# The best thing about not being American - CRICKET **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980 "2005-08-07T11:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/22 "2005-08-12T22:32:37Z")
The nice thing about not following football and baseball is that all sports threads sound equally confusing to me, regardless of the nationality or sport. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/23 "2005-08-12T22:37:45Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > Australia will definitely not be asked to follow on. England won’t want to face Mr. Warne in the fourth innings, especially as we have the [King of Spain](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/3532656.stm) playing for us. Absolutely, it would be a huge mistake under normal circumstances. The only way it might make any sense is if we lose significant time through rain and we (England) want to try to force a win. There again, when you have the “King of spain” bowling for you how can you go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/24 "2005-08-12T23:11:50Z")
Rain? In Manchester? ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/25 "2005-08-13T15:33:41Z")
In any case, it’s academic now as they managed to squeeze in a few overs beginning at 4 p.m. and Australia got to 245 before play was called because of rain. ---
**Author:** ![Fredescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/73ab20/32.png) [@Fredescu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredescu)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/26 "2005-08-14T04:00:51Z")
It’s sad that Warne has the third highest total runs out of the Australian batsmen in the series so far. On another note, I reckon Shaun Tait will replace Jason Gillespie in the next test. ---
**Author:** ![robinc308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@robinc308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinc308)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/27 "2005-08-14T07:05:55Z")
Well, Australia avoided the follow on. I have to say, their only hope in this one is to play out for a draw and hope for more rain - I just don’t see them getting England out all that quickly, nor making a respectable total in their second innings. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/28 "2005-08-14T08:55:05Z")
I disagree with my learned friend above. England could have been out for 250 in the first innings if all catches etc had been taken. A win either way is far more likely than a draw given the pace the teams play at. I understandfine weather (a few showers) predicted for the last two days. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/29 "2005-08-15T10:16:25Z")
Umm- I think an England win at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/30 "2005-08-15T14:55:29Z")
One of my favorite quotations about cricket (Mark Twain??) is something to the effect that cricket was invented by the English, not being a very spiritual people, in order to give them some concept of eternity. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/31 "2005-08-15T17:48:13Z")
I suppose that now only a small number of us will understand tonights result. Simply historic. ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980/32 "2005-08-15T18:27:42Z")
Congratulation to Australia. I thought at the beginning of today’s play they would at least get a draw and so it proved. Exciting though and also disappointing for us. Two fairly evenly matched teams, I only hope England can keep their momentum going. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-thing-about-not-being-american-cricket/315980.md?page=1)