Its a middle class ,colonial sport that only involves certain asian and others. the same teams play each other all year round why ? mostly all the foreign players live here. what now with this betting scandal, can we see the end of it please. rather watch paint dry, then these jumped up twats

I am living in Istanbul but miss cricket. Is there a satellie station or website I can access?

i am going on vacation for 3 days and i just got a baby leopard gecko that looks about 1 month old i have a 10 gallon and a night and day lamp with a heat pad. I have the temp at around 80-85, i don't want it to hot or to cold. i was wondering if he can survive 3 days with no heat or light. should i just fill him up with some crickets or meal worms before i go or should i just leave him some fresh water and a bowl of 5 or so meal worms while i'm gone? please help it is my first reptile!

ohh and if you want to see his tank here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGfatwtnhRk

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Since when do Americans know how to play cricket? Especially an American who maanges to get hired to coach Australia's team in fielding?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmV3-SfH2SY#t=0m30s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmV3-SfH2SY#t=0m30s

I thought Americans do not play cricket?

(and yes, cricket is Australia's national sport)

I was watching the 20 20 match between Pakistan and the Australia. I was slightly annoyed to see so many Pakis supporting Pakistan, it looked like the match was being played in Pakistan and not England. Why don't this many Pakis ever turn upto England matches at the World Cup or the Ashes? Why call yourself English / British if you don't support the country you live in?
Restless - I am talking about British born folks not immigrants.

I am 20, do not play or watch American sports. I play and watch cricket and football (the real football). I'm for universal healthcare, subsidised education, and speak and write in British English. My family is from British colonial origins from the West Indies. We love the United Kingdom but happen to live in the USA for the time being. I love the British Empire and Commonwealth. I'm reserved and we know our class distinctions. We don't have American accents. I don't watch any television because for some reason the USA sports channels don't broadcast live programmes on cricket or the English Premier League for football, or any international rugby union. I play video games but mostly cricket and football games. We are not rich so I have been raised on the basis of fairness and equality like in Britain. No one seems to understand me here and I don't understand anyone either.

England's game is so boring that I'd rather watch cricket

I mean, when was the last time England had a little of fantasy, players like Ronaldinho, Kaka or Messi

But I hope you win against Germany!!
I'm not American!! (Thanks God)

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As you know the world cup is talking place but who doesnt like watching football like me? I only watch it if its the final and its interesting but otherwise I dont. Also who doesnt like cricket but tennis as Wimbledon is starting soon. Thanks
And has anyone been watching Wimbledon for a very long time eg like from the 50s or 60s thanks and who was their favourite tennis player. thanks?

Who prefers tennis than football and even cricket thanks.
And has anyone been watching Wimbledon for a very long time eg like from the 50s or 60s thanks and who was their favourite tennis player. thanks?
Is there also anyone out there who is obsessed with wimbledon and tennis itself thanks?

Baseball is like an idiotic variant of cricket, and there is a World Series, yet there is no world involved, only the USA?? Cricket is followed by over 2 billion people (Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Africa being the big fans), football by almost literally the entire world, rugby union by England, Australasia, Africa.

I doubt baseball or basketball nets over 1 billion viewers or fans.

Only one team member is active at any one time, the team is chosen by 'selectors' and not a manager, if a batsman is injured someone else runs for him, very few people attend the match - the vast majority watch on TV (england v. bangladesh 2010 was half empty), the national team don't play in tournaments but 'Tests', participants frequently cheat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8684965.stm), there are many variations to the rules to make it bearable to watch. On top of that, the rules are being changed and simplified to 'fit TV'. It can't survive by itself and needs stolen money from Allen Stanford. It's a joke.

You'd have to be a moron to take it seriously.

I just watched the England vs. Bangladesh match and Alistair Cook edged the ball and was rolling towards the stumps and he kicked the ball away? i never knew this was legal? how so? and yes he did hit it with the bat first...

...or rather a society as dysfunctional as Britain. For the past thirty years we - you, I and your aunty Moira have allowed the governments in power to strip us of what once we would have called 'freedom'. Have realised many of us would rather claim benefits from tax-payers, and thus have the govt. hold their hand out to people who would work all and every day...welcome to the UK, W?adys?aw - much to the rage of lazy bastards who thought picking vegetables, et al was beneath them.
At least two-thirds of us can now be accused of 'terrorism' - nowt to do with guns...but cameras, marches and speaking up against the government at one of their meetings will very much count as 'extremism' - and God only knows what would happen if you were not police acronym 'IC1'.
We're watched every day, along with being told to look behind our shoulders - there are many of us wanting to join a certain extremist party not exactly knowing what they actually stand for...but getting rid of 'foreigners' tends to be the No.1 reason to join.
Last but not least, we have the current media whispers concerning a young man who (by rights) it's only people in his part of the world should feel angry about...but hey - us Brits have chips a many on our shoulders nowadays for above (and more) reasons, so let's all join in. The man...Jon Venables.
Have we actually given up those rights today?

* A battlecry from the cricket loving, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, nostalgia boy - John Major.
Damn...so they have, Deighton - mea culpa. But I suspect people who took them on felt heat from the media who just wanted to join the 'how dare they take jobs away from us Brits' kick-azz ferals

I love Cricket as a sport, both playing and watching, and really enjoy talking about it with a lot of people in this section.
I am so fed up now though with the pathetic q's being posted about everything but Cricket and how much better India are at marbles or whatever than Aus, and vice versa.
Can every sensible cricket loving user please report every non cricket question and not respond to them ? at least we may get rid of some of the garbage in here and allow those that do genuinely love the game have some interaction with like minded people and have some interesting topical debates.
Thank you.

Best players from around the world....Japan....Canada....Latin America....United States....that is why....just like your soccer/football teams....i watched Manchester U and Roma....MU team has players from around the world...you guys are hosting the World Baseball Classic in 2010....hope you enjoy it....fun game....does UK have a baseball team? I cant wait to see how many english reply with....baseball is for girls....they stole it from cricket....your a stupid yank....americans think the world revolves around them....haha
No not angry...just interested in other cultures....and get treated like a animal everytime i ask the English somthing....really sad on your part people....it really is

Remember I forecast we may be in for a whole new "ball game"of independent races, sponsored by rich entrepreneurs?.It could be closer than we think,AND if the right ! riders could be tempted it could prove to be excellent entertainment round the world .the money men (like Lord Stanfield in cricket) do not pass up golden opportunities and will be monitoring this situation like we are, their market men will have their calculators out,and don,t forget they have no need to market their product,(the bikes),The path has been opened for night racing already
The oil rich sheiks LOVE gambling,camels,salukis,etc,So "If you build it,they will come" seems to be today's motto.and lets admit it,they can build. Agree or disagree?
p.s.haven't had one e,mail!!!
Been watching one of my fave,films/video,Whisky Galore,
but I must stress,without fear of contraception, "I am not under the affluence of incerhol" XxX Hippy new Ear to you all.

We're busy doing nothing, working all day through,
we're trying to find lots of things not to do.
We're busy going nowhere, isn't it such a crime ?
we'd like to be unhappy but we never do have the time.

I have to watch the river to see that it doesn't stop,
and stick around the rosebuds so they'll know when to pop.
Better keep those crickets cheerful,they're really a solemn bunch,
farso, farso. I never have the time for lunch.

I'd like to meet a turtle, and teach him how to swim,
then I have to shine the dew-drops, they're looking rather dim.
Meet my friend the robin and buy him a brand new vest.
Farso, farso, I never have time to rest.

I keep on hearing these words - carbon kamal catch - while watching IPL cricket. What exactly is it?

6 nonths ago I was given three white's Tree Frogs for my birthday. They were all near enough the same size. I've been feeding them gut-loaded crickets and (occasional) mealworms. Now I have one huge loud one, one middle-sized cheeky one, and one titchy one that likes to watch telly. They are all projectile widdlers, but I haven't managed to get a nappy on one yet.

Why are they such widely different sizes? They live in a 30" fish tank with plenty of cover, a pond, a UV light on a timer, and a heat mat.
Update: I already said they get mealworms as a treat. For those that don't know, you squash the (worms') heads because they have strong jaws and are swallowed live. none of them are anything like obese - but the biggest is 4 times (at least) the size of the smallest. Can't see any bullying going on - largest ans smallest usually cozy up ogether.

the 3rd test between india and south africa was won by indian -we all know that,
i was watching indian news just a minute ago and i saw that that match was canceled and it is called a draw meaning that sa win the series.
the reason for this is because icc have said that the pitch was made so that india can get the good adv.

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the match results
thanks monti
i agree and we do need to do something.

It,s the close season and I only want to keep you all happy,serious stuff left to you all,so here goes; Stanford recently offered an obscene amount of money for a one off cricket match,who would you choose if a one-off world cup race for motor G.P.2 riders from each country,riding their works (or privateer) bikes,1st gets 1 point down to the last who gets most points,lowest aggregate team wins,plus individual prizes for 1st 2nd 3rd. go on choose your own teams,you cant lose because we can never know,but it beats watching ,"ready steady cook".
Shock , horror, Barry with a fag on,doesn't bear thinking about today does it.
Shock , horror, Barry with a fag on,doesn't bear thinking about today does it.

11) The noise got ______ as the car disappeared
into the distance.
smaller fainter weaker slighter deafer
12) He’s intelligent but he _______ common sense. wants fails misses lacks necessitates
13) I shouldn’t imagine there is _______ on earth
who can answer that question.
no one somebody some person anyone not one
14) The hall was very crowded with over fifty people
______ into it.
pushed packed stuck stuffed accumulated
15) ________ ten minutes of the start of the game
two players had been sent off.
Before Inside Around Within By
16) I think you’d better ______ before they return. be gone being gone be going to be gone don’t go
17 He has to go to Canada for the next _____ of his
training.
step stand point stage stride
18) The judge ______ him twenty pounds for
parking his car illegally.
punished charged ordered fined accused
19)"Out of sight, out of ________ " means that
people quickly forget someone if he/she goes
away.
mind memory thought brain heart
20) Someone who is lazy and unwilling to make an
effort to work is said to be _______ .
slovenly slothful sloppy shabby slick
21) A postscript is _______ . additional money an ornate style an afterthought an elaborate plan postage stamps
22) Things have been so hectic here this week; we
hope they will ______ after the holidays.
look up simmer down beef up hash over keep rolling
23) He is as blind as a _______! mule bat cricket hare crow
24) If you "stand up to someone" this means that
you _______
are suspicious of him confront him bravely take advantage of him rub him the wrong way were caught in the act
25) After having worked in the garden my hands
were as black as ______ .
a bat blackberries a pod coal dirt
26) She didn’t appear to me to be very normal. After
an hour’s conversation I realized that she was
_______.
to no avail out of the bag not all there on her rocker in the limelight
27) The driver slowed down and ______ his head
out of the window to stare.
pointed strummed poised poked struck
28) He sees himself as very astute, but in that
particular situation even he was ______ .
taken for a drive given a lift taken for a ride put through his paces quick-witted
29) To spank a crying child just adds fuel to the
_____ .
injury fire coal burnt spark
30) The last time I saw Tom he was alive and
______ .
vegetating catatonic vigorous kicking happy
31) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
______ .
concern cure care consumption cooperation
32) The baby adapted to bottle feeding as a duck
takes to _______ .
flat beaks feathers birds webbed feet water
33) Tom was impressive on paper but he completely
______ in the interview.
swept the board clammed up fiddled around clammed down broke up
34) It’s hard to catch Joe in his office. He’s as
slippery as ______ .
oil an eel a heel ice halos
35) He won the race by the skin _______ . of his teeth on his nose of his feet of his head of a feather
36) Mary is always at _________ with her father
about how late she can stay out.
stake odds best large hard
37)Mr. and Mrs. Jones don’t get along well. They
are _______ .
poles apart both of age borne out bear watching beating around the
bush
38) Please don’t talk about me behind _______ ! my shoulders the scenes the eight ball my back my face
39) The witness _______ out the name of the killer
even though the judge told him to keep quiet.
bugged busted blurted blurred blew
40) The criminal broke _______ from the police
officer.
through loose off ground even
41) I must bring this activity to ________ . I made a
bad investment.
account brew haul light a halt
42) The captain had to do the report again because
his commander couldn’t make heads or _____
of it.
feet tails hands face nose
43) The crowd got carried ______ and did a lot of
damage to the park.
out off away over through
44) "You talk too much, John. ______ !" Chip in Choke off Clamp down Chew out Clam up
45) He is so depressed that he couldn’t care _____
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In almost all limited overs cricket played now, teams wear coloured clothing. This happens internationally and domestically.

Is there any real need for it? I recently watched on ESPN Classic repeated highlights of some old Benson and Hedges Cup Finals from the 80's and 90's (or it might have been the NatWest Trophy; I wasn't paying that much attention to detail).

They all wore white, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

So does coloured clothing actually make the game more attractive, or is it irrelevant?

And on another topic: Can anyone think of a new way for me to greet my colleagues when I arrive at work? I have graduated from a grumpy grunt, to startling them with a happy, beaming smile; but they just don't 'get' the Oscar Wilde quips, and the Alan Partridge style "A-Ha" is starting to wear a bit thin. Any suggestions?

At the moment the game is only played at anything like a high level in the USA. Attempts to set up a Euro league have fallen away, not many fans and not many players from europe taking it seriously.

The Superbowl gets big tv audiences, but take the US and Canadian viewers out, and those figures go down, also for people outside USA watching it is more just a novelty.

Will it ever rival Football/Soccer which is the biggest team game in the world, bar none?

Can it rival Rugby?? Its more similar to Rugby, but Rugby is also more popular as a world game, being massive in Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina,Japan, Georgia, Andorra, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga, and its growing in Romania, Poland, Russia, Spain,Portugal, Croatia, Lebanon, Uruguay, Chile, Namibia, Uganda, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Korea, Papua and now even China.

It seems more a national game, and not able to spread in the way Football/Soccer, Rugby, Basketball or even Cricket have.
PS; Im not a fan personally. I tend to agree with those that say the game is over complicated, theres way too many breaks in play, and its not as intense, as fast, or dynamic as Rugby.

I expect we'll start from Stalham as that has the most availability. There'll be 14 of us - we're all late 30's - just looking for decent pubs with good food along the way and the odd playing field for a bit of 5 a side or cricket. The rest of the time we'll be chilling out on the water watching birds. Not the kind of birds I thought I'd be oggling at on my stag weekend I must say, but I'm past that now. I have a child on the way...

Can anyone suggest a good itinerary for Friday lunch time to Monday morning? Many Thx

I want to go back there. I loved everything about it. The people,. the food, the weather, the beaches, he fact you can just go out for a walk on your own (i thought it wasent something i could do) I also love the night market which is a top night weather you shopping watching football or watching the show. Also has anyone been to paradice beach in Maharastra just out of Goa if not hire a moped and head north for about 1 hour its great you will love it but make sure you get the last ferry back to goa even though you only cross the river lol Also what part of goa do you like best? i love vagator where its quiet cheap and you can meet locals. I went when i was 16 and all i did was play cricket with all the indians fished with them went out in the sea went on mad walks and went around on a moped meeting new people each time i stopped at a bar.

I was at a cricket match but it was on artificial grass. The bowler was a very large bloke who bowled a wide and obviously so as this thing was miles wide and rolled! The wicket keeper then tried to stump the batsman and made a complete fool of himself, hurting himself in the process. The umpire pulled the bowler up for the wide and then because the bowler complained he said come on be reasonable what is with the dissent you could see it was a wide? the fat bowler then laid into the umpire, slapping him at first then pushing him to the ground, kicking and punching him. I was watching all of this feeling ashamed and saying please stop yourself as he had obviously lost his restraint and dignity, please stop but to no avail. it couldnt have been clearer it was so obviously a wide to all and sundry. I actually felt really hurt telling this fat oaf to stop the beating as he should have known better and lowered the tone of the whole nation.

Apologies to Americans who don't understand cricket. This was like a pitch which landed in the stand behind the batter and the ball was thrown to first base by a cheating spectator!
Most people don't answer if they are not interested. Such a waste of your valuable time. And it is so precious to you, right?
Fabulous answer Sherry B erm I think the umpire is British heritage and tradition personally, sadly.
Good answers y'all thank you.

I was wondering...football, baseball, and basketball are popular in the USA. hockey and baseball are popular in canada. basketball is popular in china. cricket is popular in india. rugby is popular in australia...then who the hell watches soccer? if i were president of the united states, i would ban soccer all over the world because it's a waste of time and money. ive been everywhere from NY to LA and not once have i seen a single person play soccer. why is this sport still alive?
I've heard of Manchester, the city, located in Vermont. What are you talking about?
american sports aren't insignificant. we have the WORLD series, the biggest title in football called the SUPERBOWL, and basketball's championship. People watch American sports more, that's a fact. No one watches soccer, which is why I was wondering why the sport is still alive.

I dont know what the film is called, I watched a long time ago. Its about this man and a woman who are both opposing lawyers fighting a case. Its a British film. I dont know much about it. Its a romantic comedy. I remember some scenes. Like at the start some people are playing cricket. And the last scene. The two lawyers are making out in the changing rooms in the cricket field. Sorry, I know its a bit vague, but i dont really remember much else.
It is not laws of attraction, I have seen that movie. Its not a new film either, maybe in the 90s.

..or will 'soccer' (ps that is NOT a us word!) always be at the forefront, together with a bit of cricket, snooker, shinty, and the uk lad culture (a sport in itself *hic*!)? I watched a prog on how the us is still trying to bring it over in a big way. Or is the sport just too.. well, american? Not a good thing in todays terror climate perhaps, but rugby with special padding it is not!
Searching forums i found some us call it the gay version of american football, but surely that would be the ones wearing the protective gear, with those big helmets?! Ahem.. Ok, was stretching it a bit with 'shinty', the highlands male version of hockey, whacking each other with big wooden sticks and little or no protective gear *sound familiar?!*, but i found on google there IS a london shinty team! Lol look it up..

Life in colour.

I slivered past a tree. It was there and then that I should have changed colour, half green and half brown, like a ‘normal’ chameleon. However instead I remained colourless, invisible even. My colour wasn’t stolen nor did I sell it, it simply never existed. I was born but no one ever knew because I was invisible to the eye.

Brought up on my own, living the life of a ghost-like creature. Every time I ate chameleons would scream wondering what was happening. Every time I spoke chameleons would turn around looking for the voice that spoke, to find nothing. These were the types of thoughts that went through my mind every second.

I couldn’t change who I was but I had tried. I tried to paint and dye myself, but it never worked out the way I planned, in fact the colours just ran off me quicker than an Olympic runner. I tried many things. I tried so many that I had no ideas left.
“I hate life!”
“Well, I’m sorry,” The stranger replied sarcastically, “Mines isn’t so great either and...”
“How can you see me?” I interrupted her in conversation.
“I can’t. I’m blind.” She whispered as if it was an evil secret or maybe she just didn’t want anyone knowing.
“Oh. I’m sorry. I didn’t realise,” I replied sympathetically. “So…What’s your name?” I quickly said while trying to change the subject.
“My name’s Celia.” She paused. “Erm…I know this is very random but can you help me get to the post office? Because I’m lost.” Celia asked.
“Sure, but can I speak to you somewhere a little more private?” I asked with the idea of telling her that I was invisible and that if she were to speak to me in an extremely public place then she would probably be sent to the nearest hospital.
“Yeah, I guess.” she replied a little confused but still following my footsteps.
“Being blind you can’t tell but I was born with no colour. Colourless.” I would have said I was invisible but that makes it seem ‘cool’.
“Whatever. I won’t speak to you till we‘re finished posting my letters.” She replied in a very calm mood which made me feel almost unsatisfied. I’d imagined this day and that was not the reaction I had in my mind. Maybe I was just being greedy?

It was a slow evening in the post office. I wasn’t sure what I thought of Celia. Her reaction was a little abnormal but maybe that was a good thing. When we were finished posting letters we drank some water and ate a few rather large locusts at her house. We got talking for a few hours and basically I ended up saying we could go watch the Veiled Chameleons versus the Panther Chameleons football game the next day. After telling her this I quickly made an excuse to leave. I didn’t dislike her I just knew that in an hours time the crickets would be coming out which meant, ‘Dinner Time!’

“Buzz.” My alarm went off. I needed to pick up Celia. As I left the door I grabbed my jar of extra crickets from last night to bring them to the game. I only brought them because the prices at the stadium were atrocious. I ran past many doors and then finally I came across her house with her waiting outside with more snacks. We said a quick hello and then got a bus to the stadium.

When we finally got there she said to me, “Most people would be glad that they only needed to pay for one person but I’m not. I would rather be able to speak to you in public places without looking crazy and pay. It feels dishonest.” She told me.
“Me too.” I replied.

After our conversation we paid for the tickets or she paid for a ticket. However I’m sure she slipped some extra money in the chameleon’s pocket just after I walked through the stadium doors. Once she caught up with me and helped find our seats she got out the crickets which we snacked on for a while. When we finally finished eating, Celia decided it would be a good idea to put her bag and jacket on my seat so no one else would sit on me. As already two chameleons have tried sitting on me and one tried dumping their bags on me. I know they didn’t realise I was sitting here but it still hurt!

The game quickly finished with an epic score of 1 – 1. A draw! This was a first in chameleon football history! After the game finished a lot of fighting went on with the crowds. Both of us noticing this decided it would be a good idea to leave as quickly as possible. It turned out it was a good idea too as when we turned on the radio at Celia’s house we got told just about five minutes after we left, the stadium became absolute chaos.

I switched off the radio while Celia went out collecting lunch. She was away for ages and by then I’d worked up a huge appetite so when she handed out our plates of food I rushed it down my throat.
“That was quick!” She commented while stopping herself from laughing. I blushed when she said this. Then slowly I started turning red, bright red

I stayed that colour for many years when I was around Celia. She never knew. Only because I decided against telling her. I thought if she knew she’d be upset that she coul
I'm open to advice and tips to make it better. Constructive criticism people!
By the way, this is just a short story for an essay in school. So it will be kinda short. :S And don't be too harsh as i'm only thirteen.