Cricket

**mossy1200** · 14th February 2015, 20:50

I haven't watched a lot of cricket until 2014/15 season.
I used to love it but lost track back when tv one stopped screening free.
The interest levels reduced as we seemed to under perform. Lots of promise and not much deliver.

Are we able to win a world cup.
Good results in the last few months and the opening game.
Is anyone else gaining interest.

I have been to two one day games and a day of a test in the last few months also. That's more live cricket than the rest of my time.

**Murray** · 14th February 2015, 20:56

yep picking Aust SA NZ and another for semi - but bloody sky - skysport 3 & 4 bloody more channels to pay for

**mossy1200** · 14th February 2015, 21:02

Originally Posted by Murray

yep picking Aust SA NZ and another for semi - but bloody sky - skysport 3 & 4 bloody more channels to pay for

Just watched the game on prime.
Ill not be paying to view.
I don't mind the radio broadcast while doing other stuff or online.

**Murray** · 14th February 2015, 21:06

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Just watched the game on prime.
Ill not be paying to view.
I don't mind the radio broadcast while doing other stuff or online.

yeah but England vs Aust sky sport 4 (was there radio commentry??) dont think so as the chiefs were beating the blues agin. Tomorrows game SA vs Zim in Hams is on sky sport4. most games on sksport 3 & 4 bastards I have to watch them at the pub!!!!

**mossy1200** · 14th February 2015, 21:16

Originally Posted by Murray

yeah but England vs Aust sky sport 4 (was there radio commentry??) dont think so as the chiefs were beating the blues agin. Tomorrows game SA vs Zim in Hams is on sky sport4. most games on sksport 3 & 4 bastards I have to watch them at the pub!!!!

There is live screening on the net but I just run cricinfo and check scores on games we are not playing.
I put radio nz sport online for the ones that are on radio(all nz games have been advertised as being covered).
Ill hit the pub for the semi finals we are in.
Im hoping work will get offered tickets for NZ / England game in Welly.

England are falling apart in the run chase against Aus. 73/5 chasing 343 for the win

**oldrider** · 15th February 2015, 08:34

Enjoyed the game yesterday against Shrilanka - they showed a consistency not seen from them in a long long time! - Good luck to them!

**Oakie** · 15th February 2015, 08:44

They have achieved consistency as a team because they are no longer relying on the same one or two batters to do well. If a top-liner fails, someone else always seems to stand up. We no longer have the fragility we seem to have had for such a long time. Depth in bowlers is a big help too. Lose a top bowler to injury and there's always another good one to take their place.

We can win the whole thing but the hard part would be doing it in a final on an Australian track (Melbourne?) as we haven't played there for so long. Long way to go yet though and luck still does play a part.

**unstuck** · 15th February 2015, 08:54

I would rather go to Invercargill than watch cricket.
When I was doing my Beekeeping apprenticeship, my boss was a cricket nut, and I preferred to sit on the back of the truck on the ride home than listen to that shit on the radio.

**swarfie** · 15th February 2015, 09:06

Originally Posted by unstuck

I would rather go to Invercargill than watch cricket.
When I was doing my Beekeeping apprenticeship, my boss was a cricket nut, and I preferred to sit on the back of the truck on the ride home than listen to that shit on the radio.

+1

**bogan** · 15th February 2015, 09:13

Originally Posted by unstuck

I would rather go to Invercargill than watch cricket.
When I was doing my Beekeeping apprenticeship, my boss was a cricket nut, and I preferred to sit on the back of the truck on the ride home than listen to that shit on the radio.

In any other context a beekeeping apprenticeship would sound boring as shit, but compared to the thread topic, sounds like quite a buzz

**Bikemad** · 15th February 2015, 09:39

Originally Posted by Murray

yeah but England vs Aust sky sport 4 (was there radio commentry??) dont think so as the chiefs were beating the blues agin. Tomorrows game SA vs Zim in Hams is on sky sport4. most games on sksport 3 & 4 bastards I have to watch them at the pub!!!!

hang on a minute..........don't you live/work at a pub?

**oldrider** · 15th February 2015, 13:47

Originally Posted by Oakie

They have achieved consistency as a team because they are no longer relying on the same one or two batters to do well. If a top-liner fails, someone else always seems to stand up. We no longer have the fragility we seem to have had for such a long time. Depth in bowlers is a big help too. Lose a top bowler to injury and there's always another good one to take their place.

We can win the whole thing but the hard part would be doing it in a final on an Australian track (Melbourne?) as we haven't played there for so long. Long way to go yet though and luck still does play a part.

Unfortunately Aussie cricket wants us kept down and uncompetitive on their tracks so that "they" remain the glory boys - goes right back to Bradman he was anti NZ!

Thought NZ tours were beneath his talented self and wouldn't come over here when Aussie toured here back in his day! - fuck them!

We just keep on playing Sri Lanka but hey they are better than Aussie at the moment - just keep watching - they will surprise you! (I hope)