Cricket 2012: Cricket has always been a game stuck in the past

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Noxin of Shame: Jul 25, 2005; Our Dan

Finished just in time for 4:20, how NZesque

# ? Feb 17, 2015 04:22

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 16:59

gabensraum: Sep 16, 2003; LOAD "NICE!",8,1

Knuc U Kinte posted:

Nz probably wouldn't be batting like complete turds.

Yeah, this is about it. Small chases have been the undoing of many teams.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 04:24

Centusin: Aug 5, 2009

The BRW Top 50 sports earner list is out for last year. Guess who was the highest paid cricketer again?

quote:

8 Shane Watson $4.5m

Australia�s highest-paid cricketer

# ? Feb 17, 2015 05:38

put both hands in: Nov 28, 2007; FYFE

Scylo posted:

The BRW Top 50 sports earner list is out for last year. Guess who was the highest paid cricketer again?

I'm pretty sure this is the reason he is kept in the team no matter how rubbish he plays, and rushed back in after each injury, because he is paid so much it would be embarrassing for CA to drop him.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 05:43

nzspambot: Mar 26, 2010

scotland to win the world cup imo

# ? Feb 17, 2015 08:17

auzdark: Aug 29, 2005; Mercy is the cry of the soul that stirred,
Mercy is the cry and it's never heard.

nzspambot posted:

scotland to win the world cup imo

By beating Ireland in a super over.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 09:39

EMC: Aug 17, 2004

When there is a tie in a form of cricket they should bust out the next tier down as the decider

If you tie a test, then saddle up you are playing a one dayer, if that is a tie then a T20 and then finally a super over

Faultless plan imo

# ? Feb 17, 2015 09:45

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Haha cant believe New Zealand made that look so difficult. Shameful team.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:32

Skinty McEdger: Mar 9, 2008; I have NEVER received the respect I deserve as the leader and founder of The Masterflock, the internet's largest and oldest Christopher Masterpiece fan group in all of history, and I DEMAND that changes. From now on, you will respect Skinty McEdger!

That was about 5 wickets better than I was expecting.

At least we have an easy game next.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:58

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

serious gaylord posted:

Haha cant believe New Zealand made that look so difficult. Shameful team.

I can't remeber nz ever actually losing to a minnow but I can think of at least 2 occasions in recent memory where england have.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 12:29

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Yeah we've lost to NZ a few times tbf

# ? Feb 17, 2015 12:37

RideTheSpiral: Sep 18, 2005; College Slice

Why is there no cricket in this loving world cup?

# ? Feb 17, 2015 17:27

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Playing cricket is an inefficient use of the teams' time. They should concentrate more on promotional events and press conferences.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 17:52

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

Those tyres aren't going to sell themselves

# ? Feb 17, 2015 21:27

Ewar Woowar: Feb 25, 2007

serious gaylord posted:

Yeah we've lost to NZ a few times tbf

You'll be losing again soon.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 22:18

Madkal: Feb 11, 2008; I believe in all the ways that they say you can lose your body; Fallen Rib

I am kind of liking that the only cricket game today is Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan. As much as I love having the minnows play it would have made a lot more sense not to have that be your only game of the loving day.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 22:34

Wandle Cax: Dec 15, 2006

Complaints about scheduling is the new complaints about graphics

# ? Feb 17, 2015 22:42

tarbrush: Feb 7, 2011; ALL ABOARD THE SCOTLAND HYPE TRAIN!

CHOO CHOO

There have been some great games already and yet somehow I'm bored of it. The scheduling sucks.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 22:43

put both hands in: Nov 28, 2007; FYFE

They screw up the scheduling every time. There's no reason why they can't have two games every day.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 23:12

edogawa rando: Mar 20, 2007; I think my mass effect is broken

EMC posted:

When there is a tie in a form of cricket they should bust out the next tier down as the decider

If you tie a test, then saddle up you are playing a one dayer, if that is a tie then a T20 and then finally a super over

Faultless plan imo

Nah, gently caress the super over. Just apply the "next wicket/boundary" wins rule.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 23:54

runoverbobby: Apr 21, 2007; Fighting like beavers.

I can't watch on weekdays so the "one-a-day during the week, two-a-day on weekends" scheduling doesn't bother me too much.

I would complain about having to wait six days between England matches but that would suggest I enjoy watching England play cricket.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 00:07

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Two games a day, at the same time, on the same pitch.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 00:10

zakharov: Nov 30, 2002; Tater Love

goatface posted:

Two games a day, at the same time, on the same pitch.

MULTIBALL!

# ? Feb 18, 2015 00:13

Knuc U Kinte: Aug 17, 2004

runoverbobby posted:

I can't watch on weekdays so the "one-a-day during the week, two-a-day on weekends" scheduling doesn't bother me too much.

I would complain about having to wait six days between England matches but that would suggest I enjoy watching England play cricket.

Nz has some big gaps later because they play 3 games in the first week.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 00:16

Varkk: Apr 17, 2004

Vagabundo posted:

Nah, gently caress the super over. Just apply the "next wicket/boundary" wins rule.

Coin toss. How poetic would it be for McCallum's Blackcaps to lose the semi because of a coin toss.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 00:33

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

goatface posted:

Two games a day, at the same time, on the same pitch.

Two pitches but in a cross shape would be the way to do it

# ? Feb 18, 2015 02:38

The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

Which is why the drat tournament drags on so long. Australia has a week between its first two games. Ireland doesn't play again for a week.

I guess it might be about bums on seats but even so, it should be a proper carnival of cricket, with teams playing every 3-4 days, allowing for byes since the pool are of uneven numbers.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 03:44

subroc: Jun 5, 2004

During the Football World Cup group stages, it felt like there was a game on every time you turn on the TV. Apart from the first two days of this WC, it doesn't feel like there's a tournament on at all. These are 7 hour games taking place in two different time zones. Especially during the group stage, there should cricket on at almost every minute of the day. I guess they're worried about people stuck at work during the weekdays?

# ? Feb 18, 2015 03:50

a real chump: Jul 30, 2003; noice; Nap Ghost

They care less about crowd than tv revenue.

Side by side games basically half potential customers and the ICC is all about money.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:12

Pvt. Public: Sep 9, 2004; I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.

-Spiffy- posted:

They care less about crowd than tv revenue.

Side by side games basically half potential customers and the ICC is all about money.

Pretty much this. It is an amazing thing that they're running two matches on the weekends since they overlap.

Also, let's loving go, Afghanistan!

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:24

webmeister: Jan 31, 2007; The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.

-Spiffy- posted:

They care less about crowd than tv revenue.

Side by side games basically half potential customers and the ICC is all about money.

So play a day game in NZ and then a day/night match in Australia, that way there's hardly any overlap.

Jeez do I have to think of everything around here

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:25

a real chump: Jul 30, 2003; noice; Nap Ghost

Bangers batting.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:29

Red_Museum: Apr 17, 2011; Shredded Hen

Excellent headband from the Afghanistan opening bowler.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:38

Boonys Cut Shot: Nov 5, 2004; Elite athlete

Huge fan of the Afghani quick with the bandana and face paint

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:38

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

Bangladesh batting very conservatively so far.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:42

FKF: Nov 18, 2003; GOAT LOLZ

Spedman posted:

Those tyres aren't going to sell themselves

I went to the NZ/Scotland game yesterday and the 'messages from our sponsors' are just ridiculous. The half-time "entertainment" was 5 people from the crowd dressed up as 1. A MoneyGram uhhhh...gram, 2. an MRF tyre, 3. a Hyundai car, 4. an LG TV, 5. a Pepsi bottle, running around an 'obstacle course' consisting of some bats and wickets on the ground.

Then of course, there's the Reliance drummers, and the LG kiss-cam, and the who's-drinking-a-Pepsi competition. Also, the Indian TV advertisements on the big screen (India needs to get fitter with Reebok). It's a marketers' wet dream.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 04:42