Re: And The Winner is.....Cricket!
Originally Posted by
keezoy
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Well I don't know about you all but I have thoroughly enjoyed this ashes series. Despite the odd bit of crowd argy bargy it was pretty civilised from where I sat. More than was expected I have to say. I think both captains approached the context in a dignified way and gave it their best as did their respective teams. Each side had their hero who made them feel proud (Smith and Stokes). The weather saved it's sunniest smile for The Oval and England saved their dignity with a great second innings knock to draw the series. Ashes retained by Australia yes but I think these two teams will be champing at the proverbial bit to enter into this old, glorious and treasured contest again and prove once again that this is indeed
THE greatest game on Earth!..As I said previously, the final result was the one I was hoping for more than a clean sweep by Australia. And that was that the biggest winner of all was cricket itself. Well done everybody.
I completely agree.
Cricket is a far more enjoyable and
civilised game than, for example, football.
Comparing the two, cricket is more interesting because there is so much more involved. All of those many rules, some of which I admit I don't fully understand, tend to explain the much more diverse skills involved compared to simply kicking a ball around a field with the aim of kicking it between two posts.
For example, batting, bowling, fielding and wicket keeping are all very different skills, which is why most cricketers excel at only one of them.
I believe that its complexity is the main reason why the Americans have never really taken any interest in it!
(Only joking, of course.)