Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]
No offence taken trust me.While a flat bat is obviously easier to hit a ball with than a round one, it needs to be remembered that cricket bowlers bounce the ball on the pitch before it gets to the batsman which raises the degrees of difficulty significantly. Because the ball can bounce, it can also spin off the wicket which is not something you see in baseball.
Originally posted by WojBhoyCricket, baseball, Boston Celts...I swear a man can get lost if he leaves the thread for 5 bleeding minutes lol...
Originally posted by AllBecauseOfU2[..]
Interesting. So the bat sort of fits the way the pitcher pitches it. Sounds more difficult than I pictured it to be.
Must be exciting to watch as well. How big is cricket is Australia? If you guys are the best, I'm assuming it's nearly as big as soccer/football?
Originally posted by WojBhoyCricket, baseball, Boston Celts...I swear a man can get lost if he leaves the thread for 5 bleeding minutes lol...
Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]
While soccer/football is a religion in many countries, cricket is ours to a large extent. I guess our climate suits, it's heavily reliant on good weather for five days straight in the longer version of the game. It's our national sport. Give us a backyard, a bat and ball and we're all set. Many hours of enjoyment around the barbecue. But in India they're fanatical!
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Originally posted by AllBecauseOfU2Also been a pleasure tormenting you Harry, per usual.
Originally posted by WojBhoy@ Nicole - stop toying with me!
@ Aussie - RUGBY! (although I have to say it took me a few seconds to work out why lol...
"Wilkinson kicks for world cup glory...!"
Heh.)
Originally posted by AllBecauseOfU2[..]
Friggin' awesome!Did you go to the parade today? I saw coverage of it on the news--a huge sea of green, everywhere. Awesome.
Originally posted by aussiemofo[..]
And the last World Cup.....knocked out the in the quarters. A country in mourning.