Comments on: Australia, a young team in transition, look to the positives

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:47:34 +0000

It’s just that much more exciting to be caught up in a match when there are thousands of people there who feel the same. The fall of wicket makes us leap up when we’re there in person. There is rarely leaping at home.

Also as an excuse to eat too much food. It seems more justifiable somehow.

Mostly though it is far, far more exciting in person. A large crowd is pretty important in that though.

By: Deepak

Deepak — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:05:56 +0000

Can someone tell me why they go to watch test cricket if it wasnt for the alcohol or good times in general?

By: Enkidu

Enkidu — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:13:33 +0000

Hey King Cricket: Disconcertingly sensible comment that. Wassup? Didn’t take your vitamins this morning?

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:11:01 +0000

There are more fly-by-night fairweather cricket fans in India. There are more hardcore never-miss-a-Test fans in India.

There are more people in India.

It’s just a bigger sample size. When there’s a surge of interest in something (Twenty20) or a loss of interest in something else, it’s brought into a harsher focus in India.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:27:02 +0000

Indians watch cricket on tV, not in the grounds. They want slogging 6’s, not last-stand defenses that take all day. They want action, not contemplation. They’re fickle friends, not constant lovers.

By: Ne

Ne — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:38:41 +0000

@Ceci

In many ways it took India winning the Twenty20 world cup for the fans to take it into their hearts (I think, please correct me), and so who knows, a whitewashing of the Aussies might reignite the interest in test matches among the fickle Indian crowds and money men. And so test cricket will be saved, so that in a years time we’ll be wondering what all this fuss was about.

By: e normous

e normous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:29:54 +0000

personally I think both Katich and Clarke should be encouraged/forced to take their bowling much more seriously and bowl more often.

and having coloured stumps in test cricket is just total sacrilege

By: dynamo harrow

dynamo harrow — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:54:02 +0000

The next corporate lunch? Selling its soul to a Texan billionaire?

No, strike the second one from the list …done that. So, corporate lunch it is.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:27:18 +0000

“It’s all about momentum” is another platitude we often hear. Momentum is part of it, but so is equilibrium.

The current Aussie side lacks equilibrium. Unfortunately for England, the main element of the current disequilibrium (no spinner) will probably not disadvantage them in England. No Old Trafford this time. No Trent Bridge. What is the ECB thinking of?

By: Deepak

Deepak — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:09:35 +0000

To all those who watch Test cricket live…

Is it really that much mroe exciting than watching overs on T.V., with the commentary and replays etc. to help you through and not get a bit bored?