Boring Cricket Stuff

Well f**k right f**king off if you subscribe to the concept that Cricket is boring. If you lack the attention span to appreciate the complexity and nuances of this the finest of all team sports, then more fool you.

I love team sports, principally football of course and rugby and cricket. Individual sports like athletics, tennis, snooker, darts etc leave me cold even when they involve national representaion. The self determination and dedication of people like Lance Armstrong/Paula Radcliffe is to be commended but is purely self centred and pales into insignificance when compared alongside the ethos of teamwork and the brilliance that individual virtuoso members bring to that team regardless of the fact that it is for country, town or club. So what if some cnut can run really quick for 100 metres or can serve really quickly at Wimbledon? What gets my backside off the seat is to see outstanding teamwork, drilled by hours of practice together and highlighted by instances of personal brilliance. Sport is an art that inspires, encourages and enthuses. Team sports are the ultimate example. The rest is, well, all gravy. Cricket boring? Hmm....

Posted By: Tomblander on September 11th 2005 at 23:25:16

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Boring Cricket Stuff (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:25:16
- Winning a sport because of the rain and bad light is really impressive!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Sep 11, 23:53:54
- And you (General Chat) - Bitchie Renault, Sep 11, 23:45:18
- Its boring. period (General Chat) - Dean Machine, Sep 11, 23:29:33
  - And that's it (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:33:26
- teamwork is fucking bollocks really (General Chat) - SCC 26, Sep 11, 23:28:54
  - Is it fuck (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:35:29
    - I do every year (General Chat) - SCC 26, Sep 11, 23:37:01
      - Shite (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:40:08
        
        Don't agree at all ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 11, 23:43:59
        
        Utturson rubbish (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:49:49
        
        That's due to commercial interference rather than the nature of the sport (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 11, 23:53:28
        
        It should be (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 12, 00:01:35
        
        But you could just as easily argue ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 12, 00:04:13
        
        I demure then (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 12, 00:19:42
        
        Yes, of course there are moments ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 12, 00:22:52
        
        I'd admire your beliefs (General Chat) - SCC 26, Sep 11, 23:41:28
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 12, 00:03:59
        
        lol ... n/m (n/m) (General Chat) - bjt, Sep 11, 23:47:29
        
        Down to this (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:43:51
        
        But what makes team sports exciting is moments of individual brilliance, surely? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 11, 23:45:23
        
        In THAT context (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 11, 23:56:03
        
        Matter of opinion, of course. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 11, 23:58:25
        
        I did like Carlos Alberto's goal in WC 70 though (General Chat) - SCC 26, Sep 11, 23:45:09
  - Don't really agree with that one..... (General Chat) - Mick_Jagger, Sep 11, 23:30:19
    - how can you say that (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 11, 23:31:44
    - what about our 11? (General Chat) - SCC 26, Sep 11, 23:31:15
      - I meant in general,in life terms eg. my workplace and in sport. (n/m) (General Chat) - Mick_Jagger, Sep 11, 23:31:53
        
        thats bollocks (General Chat) - SCC 26, Sep 11, 23:33:40
        
        Yes,true,but if they did...... (General Chat) - Mick_Jagger, Sep 11, 23:35:34
        
        Just look at my Sicxth form! ... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Sep 11, 23:34:44
- the best things about cricket (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 11, 23:28:24
  - Only costs me ?10 (n/m) (General Chat) - Surrey, Sep 11, 23:30:26
    - same here (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 11, 23:50:57
- We sometimes disagree but on this one ....well said :D (n/m) (General Chat) - Mick_Jagger, Sep 11, 23:26:31

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