cricket. pointless?

Jedi Knight · 07-21-2006, 03:11 PM

could any of our cricket loving members enlighten me as to why anybody watches all crease and stump related.
personally it drives me nuts that i have to see it on Sky Sorts news etc.... has to be the most boring, pointless spectator sport ever.

goldenHuddlestone · 07-21-2006, 03:31 PM

What do you mean by pointless it has just as much point as any other sport.

Personally I enjoy the endurance of it watching a bowler slowly sumjming up a batsman and viewing his weaknesses and in the batter's case his growing confidence and observation of the field.

Jedi Knight · 07-21-2006, 03:43 PM

pointless,as in i don't see the point. certainly doesn't entertain me. just don't see it as a major spectator sport. don't think we really get it up here. should stay in little villages where it belongs and where i can really see the popint of it. in fact i can totally understand its attraxction in that context

Stiles · 07-21-2006, 04:23 PM

Along with Golf one of my favourite sports.

aisuru · 07-21-2006, 04:23 PM

watching cricket bores the hell out of me. also, i don't understand half the rules, and have no plans to learn.

admittedly, it was quite good when we played it in PE at school. mainly because it was basically an hour of sitting in the sun. i i did was wait for a wee red ball to come rolling towards me, at which point i got up off my arse, jogged after it, picked it up and flung it back, attempting to hit one of the guys with the bats.

Jedi Knight · 07-21-2006, 04:28 PM

lol. so it isn't totally pointless. gives school kids that summer feeling and a chance to catch some rays. my memories also

Joe · 07-22-2006, 10:45 AM

Most Scots see it as an excuse for fans to sit in the sun for a few hours and get pissed.

Have you seen the crowds at local games? That is what really annoys the hell out of me, the television coverage it recieves is phenomenal and there is no one there.

And while I am at it, when England won the Ashes by default they turned up pissed to meet the Prime Minister and everyone thought it was cool. Does anyone else not believe that this is wrong??? What sort of example are you setting for people? It is totally fine to meet the most important person in the country pished?

No wonder there is a drinking problem in Britain.

goldenHuddlestone · 07-22-2006, 11:46 PM

I think millions of people would disagree when you say that it is not a spectator sport.

Andy Wright · 07-23-2006, 08:39 AM

Cricket is cool, love chilling and watching it in summer.

goldenHuddlestone · 08-01-2006, 09:29 PM

Well that's two of us then

07-21-2006, 03:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jedi Knight Admin Join Date: May 2006 Location: ma hoose Posts: 1,437 vCash: 500	cricket. pointless? could any of our cricket loving members enlighten me as to why anybody watches all crease and stump related. personally it drives me nuts that i have to see it on Sky Sorts news etc.... has to be the most boring, pointless spectator sport ever. The FORCE will always triumph over the dark side!!!

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07-21-2006, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jedi Knight Admin Join Date: May 2006 Location: ma hoose Posts: 1,437 vCash: 500	pointless,as in i don't see the point. certainly doesn't entertain me. just don't see it as a major spectator sport. don't think we really get it up here. should stay in little villages where it belongs and where i can really see the popint of it. in fact i can totally understand its attraxction in that context The FORCE will always triumph over the dark side!!!

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Stiles Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somerset, England. Posts: 2,448 vCash: 500	Along with Golf one of my favourite sports. This has been the opinion of Liam Stiles. The Poster boy of Footballtalk.org

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Jedi Knight Admin Join Date: May 2006 Location: ma hoose Posts: 1,437 vCash: 500	lol. so it isn't totally pointless. gives school kids that summer feeling and a chance to catch some rays. my memories also The FORCE will always triumph over the dark side!!!

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07-21-2006, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,653 vCash: 480	What do you mean by pointless it has just as much point as any other sport. Personally I enjoy the endurance of it watching a bowler slowly sumjming up a batsman and viewing his weaknesses and in the batter's case his growing confidence and observation of the field.

07-21-2006, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 3,936 vCash: 726	watching cricket bores the hell out of me. also, i don't understand half the rules, and have no plans to learn. admittedly, it was quite good when we played it in PE at school. mainly because it was basically an hour of sitting in the sun. i i did was wait for a wee red ball to come rolling towards me, at which point i got up off my arse, jogged after it, picked it up and flung it back, attempting to hit one of the guys with the bats.

07-22-2006, 10:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Joe Football Talk Admin Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 14,373 vCash: 500	Most Scots see it as an excuse for fans to sit in the sun for a few hours and get pissed. Have you seen the crowds at local games? That is what really annoys the hell out of me, the television coverage it recieves is phenomenal and there is no one there. And while I am at it, when England won the Ashes by default they turned up pissed to meet the Prime Minister and everyone thought it was cool. Does anyone else not believe that this is wrong??? What sort of example are you setting for people? It is totally fine to meet the most important person in the country pished? No wonder there is a drinking problem in Britain. Thanks for visiting FootballTalk.org. You could register now and have your say.

07-22-2006, 11:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,653 vCash: 480	I think millions of people would disagree when you say that it is not a spectator sport.

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Andy Wright First Team Regular Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 vCash: 0	Cricket is cool, love chilling and watching it in summer. ------ Premiership Champions Again ------

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goldenHuddlestone Admin Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,653 vCash: 480	Well that's two of us then

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