Cricket: Random Discussion Thread

[ashley12]

Originally Posted by Badminton

Your point doesn't make much sense, especially in a cricket thread...

In a sport where most spectators spend the day drinking, making beer snakes, yelling at girls to take their tops off, and occasinally watching cricket (at least, its what I do...) this is lol...

[sixfour]

Nearly in for some epic LOL England, 10 needed off the last over vs. bangthedesk and 9 down

edit - why is bell batting 11 lol

edit - because he broke his foot while fielding. Trott edges to keeper, lol

[HajiShirazu]

lol england wow. Probably win without the injury, but still.

[exec771]

M S DHONI just signed a 2 year ~42-45 mil$ endorsment deal.

That's a pretty insane amount of money for a sport like cricket and has to be up there with money earned by top sportsmen in any sport.

Would this make him one of the top 50 earners in sports globablly??

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/conten...ry/467115.html

[jherward]

Hey guys I'm an Irish guy with a slight interest in cricket and having lived in Australia for a year just bumming around mostly I have a basic understanding of the game except for some of the more obscure rules.

One thing I've never understood however is in Test cricket when a captain decides to declare at a certain point and allow to other team to chase a total that he deems defendable.I just don't understand why he doesn't just keep batting until everyone is out thus making as high a score as possible for the opposition to chase.I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for this but I can't figure it out and it popped up in my mind last night watching highlights of Aus v Pak when the commentators mentioned it.

[arjun13]

Originally Posted by jherward

Hey guys I'm an Irish guy with a slight interest in cricket and having lived in Australia for a year just bumming around mostly I have a basic understanding of the game except for some of the more obscure rules.

One thing I've never understood however is in Test cricket when a captain decides to declare at a certain point and allow to other team to chase a total that he deems defendable.I just don't understand why he doesn't just keep batting until everyone is out thus making as high a score as possible for the opposition to chase.I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for this but I can't figure it out and it popped up in my mind last night watching highlights of Aus v Pak when the commentators mentioned it.

It's because every test match has a time limit of 5 days. He wants to ensure that he has enough time to take 10 wickets and win the match.

[Badminton]

Originally Posted by jherward

Hey guys I'm an Irish guy with a slight interest in cricket and having lived in Australia for a year just bumming around mostly I have a basic understanding of the game except for some of the more obscure rules.

One thing I've never understood however is in Test cricket when a captain decides to declare at a certain point and allow to other team to chase a total that he deems defendable.I just don't understand why he doesn't just keep batting until everyone is out thus making as high a score as possible for the opposition to chase.I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason for this but I can't figure it out and it popped up in my mind last night watching highlights of Aus v Pak when the commentators mentioned it.

Hi

It's usually to do with time remaining in a match, and conditions of the weather/ wicket.

e.g. Theres no point getting 500 runs clear if you will only have 50 overs to try and get them out. The wicket will also deteriorate making scoring harder and slower.

You also want to give them a target where the batting side think they could have a chance, so they play more aggressively, but also risk losing their wicket.

Hope that makes sense.

[Badminton]

Originally Posted by exec771

M S DHONI just signed a 2 year ~42-45 mil$ endorsment deal.

That's a pretty insane amount of money for a sport like cricket and has to be up there with money earned by top sportsmen in any sport.

Would this make him one of the top 50 earners in sports globablly??

http://www.cricinfo.com/india/conten...ry/467115.html

Im not sure where it would place him, probably inside the top50, but i wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt make it. Money in sport is retarded anyway.

I know Sachin Tendulkar used to have a **** load of decent sponsorships

[andy099]

afridi has a screw loose, faced 19 ball in the whole test match and out slogging both times. great example to set to your young team, he's a disgrace really with all the discipline problems he's had in the past, just shows how lol pakistan cricket is that he;s the national captain

[Badminton]

I do always look forward to watching him bat, short and sweet guaranteed.

[andy099]

Originally Posted by Badminton

I do always look forward to watching him bat, short and sweet guaranteed.

lol, afridi's obviously been reading my posts and has decided to retire

"My temperment is not good enough to Test cricket ...". no ****. http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-a...ry/467580.html

and i agree he's great to watch

[Badminton]

Aside from The Ashes, Test Cricket is a dying game. shame.

[sixfour]

Originally Posted by andy099

afridi has a screw loose, faced 19 ball in the whole test match and out slogging both times. great example to set to your young team

if you're going to slog, at least do it properly like iqbal does.

[exec771]

Originally Posted by Badminton

Aside from The Ashes, Test Cricket is a dying game. shame.

The Australia India test matches have produced some classics in the recent years, but yea apart from those no one seems to give a **** about it anymore.

[HajiShirazu]

I dunno test cricket seems like a better game to follow the online commentary or post about on forums than actually watch. Pretty much any sport could get boring if you watch 30 hours of it in a row.