Cricket

[Chris O'Connor]

I managed to watch a bit of the IPL this afternoon, but found that fake crowd noise and fake cheering even when nothing has really happened other than routine fielding, went too far.

I want proper crowd noise (even if fake), and even the din as the day goes on is fine for longer formats. It's usual the crowd gets heavily involved in T20 - that's normal and adds to the experience. Fake cheering however, as a batter fails to connect properly with the ball heading along the ground straight to a close fielder for one run, at a not particularly crucial phase of the game, just gets on my nerves when it's repeated ad infinitum and there's no way of blocking it out. In the end the annoyance builds and builds becoming unbearable for me, switching off becomes the best answer

Whoever is in control of the fake noise is presumably doing it according to a director's ticklist, where appropriate buttons are pressed as appropriate responses are generated, but these need changing, it's over the top and just ruining it. There's no way of losing the fake noise without muting the commentary, that's why switching off becomes the best answer.

That's enough IPL for me until next season, I even prefer our own Vitality blast - nowhere near as many talented players but at least it's not highly annoying.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

The weather for the weekend continues to be forecast as dismal.

I'll just look on Saturday/Sunday night(s) for the results of the indoor bowl offs at a set of stumps, not bothering turning it on - football (including the Brighton game) to watch both days anyway and will do me.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Vitality blast finals day/weekend/bowl out/coin toss competition

If rain strikes as predicted the whole competition will be settled in an absolutely farcical manner with an indoor bowl-out late on Sunday evening, five players from each side get two deliveries each, and whoever hits the wickets most often wins. Failing that, the semi-finals will be decided on a coin toss, and the trophy will be shared by the two finalists, and this is where the rules really do look as though they've been made up after a heavy drinking session with noone showing even a modicum of common sense.

If it's going to be so ridiculous and a whole competition's two finalists decided by just a coin toss then why stop there? Why not just toss a coin for it between the four semi finalists? So the two semis are decided by a coin toss firstly followed by the final itself? It doesn't make any sense to share it if you've used a coin to decide the finalists, share it between all four or use pure chance to decide everything.

This toss of a coin provision is farcical.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Vitality blast finals day/weekend/bowl out/coin toss competition

If rain strikes as predicted the whole competition will be settled in an absolutely farcical manner with an indoor bowl-out late on Sunday evening, five players from each side get two deliveries each, and whoever hits the wickets most often wins. Failing that, the semi-finals will be decided on a coin toss, and the trophy will be shared by the two finalists, and this is where the rules really do look as though they've been made up after a heavy drinking session with noone showing even a modicum of common sense.

If it's going to be so ridiculous and a whole competition's two finalists decided by just a coin toss then why stop there? Why not just toss a coin for it between the four semi finalists? So the two semis are decided by a coin toss firstly followed by the final itself? It doesn't make any sense to share it if you've used a coin to decide the finalists, share it between all four or use pure chance to decide everything.

This toss of a coin provision is farcical.

No chance of any play today and tomorrow looks poor as well. But Monday (and Tuesdays) weather for Birmingham looks fine. Surely all four sides could come to an agreement to play on Monday rather than someone winning it on an indoor bowl out on Sunday evening?

 

[Chris O'Connor]

No chance of any play today and tomorrow looks poor as well. But Monday (and Tuesdays) weather for Birmingham looks fine. Surely all four sides could come to an agreement to play on Monday rather than someone winning it on an indoor bowl out on Sunday evening?

Exactly, not as if there are spectators with tickets who can't make the rearranged day, everyone is at work but they're not going anyway. Not even TV objections as at least they can preview actual games rather than cricket's version of penalty shoot outs

If they want to keep the vitality T20 meaningful they can't purposely give it such s meaningless finish. Noone deserves any credit whatsoever for winning bowl offs, it's a joke.

The new hundred competition will relegate this competition to an irrelevance soon enough anyway

 

[summerisle]

My God, a sensible decision, I'm shocked.

 

[Minimeister]

I managed to watch a bit of the IPL this afternoon, but found that fake crowd noise and fake cheering even when nothing has really happened other than routine fielding, went too far.

I want proper crowd noise (even if fake), and even the din as the day goes on is fine for longer formats. It's usual the crowd gets heavily involved in T20 - that's normal and adds to the experience. Fake cheering however, as a batter fails to connect properly with the ball heading along the ground straight to a close fielder for one run, at a not particularly crucial phase of the game, just gets on my nerves when it's repeated ad infinitum and there's no way of blocking it out. In the end the annoyance builds and builds becoming unbearable for me, switching off becomes the best answer

Whoever is in control of the fake noise is presumably doing it according to a director's ticklist, where appropriate buttons are pressed as appropriate responses are generated, but these need changing, it's over the top and just ruining it. There's no way of losing the fake noise without muting the commentary, that's why switching off becomes the best answer.

That's enough IPL for me until next season, I even prefer our own Vitality blast - nowhere near as many talented players but at least it's not highly annoying.

Each to their own but watching both competitions side by side this week and the IPL is on another planet.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

Each to their own but watching both competitions side by side this week and the IPL is on another planet.

Yes it is for the talent on show, there's absolutely no comparison, it's premier league vs Sunday league, and it would be highly entertaining for me too if I could have the stadium noise option without the fake noise and commentary, but unwatchable as it is unfortunately.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Despite it being far less quality I'd rather watch our comp over IPL simply because I've no attachment to any of those teams in it. Whereas Lancashire are my side in domestic English cricket and always keen to see them do well. I've barely watched much IPL over the years tbf.

 

[Chris O'Connor]

My God, a sensible decision, I'm shocked.

The weather forecast is better, I think at least one semi will be completed today and the likelihood of the consequent bowl outs, including an absolutely farcical final bowl out looks very high.

Not very sensible after all, they should just reschedule to Wednesday if they're unable to play the final.

 

[summerisle]

 

[BigMick]

The weather forecast is better, I think at least one semi will be completed today and the likelihood of the consequent bowl outs, including an absolutely farcical final bowl out looks very high.

Not very sensible after all, they should just reschedule to Wednesday if they're unable to play the final.

Wouldn't grumble at a bowl out if it stops Surrey from winning it!

 

[Connor]

 

[summerisle]

That's a bonus as Lancashire's batting relies on three or four players. lol

 

[summerisle]

Stream for the first match.

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