Anybody interested in discussing the upcoming World Cup?
I'm stuck in China with only cricinfo.com for company.
So, come on people, lets take our run up, shine the ball and toss down a few overs...

Hey ishmael, yeh, i love cricket...it's so much better than yankee sports....Australia- India final.

hey the cup starts in 4 days...did ya hear the Kiwis got beat by a minnow?? ha ha stupid kiwis...

I agree!!! Stupid Kiwis! HA HA HA!! Uh, wait are we talking about the animals or a sports team? I actually know nothing of cricket except for the little I've seen in the movies, but, hey, I'm not doing anything for the next couple of weeks while I recuperate from surgery. So, is there a particular sports channel I should tune into?

Mate!!
Good to see ya in these parts.
As you can see I was commenting ironically on the fact that I am posting on an North American dominated forum, and that few would be interested in this topic.....thus talking to myself.

But the thing is, I have no real idea of where you view any cricket in the States except perhaps ESPN???

Fox Sports has the copyright to the Cup, so....doesn't the U.S. have a Fox sports channel??

If you see any games, watch for Aussies like Gilchrist, Hussey & Ponting.
They THWACK the proverbial leather off the ball.
and , they are batsMEN, not "batters", as so many septic tanks like to call the guys with cricket bats in their hands.
The Kiwi is of course the national symbol for Australia's little brothers...New Zealand.
Oh, how we love to tease them!

I have do have Cable, so I'll keep a look out for it in the T.V. Guide. I'm sure if we follow Curling (which HAS got to be the worst sport ever!) we at least get some Cricket games. I look forward to enjoying them "with" you.

Well, Canada is in the World Cup, so there has to be some Canucks crazy enough to be living in the States.. and they will want to watch I'm sure....

so there will be some footage...

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Originally posted by Ishmaelscoffin:
Anybody interested in discussing the upcoming World Cup?
I'm stuck in China with only cricinfo.com for company.

IC, if you get bored with the cricket, you can always catch up with the latest advances in male circumcision by typing in circinfo.com.

Just out of interest, what's the collective noun for a group of wombats?

Group of Wombats..?
They are only ever seen alone, so we haven't developed a collective noun yet...

A "solitude" of wombats, then

I should own up. I'm just trying to divert your attention from cricket.

Australia just flogged Scotland, so nothing will divert me now, mwhaha.....

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Originally posted by Ishmaelscoffin:
Australia just flogged Scotland,.....

That's a bit like saying that Mike Tyson just beat the crap out of an 8 year-old.

Somewhere in America, Mike Tyson probably is beating the crap outta some 8 yr old....

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Originally posted by Ishmaelscoffin:
Somewhere in America, Mike Tyson probably is beating the crap outta some 8 yr old....

That, or eating one!

I'm pissed! I can't seem to find any games of Cricket! What time do they usually air out there? Maybe, I'm just not looking at the right time. Everytime I've turned to ESPN they are playing Basketball footage.

Mate, I couldn't tell you the times for the US viewings.

However, the series is happening in the West Indies (or Carribean to you) and the games start around 14:30 hrsGMT.

Track backwards from that to yr time zone...blah blah blah...good luck!!

An interesting sidenote is that a lot of potential West Indian cricketers are leaving the sunny climes of St.Lucia, Antigua etc. to play baseball or basketball in the States cos of the bigger money.
Greed ruins sports, always has, always will.....

I know what ya mean. My mother was starting a fundraiser for the mentally retarded & she went to see Marcus Allen. He was a Chiefs football player at the time & he also owns a car dealership. First, he asked her out, of course she said, "no". Then, he asked what his cut was going to be. She told him this was for charity & he said, "no thanks". What kind of crap was that? It makes me wonder, everytime you see a sports jock "helping" the underpriviliged, are they getting paid to do that for the camera? I mean I already think they are getting WAY too much money for playing games intended for children, but to demand more in order to help children? That is truly sad.

Thats a sad reflection on humanity, and the same thing happens in Cricket.

Every now and again our game is filled with bookmakers and players doing dodgy deals. Often the players are protected and escape penalty, but it sure as hell sends a bad message to the kids that illegal gambling is an option for an already wealthy sports star.

Regrettably, I cannot join you in watching the games. Seems if I wanna see it, I gotta pay extra & the wife ain't havin' it. She's such a wet blanket. I missed out on getting a nearly 2 foot tall Classic Anniversary Optimus Prime (He's a Transformer. Do they have Transformers in Austrailia?) because of her! If I wasn't married, I'd have paid $60 in no time flat for that magnificent bastard, but NOOOOOO, I HAD to marry the mother of my children. Anyway, how's your team doin'?

Ha, you make me laugh monkeymagic.

A 2 ft tall Transformer?? Thats hilarious....

Transformers are very popular in Oz. I picked up the old '80's movie the other day at a market, and it still provides entertainment...

Australia are the World Champions in Cricket. We have won the World Cup the last 2 times: 1999/ 2003.

So as defending champions, and basically the biggest force in cricket for the last 15 yrs or so, we carry great expectations.

2 group matches down, 2 wins.!!

I'm predicting a India- Australia final....

I'll keep ya posted on the Aussie surge!

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Originally posted by Ishmaelscoffin:
I'm predicting a India- Australia final....

I've got my money on Bangladesh - Ireland.