A quote from the above BBC link: "And they may come to regret the miss by Pietersen, who spilled an untaxing chance low to him at extra cover just before tea when Clarke was still getting his eye in. "
Oh... of course... Clarke was getting his eye in...
WHAT?!
Is there any language translator out there that can help with this?
THe only thing I can figure out is the explanation of why Peitersen spilled his chance: his tea low level light was on. He must have spilled his tea.
Montana wrote:A quote from the above BBC link: "And they may come to regret the miss by Pietersen, who spilled an untaxing chance low to him at extra cover just before tea when Clarke was still getting his eye in. "
Oh... of course... Clarke was getting his eye in...
WHAT?!
Is there any language translator out there that can help with this?
Maybe it means it took him too long to figure out the spin of the ball being pitched, (do they use "pitched?"), and by the time he got going he was out?? Probably way off base.
Speaking of "getting his eye in" does anyone know what they call a clumsy opthomolagist?
We are merely lulling the Ozzies into a sense of false security. There are still 3 more days of play to go, dontcha know. We'll skittle 'em out early tomorrow, and then spend 2 and a half days at the crease showing 'em how to bat properly.
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
GaryKelly wrote:We are merely lulling the Ozzies into a sense of false security. There are still 3 more days of play to go, dontcha know. We'll skittle 'em out early tomorrow, and then spend 2 and a half days at the crease showing 'em how to bat properly.
Thanks, I think. What is the "skittle 'em out" reference to?
Montana wrote:A quote from the above BBC link: "And they may come to regret the miss by Pietersen, who spilled an untaxing chance low to him at extra cover just before tea when Clarke was still getting his eye in. "
Oh... of course... Clarke was getting his eye in...
WHAT?!
Is there any language translator out there that can help with this?
THe only thing I can figure out is the explanation of why Peitersen spilled his chance: his tea low level light was on. He must have spilled his tea.
It means we might be sorry that Pietersen dropped a catch that any five year-old could've held ("spilled an untaxing chance) while he was fielding at extra cover ("at extra cover"), just before tea. And the Pratt dropped Clarke before the Aussie was settled in.
To get one's eye in... to become accustomed to conditions. In this case, to get used to the bowling, the pace (speed of the ball), how the ball bounces off the pitch, where the fielders are, and actually being able to hit the ball. It takes a while, and for the first few overs a batsman is a bit tentative about going for his shots "until his eye is in." Which of course is when he'll make mistakes, like being caught at extra cover. Except when bloody Pietersen is daydreaming out there.
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
GaryKelly wrote:We are merely lulling the Ozzies into a sense of false security. There are still 3 more days of play to go, dontcha know. We'll skittle 'em out early tomorrow, and then spend 2 and a half days at the crease showing 'em how to bat properly.
Thanks, I think. What is the "skittle 'em out" reference to?
It means that our bowlers will be knocking the stumps over like ten-pins. "Skittles" is, uhm, ten-pin bowling over here. Sort of. There's an indoor version of 10-pin bowling played in pubs, which is called skittles. I don't spose that helped much either!
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
GaryKelly wrote:We are merely lulling the Ozzies into a sense of false security. There are still 3 more days of play to go, dontcha know. We'll skittle 'em out early tomorrow, and then spend 2 and a half days at the crease showing 'em how to bat properly.
Thanks, I think. What is the "skittle 'em out" reference to?
It means that our bowlers will be knocking the stumps over like ten-pins. "Skittles" is, uhm, ten-pin bowling over here. Sort of. There's an indoor version of 10-pin bowling played in pubs, which is called skittles. I don't spose that helped much either!
Gary: That made a lot of sense. Skittles is kind of a bowling game in some spots here, also.
However, I can't believe that nobody has yet to "see fit" to make reference to my little humor attempt earlier in the thread.
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
It means that our bowlers will be knocking the stumps over like ten-pins. "Skittles" is, uhm, ten-pin bowling over here. Sort of. There's an indoor version of 10-pin bowling played in pubs, which is called skittles. I don't spose that helped much either!
