The cricket thread!

[Lootifer]

Some call it the most boring game on the planet.

Some call it the only true gentlemans game.

Some call it O FOR ORSUM (mainly me)!

But who cares; I've decided cricket deserves a thread of its own, esp as the summer international season is getting underway here in the southern hemisphere.

First up:

New Zealand vs. Australia Gabba Test
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2011/engine/current/match/518947.html

Aussie bowling lineup looks terribad so if our hitters are on form we could have a slight chance, still Aussies are always favourites at home, esp at Fortress GABBA!

[Army of GOD]

inb4 move or lock

also, the Cricket map looks like someone took a shit on my monitor.

[Lootifer]

inb4 move or lock

Why would they do that?

[Army of GOD]

inb4 move or lock

Why would they do that?

Haha whoops, I thought this was about the map.

Anyway, cricket sucks. Last year at my college these fucking indian guys always took up one of the basketball courts to play 1v1 cricket and they were annoying as f*ck.

[Lootifer]

inb4 move or lock

Why would they do that?

Haha whoops, I thought this was about the map.

Anyway, cricket sucks. Last year at my college these fucking indian guys always took up one of the basketball courts to play 1v1 cricket and they were annoying as f*ck.

ROFL.

That has nothing to do with cricket and everything to do with young indian males being [stereotypically] annoying as f*ck.

99% of indian dudes ive met have been awesome, but get them in a pack and lawd they f*ck me off.

[natty dread]

[chang50]

The greatest sport of all,bar none,and England are top of the 5 day world rankings

[Aradhus]

ah, cricket, right up there with the hiv virus and mime.

on behalf of my island i'd like to apologise. sorry world, our bad.

[comic boy]

New Zealand always punch above their weight so Im hoping they will give the Aussies a tough fight ,the 20/20 circus will do them no favours though in the long run.

[Lootifer]

New Zealand always punch above their weight so Im hoping they will give the Aussies a tough fight ,the 20/20 circus will do them no favours though in the long run.

No not for our test match hopes anyway. Having such a small pool of players to draw from, and with all the hype being around 20/20 we haven't produced a genuine test match super star in many a year.

Also lol Aradhus, fair call. It's funny how cricket is so polarised, you either love it or hate it. I don't think i've ever heard someone say "oh yeh cricket, thats not a bad sport"

Most americans can't understand a sport that lasts five days and more often than not ends in a draw.

[thegreekdog]

Most americans can't understand a sport that lasts five days and more often than not ends in a draw.

Only losers play games that end in draws.* Freaking British losers. GO 'MERICA!

*The popular American sports of football and hockey games can end in draws.

[natty dread]

[barackattack]

English cricket:



American cricket:



The lesson? Americans can't catch even though they use big gloves and stuff.

[Army of GOD]

English cricket:

I didn't know the guy from Jurassic Park played Cricket...

[Symmetry]

I didn't know the guy from Jurassic Park played Cricket...

You know that he's English though, right?

[Army of GOD]

I didn't know the guy from Jurassic Park played Cricket...

You know that he's English though, right?

YOURE NOT MY REAL FATHER

[Lootifer]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 61689.html

Insanity (if ur a cricket fan)

[TeeGee]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-west-indies-2013-14/engine/match/661689.html

Insanity (if ur a cricket fan)

just WOW

Huge win for you guys..

[notyou2]

I thought this thread died with 2011.

[betiko]

I thought cricket died in 2011

[TeeGee]

I thought cricket died in 2011

that was baseball wasn't it?


And on a high note, the Aussies claim the ashes in a whitewash winning the series 5-0 vs poor old England, but in their defence, did they actually have any Englishmen in the team?

[mrswdk]

Ikr. They give their kiddies nice English names but thems can't do nothing about the color of those faces.

[Trevor33]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-west-indies-2013-14/engine/match/661689.html

Insanity (if ur a cricket fan)

Jesus, almost as good as O'Brien against England in 2011.

[Lootifer]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-west-indies-2013-14/engine/match/661689.html

Insanity (if ur a cricket fan)

Jesus, almost as good as O'Brien against England in 2011.

Haha yeah that innings was soooo good!