Questions from an American: Learning from the beginning

[Black_Warrior]

Loving this thread.

 

[Joseph Redgate]

Is it abnormal for someone like myself to enjoy watching marathons of entire test matches? I prefer watching the full matches, not just the highlights.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Yeah it's pretty abnormal. Most of us here can barely sit through a 10-10 game.


J/K

I think this would be true for most of us here at CW. So it's certainly not considered abnormal on CW.. But for those not into cricket or familiar with it, they will certainly think it weird that there are people who watch a game for 5 days.But you're right at home here

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is it abnormal for someone like myself to enjoy watching marathons of entire test matches? I prefer watching the full matches, not just the highlights.

I guess it is abnormal for a newcomer to appreciate watching entire test matches, since it's not easy to get into for a newcomer. On CW among long time viwers though, test cricket is generally considered the premier format of the game.

I've usually found the longer newcomers watch the different formats, the more likely they are to appreciate the ebb and flow of a test match and gravitate more and more towards the 5 day format.

 

[adub]

Love Test cricket more than anything. But one of the great things about it is you can drop in and out of the game. I missed all of yesterday's play (at a wedding), but I can pop back into today with a bit of an update of what happened and enjoy every minute.

 

[Red]

Is it abnormal for someone like myself to enjoy watching marathons of entire test matches? I prefer watching the full matches, not just the highlights.

It might be abnormal for a newcomer but it's very cool. Being able to appreciate a test match is something to be respected!

I have the same opinion of people who say "I prefer T20 to tests" as I have of people who say "I like any music, as long as it has a beat". The opinion is that we probably won't be friends!

 

[Pratters]

I adopted to tests quite quickly. After the 1992 world cup, we had England in India in 93 and have preferred tests since then and I was just 10-11 at the time. Any one who uses his brain cannot possibly like any other format more than tests.

Find highlights quite unwatchable 95% times. Much prefer ball by ball as I can analyse a spell of bowling or a batsman etc.

 

[Pratters]

JR cricket also has a wide literature. Probably the richest of any sport. I would suggest you start with Penguins Stopped Play. About a cricket team of nobodies who toured the whole world.

 

[jonbrooks]

Ah... thank you; that makes sense.

I cannot express the shame I feel for saying pitcher rather than bowler...

There are a few who have been known to pitch the ball and gotten away with it ...

 

[jonbrooks]

I usually call the bowler the pitcher when explaining cricket to any American - just makes it simpler.

You're a Sri Lankan fan, right? I'd say this is a fair call.

 

[jonbrooks]

Hello all,

I thought that, instead of creating a new post every time that I have a question, I would just ask all of them in one place.

I'm watching the Australia vs New Zealand 1st test from day 1 and I think I have figured out most of what is on the score ticker on the bottom of the screen except the pitcher's numbers. For instance, it will say, "Boult 0/2." What are those?

Sir, are you in any way related to Saul Berenson from Homeland?

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[Joseph Redgate]

I've been watching day after day of test matches and I find them as comforting as hot chocolate in front of the fire on a cold winter evening. Now, if I could just find a way to watch test matches while drinking hot chocolate in front of the fire on a winter evening and read Robinson Crusoe (one of my favorite books) and having my feet massaged at the same time, I believe that might be the happiest I could get.

 

[watson]

I've been watching day after day of test matches and I find them as comforting as hot chocolate in front of the fire on a cold winter evening. Now, if I could just find a way to watch test matches while drinking hot chocolate in front of the fire on a winter evening and read Robinson Crusoe (one of my favorite books) and having my feet massaged at the same time, I believe that might be the happiest I could get.

Michigan should be pretty cold by now. I assume that you have cable TV, a fire of some sort, and a copy of Robinson Crusoe. This means that you just need someone to massage your feet. That's probably the trickiest bit.

 

[Pratters]

Glad you are enjoying cricket so much. Classical music or any kind of music you like works great while the cricket is playing too.

 

[smash84]

I've been watching day after day of test matches and I find them as comforting as hot chocolate in front of the fire on a cold winter evening. Now, if I could just find a way to watch test matches while drinking hot chocolate in front of the fire on a winter evening and read Robinson Crusoe (one of my favorite books) and having my feet massaged at the same time, I believe that might be the happiest I could get.

Are you looking for a massage with a happy ending?

 

[adub]

So how did you enjoy that one Joseph?

 

[Joseph Redgate]

So how did you enjoy that one Joseph?

To what are you referring?

 

[adub]

Aus v NZ day night test at Adelaide.