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Can you have an opinion on people you haven’t seen olay
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Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I haven't watched a lot of Spanish cricket. When do they olay? Is it a replacement for 'howzat'? Or do they say it during a particularly swashbuckling leave - think a Labusagne or Smith-type leave.
If the ball wins the battle and smashes into their helmet/body, do their teammates ride out on horses and start sticking spears into the ball to exhaust it so that batsman can go in for the kill?
If the ball wins the battle and smashes into their helmet/body, do their teammates ride out on horses and start sticking spears into the ball to exhaust it so that batsman can go in for the kill?
thierry henry
International Coach
Cricket is a particularly terrible game to try to analyse by watching it (watching the game as opposed to watching the score) because there can be so little correlation between how good a player "looks" and how effective they actually are. It's mostly a game of constant repetitions and of who can continue to execute minute skills the most consistently, and the ability to do that can diverge massively from either the physical or technical skill of a player.
Anyone who has played sport would know that there are certain opposition players who put the fear of God into you (because they can score quickly, or because they can bowl unplayable balls, or because they are so technically outstanding that it feels like you'll never get them out) but I also reckon if you have any self-awareness at all, you'd also recognise that these are just your perceptions of how it "feels" to play them, and may or may not be backed up by the cold hard reality of runs and wickets?
The impressions of peers are fascinating - as impressions. How often do you see a peer rating that even attempts to be a serious analysis in any real way? You wouldn't even expect it to be one, because these are professional sportsmen we are talking about, not journalists or statisticians or even really hardcore watchers of cricket in the first place. For one thing, they are almost invariably about performances against one particular team.
People who rely on peer ratings seem to me to be using that information for a purpose it was never intended for and could never seriously be used for in the first place.
Anyone who has played sport would know that there are certain opposition players who put the fear of God into you (because they can score quickly, or because they can bowl unplayable balls, or because they are so technically outstanding that it feels like you'll never get them out) but I also reckon if you have any self-awareness at all, you'd also recognise that these are just your perceptions of how it "feels" to play them, and may or may not be backed up by the cold hard reality of runs and wickets?
The impressions of peers are fascinating - as impressions. How often do you see a peer rating that even attempts to be a serious analysis in any real way? You wouldn't even expect it to be one, because these are professional sportsmen we are talking about, not journalists or statisticians or even really hardcore watchers of cricket in the first place. For one thing, they are almost invariably about performances against one particular team.
People who rely on peer ratings seem to me to be using that information for a purpose it was never intended for and could never seriously be used for in the first place.
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
Must admit this post coming from TH on a Monday morning surprises.