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Cricket - what a waste of a week!!!
- Thread starter jmc
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does that include indoor tennis?
Billy Seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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and they had the f***ing floodlights on as well - you couldn't make it up 
Seagullsgonnagetya
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and Table tennis?
jmc said:Five days - fuckit lets call it a draw - reason - BAD LIGHT - only the English could invent a game that relies on the f***ing weather - same with bloody tennis
What does a Scotsman know about cricket anyway ? Perhaps you should suggest they take it up as a national sport, might be better then your football team.
Wardy
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Badminton?
n1 gull
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I know what you mean about it being a waste of a week etc, but now that I've calmed down I think its kinda funny and makes cricket the weird/wonderful game that I love.
5 days and I've had contless bloody arguments with the wife about watching it constantly and it ends because of bloody bad light! Why didn't they let the spinners have a go?
Shit, maybe I'm not over it after all, I can feel a rant coming on....
5 days and I've had contless bloody arguments with the wife about watching it constantly and it ends because of bloody bad light! Why didn't they let the spinners have a go?
Shit, maybe I'm not over it after all, I can feel a rant coming on....
Billy Seagull
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I've watched far too much of it this week and am still in a ranting mood too
Umpire Simon Taufel looked so bloody smug when he was interviewed by Nasser Hussain that I wanted to punch his lights out - bloody Aussie knob
Umpire Simon Taufel looked so bloody smug when he was interviewed by Nasser Hussain that I wanted to punch his lights out - bloody Aussie knob
It was great entertainment for 5 days. We played fantastically well to get into a potentially winning position after that dreadful first innings.
Disappointing about the ending, but by no means a waste of a week.
Disappointing about the ending, but by no means a waste of a week.
I do think they could be a bit more transparent about the light/playing conditions and the way they apply the regulations.
It makes sense to me that they should set a standard early in the match and stick to it - but if that's the case, they should remove the 'dangererous' elemtn of bd light - and just refer to acceptable playing conditions or something like that.
There is no way it would have been 'dangerous' to the batsmen if Vaughan and Giles had bowled - but we left the field when offered very similar light conditions on the third day.
It makes sense to me that they should set a standard early in the match and stick to it - but if that's the case, they should remove the 'dangererous' elemtn of bd light - and just refer to acceptable playing conditions or something like that.
There is no way it would have been 'dangerous' to the batsmen if Vaughan and Giles had bowled - but we left the field when offered very similar light conditions on the third day.
HAMPSHIRE DAVE
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Hello people who run cricket,IT'S 2004 and your still going off for bad light.
No wonder I stopped watching cricket about ten years ago.
It's the 89th minute,Spurs 0 Brighton 1, hold on what's the Ref doing?
He's talking with his Linesman,there going off the pitch cause it's raining.
STUCK-UP,OUTDATED GAME CRICKET.
No wonder I stopped watching cricket about ten years ago.
It's the 89th minute,Spurs 0 Brighton 1, hold on what's the Ref doing?
He's talking with his Linesman,there going off the pitch cause it's raining.
STUCK-UP,OUTDATED GAME CRICKET.
It's not stuck up DaveHAMPSHIRE DAVE said:Hello people who run cricket,IT'S 2004 and your still going off for bad light.
No wonder I stopped watching cricket about ten years ago.
It's the 89th minute,Spurs 0 Brighton 1, hold on what's the Ref doing?
He's talking with his Linesman,there going off the pitch cause it's raining.
STUCK-UP,OUTDATED GAME CRICKET.
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Being Scottish I'm not really into cricket, oh gawd I have tried - in fact quite like the 20/20 stuff - got to start somewhere. But this 5 day lark - ok it's good at times ... but how the hell you can draw after 5 days is beyond me!!!
Because of this I follow Baseball more now, it's over in one day and there MUST be a winner no matter how long it takes. Ok rain can affect games, but they'll come back and finish it tomorrow - THERE MUST BE A WINNER!
As for the scottish bit - WE ARE THE "ELEPHANT POLO WORLD CHAMPIONS"
www.elephantpolo.com - the way ahead for sport!!!!
Because of this I follow Baseball more now, it's over in one day and there MUST be a winner no matter how long it takes. Ok rain can affect games, but they'll come back and finish it tomorrow - THERE MUST BE A WINNER!
As for the scottish bit - WE ARE THE "ELEPHANT POLO WORLD CHAMPIONS"
www.elephantpolo.com - the way ahead for sport!!!!
Billy Seagull said:I've watched far too much of it this week and am still in a ranting mood too
Umpire Simon Taufel looked so bloody smug when he was interviewed by Nasser Hussain that I wanted to punch his lights out - bloody Aussie knob
voted umpire of the year though?
and Vaughan declined to bowl his spinners?
not the umpires fault at all mate...
Billy Seagull
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I know its not his fault but he had the smuggest bloody look on his face indicating (to me) he was well chuffed we didn't win and keep our run going
He is a very very good umpire tho.
He is a very very good umpire tho.
twas very annoying but some early agressive fielding positions and bowling could have saved the day - we knew the light fails early!!
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I'd like to know why the floodlights were on in the first place?
My understanding is that the batsmen were offered the light because the umpires thought that the natural light was too weak and the artifical lights were making the difference.
Was this a ploy by the Bok groundstaff? They had nothing to lose by putting on the lights, but everything to gain as it turned out.
England have to go by the letter of the law and take it on the chin, but it is a crazy situation where the same cricketers would have been happy to play a day/night match in the same conditions, but not test cricket.
If all of the test grounds in the series had artifical lights then I think they should be used when necessary to prolong play. Clearly this cannot be applied if one or more grounds does not have them, though.
My understanding is that the batsmen were offered the light because the umpires thought that the natural light was too weak and the artifical lights were making the difference.
Was this a ploy by the Bok groundstaff? They had nothing to lose by putting on the lights, but everything to gain as it turned out.
England have to go by the letter of the law and take it on the chin, but it is a crazy situation where the same cricketers would have been happy to play a day/night match in the same conditions, but not test cricket.
If all of the test grounds in the series had artifical lights then I think they should be used when necessary to prolong play. Clearly this cannot be applied if one or more grounds does not have them, though.
to be fair though the light meter had been used, and the fact that the same had happened on previous days was telling... when the light meter was used the second time the umpire said the it had declined....as he explained to Hussain...
however what I was thinking was that why didn't they start play an hour earlier each day? then they could get the overs in??
however what I was thinking was that why didn't they start play an hour earlier each day? then they could get the overs in??
dougdeep
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tedebear said:
I've warned you before about making inteligent comments on here. There's no place for them on N.S.C.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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What's the point of a light meter that's reading artifical light as well as daylight, if the lights aren't supposed to be on in the first place?
The umpires could have mentioned to Vaughan that the light had deteriorated, potentially giving him an opportunity to use spinners.
Someone needs to take responsibility for this cock-up. Many people flew thousands of miles to watch all 5 days and they have to put up with an ending like that.
The umpires could have mentioned to Vaughan that the light had deteriorated, potentially giving him an opportunity to use spinners.
Someone needs to take responsibility for this cock-up. Many people flew thousands of miles to watch all 5 days and they have to put up with an ending like that.