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- Thread starter Ike
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Here's a video of a batsman being caught at what you would call 'short mid on'. Silly mid on would be closer to half the pitch length away:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A13s2uESNc#t=270
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A13s2uESNc#t=270
Yeah. Also go back to the 2 minute mark (or so) for the greatest cricketing moment of all time -- a TPC home ton.
I remember I was at the pub with mates while it was happening, dragged 2 or 3 of my friends who don't follow cricket at all in front of the TV to witness it. They're all now Steve Smith fans.
I remember I was at the pub with mates while it was happening, dragged 2 or 3 of my friends who don't follow cricket at all in front of the TV to witness it. They're all now Steve Smith fans.
Ike
Cricket Web Staff Member
Thanks again for the responses. Alas, they present more stuff that I don't understand the references to than they answer!
Based just on diagrams I've looked at, the position of the fielder who makes the catch I would have called silly mid on. Now I've learned more.
The rest of the responses, I pretty much can't understand. I'm familiar with the Ashes, although the last was before I started watching cricket, so I haven't experienced it live. Apparently, although it's traditionally held biennially, last year it was held twice. I won't get to see one until 2015.
As for Bairstow, I have no clue, lol.
I didn't watch the whole video to see what the bad leave by Stokes was, but I'm guessing a 'leave' is a shell?
As for the ton, I went back and watched that, but can't figure out what TPC means. I thought it might be the grounds, but I checked, and the fifth Test was played at Sydney Cricket Grounds, right?
What I can figure out is that Dan is an Aussie.
Based just on diagrams I've looked at, the position of the fielder who makes the catch I would have called silly mid on. Now I've learned more.
The rest of the responses, I pretty much can't understand. I'm familiar with the Ashes, although the last was before I started watching cricket, so I haven't experienced it live. Apparently, although it's traditionally held biennially, last year it was held twice. I won't get to see one until 2015.
As for Bairstow, I have no clue, lol.
I didn't watch the whole video to see what the bad leave by Stokes was, but I'm guessing a 'leave' is a shell?
As for the ton, I went back and watched that, but can't figure out what TPC means. I thought it might be the grounds, but I checked, and the fifth Test was played at Sydney Cricket Grounds, right?
What I can figure out is that Dan is an Aussie.
I didn't watch the whole video to see what the bad leave by Stokes was, but I'm guessing a 'leave' is a shell?
As for the ton, I went back and watched that, but can't figure out what TPC means. I thought it might be the grounds, but I checked, and the fifth Test was played at Sydney Cricket Grounds, right?
What I can figure out is that Dan is an Aussie.
The 'leave' Riggins is referring to is Stokes opting to not play at the ball, only for it to cannon into the stumps and dismiss him. Basically a batsman's worst possible error of judgement.
TPC is a CW-ism/nickname for Steven Smith -- The People's Champ.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You should know about this about the field placements. It is not allowed to have more than 2 fielders placed behind square on the leg side during a match. That means you have to choose 2 positions out of Leg Slip, Short Fine Leg, Short Backward Square Leg, Long Leg, Fine Leg, and Deep Backward Square Leg (Not sure about Long Stop)
Weird than short mid on doesn't show on the cricinfo diagram. I have heard it being referred to during games, of course.
And Ike, this is the most famous "leave" of all time
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
Dan is indeed an Aussie.....though we mostly try not to hold that against him.As for the ton, I went back and watched that, but can't figure out what TPC means. I thought it might be the grounds, but I checked, and the fifth Test was played at Sydney Cricket Grounds, right?
What I can figure out is that Dan is an Aussie.
As for TPC, as Dan the Man has clarified it stands for The Peoples Champ.....aka know as Steve Smith. And you should know that by "The People" we are talking about 1/2 dozen or so CW members who share a rather strange (and to be honest worrying) obsession with him. See this thread http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/testing-forum/60500-pictures-steve-smith.html and make up your own mind
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Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
First TPC, now 70 seconds of people talking before anything actually happens.And Ike, this is the most famous "leave" of all time
You guys are doing a really good job of selling the game here.
Howe_zat
Audio File
It's a pretty rubbish film if you expect it to teach you anything. Denies the existence of good Windies players/teams before the one it wanted to talk about.Shall we post "Fire in Babylon" then?
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If he dislikes that, might as well get out of this racket right now
andmark
International Captain
That one was just astonishing, probably one of the best bowls ever. How Warne ended up on the losing side of that series is incredible. Here's a similar bowl:
