any aussies watching the cricket?
 

are we aussies going off in the limited overs match against the south africans atm or what!!!! Michael Hussey is on fire with the bat!!!! go aussie!!! :thumbsup

328 with 2 overs left to go... I'm just disappointed they aren't going to nail 400! :thumbsup

not watching but will switch it on now.. didnt know it was on

still trying to figure out why they have tea breaks?

344 off 50 overs!! kick ass!!! :thumbsup

I have no idea what any of that means :Oh crap ; in the US they don't let us watch cricket.

lol good point! I think it originates from the English gentry and the long test matches that usually go for 5 days! the match they are playing atm is limited over 50 overs each, all played in one day, so it's faster and no time for tea breaks. the south africans still have to bat and they ned almost 7 runs per over to win! :pimp

1 over is 6 balls ( a bit like 6 balls pitched in baseball) and there are 20 over matches (each side faces the same amount of overs called an Innings unless they are bowled out first) there are also 50 over matches and then there are test matches that go for more than 1 day, up to 5 days.)

the 20 over matches are very similar to baseball! :thumbsup

Have you ever watched a game of baseball? It's the most boring game ever invented. Twenty20 cricket games are a million times better!

I prefer tests though. Give me a 5 day draw any day :thumbsup

Hmmmmm, I shall have to sneak out and watch this sometime :thumbsup

No......... that would be Tennis :winkwink:

Good point.

Golf is a close second.

yes and ablostlutely LOVING it!!!

Gilly just kicked some SERIOUS arse - 88 off 66 holy fuck!!! gotta love his batting style!

I think the south africans will have to just come out swinging so i'm looking forward to seeing some more 4's and 6's.

Do you know if there are going to be anymore 20/20 games this summer? I loved watching them - run rates or 8 or 9 an over....

sorry, i've got paint drying and I can't drag myself away from it :)

Gilly and Hussey went at that ball like fucking nymphos!! :pimp

Lee just took a wicket!!! :thumbsup :thumbsup

I don'yt know when the 20/20 games start again, I saw the final between NSW and Victoria a cpl of weeks ago at north sydney oval. I was late and the whole NSW inning was over in an hour or so. it's so fast. every ball they are trying to smash it out of the ground (stadium for americans)!!! :pimp

how that is like watching grass grow or paint dry is way beyond me. the ferrari of ball sports 4 sure!!!! :thumbsup

lol :1orglaugh this will be over way b4 that unless you use a hair dryer to dry it! :winkwink:

yup I saw smith go down - they just showed a fan with a banner 'smith's wicket was cheaper than this sign' :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Hopefully the south africans can pull off some great strokes - would like them to stop losing so easily

Yeah I absolutely loved watching the 20/20 games - symonds smashed the absolute crap out of the ball!

No way is cricket like watching paint dry - only game I watch every single match possible :)

I'm sure this is a 50 over match.....:Oh crap

ok so cricket is a baseball game played over 5 days with tea breaks and men wearing nurse uniforms?

YEAHH WHENS THE NEXT ONE??

:1orglaugh obviously you don't like dogma, absolutes or taking a comment out of context at all! :winkwink: similar similar similar to baseball! 2/3 types of matches we referred to last for less than a day, not 5 and the game that is currently on is one of those and in the 2/3 we mentioned (20/20 and 50 over matches) the players wear coloured uniforms! apart from that you seem to have an amazing grasp of the game! :1orglaugh :winkwink:

ummm wtf? no shit?

Now we know who the lost dunce hat belongs to - hit me up on icq so I can send it back :thumbsup

:1orglaugh the crowd cme up with some pearlers. I agree, a close game is much more entertaining altho I don't mind us giving the odd side a thrashing every now and then. symonds had more hits than elvis 4 sure!! :thumbsup

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Brett Lee, the fastest bowler in the worl and he's an Aussie! :thumbsup

he's bowling now at just under 150kmp/hr! :D

yeah gotta agree seeing a good thrashing isn't bad - but over the last few years it has happened way too much - bring on some close games...

Actually did you see the game against the kiwis last year? One dayer - last over something like 16runsto get and the kiwi batsman was hitting 4 after 4 after 4. Then there's me sitting in traffic on the harbour bridge screaming at my radio :)

Yeah I agree. Much better to have a close game instead of the result being obvious after 10 overs.

The Ashes were the best cricket ever. All so close. And they were tests (5 day games) too!

Yup couldn't agree more - alot of people act as tho we were smashed by the english - but it was fantastic close cricket.

Which reminds me - at the beach the other day i over heard a couple of english guys - 'god i hate the sand here' - his mate replied with 'what do you expect from a country that can't play cricket' :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

LMAO!

They must be homesick for those pebble beaches!

I agree, just like the AFL grand finals that the winning point is scored on the siren or the state of origin games that go down to the wire!! fuckin' edge of the seat adrenalin pumpin' can crushin' events!!!! :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

and that english guys joke is hilarious!! :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

If I was Shoib Akhtar, I'd like to have a ball at you to let you know who the fastest bowler is :thumbsup

You're lucky. Cricket is crap played by non athletes, most with duck feet that wouldn't get a game in any other code. What about Shane Warne for christ sake...He is a wood-duck on and off the field. Can't even read a book and gets caught (and banned) for taking his mummies diet pills.

Cricket should be sent to oblivion. Nobody watches the games. It's only television desperate for content that keeps the moronic game alive. For all you Americans, it takes 5 days to complete a test match. What you say, 5 days for a game. If you saw some of the guys playing, you would understand why it takes 5 days and even then, the games are mostly a draw.

Lyn from Oz

Put the crack pipe down, you obviously have no clue what cricket is, it ain't just a sport it is a religion.