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Originally posted by lordhighgus
Warney cacked his undies, as you do when the business end of a cannon is pointed at you. Funny enough, they are mates.
There will be footage of it somewhere, Merv is a national selector along with David Boon.

Can't find it on YouTube or GoogleVideo 🙁

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Why can't I find any cricket fights? Do they call it something else like 'slap fest' or something?

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For a magnificent fight you'll have to watch a rugby league dust up between Kevin Tamati (NZ) and Greg Dowling (Australia).

This is just a bit of the end (after they both get sent off the field) ...

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Originally posted by treetalk
For a magnificent fight you'll have to watch a rugby league dust up between Kevin Tamati (NZ) and Greg Dowling (Australia).

This is just a bit of the end (after they both get sent off the field) ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVZeKXITZg&mode=related&search=

Thats what a good biffo is like guys. They didnt hold back.

Originally posted by treetalk
For a magnificent fight you'll have to watch a rugby league dust up between Kevin Tamati (NZ) and Greg Dowling (Australia).

This is just a bit of the end (after they both get sent off the field) ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVZeKXITZg&mode=related&search=

You want good fights? Watch Hockey or boxing.

You want excitement? Watch American football of basketball.

You like to see people drinking tea? Watch cricket.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
It doesn't take skill to swing as hard as you can with a thin bat at a ball moving 100 mph?

Actually, you're right about ALL AMERICANS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M989KVW-NNU

Baseball is the best.

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Typical - You understand NOTHING about cricket and yet you say Baseball is best.

I quite like watching baseball and played a bit at school and there is no better or worse, personally I prefer cricket to play or watch.

What is clear though is that cricket is by far the more skilled game.

Cricket batsmen would make decent baseball batters.
Cricket bowlers would make decent pitchers.
Cricket fielders would make decent baseball fielders.

You can not always say the same for baseball to cricket.

That said we have a yank in our side who was apparently a decent baseball player and he is an ok batsman.

Now as for power hits
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And this is almost like a baseball pitch to a cricketer
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Originally posted by dan182
Typical - You understand NOTHING about cricket and yet you say Baseball is best.

I quite like watching baseball and played a bit at school and there is no better or worse, personally I prefer cricket to play or watch.

What is clear though is that cricket is by far the more skilled game.

Cricket batsmen would make decent baseball batters.
Cricket bow ...[text shortened]... a baseball pitch to a cricketer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOE7WKqvjas&mode=related&search

In the State Library of South Australia, hermetically sealed under tight security, rests an Australian national treasure. It's a picture of some Cricket player named Don Bradman at a baseball park in New York actually shaking hands with the IMMORTAL Babe Ruth.

According to the legend, Ruth chatted with Bradman for a few minutes and actually arranged for the visitor to take some BP. It was one of the proudest moments in Bradman's life and one of the great moments in Australian sport and cricket history.

Originally posted by dan182
Typical - You understand NOTHING about cricket and yet you say Baseball is best.

I quite like watching baseball and played a bit at school and there is no better or worse, personally I prefer cricket to play or watch.

What is clear though is that cricket is by far the more skilled game.

Cricket batsmen would make decent baseball batters.
Cricket bow ...[text shortened]... a baseball pitch to a cricketer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOE7WKqvjas&mode=related&search

Are all the bats curved like that bat in the first clip?
In the second clip, why didn't the ball bounce? can you do that?

Also, you based your whole cricket can MLB can't on one American you know? Who said he plays baseball well?

Interesting vids... they 'smoked' the ball. There are hundreds of hits like that in MLB each month.

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Originally posted by dan182
Typical - You understand NOTHING about cricket and yet you say Baseball is best.

I quite like watching baseball and played a bit at school and there is no better or worse, personally I prefer cricket to play or watch.

What is clear though is that cricket is by far the more skilled game.

Cricket batsmen would make decent baseball batters.
Cricket bow ...[text shortened]... a baseball pitch to a cricketer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOE7WKqvjas&mode=related&search

Typical. You say things like:

"Cricket batsmen would make decent baseball batters.
Cricket bowlers would make decent pitchers.
Cricket fielders would make decent baseball fielders.

You can not always say the same for baseball to cricket. "

and expect us all to believe you without a shadow of doubt.

😴

Originally posted by Red Night
In the State Library of South Australia, hermetically sealed under tight security, rests an Australian national treasure. It's a picture of some Cricket player named Don Bradman at a baseball park in New York actually shaking hands with the IMMORTAL Babe Ruth.

According to the legend, Ruth chatted with Bradman for a few minutes and actually arranged fo ...[text shortened]... oments in Bradman's life and one of the great moments in Australian sport and cricket history.

Funny stuff.


Edit: It's not actually very funny at all.

Originally posted by Red Night
In the State Library of South Australia, hermetically sealed under tight security, rests an Australian national treasure. It's a picture of some Cricket player named Don Bradman at a baseball park in New York actually shaking hands with the IMMORTAL Babe Ruth.

According to the legend, Ruth chatted with Bradman for a few minutes and actually arranged fo ...[text shortened]... oments in Bradman's life and one of the great moments in Australian sport and cricket history.

I wonder how it went... any more info on this subject?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Are all the bats curved like that bat in the first clip?
In the second clip, why didn't the ball bounce? can you do that?

Also, you based your whole cricket can MLB can't on one American you know? Who said he plays baseball well?

Interesting vids... they 'smoked' the ball. There are hundreds of hits like that in MLB each month.

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The bat's curved? I'm not sure I understand you there. As for the bounce, the bowler doesn't have to at all, but if there’s no bounce what occurred in the clip will happen frequently.


As for your last comment, Phlab, you've missed the point a little. Cricket is hard; hits like those in the clips are fantastic because of the great difficulty and risk entailed. If they occurred every handful of balls the game would lack any depth.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
I wonder how it went... any more info on this subject?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Bradman


Despite Ripped Tights obvious baiting, referring to The Don as 'some cricket player' almost got my back up.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Are all the bats curved like that bat in the first clip?
In the second clip, why didn't the ball bounce? can you do that?

Also, you based your whole cricket can MLB can't on one American you know? Who said he plays baseball well?

Interesting vids... they 'smoked' the ball. There are hundreds of hits like that in MLB each month.

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Bats are not always curved - I use a GN long bow which is curved.
You do not have to bounce the ball.
You may also bounce the ball and hit the dude on the head and it is legal.

MLB to cricket is not based on one person - the Yank who plays in my side is actually pretty decent at cricket (in his words he was pretty good at baseball). I base it on the fact that all the other Yanks who I have played cricket with were not that good.
HOWEVER THAT IS NOT TO SAY THEY COULD NOT DO IT.

Watch Pro20 and one day internationals and you will see sixes week in week out.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
I wonder how it went... any more info on this subject?

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Actually, this event has been lionized in the Legend and Lore of Australia. There are literally 100s of websites dealing with the mythology surrounding the meeting.

Some of the myths:

Bradman hit one out of the Park (No one ever has.)

Ruth said to Bradman "us little guys will show them how to hit" (Ruth was anything but little.)

Ruth entertained Bradman in his private box at the Stadium. (Ruth was playing in 1932 and wouldn't have been watching the game from his "private box"😉

Originally posted by Dyl
Funny stuff.


Thanks! Truth is often stranger than fiction.

Originally posted by darvlay
Typical. You say things like:

"Cricket batsmen would make decent baseball batters.
Cricket bowlers would make decent pitchers.
Cricket fielders would make decent baseball fielders.

You can not always say the same for baseball to cricket. "

and expect us all to believe you without a shadow of doubt.

😴

I do not give a flying **** what you believe.

Having played both games I can tell you that

Batting in cricket is far more difficult than in baseball.
Bowling in cricket is far more difficult than pitching.
Fielding is about the same except it maybe slightly easier in baseball due to the fact you have a huge glove to catch the thing with although in cricket you can use 2 hands.