Hey trek,
The Ashes start today.
Check out www.news.bbc.co.uk or www.news.com.au as perhaps they can keep you updated.
I'll ask if there's radio coverage & perhaps you can listen on the net.
I would tape it for you but ya don't have a tv...
c
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11-22-2006, 01:45 PM #1
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11-23-2006, 10:41 AM #2
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You wouldn't believe the number of people who took work off yesturday to go and see the ashes. It was a TRAFFIC nightmare here in Bris-vegas...
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11-23-2006, 10:49 AM #3
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Yay....troublesome childish workmate went home yesterday to watch the cricket
Originally Posted by light_sabe_r
Have now decided even though i find the game incredibly boring we should have much more of it if the child will stay home watching it
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11-23-2006, 04:46 PM #4
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Thanks CC I will check out the links. Originally Posted by crazycanuck
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11-23-2006, 07:40 PM #5
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wow
I'm not a huge cricket fan but at the moment it's 5/513!!!
wowie...
trek-http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/default.stmLast edited by crazycanuck; 11-23-2006 at 07:45 PM.
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11-23-2006, 08:31 PM #6
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I have never seen a cricket game in my life and have no idea what the ashes is or who the poms are. Hwever, I am intrigured by a game that could have a score of 5/513. That can't possible mean one team has scored 513 goals or runs or however they keep score? How DO they keep score then?
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11-24-2006, 01:06 AM #7
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Trek-more links to listen to the matches:
http://www2b.abc.net.au/utilitycentr...ket_stream.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainf...rtsextra.shtml
Hey KG...I'm here to try and give you a bit of info on cricket. I'm going to to post a few links as we could be here all day!!! Forgive me if i've explained it a bit funnily but i'm trying to explain it in my head..
Ian has always said that Cricket was a sport the English invented to bore nations to death...
If you do visit the links-the place names are well known down under. The "Gabba"is the cricket ground in Brissie, The SCG is the cricket ground in Seeedney, the MCG is the most famous cricket ground (am I correct aussie ladies..?) in Melbourne and the WACA is the cricket ground in Perth.
Anywho-The Poms are the English cricket team. I'm sure the ladies in the UK will give me poos about calling the English Poms...It's a term we use out of love
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poms
The Ashes test series is between Australia & England.
The 5/602 means the Australians have made 602 runs over 5 wickets. (f you're unsure what wickets are-the round wooden things at each end of the pitch.) There are two batsman at either end. When the ball is bowled, the batsman obviously hits the ball or in some cases perhaps not & then runs to the other end changing places with their team mate. The number of times they run is the 602. The 5 wickets means a ball has struck one of the wickets & one of the batsman is out.
Did that make some sense?
Here are some links.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket
http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/ashes/0,,,00.html
Oh and btw..believe it or not Canada and the US have National cricket teams....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...et_Association
If you need any more info,Trekhawk might be able to help us...!!!
c
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11-24-2006, 02:54 AM #8
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Never try to *explain* cricket (in English or any other language -and believe me it sounds an even more unbelievable game in Hebrew!)
You have to be born into it and imbibe the rules with sips of Dad's beer and Mum's sherry (or Chateau Cardboard).
That said, Ozzie-yozzie-yozzie
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11-26-2006, 10:52 AM #9
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Hey Margot Originally Posted by margo49
The idea of trying to explain cricket in Hebrew sounds so hilarious that it had me spluttering into my coffee (having said that I don't speak Hebrew)
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12-20-2006, 01:44 AM #10
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Hahahahaha. This sentence fragment sums up exactly how the game of cricket works (or in some cases perhaps doesn't). Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Drink coffee and do stupid things faster with more energy.
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12-20-2006, 01:48 AM #11
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Thank you...I'm happy I can provide entertaining sentences about cricket..
I'm actually getting a smidgen bit more interested in the game. Who knew cricket could be exciting in some way...I'd like to watch the Boxing Day test from the MCG but we could be mtn biking in Rotorua...
Ya know what's even more exciting than cricket...the off field tales of shane warne..
I can't go down that garden path here though...
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