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Straggler Member (Idle past 94 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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I suspect that most EvC participants may not even know what "the Ashes" are. But I have been keenly following the cricket and made it to the pub at lunchtime to catch Englands victory today. Great stuff!!
Any Aussies in the house? Anybody actually at Lords today? For the uninitiated The Ashes - Wikipedia Like I said, I suspect that few EvC participants will know or particularly care but there might be one fellow fanatic out there......?
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Theodoric Member Posts: 9199 From: Northwest, WI, USA Joined: Member Rating: 3.2 |
I have always been intrigued by Cricket. But living in the states I have never had a chance to watch it. They do offer it on satellite but they want ridiculous amount.
I did get to watch some while I was in South Africa in April. It is an amazing game. I would love to learn more and watch more. Maybe I need to pop for the price DirecTV wants. Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
On my last holiday in England, recently, I bought a cricket ball for a souvenir, at a charity sale. I then decided to learn more about cricket. I knew The Ashes are going on. Love the story behind the name "The Ashes".
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Blue Jay Member (Idle past 2726 days) Posts: 2843 From: You couldn't pronounce it with your mouthparts Joined: |
Hi, Straggler.
I know about the Ashes: I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (and all of its sequels). In that story, the ashes in the urn are the remains of a bail that was part of the key to open the Wicket Gate and allow the evil beings from the planet Krikkit to escape and rain terror on the universe. And, the English game cricket is said to be a tasteless product of latent ancestral memories from the ancient Krikkit Wars, which had severely traumatized the entire galaxy (it is one of many reasons why Earth has been shunned by the intergalactic community). ----- Also, my advisor is English, and he tried to teach the lab how to play cricket at a party a while ago. I think his four-year-old son understands it better than we do, even after all that. Edited by Bluejay, : No reason given. -Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus) Darwin loves you.
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Straggler Member (Idle past 94 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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I have always been intrigued by Cricket. But living in the states I have never had a chance to watch it. Poor you!! It is the best sport in the world!!
They do offer it on satellite but they want ridiculous amount. Here in England/Britain it is the same. Since 2005 it is only on sattellite premium pay channels. This means I cannot watch at home but does give me an excuse to go to the pub. So it is not all bad.......
I did get to watch some while I was in South Africa in April. It is an amazing game. I would love to learn more and watch more. Maybe I need to pop for the price DirecTV wants A test cricket match lasts five days. In some instances a draw is the most tense result imaginable. "Saving the game" can be as important as, if not more so, than winning (much like debating I guess). So 5 five day matches over the course of the summer. You get to know all the characters involved. Each match, each day in many respects, is like the unfoldfing of a dramatic story. Rivalries both individual and team come into play. Some players crumble under the pressure. Some excel. It is as extreme a test of character as one can imagine. In short it is the epitome of what sport is all about. But no "fly by night" watcher of sport is going to get all that by watching 30 minutes or so of something they don'y really understand. Finding a knowledgeable enthusiast and getting them to pay while you watch is prbably the best (and cheapest) way for you to discover the sport.
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Straggler Member (Idle past 94 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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Bluejay writes: I know about the Ashes: I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (and all of its sequels). In that story, the ashes in the urn are the remains of a bail that was part of the key to open the Wicket Gate and allow the evil beings from the planet Krikkit to escape and rain terror on the universe. And, the English game cricket is said to be a tasteless product of latent ancestral memories from the ancient Krikkit Wars, which had severely traumatized the entire galaxy (it is one of many reasons why Earth has been shunned by the intergalactic community). Well boo sucks to the inter-galactic community!! That is what I say. Wadda they know anyway? The Earth as a planetary entity could be shunned for many things perpetrated by my nation of birth and home. But cricket is most definitely not one of them!! On a different note I have always been intrigued by the idea that I communicate (ir)regularly with an SF writer. Can you point me to any of your work online or otherwise? If not for reasons of personal obscurity or whatever else that is fine. I just thought I would ask.
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Straggler writes: It is as extreme a test of character as one can imagine. Is that why it is called "Test Cricket"? I never understood that name. I always wondered, why do they continually play test matches, why do they never play for real? (I understand now that Test cricket is the highest "league" - for want of a better word - of the sport.)
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tuffers Member (Idle past 5304 days) Posts: 92 From: Norwich, UK Joined: |
Please, Americans, do not be fooled by my compatriot. You could easily waste your short time on this planet by getting into Cricket.
Each match lasts as long as Creation, which is the only explanation for some people calling it "God's sport". What he hasn't told you is that apart from each match lasting 5 days, the Ashes is a series of 5 (or is it 6?) matches. That's longer than the whole Olympics!
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anglagard Member (Idle past 865 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: |
tuffers writes: Please, Americans, do not be fooled by my compatriot. You could easily waste your short time on this planet by getting into Cricket. No problem, our knowledge of cricket in this household is limited to Monty Python sketches. Needless to say, not much of an impression here (but then again, my daughter and I consider watching all sports a waste of time, while my wife can curse more than anyone alive at watching a basketball game). To each their own. Anyone up for Gentle Giant (or particularly in the kid's case Amon Duul 2)? Edited by anglagard, : add a matter of taste Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis Bacon The more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza
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Blue Jay Member (Idle past 2726 days) Posts: 2843 From: You couldn't pronounce it with your mouthparts Joined: |
Hi, Straggler.
Straggler writes: Can you point me to any of your work online or otherwise? If not for reasons of personal obscurity or whatever else that is fine. I just thought I would ask. No, I don't post my stuff online. I'm still unpublished. I've spoken to publishers, but I basically just don't want to shill out the money right now. It'll probably have to wait until after grad school. -Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus) Darwin loves you.
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Granny Magda Member Posts: 2462 From: UK Joined: Member Rating: 3.8 |
Hi Straggler,
quote: Cricket isn't a sport. It is not even a game. It is a religious ritual. It's main purpose is the generation of statistics. Umpire = priest. Just look at all the confusing jargon that only insiders understand, the impractical costumes, the fanatical followers... I'm telling you, it's a cult! It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect. - Bill Bryson When's the game itself going to begin? - Groucho Marx, watching a match at Lord's Mutate and Survive "A curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it." - Jacques Monod
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Straggler Member (Idle past 94 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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Cricket isn't a sport. It is not even a game. It is a religious ritual. I am a theist after all!!!
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Straggler Member (Idle past 94 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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Parasomnium writes: Is that why it is called "Test Cricket"? I never understood that name. I always wondered, why do they continually play test matches, why do they never play for real? Fair comment. I had never thought of that potential confusion!!
Wiki writes: The name "Test" may have arisen from the idea that the matches are a "test of strength and competency" between the sides involved Test cricket - Wikipedia It seems that, as I suspected I am all but alone at EvC as a "disciple" (according to Granny M anyway) of the great game. Not even an Australian to gloat at!!
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Parasomnium Member Posts: 2224 Joined: |
Hey Straggler, what's the score?
ABE: we cross posted Edited by Parasomnium, : No reason given.
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Straggler Member (Idle past 94 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined:
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Hey Straggler, what's the score? Two matches played. 1 - 0 to England so far. 3 matches left to play. The next match starts next Thursday. Englands best player, a blood and guts type fast bowling all rounder, is being held together with sticky tape and glue for this series alone. After this ashes series he will have to retire from all test cricket at the age of 32 due to his body literally collapsing under the exertions of repeatedly propelling a heavy wooden ball at 90+ MPH. Meanwhile the Aussies best fast bowler is set to return from injury for the last three matches. England lead the series but it all to play for.
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