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Bold Tone

Is there any other sport that tinkers with their rules as much as Cricket?

FantasticMrFox

Formula 1! Rules seem to change every season.

Bold Tone

Good call. They actually change every couple of months but it is mainly done in the interest of fairness as teams are always pushing the limits of cutting edge technology to gain an advantage here and there.

Rex

138 points by a guy in a basketball game. Impressive, but he obviously doesn't like passing.
http://news.yahoo.com/jack-taylor-scores-138-points-grinnell-033119103--spt.html

Timbob

Getting to number 1 in the cricket world rankings seems to be a curse at the moment. Every team that does it goes to poo shortly after.

Anyway, Clarke has to be the best bat in the world right now. Awesome. Still think his best innings was that 150 he scored in Cape Town last year.

invisibleman18

Bold Tone wrote:
Thing is Ponting was usually the best player on the pitch during those Ashes losses.

Certainly not in the last one when he barely scored a run and looked way past it. Highest score was about 20 from memory and they lost 3 tests by an innings to England at home. No way he should have survived. 😆

Bold Tone

Once upon a time, every test mattered. Now i cannot recall what happened in an Ashes series and even now i know Australia are playing SA and though i am mildly interested in the result, i can't be bothered to watch highlights. Don't get me started on the Asian teams with an international every 5 minutes and Pakistan playing in Dubai against Whateverstan. WTH!

invisibleman18

Tests are still number 1 for me. Not much can beat a good test match IMO. I'm looking into being a bit of a travelling England fan when England are here in NZ in early 2013. I'm in Wellington and we've got a test and Twenty20 here and I've got my parents near Hamilton to stay with so have already arranged travel and leave from work to head up there for the Twenty20. Also got my brother in Auckland so if the budget allows I may potentially even go up there for the ODI or test (got something else the night of the Auckland Twenty20.

Tony Montana

Are the Indians the Brazil of Cricket?

Captain

Nah, that's the west indies.

Used to be good and have an unbeatable mystique but are a shadow of their former selves now.

Tony Montana

Captain wrote:
Nah, that's the west indies.

Used to be good and have an unbeatable mystique but are a shadow of their former selves now.

The West Indies you mean? Yeah I want to watch that documentary Burnwinter recommended. Can't remember the name.

Did you see Usain Bolt clean bowl Gayle in a charity match?

I assume Australia are more like the Germany of Cricket. Efficient and mentally tough. Or perhaps like Man Utd.

Bold Tone

I cannot decide between Alonso and Vettel whom i prefer to win tomorrow.

y va marquer

Alonso
Got an edge to his character and his driving.

Bold Tone

I also lean slightly towards him as he has driven superbly in an inferior car but i also have to give Vettel credit for fighting back and overcoming the large deficit of points. Also his twattish character is counter balanced by Alonso's twattish fans so i am still split.

Timbob

Lets get back on to the topic of sport please. Ta.

Bold Tone

Tim wrote:
Lets get back on to the topic of sport please. Ta.

😆 ok here goes

Clrnc

Isn't F1 a sport Tim?

Yesterday race was one of the best I have seen. Drama all round

Timbob

Only kidding Clarence. Just not my cup of tea.

invisibleman18

Don't think there's much that can beat a 10 wicket test win in India. 😃

Probably only an innings victory in Australia. 🙂

Timbob

An innings victory or 3.

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