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    #1666
    Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
    They also all seem to wear much the same strip. How many teams play in green and why don't they have change strips?

    It's actually easy. The one's with the Bats are the opposition
    "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son"

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      #1667
      Originally posted by SouthAfricaRed View Post
      It's actually easy. The one's with the Bats are the opposition
      I live with Steptoe.

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        #1668
        Originally posted by SouthAfricaRed View Post
        It's actually easy. The one's with the Bats are the opposition
        Thanks for taking me seriously. Now my children don't it's nice someone does.

        If they're all going to wear the same colour why did they ever change from all white? Oh yes, to fleece the punters.
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        Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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          #1669
          Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
          Oh yes, to fleece the punters.
          But you're suggesting to fleece them more by having two sets of jerseys??

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            #1670
            I'm suggesting if it mattered they would have two kits. Since they don't bother avoiding kit clashes, it proves it was a marketing gimmick. It's not exactly news but it shows how venal they are.

            Of course there would be big changes if you put me in charge of the Cricket World Cup:
            1. It would last 4 weeks maximum.
            2. Australia would be forced to qualify against Iran.
            3. The cricket would be replaced with football.
            4. England would be overhyped and disappoint badly (no change).
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            Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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              #1671
              Haha. You may aswell move it back a year in it's quadannual occurance and ahve the next one in SA.

              Of course it's marketing, I don't see why anyone would have thought it wasn't at any stage. I don't see the problem with it either. Sport is big business and cricket are just trying to catch up.

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                #1672
                Originally posted by Ritchi3 View Post
                Haha. You may aswell move it back a year in it's quadannual occurance and ahve the next one in SA.

                Of course it's marketing, I don't see why anyone would have thought it wasn't at any stage. I don't see the problem with it either. Sport is big business and cricket are just trying to catch up.
                It's boring though. Next thing they'll be holding some sort of domestic competition throughout the summer to bore the pyjamas off everyone.
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                Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                  #1673
                  Totally agree. More variety in the players jerseys would spice things up a bit.

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                    #1674
                    Originally posted by Ritchi3 View Post
                    Totally agree. More variety in the players jerseys would spice things up a bit.


                    Quite. Also, one per team should be made to wear fancy dress.

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                    Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                      #1675
                      Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                      I'm suggesting if it mattered they would have two kits. Since they don't bother avoiding kit clashes, it proves it was a marketing gimmick. It's not exactly news but it shows how venal they are.

                      Of course there would be big changes if you put me in charge of the Cricket World Cup:
                      1. It would last 4 weeks maximum.
                      2. Australia would be forced to qualify against Iran.
                      3. The cricket would be replaced with football.
                      4. England would be overhyped and disappoint badly (no change).
                      Agree tourney should be 4 weeks max
                      In Rafa I Trust

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                        #1676
                        Pieterson is 5/2 to be Englands leading run scorer vs Springboks!! Can anyone see other player outscoring him??
                        El Nino!!

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                          #1677
                          Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                          Thanks for taking me seriously. Now my children don't it's nice someone does.

                          If they're all going to wear the same colour why did they ever change from all white? Oh yes, to fleece the punters.
                          Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                          I'm suggesting if it mattered they would have two kits. Since they don't bother avoiding kit clashes, it proves it was a marketing gimmick. It's not exactly news but it shows how venal they are.

                          Of course there would be big changes if you put me in charge of the Cricket World Cup:
                          1. It would last 4 weeks maximum.
                          2. Australia would be forced to qualify against Iran.
                          3. The cricket would be replaced with football.
                          4. England would be overhyped and disappoint badly (no change).

                          They changed from white because in allot of ODI cricket are day/night games. Under the lights and in the gloom the red ball is too hard to see and so they use a white ball. This meant they had to change the kits because batsment would simply lose sight of the ball in the bowlers clothing.

                          They also wrongly (IMO) thought colour would 'jazz' the game up

                          You're first point about the tourney length is a good one and 90% of cricket fans would agree with you.

                          The rest of your points are the ramblings of a confused individual

                          Are you impressed? I did my best to answer your points seriously and without sarcasm
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                            #1678
                            Originally posted by captainfog View Post
                            They changed from white because in allot of ODI cricket are day/night games. Under the lights and in the gloom the red ball is too hard to see and so they use a white ball. This meant they had to change the kits because batsment would simply lose sight of the ball in the bowlers clothing.

                            They also wrongly (IMO) thought colour would 'jazz' the game up

                            You're first point about the tourney length is a good one and 90% of cricket fans would agree with you.

                            The rest of your points are the ramblings of a confused individual

                            Are you impressed? I did my best to answer your points seriously and without sarcasm
                            Point 4 is also correct. What's more it would be correct even if they adopted Point 3.
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                            Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



                            May the Lord bless this post.

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                              #1679
                              Originally posted by JohnnyLambert View Post
                              Pieterson is 5/2 to be Englands leading run scorer vs Springboks!! Can anyone see other player outscoring him??
                              Not really but you never know in cricket, which is why I tend to avoid such bets.

                              That said, I imagine backing KP to be our top scorer in every game in this World Cup would've reaped dividends so far.
                              Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’

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                                #1680
                                Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                                It's boring though. Next thing they'll be holding some sort of domestic competition throughout the summer to bore the pyjamas off everyone.

                                I dont think the Aussies are finding it Boring

                                Maybe it's just us losers that do?

                                BTW I took a bet on England to win today
                                "For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son"

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