Cricket

[happypig]

Now the football season is over we can enjoy a bit of cricket, but which format do you prefer ?

 

[jevs]

Love em all but give me a 5 day test match any day

 

[El Presidente]

Love em all but give me a 5 day test match any day

That's because you want to see the ball kept on the floor instead of being whacked high in the air.......

 

[Daffy Duck]

And call me old fashioned, but I just love sitting in the garden listening to the cricket on the radio on a warm sunny day.

 

[TheBlueAndWhiteStrips]

I like all forms of Cricket, but the 5 day test is my preferred choice.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

me n 'the boy' will be spotted at all formats this summer, as he's only little my 'favourite' format is T20 although I don't like that answer anymore than you do!

 

[Surf's Up]

I prefer the 40/50 over format if pushed - partly because Sussex have always seemed to be so damned good at it + you see a result in a day + it blends skills required in both the long and short format + when played at Arundel in particular it makes a very pleasant day out in wonderful surroundings.

 

[oldalbiongirl]

= cricket

 

[Badger]

Nothing beats a test match, it's proper cricket that can have so many twists and turns over 5 days. T20 is a good laugh but a lot of it is down to luck.

 

[Badger]

= cricket

Excellent contribution, well done for opening this thread.

 

[oldalbiongirl]

Excellent contribution, well done for opening this thread.

Thanks. Twas a pleasure to have contributed.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Whilst T20 can be entertaining for a few hours, cricket purists will always go for the ultimate challenage of the 5-day test. Mental & physical strength essential and the ebb & flow of "who's winning" in the form of chess on grass - never dull if you trully understand the game.

oldalbiongirl can stick to more exciting sports like speed knitting.

 

[Mackenzie]

All of them, but there is something special about listening to* the Test match on a sunny summer's day.


*as opposed to watching, unless you can get a ticket.

 

[oldalbiongirl]

Whilst T20 can be entertaining for a few hours, cricket purists will always go for the ultimate challenage of the 5-day test. Mental & physical strength essential and the ebb & flow of "who's winning" in the form of chess on grass - never dull if you trully understand the game.

oldalbiongirl can stick to more exciting sports like speed knitting.

No its fine - i'll stick to more exciting sports like football thanks.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

I can't stand 20/20. The pinnacle of cricket is and always will be Test Cricket. I for one, can't wait for the South Africans to get here this Summer.

 

[GYM]

Gone for 40/50 overs as I don't have the concentration for 5 days even though I've been playing for 18 years.

T20 is very exciting but can't quite get my head round the idiots who are amazed a team can score 160 in 20 overs. I spent 10 years playing 20 overs and often we hit or were hit for 150+ runs and this was without all the faf of feilding restrictions

 

[sams dad]

Nothing beats a test match, it's proper cricket that can have so many twists and turns over 5 days..

This. Anyone who says cricket is boring obviously didn't watch the 2005 Ashes series, one of the greatest sporting dramas of all time.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

And call me old fashioned, but I just love sitting in the garden listening to the cricket on the radio on a warm sunny day.

I hate decorating,will aviod at all costs. Yet i will do it when i know i have TMS to listern to and half six is a nice time to stop and go to the PUB !!

 

[vegster]

It depends on how many overs Sussex can bat for, surely ?

 

[chucky1973]

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