Cricket - too much media coverage?

rednev

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Yes.

Coming home/waking up and putting on Sky Sports News to be updated on the day's football happenings and goings on used to be the only thing that kept me sane. However, recently I've noticed that all Sky ever seem to want to talk about is fecking cricket. Cricket this, England that, blah blah blah. They might as well call it Sky Cricket News. I propose that cricket be banned from the television on the following grounds;

1. It's fecking shite.

2. It takes up valuable football time.

3. A large proportion of the population hate it with a passion.

4. It encourages the youth of Britain to be poncy/unathletic.

5. It's fecking shite.

Surely I'm not alone in thinking this?
 
Hmm. I've a feeling this thread is going to backfire on me. I know there are at least a few cricket haters on here. Make yourselves known.
 
Football > Skiing > Cricket > American Football > Boxing > Basketball >>>>> Rugby > Tennis
 
Cricket is absolute Shite!...
In my day England used to have a couple of Test series a year tops, usually confined to the Summer months; now they seem to be playing every feckin week..Test matches, One day Internationals, three World Cups a year!!
..and we are shite at it.:mad:
 
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Another reason to dislike cricket. In what other sport would a player cover his face in sun lotion to a point where he begins to look like coco the feckin clown?
 
those who don't appreciate cricket, arent appreciating the skill the guys playing have. Its rediculous how quick 150km ball, swinging is and then the guys who can place it through the field exactly where they want it.
 
Cricket is awesome i used to hate cricket mainly because i came from an area where no cricket is played or liked but i got hooked about 8 years ago and love the history, heritage, skill element, atmosphere and the people.

If it wasnt for Cricket and Tea England would have little to be proud of. ;)
 
though United is my first love, I love cricket over football. Beautiful game that demands the mind as much as the body and skill. you may win battles playing football but you'll never win a war unless you play cricket.
 
There are so many things wrong with the original post.
Clueless.
 
I used to love cricket. But then I discovered United and realized football is so much better. I still like cricket but don't care as much. Seeing India play Australia 45 times just isn't interesting.

And rednev you can't complain about too much media coverage. When I go back to India, I almost begin to hate cricket because of the sickening coverage and hype.
 
Play Wicketkeeper for 50 overs on a sticky 35 degree day in South Africa, then look at what your box collects in sweat, then tell me the next day when your back, neck and legs are stiffened up that it isn't a physical challenge.

Also, you watch Sky SPORTS News and expect it to be all soccer.

Give over.
 
I also like cricket.

Don't ask me to try and play it ;), but i'll gladly watch or lsiten to it.

Lot of nonsense in those five points in the OP.
 
rednev said:
4. It encourages the youth of Britain to be poncy/unathletic.
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I'm sure there are a lot of other things that do this rather than cricket; things like games consoles (Wii excluded). I think its fair to say there are bigger issues to deal with when talking about the youth of today and the effects cricket is having on them!

To say it encourages them to be unathletic is daft, try bowling for extended periods of time and keep up the line and length. Poncy? Yes having a corky ball bowled at you in the park and trying to hit it often leaving you exposed! As someone said above the after effects from playing cricket on your back, neck, arms, and legs is harsh.

Cricket is a more technical based sport and it is a lot more interesting if you understand it properly. I wouldn't suggest watching an England v New Zealand test the full way through though.

Hope this helps.
 
ZIDANE said:
To say it encourages them to be unathletic is daft, try bowling for extended periods of time and keep up the line and length. Poncy? Yes having a corky ball bowled at you in the park and trying to hit it often leaving you exposed! As someone said above the after effects from playing cricket on your back, neck, arms, and legs is harsh.
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Tell my step dad, who has had to have his left knee operated on recently that is isn't physically demanding.

As well as keeping wicket, I could bowl a mean swinger. Days when I would have to do it (about twice a season), for a week after, I couldn't write for the muscles in my shoulders being fecked.

As I said, keeping wicket, I could barely walk the day after a long hot day of up and down. I have calf's and quads like a weightlifter because of it.
 
Fail of epic proportions.


And yes keeping wicket is no fun, even more so when you're just a off spinner standing in for a wicky.
 
rednev said:
Yes.

Coming home/waking up and putting on Sky Sports News to be updated on the day's football happenings and goings on used to be the only thing that kept me sane. However, recently I've noticed that all Sky ever seem to want to talk about is fecking cricket. Cricket this, England that, blah blah blah. They might as well call it Sky Cricket News. I propose that cricket be banned from the television on the following grounds;

1. It's fecking shite.

2. It takes up valuable football time.

3. A large proportion of the population hate it with a passion.

4. It encourages the youth of Britain to be poncy/unathletic.

5. It's fecking shite.

Surely I'm not alone in thinking this?
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1. No it isn't

2. No it doesn't

3. A large proportion of the population hates United with a passion

4. No it doesn't

5. No it isn't

Oaf
 
3Sixty said:
Fail of epic proportions.


And yes keeping wicket is no fun, even more so when you're just a off spinner standing in for a wicky.
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I love keeping wicket, it is my preferred role.

I had the chance to train for Warwickshire, but I chose to pay attention in school.
 
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