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

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Blackface in crowd	129	55.36%
References to Lord of the Rings	104	44.64%
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markgreyam posted:

Goddammit someone help me with the women's cricket joke here.

It isn't enough of a joke on its own? :v:

# ¿ Jan 26, 2015 08:47

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 21:42

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Has anyone found a not-garbage stream for the India/Pakistan match? The ones I have tried are all buffering like mad, even on my phone over 4G (and my neighbor's unsecured wireless), so it isn't my internet connection.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 07:48

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Airstream Driver posted:

list of streams from reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/wiki/livestreams

The acestream one worked for me but you need to dl a player. Reasonable quality (you can see the ball)

Cheers.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 08:03

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zakharov posted:

Ironically, a bar called "The Australian."

https://www.theaustraliannyc.com

I've been here and can say that this place rules. Hopefully Pakistan makes something of this to validate me staying up until probably 6AM (at this rate).

Also, solid stand by Zimbabwe. They sure collapsed pretty terribly, but at least they made a show of it and look to have a team that could be something.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 09:46

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Airstream Driver posted:

$12 for a pie? gently caress that mate.

It is NYC. That's actually reasonable.

Someone please choke Warne to death. Preferably with some KFC.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 09:56

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-Spiffy- posted:

Since they have been separated a bit I'm finding Warne and Slater the most unbearable.

All of the channel 9 guys are horrid though.

I think Warne is the worst, though. His constant bleating about Australia being great and the best combined with this garbage he keeps spewing about making the grounds bigger to show off the non-existent "bat technology". Just because you keep saying a thing is real does not make it real, you insipid, vacuous oval office.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 10:17

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Smorgasbord posted:

There was a good stint earlier with Warne discussing the Pakistan leggie's technique, but for each one of those there are 4 moronic ideas he gets fixated on anddoesn't shut up about. I think he only commentates so he can listen to his stream of conciousness for what he sees as quality twitter nuggets.

Yeah, that was a good bit of talk but the utter quantity of poo poo you have to be subjected to to get to those nuggets is just heinous. I would rather just sit through a loop of the audio of those terrible loving Vitality transition ads, and those things are the worst.

Goddamnit Pakistan, stop trying to gently caress this up. I want India to lose every single one of their matches.

edit: Pakistan's running is going to be their downfall. It has been atrocious so far.

Or it'll be a questionable review. I think they're done. Tail of the order is pretty lackluster. Misbah is good, but I don't think he can carry the whole team for 200 runs.

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# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 10:26

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-Spiffy- posted:

Thats game with Afridi gone.

Yadav got 3 wickets with absolute trash, what a shame.

Well, that certainly was some collapse. I'm going to bed.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 11:34

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Very solid fielding by Ireland so far.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2015 23:56

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I've heard diamond, royal, and platinum duck used interchangeably for out first ball of the innings but I have only heard diamond duck used to describe out without facing a ball.

Windies need to get the gently caress on with it.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 00:02

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What the gently caress, Gayle.

Hahahaha, the songs they have played after the Irish take wickets have been fantastic. Someone at the ground has a sense of humor.

edit: gently caress me, guys, get it together.

Pvt. Public fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Feb 16, 2015

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 00:21

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zakharov posted:

Who the hell is picking this music? Also, more like Collapso Cricket

I'm enjoying it. Playing "Everythng is going to be all right" and "Everybody Hurts" after wickets fell is goddamn funny to me.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 00:27

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Brett824 posted:

West Indies are like the only side right now I would feel sad about an associate beating

Related: Anyone read this Second XI book about the associates? I've heard really positive reviews.

I got it a week ago and tore through it. Great read, definitely pick it up.

edit: gently caress off with this garbage cricket, Windies. I like you guys but this poo poo is embarrassing.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 00:31

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He posts the best stuff.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 00:39

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Pretty dire stuff being 106-5 after 30 overs. I can't see Windies having even the slightest chance in this without getting to 250. Even then, their bowling is marginal at best.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 00:55

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3rd U2 song they've played. I'm waiting for the DJ to gently caress up and play Sunday, Bloody Sunday.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 01:21

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zakharov posted:

I've come back around to loving this DJ

Well, I was enjoying it but they just played Bryan Adams so they can die in a fire now, thanks.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 01:31

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Mooney looks hosed. His run up was real bad.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 01:40

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The Nards Pan posted:

What happened? I wasn't watching for a a little bit and now everyone is staggering around like they've been shot.

Sammy's lower back appears to be bothering him. Mooney might have pulled a hamstring or have a cramp or something.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 01:43

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Sammy has just decided it is time for a tonk, apparently.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 01:51

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Mooney is pissed. He looks like a man I would not want to piss off.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 02:01

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Everyone should watch Fire in Babylon. Even my girlfriend, that could not possibly care less about cricket, enjoyed it.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 02:09

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Josh Lyman posted:

Just tuned in and I already hate the DJ.

It started well with some quality comedy songs after the first few wickets, but it has gone way downhill real fast since then. At least we've only had to suffer the one Bryan Adams song.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 02:16

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The Windies total is going to look way better than it should given how poor some of this bowling from O'Brien has been.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 02:19

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poo poo DJ, get out. He already played this song.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 02:24

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Decent ton from Simmons, there, but Windies have absolutely no business being at 300.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 02:29

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loving racist DJ. Playing happy music when Ireland hits boundaries.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 03:29

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-Spiffy- posted:

NZ are known racists. Disgusting really.

I mean, they're no Australians, but the racism has clearly crossed the waters looking for a new land to infest (not unlike all those dirty asylum seekers, amirite).

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 03:32

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zakharov posted:

They just played a song called "Gone Gone Gone" after a wicket.

Cold as ice bro

DJ is back in my good graces. Also, Gayle looks like one cool motherfucker.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 04:14

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DJ has played Cotton Eye Joe, burn him at the stake.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 04:44

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Aw, I was hoping we'd get another Mark Richardson moment there...

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 05:00

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# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 05:00

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zakharov posted:

I wonder if the DJ is aware that reggae artists exist who aren't Bob Marley

He played one earlier, but I didn't recognize the artist.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 05:29

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-Spiffy- posted:

gently caress it must be depressing being a long time Windies fan.

It is.

They don't even look like they care which, given the shambles the WICB is in, isn't surprising.

I think Ireland will win by the 41st over.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 05:41

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Wow this is taking way longer than it should have. Windies seem to have completely given up having seen that fielding by Gayle, which is sad because taking those wickets put them back into it a bit.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 06:35

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Ratios and Tendency posted:

Windies are so drat terrible.

They've been on a downward slide for ages now. The warm-up matches were shambolic and this one looked to be just as horrific at the start. Something is happening in that team to cause what almost appears to be disillusionment. Gayle can't be arsed to bat, bowl, or field with any sort of energy while Holden just fumes every time the team fucks something up (which is often). The middle order seemed to give a poo poo today, but only while batting. Once they hit the field to defend, all the vigor seemed to drain once more. There was no chatter, no sledging, no effort, nothing.

I don't really know what they do from here. If they are going to play this way every time, why the gently caress even bother showing up? And it isn't even like they're trying to channel the swagger of the Windies teams of old through their nonchalance. They're just acting like they'd rather be anywhere else and depending on why it is happening there's only so much you can do about it. Maybe the weight of dealing with the horseshit WICB has finally broken their spirit.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 06:51

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Jesus loving christ New Zealand. At least the crowd gets a show, I guess, but gently caress me this is some stupid batting.

# ¿ Feb 17, 2015 04:15

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-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

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Afghanistan bowling has been very solid so far, but fielding has had a couple hiccups. Bangladesh has been very boring with their batting outside of a few excellent shots. They've been letting Afghanistan's tight fielding choke them out on dot balls.

# ¿ Feb 18, 2015 06:54

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 21:42

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-Spiffy- posted:

It's the war paint. Too fierce.

The fiercest.

edit: And Shenwari gets done for landing in the danger area. Lovely. Wasn't one of the Pakistanis given two warnings? He clearly only got one.

Pvt. Public fucked around with this message at 07:04 on Feb 18, 2015

# ¿ Feb 18, 2015 06:58

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