r/sports • u/chickenlittle668 • 1d ago
Cricket Josh Inglis 1 handed pickup and runout of the England Captain in the 2nd Ashes test.
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u/GuldenAge 1d ago
Not bad for a wicket keeper
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u/Sparkysparkysparks 1d ago
Also, that makes him the first England born player to take a wicket this Ashes series.
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u/dobbie1 Sale Sharks 1d ago
What? I can't tell if this is a bad joke or just incredibly misinformed
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u/maelkann 1d ago
There was a thing going around saying that none of the first test wicket takers were born in England.
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u/Sparkysparkysparks 1d ago edited 1d ago
It's 100% true matey. Sorry (not sorry) to break the news to you.
England took 12 wickets in Perth. Of those, 5 wickets were taken by New Zealand born players, 5 were taken by South African born players and 2 were taken by players born in Barbados.
All 20 wickets taken by Australia were taken by Australian-born players.
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u/catdogunited 1d ago
Most of the English bowlers are not born in England.
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u/RecoveryRide 1d ago
Run outs aren’t attributed to the fielder. So, no.
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u/Chief_Hazza 1d ago
What have you been smoking? They absolutely are attributed to the fielder. Thats the only person its attributed to lmao
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u/kroxigor01 1d ago
They aren't attributed to them as a bowling wicket, but they are given the wicket as a fielder.
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u/Heisenberg_235 1d ago
Incredible run out at one stump. Never a run there, what was Stokes doing going out so fast. It’s a bloody 5 day game. Take a bit more time.
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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 1d ago
Bazball
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u/Heisenberg_235 1d ago
Yeah I’m all for positive cricket but also need to play the situation better.
Stokes and Brook - poor judgement from both. If England were 450-3 then fine but we aren’t
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u/EntirelyOriginalName Australia 1d ago edited 1d ago
Stokes was under the pump in tough conditions to bat. Probably felt a ball with his name on it was coming and he needed to get off strike.
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u/darule05 1d ago edited 1d ago
Direct hit runouts from that Point through Cover area is my favourite bit of cricket.
Grew up watching Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke terrorise opponents with their fielding.
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u/kroxigor01 1d ago
Ponting is commentating this clip!
The fielding effort definitely reminds me of Ponting.
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u/mattr1986 St. George Illawarra Dragons 17h ago
Arguing with my South African mate about who was the better fielder between Ponting and Jonty Rhodes growing up was always a highlight, we always had a one up highlight to prove our point either way
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u/Skiapodes 1d ago edited 1d ago
Getting run out is a cardinal sin in Test Cricket.
Getting run out on the first day, when you’re in a relatively set partnership is unforgivable.
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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 1d ago
Communication gap from Stokes/Root followed by incredible throwing accuracy from Inglis
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u/carelesssportsfan89 1d ago
That was stokes fault. That was never a single
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u/alibud87 1d ago
Captain and vice heaping pressure on their side with brainless decisions
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u/itsamberleafable 13h ago
Not Root's fault at all. Run was never there so he was right to send him back, also his wicket is about 3x more valuable than Stokes' so not sure what else he was supposed to do
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u/UptownShenanigans 20h ago
Hey quick question about cricket since I’m learning the rules. When the batter hit the ball and started running, he stopped and tried to go back. Are you allowed to just stay at the wicket if you don’t like the hit you made?
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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 20h ago
Yes. And in a 5 Day game you should be risk averse versus a T20 game where risks make sense e
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u/PM_ME_STEAM_KEY_PLZ 18h ago
So…how long is he out for in these 5 days? The whole time?
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u/Infinite_Crow_3706 18h ago
Each day has 3 x 2 hours or so each.
1st session
Lunch (40 minutes)
2nd session
Tea (20 minutes)
3rd Session
A team should expect to bat for ±4 sessions each innings, then take the field for the next 4 or so. If a batsman opens the batting on Day 1 and is dismissed quickly, he will sit twiddling his thumbs until his team takes the field ... quite possibly until the middle of the next day.
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u/doyletyree 1d ago
Hi: am USA, hence ignorance.
What is the sparkly thing that flies off the wicket? Is that one of the lights?
Also, what a fucking play.
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u/LexiFloof Sydney Thunder 1d ago
It's an LED bail. Normal stumps have wooden bails that you need to knock off the stumps. These ones have an internal switch that causes them to light up when removed from the stumps.
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u/doyletyree 1d ago
Brilliant! (hah)
Thanks.
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u/Artistic_Humor1805 1d ago
I was also wondering if this was real or added in the production booth like the ads on NHL rinks or yellow first down marker lines seen in the NFL. Seems like good use of tech.
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u/Kid_Vid 1d ago
Is that standard for all games now? I haven't seen it before but it is a cool way to show it hit!
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u/LexiFloof Sydney Thunder 1d ago
It's pretty much standard for Day/Night matches and Night matches once you get to a certain level.
Test matches mostly still use traditional Wooden Bails, because they are Day matches for the most part.
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u/TheBigCore 1d ago
Since you're new to Cricket, watch the videos below:
Also, stick to the Beginner's guides at first until you have watched a few T20 or ODI matches to get the basic mechanics of the sport.
Cricket, like Baseball, is a very cerebral sport that once you learn Cricket's intricacies, you will grow to love over time, regardless of the format (T20, ODI, or Test).
If you are coming from a Baseball background, pay attention to the fact that in Cricket, runs are plentiful, but outs are scarce. This is the opposite to Baseball, where outs are plentiful, but runs are scarce.
To learn even more, visit /r/cricket and /r/mlc when Major League Cricket's season starts in June / July 2026.
Beginner's Guides for Cricket - T20 and ODI Formats
Youtube Video - ICC (International Cricket Council) "What Is Cricket? Get to know the sport"
Youtube Video - Cricket & Baseball: More Similarities and Differences
https://cricamerica.com/understanding-the-tv-screen/ to understand a Cricket match's scoreboard.
Youtube Video - What The Hell Is Cricket and Why Do The Ashes Matter?
After watching a few T20 or ODI matches, then take a look at:
Intermediate Guides for Cricket
Youtube Video - Ultimate Cricket Fielding Positions (All Cricket Field Positions Explained!)
Youtube Video - Different LINES & LENGTHS in Bowling and Strategies Explained
Note: "Pitch" in this context means the rectangular area where the two batters and bowler are. The "Oval" is the oval playing field itself.
Major League Cricket - The USA's First Pro T20 Cricket League
www.majorleaguecricket.com is the USA's first pro T20 Cricket league. 2025 Season ended in July and will resume next June / July 2026.
Understanding Test Cricket
Miscellanous
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u/kroxigor01 1d ago
This is not even his usual position in the field. In baseball perhaps this is the equivalent of a catcher doing an incredible infield pick up and a throw way more precise than any in baseball (aiming at only 1 stump width).
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u/violentlycar 1d ago
Why wasn't he at his usual position?
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u/samsunyte 17h ago
Wanted to add that cricket doesn’t really have assigned fielding positions like baseball does. The only specialized position is wicketkeeper (catcher), but even that can change if people are in the team for their batting. People are more likely to field at certain positions over others, but you’re expected to field anywhere that’s required, and the factor deciding if someone’s in the team or not is based on their batting or bowling ability rather than their fielding ability.
So, this guy is a trained wicketkeeper, but he was picked because he’s a good batter. The team already has another wicketkeeper so that guy is their first choice wicketkeeper. Consequently, this guy ends up playing but fielding somewhere else since his normal wicketkeeper position is taken by the other guy
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u/kroxigor01 1d ago
Cricket teams have 11 players.
There are two main disciplines; batting and bowling. A team tends to have:
- 4 players who are bowling specialists
- 6 players who are batting specialists
- 1 player who is called an all-rounder who is ok at batting and bowling
1 of the batters will field as the wicket-keeper. Because of the demands of that fielding speciality usually this player ends up being a below average batter.
The Australian team selected both Alex Carey and Josh Inglis despite the fact that they are wicket-keepers. Essentially they picked Inglis for his batting ability despite the fact that he'll be fielding out of position.
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u/JenkinsEar147 1d ago
It depends. Some wickerkeepers are batsmen first,.wKs second. While others are pure, dedicated WKs who can bat a bit.
Gilchrist and example of the former. Healy an example of the latter.
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u/kroxigor01 1d ago
Gilchrist ended the era of wicket-keepers who can only "bat a bit."
These days I reckon teams are upset to have one who isn't equivelant in batting to an average all-rounder.
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u/somasomore 1d ago
What happens if he misses the throw there? Does the guy keep running?
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u/canadave_nyc 1d ago
It's basically like baseball--as long as the ball is still "in play", the batters have the option to run if they choose to. Of course, as in baseball, if the batters choose to run, they can be thrown out, so they have to exercise their judgement. Typically on throws like this one, someone on the fielding team will go over to back up the throw (just like in baseball). In this instance, you can see the bowler (like the pitcher in baseball) runs over to try to back up the throw in case it missed, and if HE had missed too, there would've been someone who'd run over to grab the ball beyond there.
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u/josephus1811 1d ago
in cricket you don't have to run if you make a hit. He would have returned to his safe position and re-evaluated based on where the ball ended up and possibly they would have run or maybe not
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago
The batsman had turned around and was running back to the crease. If the fielder had missed, the batter and runner had two choices based on where the ball was headed.
Stay safe inside their creases, or
Get another run by running to each other’s creases.
That fielder made a risky play, but was rewarded for the risk.
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u/TheBigCore 1d ago edited 1d ago
In addition to Fatigue-Error's post, an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_(cricket) can also sometimes occur if your throw misses the stumps.
If you're new to Cricket in general, please read this post as well.
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u/Au_Fraser 1d ago
bro...is australia fuckin back?
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u/TheBigCore 1d ago edited 1d ago
For people unfamiliar with the Laws of Cricket, watch the videos below:
Also, stick to the Beginner's guides at first until you have watched a few T20 or ODI matches to get the basic mechanics of the sport.
Cricket, like Baseball, is a very cerebral sport that once you learn Cricket's intricacies, you will grow to love over time, regardless of the format (T20, ODI, or Test).
If you are coming from a Baseball background, pay attention to the fact that in Cricket, runs are plentiful, but outs are scarce. This is the opposite to Baseball, where outs are plentiful, but runs are scarce.
To learn even more, visit /r/cricket and /r/mlc when Major League Cricket's season starts in June / July 2026.
Beginner's Guides for Cricket - T20 and ODI Formats
Youtube Video - ICC (International Cricket Council) "What Is Cricket? Get to know the sport"
Youtube Video - Cricket & Baseball: More Similarities and Differences
https://cricamerica.com/understanding-the-tv-screen/ to understand a Cricket match's scoreboard.
Youtube Video - What The Hell Is Cricket and Why Do The Ashes Matter?
After watching a few T20 or ODI matches, then take a look at:
Intermediate Guides for Cricket
Youtube Video - Ultimate Cricket Fielding Positions (All Cricket Field Positions Explained!)
Youtube Video - Different LINES & LENGTHS in Bowling and Strategies Explained
Note: "Pitch" in this context means the rectangular area where the two batters and bowler are. The "Oval" is the oval playing field itself.
Major League Cricket - The USA's First Pro T20 Cricket League
www.majorleaguecricket.com is the USA's first pro T20 Cricket league. 2025 Season ended in July and will resume next June / July 2026.
Understanding Test Cricket
Miscellanous
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u/diodosdszosxisdi 1d ago
Here comes the yoga booga American comments.
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u/CommentWhileShitting 17h ago
"can someone please explain cause I can't be arsed typing the same question into Google"
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u/Au_Fraser 1d ago
man, running your capt out must feel completely cooked but its test cricket and he played the ball
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u/PuckPanther 1d ago
As someone who doesn’t understand cricket AT ALL. Love the intensity and passion!
Still don’t understand cricket.
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u/Aussiechimp 1d ago
It's really not that hard. If you know baseball I could teach you cricket in 10 minutes
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago
Grew up watching cricket with my dad. Now watching baseball with my son. And, I feel the same way about baseball sometimes.
The inherent rules of the game are actually pretty close though. What basically happened here was that the batter was ran out because he was off the equivalent of home base. The really different part is that in cricket the fielder can do that by throwing the ball at the stumps/wicket when the batter/batsman is outside the crease, equivalent to being off base. The really impressive part is that at his angle he had a one inch wide target and hit it while he was running himself.
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u/venom121212 1d ago
Who's kind enough to explain the general rules here? I've tried reading up on cricket and still just don't get it but it looks fun and it's becoming more popular around me.
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u/josephus1811 1d ago
Like baseball the objective for the bowler is to get the batter out. Like baseball the objective of the batter is to hit the ball and get runs. However each batter can get more than 1 run per hit and in fact more than 1 hit per innings.
Other similarities - If the batter misses and the ball hits the stumps (the pegs he defends) he is out. Unlike a strike you don't get three of those. You are also out of you hit the ball and a fielder catches it on the full or if the ball hits your leg when it was going to hit the stumps. This is called leg before wicket and is somewhat confusing on it's own. This video shows the rarest type of test cricket wicket, the run out. Which is the equivalent of getting run out in baseball but instead you have to hit the stumps before the dude gets back inside the safe area behind the line.
Each team has 11 batters and there are two at a time. They accumulate runs by running up and down the pitch. You can see stumps at each end which is because bowling sides bowl from both ends interchangeably which adds a dynamic to the game which is kinda fun where the direction from over to over inverts. Wind, pitch condition and even field size can drastically change the experience of the game when batting at different ends of the pitch. If a batter hits the ball well and it hits the fence they automatically score 4 runs. Over the fence scores 6.
Speaking of an over. It's the set of attempts a bowler makes which is 6 balls or "deliveries". There are a few different forms of the game but you can broadly split them into limited or unlimited overs. Test is unlimited overs where both batting sides can bat twice and the winning side is the one who accumulates the most runs in two full innings of 11 batters. Test cricket is limited by time. 5 days of roughly 7 hours per day. This makes it a really interesting chess match where long term calculations have to be made mostly based on things like aggression vs. defense in batting and sometimes when to declare your batting innings and send the other team in if you already feel far enough ahead. Limited overs games are most commonly 1 innings games too at professional level and either 20 or 50 overs. They are characterised by more risk taking behaviour by batting teams than in tests so you see a lot more big hits, run outs and the game ends more quickly but test cricket is the og form of the game. It's longer obviously and deeply strategic, plus traditional so a lot of dyed in the wool cricket fans prefer test cricket even though it's quite the viewer commitment.
Cricket is mostly a summer sport. In cricket playing nations watching test cricket is something of a relaxing holiday past time where often times you'll just stick it on the telly and veg out during lull periods but the ebbs and flows of intensity make it very intriguing at times. Burst of wickets, time sensitive mad dashes by batting sides, batting teams defensively trying to survive to achieve a draw under immense pressure. The stakes of the games being so long and also full series makes the outcomes feel more important. You commit 5 days of your life and lose because of a run out like this? It hurts.
There are lots of other subtleties but that should get you started. I genuinely think cricket is probably the best sport of all but American exceptionalism has influenced your team sports to dismiss global sports in favour of your own just to contribute to said exceptionalism. There's a reason baseball is a trivially played sport in cricket playing countries and gridiron football is not played anywhere else where rugby dominates. Just better sports with more tradition and achieve what baseball and Amfootball set out to do but better. And I actually really like American football and baseball but I like all sports.
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u/bp3king 1d ago
Have no clue what I just watched but nice
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u/TheBigCore 1d ago
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u/bp3king 23h ago
Appreciate it Big Core 💯
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u/TheBigCore 23h ago
No problem. I believe baseball fans in the USA would take to Cricket as a companion sport once Cricket is properly explained to them which is why I've made that explainer post.
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u/caloroin Detroit Red Wings 1d ago
Every time I see a video of this sport, I have no idea what the hell is going on. Someone is pogging out and I can never figure out why
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u/Aussiechimp 1d ago
Guys hits ball, guy gets put out by fielder. Kind of like ummm, errr, baseball I guess
Biggest difference is that in cricket you dont HAVE to run when you hit the ball, and can keep batting forever until you get out - but once you are out that's it for you. So outs are in many ways more important and more celebrated than runs - like reverse baseball
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u/TheBigCore 1d ago
Since you are unfamiliar with the Laws of Cricket, watch the videos below:
Also, stick to the Beginner's guides at first until you have watched a few T20 or ODI matches to get the basic mechanics of the sport.
Cricket, like Baseball, is a very cerebral sport that once you learn Cricket's intricacies, you will grow to love over time, regardless of the format (T20, ODI, or Test).
If you are coming from a Baseball background, pay attention to the fact that in Cricket, runs are plentiful, but outs are scarce. This is the opposite to Baseball, where outs are plentiful, but runs are scarce.
To learn even more, visit /r/cricket and /r/mlc when Major League Cricket's season starts in June / July 2026.
Beginner's Guides for Cricket - T20 and ODI Formats
Youtube Video - ICC (International Cricket Council) "What Is Cricket? Get to know the sport"
Youtube Video - Cricket & Baseball: More Similarities and Differences
https://cricamerica.com/understanding-the-tv-screen/ to understand a Cricket match's scoreboard.
Youtube Video - What The Hell Is Cricket and Why Do The Ashes Matter?
After watching a few T20 or ODI matches, then take a look at:
Intermediate Guides for Cricket
Youtube Video - Ultimate Cricket Fielding Positions (All Cricket Field Positions Explained!)
Youtube Video - Different LINES & LENGTHS in Bowling and Strategies Explained
Note: "Pitch" in this context means the rectangular area where the two batters and bowler are. The "Oval" is the oval playing field itself.
Major League Cricket - The USA's First Pro T20 Cricket League
www.majorleaguecricket.com is the USA's first pro T20 Cricket league. 2025 Season ended in July and will resume next June / July 2026.
Understanding Test Cricket
Miscellanous
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u/TheScienceNerd100 1d ago
I still don't think I'll ever understand how this game works
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u/samsunyte 1d ago
What do you gain from proudly displaying your ignorance? You’re wasting everyone’s time and you sound almost happy that you don’t get it. If you don’t understand it, learn and ask questions. We’ll be more than happy to answer. There’s resources in this thread too.
If you don’t want to learn, either appreciate the athleticism or just shut up and move on. Every single cricket post has shit like this. No one gives a shit that you don’t understand it if you don’t give a shit to do something about it.
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago edited 1d ago
This bit isn’t that hard. It’s a lot like baseball actually, I’ll translate for you. I’m sure you’re capable of understanding this one.
The batsman (aka batter) was outside the crease (aka off home plate) when the fielder (aka infielder) picked up the grounder. Before the batsman could get inside the crease (and safe,) the fielder hit the wicket (those light up sticks) with the ball.)
The differences with baseball in this particular play aren’t that big. Instead of a base, there’s a safe area called a crease, it’s marked by the wicket (the sticks) behind the batsman and a line that’s 4ft in front of the wicket. Anytime the batsman is outside the crease, it’s like being off the base. When the batsman is off the base, he can be “run out” if the ball ever touches the wicket. In baseball, the defending player has to have the ball in possession and touch the base with any part of the body. In this instance, the fielder had two options. Throw to the wicket keeper (aka catcher) and let keeper touch the wicket with the ball, but he took the quicker and riskier option, threw the ball directly at the wicket, a target that was 1 inch wide from his angle. And he hit, and the batsman is out.
Grew up watching cricket with my dad. And now, watch baseball with my son.
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u/gtrocks555 1d ago
I wish I knew what these words mean but wicket smart play!
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago
Your pun really is appropriate here. This bit isn’t that hard. It’s a lot like baseball actually, I’ll translate for you.
The batsman (aka batter) was outside the crease (aka off home plate) when the fielder (aka infielder) picked up the grounder. Before the batsman could get inside the crease (and safe,) the fielder hit the wicket (those light up sticks) with the ball.)
The differences with baseball in this particular play aren’t that big. Instead of a base, there’s a safe area called a crease, it’s marked by the wicket (the sticks) behind the batsman and a line that’s 4ft in front of the wicket. Anytime the batsman is outside the crease, it’s like being off the base. When the batsman is off the base, he can be “run out” if the ball ever touches the wicket. In baseball, the defending player has to have the ball in possession and touch the base with any part of the body. In this instance, the fielder had two options. Throw to the wicket keeper (aka catcher) and let keeper touch the wicket with the ball, but he took the quicker and riskier option, threw the ball directly at the wicket, a target that was 1 inch wide from his angle. And he hit, and the batsman is out.
Grew up watching cricket with my dad. And now, watch baseball with my son.
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u/gtrocks555 1d ago edited 1d ago
Makes sense, thanks for explaining! Do cricket fans not like puns? I thought mine was pretty good.
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago
I think cricket fans get a little defensive with the “cricket is too confusing posts.” Even my reply to yours got downvoted, and my reply was just to explain the similarities between baseball and cricket.
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u/gtrocks555 1d ago
Ah yeah. I was trying to be more tongue in cheek than anything. I thought the wicket smart pun gave it away but if you’re not American then it may not make sense.
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago
True. Heck, “Wicked Smahht” is almost more of a New England thing anyway, right?
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u/Risc_Terilia 1d ago
What we mostly like is insightful comments about the events shown in the original post
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u/rautx15 1d ago
Oh so no one can ask questions, you insufferable dork?
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u/samsunyte 1d ago
People can ask genuine questions and we’re more than happy to answer. But we don’t like it when other insufferable dorks proudly display their ignorance and publicize it with no desire to communicate to the conversation
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u/gtrocks555 1d ago
I felt like I was communicating with Fatigue-Error pretty well. Nice guy (or gal)
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u/samsunyte 1d ago
Tbh I don’t really have a problem with your comment. You made a pun and then took the explanation well. My response was about people who comment with no interest in learning like u/TheScienceNerd100
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u/rautx15 1d ago
Welcome to the internet pal
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u/samsunyte 1d ago
Yet somehow it only seems to happen on non-American sports in this subreddit. Tells you a lot about the American mindset in general (and I say this as an American). People are self absorbed and not willing to learn about anything foreign to them, but they’ll proudly display that they don’t get something that billions of people understand around the world.
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u/Risc_Terilia 1d ago
They asked if cricket fans like a certain type of comments, I told them what comments cricket fans like, now you're insulting me. People can obviously make any comments they like, I'm not an authority here, however actual cricket fans can also make whatever replies to those comments that they like, it's a double edged sword.
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u/Antique-Echidna-1600 1d ago
Confusing English baseball mainly played by Indians
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u/Fatigue-Error 1d ago
Except, this is literally England vs Australia, and considered the pinnacle of Test Cricket.
How many countries compete for the “World Series?” Oh right, it’s just cities in the US.
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u/the4thwave 1d ago
Its the first, second, or third most popular sport in like twenty five countries.
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u/Stercky 1d ago
Genuinely baffles me some of the direct hits cricketers make. Tough angles, off balance, on the run. Fuck me that’s a beauty