Comments on: 10 Ashes Tests in a row https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Jackie https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31163 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:04:59 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31163 This is a big mistake. Once you have guys talking about the Ashes brand, then you know the concept is doomed. Capitalism will put the market right? Really? Tell that to the Japanese…(still not recovered from negative equity after 20 years).
What was thrilling about the 2010/11 Ashes is that they became front page as well as back page news. There is no doubt cricket has become more popular again. It was just the most amazing Series which will become legendary. What a triumph after 24 years. But you can’t keep the ‘momentum’ etc by having more of the same!! That is just nonsense. The Ashes are special, the build up, the speculation, all add to the drama. Take away the drama and the Ashes will become routine. How dreadful.
Pity the players. They will lose 2 important years playing the same people over and over again.
This is the worst decision that has been made about cricket in a decade.

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By: Bobby K https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31097 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:46:09 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31097 Yesterday we (the royal version) saw Mr Afridi score 50 off 8 deliveries and in the words (almost) of Maximus Decimus Meridius ‘we were not entertained’

Limited overs cricket has become an almost turgid, monotonous stream of dull games punctuated by seemingly amazing individual performances that nobody is particularly awed by mainly because they aren’t that awesome.

Test cricket by definition is about the context and not the individual and therefore unless the context is killed the cricket will remain great. Will 10 consecutive tests kill the context of Ashes cricket? Probably not, but I’ll be damned if I am willing to take that risk.

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By: D Charlton https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31095 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:35:15 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31095 The worst thing about watching baseball is you might bump into Ed Smith

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By: ospriet https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31094 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:44:39 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31094 i’m not even going to hit 30 before something awful like baseball becomes more watchable.

considering watching baseball is like ripping out your own eyeballs and replacing them with live, rabid mice, i’m probably going to jump off the pavilion at lords in the near future….

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By: Nickom https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31092 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:39:06 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31092 You say that the 10th slice doesn’t taste as good as the first. I can definitely thing of a Kent opening batsman/captain/living legend who may disagree with this.

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By: ElishaCook https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31090 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:42:19 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31090 Wow, when was the last time that KC swore so many times in one post?

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By: Deep Cower https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31089 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:37:51 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31089 I thought this piece was written by Jarrod.

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By: Fred Grace https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31088 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:08:29 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31088 So I’ve taken my batting stance. Now what?

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By: Price https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31086 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:34:46 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31086 This is far too strong an opinion for my liking.

I’m leaving

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By: Shakoor Rana https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/10-ashes-tests-in-a-row/2011/01/29/#comment-31085 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:53:31 +0000 http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=5993#comment-31085 England wants to cash in and make up for all the beatings they took at Aussie hands since 1989. What better way than to play 15 tests against a pussy side with pup in charge…Smart planning…They’ll look like a team with balls again after repeatedly crushing a whimpering Aussie team.

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