No Lord's Test for the Windies in 2012 - Page 2

hang on · 08-06-2011, 05:18 AM

lords is the best english test ground for me though i found the oval with its gasworks background to be more evocative of cricket in england.
but i prefer the scg, adelaide, newlands and galle as charming grounds for watching the game. and the eden gardens, mcg and bridgetown (in its heydey) for real atmosphere.

GIMH · 08-06-2011, 05:24 AM

Headingley has the best atmosphere IMO

hang on · 08-06-2011, 05:43 AM

headingley. yeah, can buy that but the oval on a sunny day with king viv batting......

those were the days. those were the days.

Uppercut · 08-06-2011, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by shivfan

I really don't care much whether the Windies play at Lords or not, because I believe that ground is highly overrated....

Spot the guy who's never been to Lord's.

flibbertyjibber · 08-06-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

Headingley has the best atmosphere IMO

Yes and no.

Love the atmosphere at Headingley but there is something very special about the murmur of the fans you get at Lords.

Burgey · 08-06-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Uppercut

Spot the guy who's never been to Lord's.

I've been there. It is slightly over rated if you aren't right into the history of the game, I imagine. Having said that, I thought it was fascinating and loved it.

Question four interests me. Look forward to catching up with certain cretinous bufoons on here.

GingerFurball · 08-06-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Burgey

I've been there. It is slightly over rated if you aren't right into the history of the game, I imagine. Having said that, I thought it was fascinating and loved it.

Question four interests me. Look forward to catching up with certain cretinous bufoons on here.

I'm going to answer "yes" to question 4, because you keep clogging my Twitter feed by retweeting ******** Aussie politicians.

edit: haha, since when is numb nuts filtered?

TT Boy · 08-06-2011, 09:35 PM

South African series is only 3 tests?

biased indian · 09-06-2011, 12:35 AM

one of the reason mentioned for this is that, Lord's will be hosting the Olympic archery event at the same time

Howe_zat · 09-06-2011, 12:42 AM

Well that's fair enough then, most of the members won't notice the difference anyway.

Bun · 09-06-2011, 12:46 AM

a question as pointless as asking is it fair eng and aus play 25 per cent of their cricket between each other.

Howe_zat · 09-06-2011, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Bun

a question as pointless as asking is it fair eng and aus play 25 per cent of their cricket between each other.

GIMH · 09-06-2011, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TT Boy

South African series is only 3 tests?

I think it's 4 but with a venue still to be announced

Burgey · 09-06-2011, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bun

a question as pointless as asking is it fair eng and aus play 25 per cent of their cricket between each other.

India and Australia would play as much I'd reckon, at least the last few years.

Mind you, the absurd Ashes scheduling coming up means Aus-Filth will be playing a lot coming up though.

silentstriker · 09-06-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Burgey

I've been there. It is slightly over rated if you aren't right into the history of the game, I imagine. Having said that, I thought it was fascinating and loved it.

Question four interests me. Look forward to catching up with certain cretinous bufoons on here.

Yea it was fantastic because of the prestige and history associated with it, but purely as a ground (from a spectators pov), it didn't seem all that great - most of the stadiums in the US seem a lot more spectator friendly in terms of comfort and amenities (I haven't been to any other cricket stadiums in places like uk or Australia so I can't compare it to other cricket stadiums).

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