You know what really grinds my cricketing gears?

[ankitj]

Reading this thread is giving me a headache. Can't read it again. I said what I said. Take it or leave it. I'm not trying to bait anyone

 

[uvelocity]

So now I know why it's called Cevnoing.

I wanted to quote this, and then it only got better from there. Time not wasted parra****.

And Jono, it's those little politenesses, acknowledging their small victories, while still trying to **** the opposition over, that makes it cricket. And then having a beer after.

 

[Prince EWS]

Burgey : See Indian fans how Australian fans applaud Sachin, unlike what Australian players get in India?

Cevno : Yeah, but Gavaskar didn't in Australia.

you make it way too easy sometimes

 

[Cevno]

you make it way too easy sometimes

Way to miss the actual point in the whole post. Pews Pewsing.

Sachin and Ponting was the initial implied comparison, btw in case you chose to overlook it.

 

[Cevno]

I've been led to believe that we can state what grinds our gears in this thread in whatever terms we like

 

[GIMH]

No wonder Pasag doesn't post here anymore if this is what happens to his threads

 

[Shri]

Again you are trying to get away by Pewsing and trivialising.

Burgey : See Indian fans how Australian fans applaud Sachin when he comes, unlike some Australian players get in India?

Cevno : Yeah, but Gavaskar and Murali didn't in Australia.

Burgey : Yeah, he was a major douchebag.....

Cevno : But then so is Ponting and what about Murali ?

Burgey : Useless long rant.....

This with different fans many times over with digs like Small brain thrown in.


Burgey in another thread : Indian fans are Self righteous Wankers who boo other players, and don't applaud tons as loud as i'd like unlike all the other fans world over, while expecting there **** players to be treated with applause.

Cevno : Well then the same applies to Australian fans and it is you who is acting self righteous, not Indian fans.

Burgey : Yeah, why are you comparing blah blah blah, only Indian fans are self righteous wankers who have a victim complex.

 

[Satguru]

Benefit of the doubt to the batsman. Really hate it.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Benefit of the doubt to the batsman. Really hate it.

Dwta. A batsman only gets one chance and he's gone, you've got to be bloody well sure that he's out.

 

[ankitj]

Excessive emphasis on world cup matches when assessing an ODI player really grinds my gears.

I mean if my street's team plays against the neighbouring street in a world cup match, someone is still going to "rise to the occasion" because it is not mathematically possible for ALL batsmen and ALL bowlers to suck at the same time. Why don't people get it?

 

[GIMH]

Of course it's mathematically possible for everyone to suck, it just might not all be reflected in the scorecard

 

[ankitj]

Yes, that's right. Qualitatively, they can all suck, but not quantitatively.

Therefore to say that a fifty in a world cup is more valuable than fifty in a non-world cup match against same country and at same venue without reference to the qualitative aspects makes no sense. If indeed the quantitative batting benchmarks must be diluted, then the bowling benchmarks must be raised. But what I see is that both kind of benchmarks are diluted in such arguments. That makes no freaking sense.

 

[vic_orthdox]

If you are talking about a knockout match, where the consequences are greater, then yes, it does matter more than a similar innings in a tri-series or a bilateral.

I mean, even from a quality point of view, they are more likely to be playing against the best that the other side can offer, not against a few guys who aren't quite ready yet in order to see whether they are up to it, and guys will play through niggling injuries at the WC rather than rest in the other scenario.

 

[Jono]

And Jono, it's those little politenesses, acknowledging their small victories, while still trying to **** the opposition over, that makes it cricket. And then having a beer after.

Yeah that's why I like it when a player does it. But I don't hold it against a player for not applauding a 100, even though I like it when they do.

 

[uvelocity]

yeah well thats not cricket to me, and a bit late btw

 

[Jono]

I'm not subscribed to your posts ****.

 

[andruid]

When A strong team plays sloppy cricket, gets beaten by an underdog and the whole debacle is made out to be the underdog's fault!

 

[uvelocity]

I'm not subscribed to your posts ****.

just open news.com they're all there

 

[Jono]

News.com takes me to cnet.com you son of a bitch.

 

[uvelocity]

decidedly less dwarf porn than your homepage itbt