Spikey
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it's paying tribute to the large contingent of Australian Somerset fans
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ICC World Cup 2019 schedule
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flibbertyjibber
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So you obviously weren't around for the best World Cup of the lot which was 92. Only thing that spoiled that tournament was the rain rules, this is basically the same format with hopefully better rain rules this time. Should be great.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Sometimes the BBC do a comparison and you hear it is hotter here than Rio or Cairo.
The problem with English weather pertaining to cricket is not that it rains a lot per se but that it is completely unpredictable. I remember one season (this might have been last season, with the washed-out day-nighter experiment?) when there were loads of high-summer wash-outs, and after the season had ended, running into October, perfect sunny weather for cricket!
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Starfighter
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Sounds like Melbourne then.
Starfighter
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It'll take considerably more global warming than is projected for you to ever have a hot May.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Not sure I agree. Like I said, we had two freakishly hot days April 20-1! As I said, it is completely unpredictable.
Starfighter
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Freakish? Statistically, yes, but your perception of 'hot' needs to be fined tuned, I think.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
In relation to Asian sub-continent?
Have you ever looked on a map? Britain sits longitudinally next to Scandinavia and just below Iceland! For Britain to achieve Indian or Australian temperatures would indeed be extremely odd - it would contradict not just meteorology but astrophysics itself! That said you do still get those summers when you can melt an egg on the top of a car.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
Naturally the areas closer to the equator and further from the poles will be more exposed to sun.
theegyptian
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We should have a couple of cricketweb meetups at some random non india/england cheap ticket games imo.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
If you are willing to avoid England and India (for some odd reason) ticket prices are not too bad, with plenty of under £20 tickets available. Might go to one of the Sri Lankan fixtures at Chester-le.
Have a look,
https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazo...C-World-Cup-Schedule_Portrait-with-Prices.pdf
You can pre-register for something called a ''Family Ballot'' on 1st May, which opens at 10am on May 8th (you'll probably have to be on the ball if you are wanting England tickets).
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Or you can just pre-register now,
https://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/tickets-about
Have a look,
https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazo...C-World-Cup-Schedule_Portrait-with-Prices.pdf
You can pre-register for something called a ''Family Ballot'' on 1st May, which opens at 10am on May 8th (you'll probably have to be on the ball if you are wanting England tickets).
PS
Or you can just pre-register now,
https://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/tickets-about
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S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
I think I might go to both Sri Lankan games at Chester-le and support Sri Lanka.
Pull a *****.
Ticket prices not been received well on twitter for the Indian and England games. It is disgusting how certain sets of fans are penalised because they (the ICC/ECB) know they can exploit them basically.
Pull a *****.
Ticket prices not been received well on twitter for the Indian and England games. It is disgusting how certain sets of fans are penalised because they (the ICC/ECB) know they can exploit them basically.
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1992 was nowhere near "the best World Cup of the lot". As a point of fact it was probably one of the worst, filled with over the hill duffers, constantly mediocre,boring, turgid early 90's style one day cricket (Hooray, we got to 210/5 in 50 overs! Let's hope our army of medium pacers can restrict their scoring rate! Shouldn't be a problem as the openers will bat cautiously to build a platform.) Nostalgia for that tournament and mindless copying of it's format will lead to the death of the World Cup. Can't wait for half a dozen dead games between already eliminated teams, as the tournament rolls towards it's tedious conclusion in 2019!
Maybe the rain will save us from it.Funnily enough, I wrote a post on that theme back during the 2015 World Cup. http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/world-cup-2015/65265-2015-world-cup-compared-other-world-cups.html#post3387454
Still true. All of it, but in retrospect I really should have been much harsher.
flibbertyjibber
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You talk rubbish. We will agree to differ and leave it at that.1992 was nowhere near "the best World Cup of the lot". As a point of fact it was probably one of the worst, filled with over the hill duffers, constantly mediocre,boring, turgid early 90's style one day cricket (Hooray, we got to 210/5 in 50 overs! Let's hope our army of medium pacers can restrict their scoring rate! Shouldn't be a problem as the openers will bat cautiously to build a platform.) Nostalgia for that tournament and mindless copying of it's format will lead to the death of the World Cup. Can't wait for half a dozen dead games between already eliminated teams, as the tournament rolls towards it's tedious conclusion in 2019!
Funnily enough, I wrote a post on that theme back during the 2015 World Cup. http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/world-cup-2015/65265-2015-world-cup-compared-other-world-cups.html#post3387454
Still true. All of it, but in retrospect I really should have been much harsher.
smash84
The Tiger King
yeah, what bull****. 92 was probably the 2nd best world cup if not the best. Personally i thought 99 was the best but its a toss up between those 2 for most people i would reckon1992 was nowhere near "the best World Cup of the lot". As a point of fact it was probably one of the worst, filled with over the hill duffers, constantly mediocre,boring, turgid early 90's style one day cricket (Hooray, we got to 210/5 in 50 overs! Let's hope our army of medium pacers can restrict their scoring rate! Shouldn't be a problem as the openers will bat cautiously to build a platform.) Nostalgia for that tournament and mindless copying of it's format will lead to the death of the World Cup. Can't wait for half a dozen dead games between already eliminated teams, as the tournament rolls towards it's tedious conclusion in 2019!
Funnily enough, I wrote a post on that theme back during the 2015 World Cup. http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/world-cup-2015/65265-2015-world-cup-compared-other-world-cups.html#post3387454
Still true. All of it, but in retrospect I really should have been much harsher.
Starfighter
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Dammit. Fallen afoul of fake news.
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2011 is my favourite for obvious reasons. But even apart from India winning you had some amazing moments... that amazing Ind-Eng tie, Eng losing to both Ireland and Bangladesh but beating WI and SA in thrillers, Misbah's hilarious knock in the semi, SA's even more hilarious collapse vs NZ