What annoys you most about cricket?

[_00_deathscar]

Inflexibility in certain things - e.g. not being able to just start earlier (when the weather is probably good) with so many overs lost.

 

[Nintendo]

Not being able to lick peanut butter off bumrah's nips.

 

[sunilz]

It is too long I feel. I was watching Hockey recently ( Olympics) . The duration was 1 hour and every minute was action packed. 90% of cricket matches lack such thrilling action imo.

 

[Athlai]

Fielding position names.

 

[_00_deathscar]

It is too long I feel. I was watching Hockey recently ( Olympics) . The duration was 1 hour and every minute was action packed. 90% of cricket matches lack such thrilling action imo.

You heard of T10?

 

[honestbharani]

You heard of T10?

Hong Kong 6s will be more to his liking, IMO.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I was watching Hockey recently

Oh I'm so sorry

 

[weeman27bob]

I'd like it if economy rates were aligned with strike rates and if there was some kind of object held up to let you know when every 5 balls had been bowled.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Hong Kong 6s will be more to his liking, IMO.

Is that even cricket?

 

[Victor Ian]

I'd like it if economy rates were aligned with strike rates and if there was some kind of object held up to let you know when every 5 balls had been bowled.

The decimal point for progress of an over.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The decimal point for progress of an over.

tbf in local cricket not all scoreboards have the decimal point, some only say "13th over" os something like that

 

[BoyBrumby]

Truthfully, England being shyte.

Less parochially, it's the arcane rules about play having to end at X o'clock come what may even if the ground is bathed in bright sunshine and we're half a dozen overs short.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Truthfully, England being shyte.

Less parochially, it's the arcane rules about play having to end at X o'clock come what may even if the ground is bathed in bright sunshine and we're half a dozen overs short.

I remember once trotting out of Lords at 7:40pm just after the minimum overs came in but with no cut off point. The Windies were quite happy to bowl the same over rate and stay out there all night.

 

[ankitj]

@OverratedSanity will have something to say about 50s and 100s

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

The Sixes. Cricket is not meant to be played who can hit what distance over the air

 

[Aritro]

The Sixes. Cricket is not meant to be played who can hit what distance over the air

As in the stupid tournament sixes counter that comes up during T20 tournaments? Or sixes generally?

 

[Starfighter]

It's a close tie between India, Justin Langer and Kookaburra Balls at the moment.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

I daresay faster over rates would address a bit of @sunilz's complaint

 

[Aritro]

Yeah Kookaburra balls. That's basically the answer to this thread. Everything would be better if they were destroyed forever.

 

[Flem274*]

the duke ball, admin attempts to pretend everything bar t20 is dying and cricket not taking opportunities in general.