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Of course - thrash the Poms we will (LOL what else do you expect an Aussie to say). No TV at my house so I might need you to fill me in on the highlights.Originally Posted by crazycanuck
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11-10-2006, 04:40 AM #1
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The Ashes
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Hello,
Anyone out there a cricket fan & planning on watching the series???
Tell me your thoughts. Will Ricky ponting and company win the ashes back?
c
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11-10-2006, 02:40 PM #2
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The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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11-10-2006, 04:44 PM #3
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not a cricket fan (Find the game LONG and boring...) plus the sight of shane warne makes me wanna vomit.
Aussies to win. ^_^
Send the pommies home!
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11-22-2006, 01:45 PM #4
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today
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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11-23-2006, 10:41 AM #5
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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 #6
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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 #7
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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 #8
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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 #9
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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 #10
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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 #11
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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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11-25-2006, 10:25 PM #12
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yikes!
Trekhawk..have you been able to follow much of the first test?
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11-26-2006, 08:44 AM #13
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The Guardian does a nice job of writing up football games and out of general affection for CrazyCanuck, I've been looking at their Ashes stuff. The Guardian always makes me laugh, also. Looks like England is just getting hammered.
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/ashes200...957579,00.html"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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11-26-2006, 10:52 AM #14
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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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11-26-2006, 01:29 PM #15
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Damn... The test has gone to a fifth day... Which means that Once again my workplace is deserted.
O_O
On friday when someone got out, we could hear the roar of the crowd from out the back of our hospital! (which is just 5mins up the road from the gabba by bus) It was incredible!!!
Okay though seriously. Cricket is the Aussie/English/NZ/West Indies/India/South Africa/Pakistan Equivalent to baseball... It's long, it involves a batter, a bowler (equiv to a pitcher) and lots of fielders. But rather than RUNS being scored when a person hits the the home plate, a run is scored when you hit the ball and then make it to the other end of the pitch without being caught out or run out. A run out is when someone picks up the ball from the ground and throws it at the stumps. If the stumps are hit before your over the line your out.
6 runs is when you hitthe ball into the stands on the full.
4 runs is when the ball bounces or rolls on the ground before hitting the stand boundary.
