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Post by watfordo on Jul 29, 2024 16:17:40 GMT
Not the hundred,nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO If the Hundred helps finance Test cricket, whilst bringing kids in then Im totally on board. |
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Post by brentwoodo on Jul 29, 2024 16:42:33 GMT
2 Golds, 2 Silvers and a Bronze for Team GB so far today. And it’s only day three. Off to a great start.
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Post by buffalobill on Jul 29, 2024 17:06:56 GMT
I havent watched a single second. I dont set out to avoid it but it just doesnt grab my attention and force me to watch it by the power of its enchantment. I just find it all a bit meh and I cannot find the strength to watch with admiration whilst ignoring all the nonsense behind the scenes. The commentary its just hyperbolic regurgitation. Give me a nice game of cricket any day and yes that includes the flawed yet entertaining Hundred. It would be boring if we all liked the same things. |
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Post by watfordo on Jul 29, 2024 17:26:05 GMT
I havent watched a single second. I dont set out to avoid it but it just doesnt grab my attention and force me to watch it by the power of its enchantment. I just find it all a bit meh and I cannot find the strength to watch with admiration whilst ignoring all the nonsense behind the scenes. The commentary its just hyperbolic regurgitation. Give me a nice game of cricket any day and yes that includes the flawed yet entertaining Hundred. It would be boring if we all liked the same things. Exactement! |
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Post by buffalobill on Jul 29, 2024 19:44:15 GMT
Tom Piddock. What a beast.
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Post by dohnut on Jul 29, 2024 20:17:59 GMT
Tom Piddock. What a beast. Exceptional performance. |
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Post by dohnut on Jul 30, 2024 8:05:17 GMT
Not the hundred,nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO If the Hundred helps finance Test cricket, whilst bringing kids in then Im totally on board. It does. And brings young people into the game. I love it. A format that could be used in future Olympic Games too |
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Post by dohnut on Jul 30, 2024 9:10:15 GMT
Tri-athlon stalled due to water quality. May become a duo-athalon. Don’t understand. The opportunity to measure water quality over a long period has been there. The excuse of recent rain just doesn’t stack up, doubt it’s the first rainfall in Paris.
Embarrassing for the organisers and a real pain for the athletes who have managed their training to peak at the competition. Frustrating for the swimming specialists.
More issues at the tennis where Djokovic vs Nadal was first come first served basis rather than by ticket. Chaos ensued with even some press not being able to get in.
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Post by dennisrofe on Jul 30, 2024 11:02:04 GMT
If the Hundred helps finance Test cricket, whilst bringing kids in then Im totally on board. It does. And brings young people into the game. I love it. A format that could be used in future Olympic Games too
I am not really interested in many of the Olympic events but enjoy watching the 100 Cricket especially the women's matches.
Alice Capsey, what a wonderful young player for England and Oval Invincibles and now learning to pace her innings better and bat more consistently and still not yet 20 years old. As to having the Cricket 100 as an Olympic event, nice idea but cant see it happening being as it is not a sport that is played worldwide.
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Post by dohnut on Jul 30, 2024 16:03:53 GMT
It does. And brings young people into the game. I love it. A format that could be used in future Olympic Games too
I am not really interested in many of the Olympic events but enjoy watching the 100 Cricket especially the women's matches.
Alice Capsey, what a wonderful young player for England and Oval Invincibles and now learning to pace her innings better and bat more consistently and still not yet 20 years old. As to having the Cricket 100 as an Olympic event, nice idea but cant see it happening being as it is not a sport that is played worldwide.
Capsey is a great player, been around for a few years now despite her age. But you are probably right, although cricket is played in a surprisedly large number of countries it’s not played at an elite level (yet) so not much appetite. But then Rugby, Hockey and table tennis amongst others tend to be restricted at elite levels to not many countries. Maybe as a test event. But we get surfing, skateboarding, climbing getting included too. Baseball has been in and out too. |
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Post by dennisrofe on Jul 30, 2024 17:22:10 GMT
I am not really interested in many of the Olympic events but enjoy watching the 100 Cricket especially the women's matches.
Alice Capsey, what a wonderful young player for England and Oval Invincibles and now learning to pace her innings better and bat more consistently and still not yet 20 years old. As to having the Cricket 100 as an Olympic event, nice idea but cant see it happening being as it is not a sport that is played worldwide.
Capsey is a great player, been around for a few years now despite her age. But you are probably right, although cricket is played in a surprisedly large number of countries it’s not played at an elite level (yet) so not much appetite. But then Rugby, Hockey and table tennis amongst others tend to be restricted at elite levels to not many countries. Maybe as a test event. But we get surfing, skateboarding, climbing getting included too. Baseball has been in and out too. Perhaps including the exciting cricket100 as an Olympic event would encourage more countries to start playing cricket also in the other shorter formats, e.g the 20-20 and one day 50 overs each side ? It would take a long time for spectators in non playing nations to get their heads around as to understanding the rules of cricket. |
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Post by dohnut on Jul 30, 2024 19:23:22 GMT
Capsey is a great player, been around for a few years now despite her age. But you are probably right, although cricket is played in a surprisedly large number of countries it’s not played at an elite level (yet) so not much appetite. But then Rugby, Hockey and table tennis amongst others tend to be restricted at elite levels to not many countries. Maybe as a test event. But we get surfing, skateboarding, climbing getting included too. Baseball has been in and out too. Perhaps including the exciting cricket100 as an Olympic event would encourage more countries to start playing cricket also in the other shorter formats, e.g the 20-20 and one day 50 overs each side ? It would take a long time for spectators in non playing nations to get their heads around as to understanding the rules of cricket. And the fielding positions. And don’t bring up cricket’s equivalent of the offside laws, the LBW stuff. Great fun to be had by all. |
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Post by dennisrofe on Jul 30, 2024 21:35:24 GMT
Perhaps including the exciting cricket100 as an Olympic event would encourage more countries to start playing cricket also in the other shorter formats, e.g the 20-20 and one day 50 overs each side ? It would take a long time for spectators in non playing nations to get their heads around as to understanding the rules of cricket. And the fielding positions. And don’t bring up cricket’s equivalent of the offside laws, the LBW stuff. Great fun to be had by all. ''And the fielding positions'' Yes talk of ''Square leg, silly mid on, slips, maiden overs and add to that talk of daisy cutters, a yorker, a googly, a bouncer, a slog, plumb lbw, a dolly catch, a batsman ''carrying his bat'' and lastly ....Bowling a beamer !! So many baffling cricket terms to grasp for newcomers to the game of cricket !! |
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Post by MungO on Jul 31, 2024 6:02:16 GMT
Finally the Triathlon gets the go ahead 👍
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Post by mrb on Jul 31, 2024 6:54:30 GMT
Now that’s some good news 👍🏾
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Post by dennisrofe on Jul 31, 2024 8:37:13 GMT
I havent watched a single second. I dont set out to avoid it but it just doesnt grab my attention and force me to watch it by the power of its enchantment. I just find it all a bit meh and I cannot find the strength to watch with admiration whilst ignoring all the nonsense behind the scenes. The commentary its just hyperbolic regurgitation. Give me a nice game of cricket any day and yes that includes the flawed yet entertaining Hundred. ''I havent watched a single second'' Me also partly down to having to catch up on many outside jobs I have to do.
May start to watch a bit when some of the events that interest me start to happen and there is not that many of them !
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Post by brentwoodo on Jul 31, 2024 10:52:52 GMT
And two more Golds this morning. In Triathlon and Rowing. 🥇 🥇
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Post by brentwoodo on Aug 1, 2024 0:03:36 GMT
17 medals at this stage of the Olympics is our best ever showing.
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Post by buffalobill on Aug 1, 2024 6:09:24 GMT
The finish from Yee was brilliant, as was the way his teammate unselfishly set him up for a medal in the cycling leg of the triathlon.
Women’s four finish was sensational, timing things to perfection, with the Dutch boat just running out of steam in the final few metres.
Both dramatic sporting moments.
Bring it on for today.
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Post by dohnut on Aug 1, 2024 7:18:13 GMT
The finish from Yee was brilliant, as was the way his teammate unselfishly set him up for a medal in the cycling leg of the triathlon. Women’s four finish was sensational, timing things to perfection, with the Dutch boat just running out of steam in the final few metres. Both dramatic sporting moments. Bring it on for today. Timing the rowing was cutting it fine. Yee too, thought he had blown it at one stage but his finish was incredible. the team are doing well |
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