"Bob" <bob0173@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Feb 17, 6:25 pm, "Richard Kelly" <blamesoci...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> "Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
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>> > Richard Kelly wrote:
>> >> "Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
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>> >>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>> >>>>"Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
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>> >>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>> >>>>>>"shauny" <_...@orcon.net.nz_> wrote in message
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>> >>>>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>> >>>>>>>>"shauny" <_...@orcon.net.nz_> wrote in message
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>> >>>>>>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>> >>>>>>>>>>What the fuck man?!? The ram rooters flogged the Aussies! If
>> >>>>>>>>>>you
>> >>>>>>>>>>bastards beat us, we drop to Number 2 in world rankings behind
>> >>>>>>>>>>the
>> >>>>>>>>>>Saffers... consider this your first warning!
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>> >>>>>>>>>Well all I can say is "May the best team win" heh heh 
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>> >>>>>>>>Aussies are still number 1, so let's hope that is the case :-)
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>> >>>>>>>>Can't we all work together to ensure those Seth Efricaans don't
>> >>>>>>>>rise
>> >>>>>>>>to number 1 before the World Cup? I'm sure they'd fix the game to
>> >>>>>>>>ensure that happened if it was them involved ;-)
>>
>> >>>>>>>Well maybe we should band together to form a Super team,
>> >>>>>>>consisting
>> >>>>>>>of the best players from NZ and Oz? Hmm, on second thought, I
>> >>>>>>>think
>> >>>>>>>that was the whole idea behind the Warriors. And look how THAT
>> >>>>>>>turned
>> >>>>>>>out *rolls eyes*
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>> >>>>>>We could call the team the ANZACs (The Australian and New Zealand
>> >>>>>>Awesome Cricketers) and we could combine your haka with our native
>> >>>>>>dance (which I am pretty sure involves knocking the top of a
>> >>>>>>stubby...) The uniform has to be black, silver, green and gold
>> >>>>>>though - pretty ugly. This all sounds like too much effort...
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>> >>>>>WTF sport are you guys talking about?
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>> >>>>The Australian and New Zealand Awesome Cricketers...
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>> >>>Cricket then?
>>
>> >> Yup.
>> >>http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzva...ch/251494.html
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>> > Is it like. uh. really that um. interesting to get worked up about?
>>
>> Yup. One of the most interesting sports in the world. Cricket has such a
>> long and rich history, with spectators regularly filling grounds to
>> capacity
>> in Australia and around the world and billions of spectators and
>> listeners
>> on TV, radio and the web. Ever watched a game?
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> Honestly...and not to be a dick,but I've watched it a few times and
> found it to be a silly version of baseball.Not sure which was around
> first...just all I have to compare it to.
I think baseball has been around in some form since the 1700s. Cricket has
been around in some form for about 700 years and was formalised into pretty
much the same game we play today in the 1700s.
> Perhaps I just didn't
> understand what was going on...to the best of my understanding the guy
> with the bat tries to not let the ball hit the wooden things. If he
> hits the ball he can run back and forth to score points(or runs)(and I
> think there was another batter by the pitcher involved in the running
> to). Haven't seen it in quite some time but it just didn't do it for
> me. Maybe if I hadn't been brought up on baseball before I saw it it
> would have been more enjoyable to me. Cultural diffrences!
That's pretty much it! Personally I find baseball boring as bat shit. I
think the main difference between them is that in cricket a batsman gets to
build an innings over hours (sometimes days) but if they get out, the next
batsmen comes in. In baseball, if the batter hits it, they run, and they
don't get to face another pitch for ages. Also, cricket is about building
partnerships, as two batsmen bat together and two bowlers bowl together (one
from each end). Watch a game or two of the World Cup next month (preferably
one with two good teams) and see how you go!