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It's that time again. Time for the Poms to loose the Ashes back to good old Oz. HOWZAT!
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Okay Feral. That there english ya speak down there is pretty confusin' to us 'mericans sometimes...ta say the least!  Now...I knows youse guys call them there Limeys "pommeys" and all down there, but I gots to know....What the hell is this here "Ashes" thing you're talkin' 'bout???  Cheers, Dwight (G.B. Shaw was only partially right, you know...it isn't just the Yanks and Brits who are "separated by a common language", it's EVERYBODY who speaks this conglomeration of the spoken word known as "English") 
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I should have guessed you lot would be curious. The Ashes are the ultimate prize in Australian and English cricket. It is a tiny little bottle in which the ashes of some of the original equipment were placed. The Ashes is the Big one. It doesn't matter how many world championships we won against half the globe. Those three games, of 5 days each are the ones we wait for. Even if you don't like cricket. You still don't want the Poms(Property Of her Majesty) to win. Of course the Ashes don't leave England because they are too fragile. So they say. But they did win last year and thus have the bragging rights. The series doesn't quite stop the nation. (not like the Melbourne Cup last Tuesday(another story) but everyone knows what's going on.At least these days the Poms have been making a game of it.
Don't ask to explain how it takes 5 days to play one game.
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FYI HOWZAT is the cry the players scream to ask the umpire to consider an appeal that the batsman has gotten out (bowled, caught, run out etc) It means how is that.
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Man! Sounds like a "bit of a sticky wicket" to me there, Mate!
(always was kind'a fascinated in learning how that game was played)
Well...GOOD LUCK, then!
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Dwight
(BTW...you DO know never to turn your back on a Brit holdin' a friggin'...er...BLOODY, I guess, BIG STICK, don't cha?!)
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FYI HOWZAT ... means how is that.
Thats the only part I didn't need a translation for.
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OK Dwight, here is the simple version of the rules: The Rules of Cricket
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man thats in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game! Funny thing is, once you know the terminology and the game, that description is spot on!! Considering there isn't much to the game, the ACTUAL explanation is a bit long-winded. En-ger-land!!!
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You beat me to it Ade.
Actually, lying in the grass in the outfield in the hot sun, disturbed only rarely by the ball flying past my head on its way to the boundary, listening to the bees buzzing, birdsong, the distant murmur of cars going along the road, massive oak trees in full leaf casting dappled shadows across the close-cropped grass.. ah.. schooldays!
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The Rules of Cricket
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man thats in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
Well im glad we cleared that up. Nice simple game aye? 
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Oh my, Cricket. And worse than Cricket. Test Match Cricket.
Yawn, yawn, yawn. Sorry, I never saw the point in cricket.
OMG!!! You watch footie ball (aka soccer) and have the cojones to say cricket is boring?!?!?
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C'mon Phil, some cricket CAN be as entertaining as watching paint dry.
Football (proper football) isn't that bad!
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OMG!!! You watch footie ball (aka soccer) and have the cojones to say cricket is boring?!?!?
If you are refering to that soccer, cough, cough, sorry. FOOTBALL match that i reported on here last week about. The one that ended 0-0, yes 90 minutes with no goals. Then yes, Cricket is considerably more boring the Soccer..aka Footie.
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Last September I was working w/a few guys from the UK during the Ashes and I started to get into it after they explained it. While I was in India a couple weeks ago the ICC was going on there - cricket everywhere. I like it but I want to try to play. I can't fully appreciate how difficult it is to bowl or hit without trying, you know?
on another topic, what's your prediction for this weekends match between Arsenal and Liverpool?
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what's your prediction for this weekends match between Arsenal and Liverpool?
I quit predicting Arsenal scores a long time ago. Liverpool are not traveling to well at the moment and i would not be surprised to see them go to Arsenal and try to defend and steel a draw, and with the way Arsenal have been struggling to score, this could turn into an ugly 0-0 game. 'BUT!', Arsenal are due, its only a matter of time before they absolutely batter someone. So if that happens this week i will be one very happy Arsenalfan.
Its on the Fox Soccer Channel "LIVE" on sunday at 11.00am Eastern time..
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It is a tiny little bottle in which the ashes of some of the original equipment were placed.
To be precise, the actual "ashes" are thought to be that of a bail (for the americans, that's one of the two little wooden rods that sit on top of the three vertical wooden sticks that the bowler aims at) in a terracotta urn. They came about because of a satirical obituary for "the death of English Cricket" published in "The Sporting Times" in 1882, when Australia beat England for the first time. The obituary went on to say that "the body" was to be cremated and sent to Australia. "The Ashes" were presented to the captain of the English team by a group of Melbourne women, and reside at the MCC museum at Lords due to their age and fragility.
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Someday maybe I'll understand cricket and Rugby also.
I get lost, just when I think I get the objective, it takes a left turn.
Or the NBA for that matter. Everytime I get into it, the refs call some stoopid call and I break the TV. That game is more fixed than boxing!
In that case, cricket is still more appealing.
I like the "ashes" concept. Thats kewl.
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... reside at the MCC museum at Lords due to their age and fragility.
That's what we tell everyone!
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... reside at the MCC museum at Lords due to their age and fragility.
That's what we tell everyone!
Yeah I know.. and noone believes you. We all know it's coz you're a bunch of bad losers who don't want to see your precious urn out of your country more than it's in it.
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Feral - point of order, please  - there are 5 games of 5 days. (Unless you cocky Aussies just assume it'll all be decided after the first 3 games ) A bit of history on the origin of The Ashes if anyone's interested: "The phrase ‘Ashes’ came into being after a spoof obituary was published in an English newspaper (The Sporting Times) in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The article stated that English cricket had died, and “the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australiaâ€Â. The English media hyped the subsequent tour to Australia in 1882-83 as the quest to regain The Ashes of English Cricket. The Ashes Urn was then presented to the English captain Ivo Bligh - who later became the Earl of Darnley - during the 1882-83 tour as a personal memento by a group of Australian ladies, including Miss Florence Morphy. Ivo and Florence’s romance blossomed and they were married in 1884. The Ashes Urn, which was never intended to be a trophy, remained with them as a reminder of their courtship. When Lord Darnley died in 1927, his widow bequeathed the Urn to MCC; it has been looked after at Lord’s ever since."
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Oh, and the original Ashes are in Australia as we type:
"Original Ashes urn to tour six Australian cities for the first time ever
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Travelex today (Monday 11th September) announced an historic 94 day Ashes Exhibition tour to Australia. The exhibition will involve the original Ashes Urn itself and more than 30 historical artefacts dating back to 1882.
The tour marks only the third time in history that the Ashes Urn has left the MCC Museum at Lord’s and the first time it has ever toured around Australia. Many of the other artefacts in the exhibition are being exhibited away from Lord’s for the first time.
The Ashes Exhibition in association with Travelex has been designed to coincide with the England cricket team’s tour to Australia as they bid to retain the Ashes for the first time since 1986/7. The three month exhibition will visit seven museums across Australia with the following itinerary:
* The Museum of Sydney from 21st October until 8th November
* Queensland Museum, Brisbane from 12th until 22nd November
* South Australian Museum, Adelaide from 26th November until 6th December
* Western Australian Museum, Perth from 10th until 20th December
* Melbourne Museum, from 26th December until 7th January
* Melbourne Cricket Club Museum, from 9th until 14th January
* Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, from 18th to 21st January"
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Yes,
I was stunned to find out the Ashes were in the country. Unfortunately I wont see them. People still seem to think that Queensland finishes around Gympie. With the remaining 90% of the state just empty wasteland. The same applies to poor old West Aussie, and Darwin doesn't even exist. I love when they make these grand announcements about things or events that are touring ther country.
Oh, well, three games are all we will need. The rest are to really embarass you.
I am hoping for some interesting games but they didn't do to well against the PM's 11. Not a good sign. I have to admit I find myself liking the 20/20 games now. It is so much more interesting when it comes down to a few balls left and a few runs needed. I really don't watch the games where one side is completely outclassed. Doesnt matter who. We sahall see....
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Youse guys crack me up! I tried to read the official rules of cricket and fell asleep. I like Adey's description better. It's much more clear!!!
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Lacrosse is much more interesting than those two"sports".
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It can be a confusing. but it is played in a lot of countries.
I suppose even though I know the rules of baseball I get a bit confused about bottom of the 5th or something. Without being nasty how many countries play in the baseball world series? I have to admit also I have fallen asleep during more than one game in the past.
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Bring on the Ashes is all I can say. We will see how the Poms play cricket this year. One thing though.. good or bad they make good motorcycles....
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