Richard Kelly wrote:
> "Bob" <bob0173@aol.com> wrote in message
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>>On Feb 17, 6:25 pm, "Richard Kelly" <blamesoci...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>"Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
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>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>>>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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>>>>>>>>Richard Kelly wrote:
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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!
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Well all I can say is "May the best team win" heh heh 
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>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...
>>>
>>>>>>>>WTF sport are you guys talking about?
>>>
>>>>>>>The Australian and New Zealand Awesome Cricketers...
>>>
>>>>>>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!
>
>
Sounds more interesting than baseball, I agree RK I can't stand watching
baseball, snore fest!
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