Australia tour of New Zealand 2010

[Chewie]

I think everyone in general reads your posts wrong :P

I was just mentioning that the home of cricket has a fence as a boundary which I think is a stupid idea as well.

 

[angryangy]

baseball grounds have fences that are part of the playing area. there's extra space along the foul lines, but there's not much reason for fielders to be there.

The last 10 overs have disappeared quickly and quietly for no loss. NZ are in a comfortable position again, but the question is whether they can finish with enough runs.

angryangy added 4 Minutes and 38 Seconds later...

Sure, teams need to take the Powerplay when they can use it effectively, but batsmen still need to avoid treating it like 30 free hits.

 

[McLOVIN]

same in basketball, just behind the basket ..VETTORI GONE!! :banana2

in football as well..but in cricket..

 

[aussie1st]

Hehe Watson still didn't look happy even after getting Styris. Huge wicket of Vettori through the brilliant hand of Ponting. Looks like the Kiwis are now facing the problems we did when batting first.

 

[Dare]

Things falling apart here.

The issue that I have with those fences is that if a fielder jumps and reaches back to try and catch a six and then ends up smacking his head on the fence.

 

[angryangy]

Basketball is a better example, as there are no obstructions inside the playing area, but what I mean about baseball is that outfielders are expected to make contact with the back fence. On a good large cricket ground, the ropes are just too far in for it to be a problem; it's only an issue for small grounds with only a token amount of space behind the line and even then, the potential for injury is rare.

 

[McLOVIN]

The issue that I have with those fences is that if a fielder jumps and reaches back to try and catch a six and then ends up smacking his head on the fence.

thats why you have padding on them. what you are saying only could happen if you remove the boundary rope and replace them with wall, like baseball. but i was saying, keep the rope, but instead of those hard advertising stuff or those white fancy fence, have something soft for the sake of the players.. you can still have adds on top of the soft padding

 

[pcfan123]

Also in baseball before you reach the outfield fence there is a small dirt area between the grass and the fence known as the "warning track" so the fielders know that they are about to approach the fence even if they are looking straight up.

 

[angryangy]

Still good cricket from Hopkins, just hung in with Styris, but has backed his ability to accelerate. He strikes the ball very well and you can see why NZ would rather pick two keepers than dig around for another specialist batsman.

 

[McLOVIN]

Basketball is a better example, as there are no obstructions inside the playing area, but what I mean about baseball is that outfielders are expected to make contact with the back fence. On a good large cricket ground, the ropes are just too far in for it to be a problem; it's only an issue for small grounds with only a token amount of space behind the line and even then, the potential for injury is rare.

Some of the English grounds barely have any area behind the rope, or no rope, those advertising fence is the boundary.

and also for the crowds, they are totally uncovered, and dangerously exposed

MacLovin added 2 Minutes and 37 Seconds later...

LOL! dropped

 

[aussie1st]

Hopkins going very nicely, hes started to build on his solid starts he was making.

Bond starting to give it to Johnson and now Hopes drops him

 

[angryangy]

Some of the English grounds barely have any area behind the rope, or no rope, those advertising fence is the boundary.

and also for the crowds, they are totally uncovered, and dangerously exposed

No rope? Not any international grounds.

 

[Dare]

what you are saying only could happen if you remove the boundary rope and replace them with wall, like baseball.

Not really because the wall is not far away from the rope. From the cricket that I have seen there have been plenty of cases where a fielder is standing on the ropes and the ball is coming towards him, he jumps and tumbles backwards over the ropes. There is potential that the fielder can hit his head on the fence. Obviously it wont happen every time but when I saw those fences thats the first thing that came to my head.

 

[McLOVIN]

wait you have to cover you face to say that word now? i saw Bond, Watson do it the other day... now Mitch. or was he sneezing ? :laugh

 

[Robelinda]

Ponting is best ever at hitting the stumps and getting run outs, even at his age he is amazing athletic and deadly.