Why don't you all show as much interest in cricket when other matches are on? Why is it that only the ashes gets you so excited? for months only a few of us would venture into the cricket pavilion and now that the ashes come around suddenly all of you become cricket fans. really, i thought there were maybe 10 posters here interested in cricket.
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Crickets always had a great following - it's the stand alone forum that's made the difference.
I blame Noods for keeping the Pavillion in wilderness.
I blame Noods for keeping the Pavillion in wilderness.
I play regularly, watch county cricket, any international cricket.
I love the sport.
I don't post in here though.
Except for now
I love the sport.
I don't post in here though.
Except for now
Because most of the posters here are English and in English cricket (and Australian) there is no bigger series than The Ashes. Plus the last Ashes series was the best series ever in the history of the world and has rekindled a passion for the game.
ManUinOz said:
i agree that for you guys the ashes is the biggest series but is that all the cricket that you all watch?
maybe sultan is correct, if we had a stand alone cricket forum cricket would get more attention.
Maybe because this is a United forum? Personally I very rarely venture out of the United room, as the general is an easy way to waster your whole life.
But when I noticed there was a specialist Ashes room... well, I just had to pop in and say hello!
C'mon England!
But when I noticed there was a specialist Ashes room... well, I just had to pop in and say hello!
C'mon England!
It's really quite nice here in the Pavillion, Laura Ashley curtains on the windows, bar and a jukebox.
Mmmmmm the jukebox.
I've got a £1 coin, if marcos is not around I could just sneak either No. 62 In The Navy or No. 39 YMCA.
Ah well in for a penny or in this case a pound.
Mmmmmm the jukebox.
I've got a £1 coin, if marcos is not around I could just sneak either No. 62 In The Navy or No. 39 YMCA.
Ah well in for a penny or in this case a pound.
There's hardly any cricket on the telly
I'm not going to sit up to the small hours listening to Pakistan-South Africa on the radio...feck that
But I will for the Ashes, cos it's England, and it's the Ashes
I'm not going to sit up to the small hours listening to Pakistan-South Africa on the radio...feck that
But I will for the Ashes, cos it's England, and it's the Ashes
I'm not a cricket fan but I can get some enthusiasm going for the Ashes.
Got to admit, much as I love international cricket, and will follow every England match really closely, I'm not very up on county cricket. Support Lancashire, but pretty piss-poorly really... only know anything about their bigger name players.
Exactly the same with me A1
Wibble said:
But for which side?
Davo said:
Plechazunga said:
I like watching one dayers / Sunday League / Pro40, whatever it is, and I keep nearly managing to go watch a Twenty20 match. But I never know who's who, and I thin I can honestly say I've never sat through more than a few minutes of a county championship match on TV (are they even on TV any more?).
A1Dan said:Got to admit, much as I love international cricket, and will follow every England match really closely, I'm not very up on county cricket. Support Lancashire, but pretty piss-poorly really... only know anything about their bigger name players.
International cricket is where it's always been. Whereas in football, it's the other way around and non of us are likely to give a stuff about a friendly between two international sides.
The last time I saw Lancashire we won the Nat West, so it must have been 96 or 98...ran on the pitch and we all sang abusive chants at Fred Truman throughout his speech...that was fun.
Also, the bloke next to me consumed 17 pints of Boddingtons over the course of the day...I counted
Also, the bloke next to me consumed 17 pints of Boddingtons over the course of the day...I counted
Spoony said:
Exactly. I think this is how they co-exist for me as the the two sports I'm really into (although I can watch just about anything!).
I love most International cricket - especially England, India and Pakistan.
I also follow Lancashire with a passion, I go to watch a few matches every year. Like Spoony I don't care much for any International football.
I also follow Lancashire with a passion, I go to watch a few matches every year. Like Spoony I don't care much for any International football.
Plechazunga said:
It depends.
I used to love watching the Windies in the 80's. Most people regarded them as their favourite side. Shame at what's happened to cricket in the Caribbean. I blame Yank TV (mainly basketball).
Wibble said:
No wackers
I follow all of India's games whether they be one day or Test matches. Also keep an eye on most of the internationl cricket that goes on.
Spoony said:
Even so, it's bizarre that they've gone from having too many quality pacemen to fit in a team, to having none.
Plechazunga said:
well i hardly get to watch any matches now that i'm in the US but since i'm interested in cricket I keep a tab on the matches going on.
Plechazunga said:
Is that a typo and you meant batter? Or are we talking Western Australia?
I like cricket a lot and watched it a lot growing up in the mid 90s.
I don't follow too much of it now being in yankland and all, but the general state of the game saddens me.
In the 90s there was so much quality, that no matter who was playing there was someone to watch. Great bowlers like Walsh, Ambrose, Akram, Younis, Donald, McGrath, Warne, Murali, Saqulain and wonderful batsmen like Lara, Tendulkar, DeSilva, Mark Waugh, Martin Crowe, Greame Hick, Saeed Anwar to name a few.
And even then, the oldies always to me said that they had seen much better in the great old West Indian, Aussie, India and Pak teams.
Today, from the little I follow, I fail to see anyone who will follow in their footsteps. I blame one day cricket leading to the concept of "bits-and-pieces cricketers" who're basically a bit shite at everything. Will we ever see a batsman with the pure elegance of a Mark Waugh or a Gower or the technique of a Tendulkar or the flamboyance of Lara?
And I don't even want to talk about a pure wrist spinner like Warne. I don't think that kids on local grounds even try that. I fear that trying to make cricket "exciting" with one day and fecking 20/20, may take away its most attractive qualities.
I don't follow too much of it now being in yankland and all, but the general state of the game saddens me.
In the 90s there was so much quality, that no matter who was playing there was someone to watch. Great bowlers like Walsh, Ambrose, Akram, Younis, Donald, McGrath, Warne, Murali, Saqulain and wonderful batsmen like Lara, Tendulkar, DeSilva, Mark Waugh, Martin Crowe, Greame Hick, Saeed Anwar to name a few.
And even then, the oldies always to me said that they had seen much better in the great old West Indian, Aussie, India and Pak teams.
Today, from the little I follow, I fail to see anyone who will follow in their footsteps. I blame one day cricket leading to the concept of "bits-and-pieces cricketers" who're basically a bit shite at everything. Will we ever see a batsman with the pure elegance of a Mark Waugh or a Gower or the technique of a Tendulkar or the flamboyance of Lara?
And I don't even want to talk about a pure wrist spinner like Warne. I don't think that kids on local grounds even try that. I fear that trying to make cricket "exciting" with one day and fecking 20/20, may take away its most attractive qualities.
Lets make this the official cricket thread, and burn the pavillion down
malcolm31337 said:
That's an idea...790 posts in a week.
Not counting those in the pavillion.
Plechazunga said:
Yes. They've not produced a quality one since the 80's. Kids in the Carribean dream about playing in the NBA. Viv Richards once said, that they almost lost Ambrose to basketball. . . looks like it's become even more poular over the last 15 or so years. Another thing is that there are more cricketers of Indian origin that are coming through the ranks. Indo-Caribbeans seem to prefer spin, perhaps down to a lack of stature. It's sad which ever way you look at, though. For all of Australia's professionalism, they'll never be able to match the raw talent of Windies sides of the 70's and 80's. But it could change, you never know. If by any chance a couple of brilliant pacers do come through, it could spur on a new generation, just like what Imran did for fast bowling in Pakistan or Shane Warne, for leg spin Australia(England too, I guess). That said, it's not just fast bowling that has lost it way in the Carribean, but they don't have the same quality of batsmen too.
That's spot on Spoons.
West Indian cricket chiefs, I believe, ignored a lot of things about cricket when they were doing well and on top, took a lot of things for granted.
It's gonna take years to get to the grass roots of cricket and get the base of cricket right needing lots of money, which the West Indian board does not have...
On a side note, I don't even see many kids of West Indian origin showing any interest in playing or watching in the UK. I remember the Oval matches involving WI, they were a spectacle. Surely football must be the culprit.
West Indian cricket chiefs, I believe, ignored a lot of things about cricket when they were doing well and on top, took a lot of things for granted.
It's gonna take years to get to the grass roots of cricket and get the base of cricket right needing lots of money, which the West Indian board does not have...
On a side note, I don't even see many kids of West Indian origin showing any interest in playing or watching in the UK. I remember the Oval matches involving WI, they were a spectacle. Surely football must be the culprit.
Sultan said:
I was talking about this with a WIndian mate of mine( He's approaching 50 but I swear he doesn't look a day over 30!!!). He was saying that his generation, the generation that was born in the Carribean, and that later moved to the Uk, loved cricket. They grew up in the 70's and their heroes were the great WIndian players of that generation. The generation blow them also loved the game. A few from that era represented England. Malcolm, Lawerence, Lewis etc etc. But this current generation has different role models. There are plenty of brilliant black footballers for them to look upto, and for this reason black kids prefer playing football. Whereas we've had players of Pakistani and Indian origins make the grade over the last few years, instead. Mahmood, Solanki, Monty, Afzaal, Min Patel to name a few. But yeah, I do recall watching WIndies V England games in the early 80's. And you'd get loads of knowledgeable people of WIndian origin at games, and you're right, it was a brilliant spectacle. I miss that era. The game had a totally different buzz.(rose tinted specs, perhaps)