Would you stay up late for a match?

Arjun · 05-06-2006, 07:06 AM

Indian cricket fans in the United States are a rather unlucky lot. They can only watch live cricket in the West Indies at a normal time, or maybe matches in Australia and NZ, and the odd day-nighter in England. Yet, we read about some who are mad enough to sit up late at night to catch the Indian team playing in India, or wake up early to catch them in South Africa or England.

I'm an India supporter in India, and here's an estimated story of the average cricket fan in India. He will sit up really late to catch matches in Africa, and the madder they get, there's a chance of them watching a whole match in the West Indies. Once matches in those islands become day-nighters, the really, really mad ones would even lose all eight hours of sleep to watch them. Catching a few in Australia is no big deal, since we only have to get up a little earlier, unless some of us want the studio talk as well. Mad cricket fans who don't just support India may watch everything, but they're rare to find.

As for me, I'd just catch the matches I can get to watch at a good time, which often leaves out matches in the Caribbean, or night innings in South Africa. I don't want to lose sleep (or wake up my family and neighbours) with a cricket match. Besides, I'm a professional first. Not a cricket fan. Matches just come and go for me, but work counts.

What about all of you here? Would you stay up late for a match? Or rise at an odd hour? Would you just do it for your team? Or every other? Vote and tell us your story.

GIMH · 05-06-2006, 07:09 AM

Through the winter, I would generally rise about 7, and catch our matches in Pakistan/india from Lunch onwards

I may have to organise a whole lot of late shifts and ProPlus this winter though, when we DEFEND the Ashes.

pasag · 05-06-2006, 07:09 AM

Unless I had an exam the next day I would never miss a match

howardj · 05-06-2006, 07:10 AM

I'd stay up late for a match - even on a work night.

Would never, as a rule, get up early to watch a match though.

Smudge · 05-06-2006, 07:12 AM

Latest I stayed up was 4am - the final of the Champions Trophy in 2000. It was worth it too...

dontcloseyoureyes · 05-06-2006, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howardj

I'd stay up late for a match - even on a work night.

Would never, as a rule, get up early to watch a match though.

Me too.

alternative · 05-06-2006, 07:23 AM

Yep.. i would stay awake at nite, but not wake up early to watch a game..
Probably would wake up early if i knew my team is kicking some butt..

sideshowtim · 05-06-2006, 08:52 AM

Always.

steds · 05-06-2006, 09:04 AM

I've tried, but I just love my sleep.

Beleg · 05-06-2006, 09:36 AM

eh, always. I have risen at 4 in the morning to follow games in NZ and went to sleep at the same time when Pakistan played in WI.

Jono · 05-06-2006, 09:47 AM

Yeah I'm the same as Howard. I'll stay up however late (Thank God I stayed up for the Aus vs. SA 434 chase, I was close to going to sleep but thought that I'd see a nice knock from Gibbs or Smith in the attempt to chase, got a lot more

) for a cricket match but I'll never set an alarm to wake up for a match, simply because I know I won't get up. Alarms are useless for me, because all I do is click 'stop' and go back to bed.

I kept dozing off during the 3rd test of the Ashes for 10-15 mins on the couch, and generally whenever I'd wake up and look at the TV the very next ball would be a wicket. It happened with Simon Jones' famous ball to bowl Clarke. I didn't fall asleep after that ball for the rest of the night though.

adharcric · 05-06-2006, 10:29 AM

I'll stay up late or get up early to watch any India match. India-Pakistan went from around 9 pm to 4 am, watched all of those. BSNL Eurasia Series went from around 2:30 am to 11 am, watched all of those. India-West Indies goes from 7 am, I've been setting an alarm to watch these. In rare cases, I'll miss a dead rubber match (missed the 5th odi as I was out with relatives). Before exams, I'll usually multitask or finish the studying early so I can watch the match. I don't usually watch non-India matches because my parents will just think I'm wasting money. Considering watching this year's Ashes though, let's see.

marc71178 · 05-06-2006, 11:21 AM

If I had Sky I probably would.

Got up at 4am when away with work in a hotel during England's tour of Pakistan.

Barney Rubble · 05-06-2006, 11:50 AM

Will be regularly doing 3-hour sleep shifts either side of play during the Ashes this winter, once I get Sky. Would gladly get up at 4am to watch if I had had it during the India or Pakistan series.

silentstriker · 05-06-2006, 12:13 PM

Always.

View Poll Results: Would you stay up late for a match?
Yes, I'm a cricket fan, and cricket is my life!!!	15	30.61%
Yes, if it's my team	24	48.98%
Maybe, if I don't have much to do	7	14.29%
No. I've to earn a living, and I need some sleep!!!	3	6.12%
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05-06-2006, 07:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Arjun Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,837	Would you stay up late for a match? Indian cricket fans in the United States are a rather unlucky lot. They can only watch live cricket in the West Indies at a normal time, or maybe matches in Australia and NZ, and the odd day-nighter in England. Yet, we read about some who are mad enough to sit up late at night to catch the Indian team playing in India, or wake up early to catch them in South Africa or England. I'm an India supporter in India, and here's an estimated story of the average cricket fan in India. He will sit up really late to catch matches in Africa, and the madder they get, there's a chance of them watching a whole match in the West Indies. Once matches in those islands become day-nighters, the really, really mad ones would even lose all eight hours of sleep to watch them. Catching a few in Australia is no big deal, since we only have to get up a little earlier, unless some of us want the studio talk as well. Mad cricket fans who don't just support India may watch everything, but they're rare to find. As for me, I'd just catch the matches I can get to watch at a good time, which often leaves out matches in the Caribbean, or night innings in South Africa. I don't want to lose sleep (or wake up my family and neighbours) with a cricket match. Besides, I'm a professional first. Not a cricket fan. Matches just come and go for me, but work counts. What about all of you here? Would you stay up late for a match? Or rise at an odd hour? Would you just do it for your team? Or every other? Vote and tell us your story. __________________ "Talent is nothing without opportunity" "You're not remembered for aiming at the target, but hitting it" Twenty20 used to be boring. Sponsored...by...nothing!!!

05-06-2006, 07:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,656	Through the winter, I would generally rise about 7, and catch our matches in Pakistan/india from Lunch onwards I may have to organise a whole lot of late shifts and ProPlus this winter though, when we DEFEND the Ashes. __________________ Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they’ll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.

05-06-2006, 07:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Smudge Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wellywood Posts: 16,552	Latest I stayed up was 4am - the final of the Champions Trophy in 2000. It was worth it too... __________________ What do you mean?

05-06-2006, 07:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
alternative Cricket Web Content Updater Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 11,077	Yep.. i would stay awake at nite, but not wake up early to watch a game.. Probably would wake up early if i knew my team is kicking some butt.. __________________ Member of the AAAS Member of CW Green \| Stedingham Jets Grade Cricket Team \| Northside Power Manager of South Australia (WCC) Winner of AFL Tipping 2006 \| Winner of Wimbeldon Prediction 2006

05-06-2006, 07:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
pasag RTDAS Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Looking for milksteak Posts: 31,679	Unless I had an exam the next day I would never miss a match

05-06-2006, 07:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
howardj International Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brisbane Posts: 12,107	I'd stay up late for a match - even on a work night. Would never, as a rule, get up early to watch a match though.

05-06-2006, 08:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
sideshowtim Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,255	Always.

05-06-2006, 09:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
steds Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Riding public transport back and forth Posts: 16,914	I've tried, but I just love my sleep.

05-06-2006, 09:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
Beleg International Regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,400	eh, always. I have risen at 4 in the morning to follow games in NZ and went to sleep at the same time when Pakistan played in WI.

05-06-2006, 09:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jono Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virat Kohli Posts: 47,551	Yeah I'm the same as Howard. I'll stay up however late (Thank God I stayed up for the Aus vs. SA 434 chase, I was close to going to sleep but thought that I'd see a nice knock from Gibbs or Smith in the attempt to chase, got a lot more ) for a cricket match but I'll never set an alarm to wake up for a match, simply because I know I won't get up. Alarms are useless for me, because all I do is click 'stop' and go back to bed. I kept dozing off during the 3rd test of the Ashes for 10-15 mins on the couch, and generally whenever I'd wake up and look at the TV the very next ball would be a wicket. It happened with Simon Jones' famous ball to bowl Clarke. I didn't fall asleep after that ball for the rest of the night though.

05-06-2006, 10:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
adharcric International Coach Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 10,898	I'll stay up late or get up early to watch any India match. India-Pakistan went from around 9 pm to 4 am, watched all of those. BSNL Eurasia Series went from around 2:30 am to 11 am, watched all of those. India-West Indies goes from 7 am, I've been setting an alarm to watch these. In rare cases, I'll miss a dead rubber match (missed the 5th odi as I was out with relatives). Before exams, I'll usually multitask or finish the studying early so I can watch the match. I don't usually watch non-India matches because my parents will just think I'm wasting money. Considering watching this year's Ashes though, let's see.

05-06-2006, 11:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
marc71178 Eyes not spreadsheets Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: England Posts: 56,346	If I had Sky I probably would. Got up at 4am when away with work in a hotel during England's tour of Pakistan. __________________ marc71178 - President and founding member of AAAS - we don't only appreciate when he does well, but also when he's not quite so good! Anyone want to join the Society? Beware the evils of Kit-Kats - they're immoral apparently.

05-06-2006, 11:50 AM	#14 (permalink)
Barney Rubble International Coach Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: All over the shop Posts: 10,191	Will be regularly doing 3-hour sleep shifts either side of play during the Ashes this winter, once I get Sky. Would gladly get up at 4am to watch if I had had it during the India or Pakistan series.

05-06-2006, 12:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
silentstriker The Wheel is Forever Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 36,550	Always.

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