its a can of worms im afraid? where to start? you can change the ball after 90 overs( in a 5 day test) but often, if your bowling spinners (slow bowlers who make the ball jump in strange ways to get the batsman to miss time his shot) then you dont take the ball. The 20/20 world cup is in England at the moment,both sides only get 20 overs( 6 balls in an over) to get as many runs as they can, its a mad slog thats great fun but not much like real cricket? The AUSSIES are our biggest rivals, have been for a hundred years, we HATE each other on a cricket pitch,big time, they have lost both thier games and are out much to English joy. Now . . . the team batting has 11 batsmen, 1+2 are 'openers' 3 to 6 are 'middle order' 7 to 11 are 'the tail'. the Aussie middle order were a bad joke during both games hence the comment. hard to explain cricket,sure you may find it on an obscure TV channel, worth a watch, i myself am a massive American Football fan, 25 years a Buffalo Bill. . . . and no ring? i watch 8hours of it every season sunday and love it. other cricket terms you wont understand 'googly' 'bouncer' 'owzthat' 'cover drive' 'mid wicket' 'fine leg' 'silly mid on' 'using a runner' 'fishing on the off stump' 'L.B.W'
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Jun 13, 2009
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col;chester dont do cricket do they ? . . . . or football . . .rugby . . . do u have a netball team?
Catlock, well said.
Can you explain the Aussie 20/20 middle order saying?
I know how cricket is played, but I'm a baseball fan. I know the pitcher is called the bowler, I know you have 50 overs in a 1 day match, and I know a full test match is 5 days, and they don't repair the pitch or replace the ball. I know a good batsman can score 100+ runs before he makes an out, I know a real home run is 6 points, and a bounce home run is 4 points.
But I don't know anything about the 20/20 middle order.