - you need to understand it, to appreciate it, to come to love it"

This sort of conversation went on for many years..... 'til one day:

"OK Dad, tell me what it's all about"

Now - the conversation usually starts:

"Dad - can we go to the Test match - DAD - have you booked those tickets yet!!!!??"

And typical texts I receive are "Freddie's done it again - Brill!!" and    "He's put 'em in - on THAT pitch?!" or "Can't believe it - there was never a run in that!"

After studying a book on the technicalities of the game, and watching many games (both live and on TV) she can amaze the most knowledgeable in the game.

To ANYONE who says the game is shite, or boring, or whatever, I just have to smile. Ignorance is a terrible barrier to many of the best things in life.

..and Boring? - Boredom exists between one's ears (where the brain should be). It is a state of suspension - or "in-between" - you've just been somewhere, thought someting or done something, but don't yet know what next. People who dismiss things they don't understand simply exist in this state for longer periods than are really necessary - some unfortunates seem to languish there the majority of their sad lives. If I were their Doctor, rather than write out a prescription for Prozac, I'd give them a complimentary ticket for Headingly, Old Trafford, or Trent Bridge.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:43 AM

WELL SAID JIM

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:45 AM

Haven't Channel 4 got any cricket, or is it all on sky?

i object to paying to get sky sport, as the cheapest sports channel package is [i think?] £37, a lot of money if your skint.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:53 AM

John,

Channel 4 have got Cricket next Summer (for the Ashes) but after that nope, it's SKY with highlights on Channel 5

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:55 AM

I suppose it will be shown in the pubs.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:58 AM

6!
I get spot 100!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:59 AM

if there's no piggin footy being shown

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 11:00 AM

4!
and again....

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Hand-Pulled Boy
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 11:03 AM

Cricket is dangerous.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 11:03 AM

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