Third Test Thread

oscartherabbit · Post by **oscartherabbit** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:00 am

Vaughan is gone. 166. b Katich ct McGrath.

290-3.

Bell doesn't sound comfortable against Warne. Sonic's first ball will be from Warne...

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:11 pm

oscartherabbit wrote:Vaughan's just scored and all run four. How does that get scored? I mean - does it count as a boundary for the stats? I suspect not, but then how would you indicate that in the scorebook to differentiate it from the more normal 4?

The answer is that it does not get counted as a boundary. It sort of makes sense. An all run five isn't a boundary—they are possible on the bigger Australian grounds.

In case you're wondering, I only know that because I was watching the BBC telecast when it happened. When I played cricket we didn't draw a distinction in the score book. You just wrote 4 however it was scored.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:20 am

At 341-5, I can't help thinking we're at least 150 short of where we need to be on this wicket before Australia starts their first innings.

Fingies crossed Bell and Flintoff can pull off a mighty partnership!

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:24 am

Flintoff and Bell gone,

433-7 before lunch

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:30 am

I can't escape the feeling that, in the great tradition of English cricket, the weather will determine the result.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:40 am

434-8 at lunch

Aye JB, I reckon you could be right. Failing that, it could go the full five days and still end in a draw...

444 all out.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:55 am

Commentary exchange of the match so far.

Geoff Boycott: Gee you're an idiot Greigy. You'd find more brains in a pork pie than you've got.

Tony Greig: I think I'll let that one go through to the keeper.

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:35 am

Don't you just love Boycs?

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:55 am

Australia 58-1

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:00 am

Whoop-de-doo. 3 gone.

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:07 am

One of these days you all will have to explain crickett to me...
When I lived in Canada I tried to watch several matches, And i just couldn't get it....

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:08 am

Can someone explain to me what 4s and 6s are? I am looking at the BBC scorecard. Also, there is this cryptic line for England's first inning:

Extras: 15nb 3w 4b 5lb Runs: 27

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:14 am

Tyler Morris wrote:One of these days you all will have to explain crickett to me...

CRICKET: As explained to a foreigner...
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:16 am

jbarter wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:One of these days you all will have to explain crickett to me...
CRICKET: As explained to a foreigner...
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

oh...

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:23 am

Bloomfield wrote:Can someone explain to me what 4s and 6s are? I am looking at the BBC scorecard. Also, there is this cryptic line for England's first inning:

Extras: 15nb 3w 4b 5lb Runs: 27

When a batsman hits the ball beyond the boundary without it touching the ground that scores six (bit like a home run really).

When a batsman hits the ball beyond the boundary but it touches the ground on the way that scores four.

Extras are runs awarded to the batting side for bad bowling by the fielding side. No balls where the umpire declares the the bowler infringed a rule (normally overstepping the bowling area) Then theres wides, byes, and leg-byes.