Cricket anyone?

legspin · Post by **legspin** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:50 pm

shadyboy wrote:Shinty is the sport of gods.....

Did you ever see the Shinty/Hurling hybrid. Interesting concept.

Dollydagger · Post by **Dollydagger** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:16 pm

memly wrote:Well I cant stand either of them

You sound like the perfect man!

This coming from a football widow. Ritz has been known to say things like "There's nothing more important than football" and that Liverpool winning the Championship was the best thing that had ever happened in his life.

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:30 pm

That just takes the biscuit...

memly · Post by **memly** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:53 pm

Dollydagger wrote: You sound like the perfect man!

What do you mean "sound"?

I am the perfect man

I might not like sports that much...but I love the xbox

My ex classed herself as a "playstation widow"

Until I bought a Gamecube, then all I saw of her was the back of her head, sitting infront of the tv playing Zelda all the time.

Funky Dung · Post by **Funky Dung** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:50 pm

I've been offered a ticket to the fifth day of the final test for £75 and I'm seriously considering it. If the game goes all the way, it'll be a fantastic day out.

I went to one day of the last Ashes series in Sydney and watched England kick Australia's arse. It was soooo much fun. Especially the Barmy Army's songs:

"Ball and chain, ball and chain,
We came here with backpacks, you with ball and chain!"

Funky Dung

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:12 pm

I must admit, cricket makes no sense to me.
I remember watching a sports news show once with my brother and they did a recap of a match and we were cracking up because nothing made sense.

My apologies on behalf of Canadians... we just don't understand

I'm sure most of you would feel the same about 'Canadian' sports like curling though.

usernick · Post by **usernick** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:24 pm

Think of it as a simplified version of Baseball, going back and forth between two bases - much easier!

I don't understand everything about cricket, apart from the fact that we normally lose to the Aussies... This time (even if we lose the final test), then at least we can finish the Ashes with our heads held high!

And, yes, Football interests me a lot more, and I wish that Owen had gone to Liverpool instead of Newcastle...

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:18 pm

Funky Dung wrote:
"Ball and chain, ball and chain,
We came here with backpacks, you with ball and chain!"

Or as they sing to Jason Gillespie - 'We all live in a pikey caravan'

legspin · Post by **legspin** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:46 am

stargurl wrote:
I'm sure most of you would feel the same about 'Canadian' sports like curling though.

Umm, I thought Curling is Scottish. Marvellous game nevertheless, especially if insulation is taken before hand.
My wife, as with most of the sports I like, hates it and calls it the only Olympic event that involves housework

Funky Dung · Post by **Funky Dung** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:06 am

Well, I decided to buy the ticket. Now I've got my fingers crossed for a day or two of rain so that they play on the fifth day. Even if it finishes a draw I'll be very happy.

Lyrics to the Barmy Army's songs here, including all the latest ones:
http://www.barmyarmy.com/cricket/songs.asp

"I can’t read and I can’t write
I must be Australian
I can’t read and I can’t write
I must be Australian

I can’t bowl and I can’t bat
My name's Ricky Ponting
I can’t drink and I can’t fight
My name's Ricky Ponting"

"Convict Colony
(To the tune of "Yellow Submarine")

In the town where I was born, there lived a man who was a thief
And he told me of his life, stealing bread and shagging sheep.
So they put him in the nick, and then a magistrate he went to see
He said "put him on a ship, to the convict colony"

You all live in a convict colony, a convict colony, a convict colony
You all live in a convict colony, a convict colony, a convict colony"

Funky Dungt

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:47 am

legspin wrote:Umm, I thought Curling is Scottish. Marvellous game nevertheless, especially if insulation is taken before hand.
My wife, as with most of the sports I like, hates it and calls it the only Olympic event that involves housework

I know, I did say 'Canadian'. I think Canadians tend to play more than anyone (not that I do). What about, um, lacrosse (native origins) or broomball?

legspin · Post by **legspin** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 12:58 pm

Stargurl
I'm intrigued. What is broomball exactly?

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:59 pm

It's kind of like hockey, except you use brooms and a larger ball instead of sticks and a puck. It's played on ice (normally hockey rinks), but you don't wear skates.

Pooka · Post by **Pooka** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:07 pm

davemacfrombath wrote:
Memly - People from Dorset are only allowed to play 'count your fingers' - hours of fun, but not really a spectator sport. I have no relatives from Dorset and, if I did, I wouldn't sleep with them.

Tssk!

Normal people dont sleep with their relatives

I used to watch formula 1 just to look at the fit drivers but its well boring now.
I strangely like to watch diving!!!?? Very odd I know and Gymnastics will get a look in if its on.

davemacfrombath · Post by **davemacfrombath** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:59 pm

Oops - windup aimed at Memly. Sorry. I'll stick with Aussie-baiting from now on...