20/20 Cricket

[devo]

Just saw the highlights of the kiwis vs south africa
looked like a real good game

 

[DaveM]

Missed it but then I don't really do cricket a tad slow at times

 

[otherwise]

I didn't know that South Africa played the game.
I'm watching Australia V Sri Lanka in a 50/ 50 game, don't ask how it's going.

 

[DaveM]

That bad is it

 

[otherwise]

Missed it but then I don't really do cricket a tad slow at times

Come on Dave, it's a game for cultured colonial gentlemen such as Devo and myself.
Sure sometimes the commentary team can spend a couple of hours talking about the seagulls and if one actually moved or not but that part of the thrill.

 

[Gromit]

Aah Devo - I'm a bit, ok a lot, embarassed about our cricket team. SA cricket is in a right royal mess!

 

[devo]

Missed it but then I don't really do cricket a tad slow at times

I only caught the highlights, but I can assure you,20/20 aint slow.

 

[DaveM]

Come on Dave, it's a game for cultured colonial gentlemen such as Devo and myself.
Sure sometimes the commentary team can spend a couple of hours talking about the seagulls and if one actually moved or not but that part of the thrill.

I will never forget in the one TV broadcast they were talking about the team members as normally and zooming into them. Then the camera man zoomed into a bird walking on the pitch so the commentator without out skipping a beat says something along the lines of "and here we have a bird" true British dry style I almost split my sides laughing

 

[devo]

Aah Devo - I'm a bit, ok a lot, embarassed about our cricket team. SA cricket is in a right royal mess!

everyone has there day G
tomorrow could be theirs

 

[Gromit]

20/20, 50/50, ODI's - great! Test - not me cuppa char luv!

 

[otherwise]

I've listened to them talking at length about slight variations in seagull plumage during slow periods of play, particularly when the spinners are on and the batsman is focused on survival rather than runs.

 

[DaveM]

It really keeps you glued to the game hey

 

[otherwise]

20/20, 50/50, ODI's - great! Test - not me cuppa char luv!

Come on, watching the grass progress for 5 days, wonderful stuff, what the Empire was built on.

 

[DaveM]

 

[Gromit]

Was it Jack Bannister, commentator, who just went on and on and on and on about everything but the cricket! Will recognise the name as soon as I hear it! Darn, it's really bugging me now.

 

[DaveM]

The only Jack I know is Jack Daniels

 

[Gromit]

Hey that's Farside's best friend too He even owns a 1sq inch plot of the JD distillery and is a member of the Gentleman Jack 'exclusive' club with the little black & gold membership card and everryfink!