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You know what really grinds my cricketing gears?
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
As I say - inevitable side-effect.
On other matters - (have you) ever considered heightening the calibre of the writing on the front page by offering your services? We've traditionally been strong on the Kiwi contingent but currently have a sum reprisentative of 2.
Always on the lookout for quality forum posters who'd be willing to offer small amounts of their time.
On other matters - (have you) ever considered heightening the calibre of the writing on the front page by offering your services? We've traditionally been strong on the Kiwi contingent but currently have a sum reprisentative of 2.
Always on the lookout for quality forum posters who'd be willing to offer small amounts of their time.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
That'd eliminate about 80% of the posts in this thread TBH.
Discussion strays, but in a thread like this the topic shall not die.
In fact, it grinds my gears when people expect every post in a thread to stay exactly on the topic of the title, TBH. FFS, evolution of conversation is one of the joys of life.
Discussion strays, but in a thread like this the topic shall not die.
In fact, it grinds my gears when people expect every post in a thread to stay exactly on the topic of the title, TBH. FFS, evolution of conversation is one of the joys of life.
nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Keep at it. You'll get better soon enough and have a game that'll flash in front of your eyes before you die. Makes all the hard work to get there really worth it IMO.
Wrong grinding thread btw.
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Haha.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Michael Slater's Commentary
The commentary box is no place for someone with Bi-Polar disorder. I mean who says 'tootsies' when commentating on a cricket match. Dire.
The commentary box is no place for someone with Bi-Polar disorder. I mean who says 'tootsies' when commentating on a cricket match. Dire.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Cricket on TV during footy season.
I mean ffs, I don't even know who won the brownlow yet.
I mean ffs, I don't even know who won the brownlow yet.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Fair enough, they shouldn't spend their time researching a whole heap of stuff about nations we'll see once every four years.Mike Atherton commenting on Associate cricket-in fact any Sky presenter discussing Associate cricket they don't know jack all
jammay123
State 12th Man
Backing up really annoys me. if the person backs up and the bowler dislodges his bails he should be out. because they are bascially stealing a single when they walk halfway down the pitch and the bowler is powerless to stop it.it should be like in baseball when you try to steal a base you can get out.
also runners annoy me. if the person is not fit enough to complete a run he shouldnt get a run. simple as.
also runners annoy me. if the person is not fit enough to complete a run he shouldnt get a run. simple as.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Yeah, have often thought both those (to an extent) TBH. I think most people agree that the current running rules are ludicrous, in that the batsman can in essence back-up before the bowler even releases the ball. I'm happy enough with the traditional one-warning thing, but I could see why people wouldn't be.
And I've more than once wondered why someone should be forced to retire hurt if unable to complete runs. Only rarely does anyone get that far with a runner anyway, so I actually think "run or retire hurt" would benefit most batsmen ITE.
And I've more than once wondered why someone should be forced to retire hurt if unable to complete runs. Only rarely does anyone get that far with a runner anyway, so I actually think "run or retire hurt" would benefit most batsmen ITE.
Flem274*
123/5
NZC, The NZ media, Life in general
NZC as stated in my signiture, are the biggest traitors that the history of cricket and the world has ever known. They dump the greatest leader we've ever had and make him look like a traitor with all this talk of the ICL. The NZ media give Fleming a send off with a replay of a mi**** that was caught behind. Never mind he's one of the few NZ skippers to have success in Australia, never mind he made Murali look stupid in Colombo with his highest test score. Nope, he doesn't matter one bit to this country which is too busy watching meatheads smash portugal instead of backing their team. I havent turned the radio on yet but I bet anyone who calls about the cricket will play the blame game and scream for half the nation to be dropped, or the return of Tama Canning. Fleming would be an awesome leader in SA at the moment, Vettori looked absolutley clueless out there, and while I back our new skipper all the way I don't beleive he's the right man for the job. The top order, predictably, is looking fragile. can't have anything to do with Flemings absence of course, no no certainly not. I now call for Holy War against NZC!!!
NZC as stated in my signiture, are the biggest traitors that the history of cricket and the world has ever known. They dump the greatest leader we've ever had and make him look like a traitor with all this talk of the ICL. The NZ media give Fleming a send off with a replay of a mi**** that was caught behind. Never mind he's one of the few NZ skippers to have success in Australia, never mind he made Murali look stupid in Colombo with his highest test score. Nope, he doesn't matter one bit to this country which is too busy watching meatheads smash portugal instead of backing their team. I havent turned the radio on yet but I bet anyone who calls about the cricket will play the blame game and scream for half the nation to be dropped, or the return of Tama Canning. Fleming would be an awesome leader in SA at the moment, Vettori looked absolutley clueless out there, and while I back our new skipper all the way I don't beleive he's the right man for the job. The top order, predictably, is looking fragile. can't have anything to do with Flemings absence of course, no no certainly not. I now call for Holy War against NZC!!!
Matt79
Hall of Fame Member
Minnows
No good. Probably will never be any good. Dire up cricket IMO. The game has got by just fine for over a century as an international sport with as few as two teams playing it. The nations where it has an organic following and generates some enthusiasm amongst the public have already gained test status. Zimbabwe and Bangers are embarrassments as test nations (although Zimbabwe have shown they can do alright at Twenty20, I also suspect they'd hold their own against Australia in paper-rocks-scissors which would be almost as relevant to their status as a test nation), and the gap between those two and the next rung is bigger than the gap between them and the other 8 test nations.
No good. Probably will never be any good. Dire up cricket IMO. The game has got by just fine for over a century as an international sport with as few as two teams playing it. The nations where it has an organic following and generates some enthusiasm amongst the public have already gained test status. Zimbabwe and Bangers are embarrassments as test nations (although Zimbabwe have shown they can do alright at Twenty20, I also suspect they'd hold their own against Australia in paper-rocks-scissors which would be almost as relevant to their status as a test nation), and the gap between those two and the next rung is bigger than the gap between them and the other 8 test nations.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Aren't they no longer a test nation?
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
Huh wtf?