Ashes

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Thu 9th Jul 2009 03:49 pm

Oh yes its that very special summer when the English turn out against the Aussies to whoop them at a spot of cricket. Last 1 and a bit days have been very cool, the welsh ground seems very nice. The pub is the place the be all say saturday and sunday to take in these magnificant sporting event.

Ingwey Gooblebogger · Fri 10th Jul 2009 02:25 am

Sir Niall!

Vancouver has a large East Indian/Pakistani population, so cricket has a following here, as well.

Myself? Well, my cousins taught me the game when I was backpacking through Europe/UK, but apart from "bowling" I don't really recall the rules. I do remember that matches last for days.

In Canada, cricketeers can be seen, decked out in crisp white uniforms, playing in large parks, but the players are mainly ex-pat British, West Indies, Indian, Pakistani, South African, and the occasional Aussie/NZ'er folks. It does not seem to have much of a "domestic" following here.

Hammy · Post by **Hammy** » Mon 13th Jul 2009 07:16 pm

We may have drawn that test, but we're gonna lose the series. The Aussies were all over us. They nearly beat us by a whole innings for gods sake!

doobydave · Post by **doobydave** » Mon 13th Jul 2009 07:32 pm

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/index.php ... &Itemid=26

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Mon 13th Jul 2009 07:48 pm

doobydave wrote:http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/index.php ... &Itemid=26

Tbh it was the auzzies who are guilty of the greatest crimes in cricket.

OneForTheRoad · Post by **OneForTheRoad** » Mon 13th Jul 2009 08:32 pm

The Aussies have been at it for years and they are one of the best at it next to India. It's all part of the game, Ponting is trying to cover up his poor bowling choices in the last 10 overs...

Justboy · Post by **Justboy** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 12:43 am

too me this seems just so stupid that england got a draw....Australia basically have been giving them a lesson in cricket during this first test match and yet somehow by the rules of cricket because the time is up england get a draw through time wasting and defensive play even though realistically they were beaten by a whole innings.

as you may have noticed i'm not a fan of cricket....just dont get the sport (unless its 20/20, that world cup was awesome0

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Tue 14th Jul 2009 12:05 pm

Justboy wrote:too me this seems just so stupid that england got a draw....Australia basically have been giving them a lesson in cricket during this first test match and yet somehow by the rules of cricket because the time is up england get a draw through time wasting and defensive play even though realistically they were beaten by a whole innings.

as you may have noticed i'm not a fan of cricket....just dont get the sport (unless its 20/20, that world cup was awesome0

Same thing applies in football, or even Gaelic games. You can play completely defensive and still get a draw, and therefore points for the league. Playing for the draw is a thing that can be found in all sports, not just cricket. Cricket dosnt have alot of stupid laws, everyone knew it was a possibitly going into the game, if it had happened to the auzzies, they wouldnt be bitching about the rules of cricket.

liquidSwords · Post by **liquidSwords** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 12:26 pm

Justboy wrote:too me this seems just so stupid that england got a draw....Australia basically have been giving them a lesson in cricket during this first test match and yet somehow by the rules of cricket because the time is up england get a draw through time wasting and defensive play even though realistically they were beaten by a whole innings.

as you may have noticed i'm not a fan of cricket....just dont get the sport (unless its 20/20, that world cup was awesome0

The Aussies should have declared much earlier in the 1st innings, that way they would have had time to get Old Monty and Anderson out and have a while to bat again and that way they would have won.

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Tue 14th Jul 2009 12:53 pm

LS speaks truth.

Bernum · Post by **Bernum** » Tue 14th Jul 2009 04:53 pm

can't wait for the next test...

Bernum · Post by **Bernum** » Sun 19th Jul 2009 01:47 pm

shouldve bit me tomgue methinks.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Sun 19th Jul 2009 06:01 pm

can someone explain cricket to me? i love football(its by far my fave sport) and my mom as well as alot of my fam are from/live in the uk. my nana and my cousins and friends in the uk have tried to explain it to me to no avail. i know what a wicket is i think. i know who brian lara is but thats about it. i know the history of the ashes as well from reading and they were mentioned in a douglas adams book.. life, the universe and everything to be exact. would like to understadnt this game more as it seems like baseball a good game to relax and watch on a weekend with a cup of tea, a beer or a cool glass of lemonade.

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Mon 20th Jul 2009 02:10 am

Right dude, im going to try and make this as simple as possible without going into too much detail. In cricket you two teams, at one point a team will have a chance to bat untill they are bowled out, or declare ( basically the team thinks they have enough runs to beat the other team so want to try and bowl them out.) After the first team has finished their batting, the other team bats.

There are two batsman, one stands at one wicket, the other man at the other end of the bowling pitch. The bowler will bowl the ball at one, and the batsman will attempt to stop it from hitting the wicket he is protecting and score runs. If he runs to the other wicket the 2nd batsman is standing at, basically swapping places with him, that counts as one run. If he hits the ball over the boundry ( the edge of the ground, much the same as a wall going around the ground in baseball, except its not a wall but marked out with a rope ) without the ball bouncing, it counts as 6 runs, if the batter hits the ball over the boundry with the ball hitting the ground before it crosses it, it is 4 runs.

If the batsman hits the ball up in the air and its caught without it hitting the ground then he is out. If the bowler hits the batsman wicket its an out for the batsman, if the batsman uses his leg to stop the ball hitting the wicket its an LBW ( leg before wicket. ) And is also an out. There is a line marking where the crease begins on the bowling pitch, the crease marks a distance from the wicket towards the centre of the bowling pitch, if the batsman is outside of the crease, e.g while running for a one, and someone hits the wicket, the batsman is out.

The winner in cricket is the one with the most runs. As you said its an all day, in fact a 5 day game. Seeing cricket live is amazing, its an all day drinking session and such a good atomsphere. Or, if your watching it in the West Indies, then its a case of sitting round with the West Indian puffing on joints drinking Red Stripe. What makes cricket is the fans, this is our fan base

Known as the barmy army, so called because they are either crazy,, probably due to the amount of drinking done. Or, because they follow a shit team ( England ) all the over world watching them lose. The Ashes is a game between England and the Auzzies, and is highy competitive, because basically, the Auzzies are bastards to play sport against and beating them is amoung the highest acheivment any man can do.

But as with most sports other than football in England, its a good natured rivarly, well these days it is.

Bernum · Post by **Bernum** » Mon 20th Jul 2009 03:00 pm

ooooh i liked this bit...
"the Auzzies are bastards to play sport against and beating them is among the highest acheivment any man can do."