• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I know about Twenty20 and, while nowhere near as bad as Test Cricket, it’s still basically bizarre baseball for damaged people pining for the “good” old days of more blatant British imperialism 😉

    Btw, who the fuck calls the absolute pinnacle of excellence in their sport “test”? Ffs! 😄

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      8 months ago

      I have long been puzzled by the word “Test” being used also. Best I can figure is that a Cricket match is a test of of the players know how to play correctly and a test for the fans in watching a whole match.

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        8 months ago

        a test for the fans in watching a whole match

        I’d fail that test SO hard! A single match takes up to five days with 6 hours of play each day!

        That’s two and a half times as long as the LOTR extended edition, for ONE match of inbred baseball!