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Old 08-29-2013, 02:27 PM
 
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Yeah but it's no matter to me. I watch the EPL......Good games this weekend....having breakfast in those pubs way back taught me alot about EPL football, the teams, the leagues, the players, the whole bit.....I even had to be peacemaker............;-)......
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Old 08-29-2013, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Next stop Antarctica
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Oh, right. I'm sure your opinions are never biased.
Cricket is not just played by England, it is also played by Australia, S. Africa, N Zealand, India,Sri Lanka, West Indies. In other words a world game, so why criticize England.
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Old 08-29-2013, 04:49 PM
 
Location: SE UK
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Yeah but if you ask me and in my personal opinion I don't think our football is going to take off in your neck of the woods. Can I ask how they run the ads when the sport is televised by Sky (I guess) in the UK? A game is 60 minutes but you know it takes 5 hours for it to finish here. You got pre-pre-pre game...then pre-pre game...then pre-game...then game.. then ad... then game...then half-time... then ad..then ad then ad...then game...etc..etc That's how it goes. If English people like that then I don't know'em...;-)....
I'm afraid I couldn't tell you, I think you sum up one of the 'differences' in what people expect from their sports nicely though - I don't know how this sport will fare in the long run in the UK but I think the game they have here usually sells out.
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Old 08-29-2013, 05:41 PM
 
Location: The Silver State (from the UK)
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Cricket is not just played by England, it is also played by Australia, S. Africa, N Zealand, India,Sri Lanka, West Indies. In other words a world game, so why criticize England.
When you say "world" you mean colonial countries right?

They are not playing in Japan, Thailand, China...

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Old 08-29-2013, 06:00 PM
 
Location: SE UK
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When you say "world" you mean colonial countries right?

They are not playing in Japan, Thailand, China, China...
I think you will find they described it as a 'world game', I am sure we all know what was meant by it, I think you are just being somewhat fickle.
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Old 08-29-2013, 06:43 PM
 
Location: The Silver State (from the UK)
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I think you will find they described it as a 'world game', I am sure we all know what was meant by it, I think you are just being somewhat fickle.
By "fickle", do you mean inconsistent, or likely to change?
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Old 08-29-2013, 06:47 PM
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Location: Surrey/London
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When you say "world" you mean colonial countries right?

They are not playing in Japan, Thailand, China...
Just because a country doesn't play in tests, doesn't mean they don't play cricket.

Even the US has a cricket team, as does Scotland.

China national cricket team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thailand national cricket team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japan national cricket team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 08-29-2013, 09:38 PM
 
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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When you say "world" you mean colonial countries right?

They are not playing in Japan, Thailand, China...
Not as ridiculous as Americans and their 'World Series' as if the USA is the world though haha.
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Old 08-29-2013, 09:58 PM
 
Location: The Silver State (from the UK)
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Not as ridiculous as Americans and their 'World Series' as if the USA is the world though haha.
Because the world darts championship or snooker is any different
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Old 08-30-2013, 12:02 AM
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Because the world darts championship or snooker is any different
Well they are open to anyone who's good enough to play. The 'World' Series isn't.
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