American Reacts to Cricket Explained for Baseball Fans

[@markthomas2577]

A Test match is a Beethoven symphony, a T20 is a 3 minute pop song ........ they're both good but different !

[@n-zedorai6613]

Test match not fun. Its booring. Only block shots. But T20 is fun.

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

@@n-zedorai6613 you obviously have not watched much test cricket {if any] to make that comment.

[@n-zedorai6613]

@@thedisabledwelshman9266 from 2007 to 2022 I was watching Cricket. So guess how many test matches I have watched. My country was always playing test cricket and I cared that time. But never enjoyed it because its test.

[@moviemaniac5445]

​@@n-zedorai6613lmao from 2007 only u are too young to judge then

[@shmick6079]

T20 is more like a cheap cover band. It’s barely cricket and generally isn’t worth watching. Test cricket is a genuine contest with exciting momentum shifts and tactical moves. ODI cricket is generally long enough to allow for proper cricket to be played, but it’s one downfall imo is that only having one innings means that the players aren’t able to redeem a poor performance.

[@jurorno08]

At 15:19 there is a minor error. The target says 222, this means that India actually scored 221 runs in their innings. The target is always 1 more run than the team batting first scored. If England ended their innings also on 221 then the game would be tied. Depending on the rules of the tournament it may be left as a tie, or they may play a 'super-over' to determine the winner. A super-over is where each team plays one six-ball over and the the team with the highest score after that is the winner. If the teams are still level after that then they may play another super-over, or use some other rule to determine the winner (see the 2019 Men's ODI World Cup final between England and New Zealand as an example - also watch it as it was one of the most remarkable games of cricket ever played).

[@wozzablog]

at 14:00 When it is 118-5 the 118 runs have been scored by 7 batters. The five who have been put out plus the 2 that are currently on the field.

[@stuartryan610]

Good point to explain 👍👍

[@rocketrabble6737]

If the fifth wicket falls at 118, then it is six batsmen.

[@stuartryan610]

@@rocketrabble6737 yes indeed as wicket 5 is taken the next batsman has just arrived at the crease and has not added to the score so indeed the top six may have contributed to the total but where it would be inaccurate is for example some of the top 6 were out without scoring. Let's say the top 3 have scored 100 between them and bats 4 and 5 scored zero and their wickets taken. Let's say bat 6 scores 18 runs. At that point bat 5 is our and no7 comes out to bat. Point being that any of the 11 batsmen could be out for zero or indeed it might be a a player has scored big but his team are 9 down. So the last batter let's the guy with the better skillset do the scoring while the no11 is simply trying not to give his wicket away or the innings is ended. Bat's 9 10 and 11 are known as tailenders. Bottom of the batting list not noted for being big scorers but the often the main strike bowlers to take wickets. Examples in English cricket are Phillip tuffnell, Devon malcolm, (1990s era) couldn't bat to save their lives but were top class wicket takers. They are not shot makers but they simply defend/block but occasionally they get a few runs. It's rare for a low order bat to score big but it can happen and even a few centuries have been made. Hope that helps. You would help yourself a lot of you could get hold of the WIZDEN Cricketer monthly magazine. It's global and varies according to which country it's produced in. For historic records and modern the yearly WIZDEN ALMAMAC is useful. Good luck. The T20 world cup is about to start soon. It's televised. 👍

[@rocketrabble6737]

​@stuartryan610 Interesting, but outside of the small point I was making, with reference to the previous comment.

[@Raven-fh2yy]

One thing that is never mentioned in these videos is that the ball being used is almost never changed for a newer ball. There are circumstances where it will be changed such as the ball going out of shape or the seam splitting but even then it will only be changed for a ball of similar use and wear NOT a completely new ball. In Test cricket if the bowling team has bowled 80 overs they have the choice to change the ball for a new ball, which mostly they do, but they do not have to. The wear and tear on the ball, like the wear and tear on the pitch itself and the changing aerodynamics because of the wear and teat is an integral part of the game. A ball that when new might swing in the air or change direction when it lands on the seam will not continue to do that as the ball ages, a new shiny ball is very hard to grip properly for spin bowlers and similarly will not grip on the pitch with the spin quite so much so you tend to have faster bowlers that can swing and seam the ball bowling with the new ball and spinners bowling with the older ball. Similarly the pitch itself wears and dries out, often cracking in places causing variable bounce and direction changes, the footmarks created by the faster bowlers in their follow through are targets for spinners as again they provide more grip and an uneven surface that aids in their variations of movement.

[@avitee5308]

Great point to mention.

[@thelibraryismyhappyplace1618]

Also in Day/Night matches, dew changes the way the ball behaves

[@shivasunkara]

But as a Newbie it irrelevant coz he needs to understand basic cricket first then the additional details.

[@Raven-fh2yy]

@@shivasunkara In comparison to baseball which is his baseline this IS fundamental. The very essence of cricket is the manner in which the ball is delivered to the batter, the state of the ball fundamentally effects this, hence it is one of the basic elements of cricket that needs to be known.

[@shivasunkara]

@@Raven-fh2yy as a completely newbie to cricket the actual gameplay and the basic rules will be more important than the ball, and I learned the cricket when i was very little and often use plastic bat and ball to initially start cricket...you dont start with willow and duke balls bro....just let him know how it plays then once he is interested enough to try and learn then hw will go and learn more details

[@mattp6089]

Five day games are the bomb man. The Boxing Day Test in Australia always starts on... 26 December, and goes through to the 30th of December if it goes all the way. If you're lucky enough to be in Melbourne during that time you might go along to a day or two of play, not necessarily the whole thing. But the rest of the country and a good number of people overseas will be regularly checking in on the play. Chances are not too bad that you might be taking the intervening days between Christmas and New Year off work and get to spend a few afternoons on the couch watching cricket or just having it on in the background doing some household tasks waiting for the sound of an appeal. And you'd be surprised how often a five day test match can go right down to the wire....

[@axch2983]

dude as a person who mainly watches sports instead of other tv .... having a test or ODI game play in the background throughout the day is a blessing! I'll be doing work, cleaning up etc and a nice paced cricket match would help keep me going with a peep every minute or two.

[@n-zedorai6613]

Do you watch football?

[@axch2983]

@@n-zedorai6613 yeah. you mean American?

[@n-zedorai6613]

@@axch2983 Nope. I know you not american because you like cricket but americans dont. I bet you watched football but you never know how deep football is and how amazing is its structure

[@axch2983]

@@n-zedorai6613 are you just another Indian troll? and again, you talking about American football?

[@n-zedorai6613]

@@axch2983 what do you mean indian troll? And I understood what you meant by american. No, I'm not talking about american trash football. I'm talking about soccer.

[@jipster2020]

As the legend Sachin himself once said "Test cricket is like a main course, and always will be - the other versions are like starters and desserts."

[@Nizzleson]

Beautiful analogy from one of the greatest of all time.

[@loganleroy8622]

Also if you haven't been told, the USA will be playing Canada on 1 June in the T20 World Cup at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium just outside of Dallas, TX.

[@ads2686]

not only that at the 2028 Olympics in LA 20/20 cricket will be part of the Olympics.

[@nicksykes4575]

This must be a replay of the worlds first international match, US vs Canada in 1844.

[@joeglenn1793]

In T20 you want to score as many runs as possibly. (As you have a limited amount of balls) In test cricket, you have 5 days of play, so no need to swing at every ball

[@daveg2104]

Yes, at it's most basic. In T20, or any limited over format, you will play shots to deliveries that you might normally let go through to the 'keeper in a 5 day game. Batting second though, you will at least know what your target is (provided rain doesn't complicate things). Test Matches can be more strategic, with declarations sometimes occurring (closing an innings early). So it isn't always about scoring as many runs as possible, because you have to give your team enough time to dismiss the other team twice. Even 5 day games can get pretty hectic though, depending on the state of the game and the series.

[@rocketrabble6737]

One minor 'error' in the video is at 15:21. It's says that the target for England is 222 because India scored 222. In fact if 'the target is 222' that means India scored 221. The target is at least one run more than the side batting first scored.

[@joshuaturner4602]

Yeah especially in T20 maiden overs (overs during which no runs are scored) can put pressure on the batting team to get a move on, a team has 20 overs to score runs on and ten wickets to score runs with, so the risk reward evaluation skews more heavily towards risk. In a 5 day test you have much more time and batsman will be much more conservative. Maiden overs don't hurt as much but losing your whole batting order within 3 hours destroys your chances to win.

[@garybewick4774]

I've always maintained that a test team captain is one of the most complex roles in sports. You're trying to match your bowlers style, and fielding setup against weaknesses you know your opponents have, whilst the pitch deteriorates, favoring different styles of bowling, and the weather and humidity can have an effect as well. On top of that, you've got to balance when to play aggressively for wickets, potentially costing runs, and when to play more defensively.

[@philhogan5623]

The office of prime-minister is often referred to as the 2nd most high pressure job in the land, after the test captaincy.

[@stuartryan610]

Simples!

[@Youboremenow]

I've kind of stopped following cricket these years, but hasn't the nature of T20 also invaded the test arena? In that test teams are also trying to put up ungodly numbers as fast as possible instead of settling into a 5 day slog?

[@stuartryan610]

@@Youboremenow the audience has changed. I say audience deliberately. It's becoming the land of the short brainless reality TV show minded entertainment. T20 is OK but it is about quick money. Sadly it is the only way to fund the county 4 day game for some clubs. As for the 100 it's T20 lite. More money grabbing at club level. However compare it to football and rugby both codes and the financial model is the boss these days. It's like trying to say big brother is a Documentary 😂. If it helps you can watch your county team for free on KZbin all formats all season. Hook it to your tv 😁. Get a phone deal of unlimited data is best. Alternate go watch your local amateur teams. Bazball is just a money grabbing gimmick. Don't lose the sport you love.

[@stuartryan610]

The IPL et all are no different.

[@432htz3]

Test match cricket is the best. So much goes on. Its like when you start to watch a series on tv. There are so many plot changes that you have to watch it to the end. Taking in mind that a side might be trying to stay alive for a draw so they can come back to win the next game to take the series. Also consider that the wicket conditions change so bowling and batting strategy changes and the winning of the coin toss can be key to the result as it puts one side in the driving seat to make the most of the conditions expected during the game.

[@vaudevillian7]

Think of a day at a test Match as being like a longer baseball series made up of double headers, but it's just part of the same game. And you don't have to watch all 5 days (and it doesn't always reach 5), you might just go for one or two days. And if watching at home it can be a bit like some Americans watch (or listen to) baseball - you have it on in the background while doing other stuff and you might occasionally stop and watch an at bat or an inning (or an over or two in Cricket) Because international Test Matches aren't played in Leagues per se they're not that frequent so it's more like an event - even though it's still the norm for cricket.

[@sathwickvs9301]

10:50 the strike changes after an over, what it means is that the batter at the other side (non striker) will face the next over

[@Shivian124]

Yes this is done by changing the field for the next bowler to bowl from the other end. The batsmen stay at the ends they are at and the whole fielding team moves for a bowler coming from the other end. Yes that means the keeper and slips run up the other end. If you are unfortunate enough to be sent to outfield positions, sometimes they literally have you run the entire width of the ground. This is a LOT of work for a whole day you might imagine.

[@sathwickvs9301]

4:10 it's like a gamble luke, the team knows they have certain number of balls left (pitches in baseball terms) so if the batter decides he can get enough runs from remaining balls he'll choose not to swing at something he's not confident about

[@superuser2086]

In the old days where only 5 day cricket was the norm, batsmen used to let go of endless deliveries and tire out opposing bowling attacks. That is why cricket was so boring back then. The concept of limited overs in the 1970s changed the game a lot. Those 'leaves' are a lot less nowadays.

[@vaudevillian7]

This applies to T20 cricket too, really the only thing that changes are the number of overs in the different forms of cricket (Test, and Limited Overs - which is ODI, T20, 100 etc). Yes there are some fielding limitations too and whatnot but fundamentally they're same rules (or rather laws like Rugby). So no strikes in T20 either, you're just more likely to chance taking a swing because you have fewer chances to score.

[@mattybob12310]

Test Matches are exciting in their own way, I'll usually watch the first hour or two in the morning (Until the lunch Break) then do things around the house with it on in the background and come running to it when I hear a cheer go up. Then I'll watch the last hour or so in they evening to prepare for the next day. It's like an extremely long game of Chess, if the Batting team has a particularly sticky, troublesome pair that have been in for a while, the Fielding team try every which way to get them out, sometimes, a Bowler that's on form will bowl himself to exhaustion trying to break the pair, or they'll try putting people in to bowl who aren't usually called on to mix things up a bit, the captain has a meltdown trying to figure out where to put his fielders, then miss a catch and move his team around then miss another easy catch etc. It's really intriguing once you get into it. T20 is very exciting and there are Leagues all over the world, I'd recommend checking out the Caribbean Premier League if you want to watch it live, the Caribbean Islands have an international team called the West Indies which is made up of Grenada, St Lucia, Barbados, Dominica etc.

[@joshualiley]

I think the confusion with outs in T20 cricket is this: Because they are limited to 20 overs, it is unlikely that everyone in their batting order will get to bat, since they just won't get that many outs. This means that someone getting out is less significant than in first class cricket, because it's likely that it won't make much difference to the end result. As they are limited to a certain number of overs, a play that scores no runs is considered a win in the eyes of the fielding team, since that's a ball that cannot be recovered. Therefore, it makes no sense for a batter in T20 to leave a ball, no matter how badly it was bowled, since getting out is almost just as bad as scoring 0, and you're almost always going to score 0 if you don't swing. However, just because it's usually best to always swing doesn't mean you're forced to. You can't be scored out for not swinging, in T20 cricket you've already had punishment enough by scoring a 0. I don't know if the confusion came from someone saying that a batter had to swing (this would likely be a tactical statement rather than a legal statement), or the relative insignificance of an out in T20. What I said above may change in the late stages of a team's batting phase, for example if their team has many outs and they do actually run the risk of their whole lineup getting out, or if the 2nd team to bat only needs a relatively small number of runs in the last few balls to win (where getting out may disrupt your momentum, or risk your team getting completely out)

[@vaudevillian7]

Spot on description

[@hkoushik]

In case of bye run (getting run without hitting the ball), bat swing (or attempt to hit) is required which is decided by umpire.

[@rickau]

T20 also has fielder position restrictions and some other nuances for test matches. Tends to promote more aggressive play with people going for shots they might usually pass because every run counts with only 20 overs to get them.

[@Dumpy332]

​@@hkoushik I didn't know that. Bye seems similar to stealing base due to catcher's fault. If a batter runs without swing/attempt to hit to steal a bye, what will happen? Will same rule apply for leg bye too ?

[@duke4088]

Most people don't sit at the TV and watch all 5 days of the test match but instead have it running on the TV all day and keep checking the score from time to time. Then everybody comes to the TV when something happens (usually when someone gets out) People usually track the scores on their phone if they're busy with something or someone else informs them when something happens.

[@VillaFanDan92]

I agree with other people saying watching highlights might help. Watching big games might get you with their copyright claims - but the highlights of the final of the first season of the American cricket league (Major League Cricket) is on KZbin and I have seen other channels react to that and seem to be OK.

[@vaudevillian7]

He did a really good follow up called Cricket & Baseball: More Similarities and Differences. Really recommend that one too. His Rugby video is really good too, even if you're already fairly familiar with it Hopefully you got to see the end of this video as there's some useful stuff there

[@nthnhbsn1909]

Great video mate. It’s always nice to see Americans trying to learn about cricket. As a cricket lover, test matches are the pinnacle of cricket. The momentum changes, the battle between bat and ball, the pressure. There’s just nothing like it.

[@chinmaylenka1679]

Test matches are like theatre where u can have intellectual conversation about the nuances and drama. These are for diehard fans who are purist. It is the purest form of cricket. T20 is like a action movie with glamour and explosions. As a purist myself,I enjoy test cricket most but T20s are also great. Its a nice gateway for non-cricket fans into cricket.

[@polrua]

One of the great things about cricket is that, if something is going to happen, it happens in a flash, at any time. You could glance away for a second, and someone could be bowled out, or a fielder could take an amazing catch which could change the whole complexion of a game in a heartbeat.

[@stuartmcivor2276]

One thing he doesn't mention is that alternate overs are bowled from opposite ends of the pitch. In a limited overs/T20 game you must use at least 5 bowlers because no bowler is allowed to bowl more than 20% of the total overs eg. 4 overs in a T20. In a two innings match you could, theoretically, only use two bowlers - this never happens though.

[@cinemapurepakistan]

The most technical thing about test cricket is how the “pitch” deteriorates over 5 days and the respective teams’ strategies revolve around that. Also the red leather ball in test cricket is used for 80 overs before a new one is available to the fielding side in an innings. Again, a lot of the strategy of the game revolves around how the aero dynamics of the ball and it’s stitching (the seam) change as it gets older and wears out which changes how the ball swings through the air or seams/cuts off the pitch. There are new ball specialist players and old ball specialists. Reading the deterioration of the pitch and the ball by the captain are where the game becomes like chess. Also individual batsmen over history have batted for 2 or 3 days to save a test match (force a draw from a really bad position by playing out for time when the 5 days are over) - so no runs are being scored and no one is out for hours after hours but the tension is ratcheting as the pitch is deteriorating and the bounce is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Also in 5 day cricket where the captain placed the fielder has a lot to do with the deterioration of the pitch, the condition of the ball, the sort of bowler, the batsman’s individual strength and weakness - and the psychological pressure the captain wants to place on the batsman. For the true connoisseur, 5 day test is real cricket, limited overs is just commercial crap

[@vaudevillian7]

It was funny because I was thinking just as before the video released I hope Luke does go back to this recommendation soon, and lo and behold it's here, love it mate

[@gaphil2610]

More like the channel i love. I love cricket and football. Forever GGMU since 90s .

[@gaphil2610]

Glory glory man united

[@shmick6079]

T20 cricket is all about luck rather than genuine skill and patience. A test match will teach you a lot more about cricket and is much more of a genuine contest.

[@BP-kx2ig]

This is nonsense. T20 needs skill and some patience. I agree that a Test Match is the better game but there is no need to decry T20.

[@Britonbear]

Far and away the biggest difference is how the pitch plays an important role in cricket. It can determine team selection and tactics.

[@TheAussieLeo]

Always fun to see someone expand their knowledge and interests. Nice work mate.

[@samtheman1893]

First rule of cricket: there are a lot of rules in cricket (and that's not counting the unwritten ones...)

[@yonuqu]

as once famously said, "cricket does not have rules, it has LAWS" 😂

[@RealHooksy]

Like the rule where you can’t get run out if you leave your crease before the umpire calls “over” and you have a beard. This only applies in England apparently 😂

[@ethanmoneymuter7284]

As someone who watches lots of different sports, I’d recommend watching a bunch of game highlights you’ll see the flow, scoreboard changes, etc.

[@DavidH-y4k]

Cricket is a very detailed and nuanced game. Rewarding to understand but a lot of work. For example the wicket ( pitch) is an organic beast, it's impact on bounce and lateral movement of the ball changes with time. And the ball itself deteriorates with time as well. Well done for taking an interest.

[@Rassskle]

If you haven't already seen it, I recommend the double century scored by Glenn Maxwell last year in the ODI World Cup.....( 50 over an innings one day tournament ).

[@loganleroy8622]

The other thing about a Test match he didn't mention is, if at the end of 5 days the final fielding team still hasn't gotten all of the batting team's lineup out but the batting team is still behind on runs, then the entire match ends in a draw. That element also plays into the strategy and there's serious gamble in deciding whether or not to declare.

[@mrmr5580]

As I've heard said before (I actually by Shane Warne) Test cricket is like a full roast dinner but sometimes you just want a cheeseburger (which is T20), i don't know if it's shown in America but probably the best T20 tournament in the world is the IPL (Indian Premier League) it actually starts towards the end of March, it only lasts a few weeks (there's other T20 tournaments around the world at different times, theres also T20 internationals and a T20 world cup on occasion)

[@AnthonyP1991]

Well done to English bowler James (Jimmy) Anderson for 700 test wickets. He is the third bowler (and the only paceman) to achieve this feat. He's still got it at 42, albeit not as destructive. I'm an Aussie, but I have a lot of respect for him. Good work, mate.

[@shmick6079]

You’ve checked out cricket and rugby, but have you looked into Aussie rules? Best spectator sport on the planet!

[@berranari1]

😂 Australia is going to play the USA in a football game. 🇦🇺 What, Aussie Rules Football? 🇺🇲 Maybe we "rule" football! 🏈😂 👍😔😅

[@RBernsCarter]

The thing to remember is that baseball has a lot of outs and few runs, cricket has a lot of runs and few outs (generally in both cases)

[@philipmason9537]

The tv angles make the cricket pitch look short but it’s actually 66 ft long (very similar to the baseball area). Bowlers have to bowl Overarm with a straight arm movement. Unlike limited overs cricket Test Match batters can choose not play the ball if it’s on target to hit the wicket and just put the bat in front to defend the wicket. Batsmen in Test Matches can score up to 300 runs or more if the bowlers can’t get him out. Test matches also stop for lunch and for afternoon Tea !! Another great video for explaining the rules is: THE RULES OF CRICKET- EXPLAINED by NINH LY.

[@berranari1]

It's really not a great video 😔 Ninh calls a run out a hit wicket. I don't think he's a cricket fan. He is good for explaining sports but there has to be better videos on cricket. 🏏

[@loganleroy8622]

If you actually sit down and watch a test match from start to finish, they can be really exciting, but not really exciting in a compressed format like you'd see in Football, Soccer, Basketball, etc. It takes longer. It's a slow burn with loads of strategy and long term thinking. It's a lot like watching a marathon or a chess match that also has to take into account the weather forecast. Also the coach doesn't make the critical decisions for what the team is going to do, the captain of the team does, so that position has a lot of responsibility. The captain decides who is going to take a turn at bowling, the captain decides when to declare (elect to stop batting), the captain chooses the batting order. Think of a Test match as more like how teams in the MLB do a series of 4 games 4 days in a row.

[@maninalift]

Three fielding team are generally very careful to try to only have one side of the ball hit the pitch and get scuffed up and they will polish the other side of the ball to keep it shiny. They can then use this difference in the surfaces of the ball to make it move in the air. Known as swing bowling. There are three (and a half) kinds of swing bowling that use different aerodynamic effects relying on the rough Vs smooth surfaces of the ball. They are known as conventional, reverse and contrast (contrast counts as one and a half because it swings different ways for different reasons depending how fast the ball is bowled). There is also the much more rare kind of swing bowling that relies on the spin on there ball (like in baseball). This is more rare because in cricket there ball is usually released with the arm swinging down from above almost vertically, so not able to spin the ball on the right direction. But a few bowlers being their arm over sideways allowing the right direction of spin to generate swing. For an example of this check out Lasith Malinga who was absolutely incredible.

[@ECWoodlock]

Great to see one of our North American cousins beginning to appreciate the athleticism & strategy of cricket. You’re going to love this journey! I’m sure you’ll continue to be impressed with the variety of formats (especially women’s international T20 which is an absolutely fantastic female sport to watch)!

[@wads80z]

This could have gone way harder on the baseball analogies. Both sports have pitchers, batters, catchers, outfielders, bats, balls and umpires. The wicket is the strike zone, but made physical. Wickets also essentially act as bases. Batters are out if the ball hits the strike zone / wicket. Run outs are basically the same as being tagged out between bases in baseball. Catches are the same in both sports, and just like in baseball, if you hit a home run, you get automatic scores. In both sports you can steal bases. In both sports if the ball hits your body where it would have hit the strike zone, it counts as if If did at the umpires discretion. Innings work the same way, with the batting team facing balls until all batters are out. The differences are batters only have one strike, but unlimited time at bat if they can hit or safely leave the ball. Pitching is done with a run up. Because the game is only over when both teams finish two innings, a losing team can try to force a draw by playing defensively and running down the clock.

[@coraliemoller3896]

The order of batting usually aims to get the big scorers up first to build up a big bank of runs. The openers may be stodgy batsmen who focus on safe and steady runs of one or two. In test cricket they stay as long as possible but need to make it worth it in runs. Can’t be a bottleneck blocking opportunities for their big guns later, so then they try for boundaries but risk getting out. This stodgy tactic is not used in limited over matches where every over counts and time is running out. Then the big hitters who can hit boundaries come out when an opener is out. The big hitters take risks with being caught out trying to score multiple sixes and fours. Sometimes they have big scores and sometimes it’s a duck. Usually, the bowlers are not great batsmen, although all the players need to be all-rounders to be on the team. So the tail-enders are usually the bowlers, fielders, wicket-keeper. They are more likely to be outclassed by the opposing bowlers and lose their wickets more easily. A low score against an opposing team that has already accumulated a very high score in its first innings may force the losing team to follow-on - meaning to play their second innings immediately after their first, to see if their combined 2 innings is too low for leading team to bother with second innings (ie they win anyway), or just to bat to get one more run than the combined follow-on score of the second batting team.

[@goaway2803]

Watching or playing cricket is great. I remember playing on the road as a child. We'd call CAR so the sister who had a car driving up the road behind them, knew to move to the side XD Backyard cricket also a childhood ritual in Down Under. Thank you for the memories, Mate

[@danielferguson3784]

Baseball came out of the UK children's game of Rounders, which was devised as a simpler game than Cricket. The distance between the Wickets at Cricket is 22 yards, that is 1 Chain. This is the same as the distance between bases in Baseball, showing where the game came from. The Wickets are believed to have originated in the old three legged stools. Baseball has just formalised Rounders a bit, but basically it's the same. In Cricket it's the bowlers that are limited by the 'overs' system, only being allowed to bowl 6 times in a row, though they can do this as often as they want in an innings. Teams have to have specialist bowlers for each style of bowling, & they play them so as to unsettle the batsmen by changing often. A batsman can stay in play all day if he keeps scoring. A 5 day game consists of 4 innings, that is 2 for each team. Bowlers also have to take their turn at batting when their teams turn comes, & some players are good at both, which is called being an all rounder, a good bowler & batsman & fielder. Each innings can take up to a day, so 4/5 days are easily used. They keep going until one teams score cannot be beaten by the other, making one the winner. Occasionally even a 5 day game may end in a draw, but usually these games are part of a series of several, often 5 games, so the overall winner of the best of five wins the series. Cricket has been played in England for hundreds of years. The American Colonists certainly took the game with them to the New England settlements. However, cricket pitches need a lot of careful preparing, to get the bounce of the balls just right etc, & this was difficult to achieve in changing places, especially at times of war. It was easier during moments of relaxation to set up a game of Baseball, in a campsite for instance, than a Cricket pitch, & in the pioneering states also, this gave Baseball an advantage over Cricket. The first international Cricket match was between the USA & Canada however, before the rivalry between England & Australia began. It was probably the 5 day game that reduced crickets popularity in the US, though many local teams in the UK have always played much shorter, one day, versions of the game.

[@DanielFerguson-l2u]

The central playing area is called the wicket, the sticks are also called wickets, & when a batman is out it is called a wicket. The field is also called the pitch. The distance between the wickets is 22 yards, the same as the distance between baseball bases. Cricket is a very simple game in essence, kids play it here in the UK, in back yards, schoolyards & sometimes in the street.

[@anthonyleeming]

Ben Stokes is worth checking out, he has had some legendary moments in the game.

[@RealHooksy]

Just don’t go to a bar with him if you “bat for the other team”

[@leew6091]

There tends to be A LOT of drinking at Test Matches...so, imagine an entire day of drinking at the game...and multiply that by 5, if you have a ticket for each days play. A lot of drunk fans, and the Brits being Brits, a lot of hilarity. It is very common for groups of fans to go in fancy dress costumes.

[@Beejay950]

Someone new to cricket watching this video may think that the bowlers bowl from the same end. These are clips from televised games and they usually show it from behind the bowler so when one bowler finishes his over, the next bowler will bowl from the other end, but the view will change to the camera behind him/her. Also, the guy speaking on the video said the new bowler comes on, when in fact, the 'new' bowler is already on the field as part of the fielding team. Not like in baseball when a change of pitcher would be a new pitcher coming on. Also, there are usually more than two bowlers available to the team captain to pick and choose who he wants to bowl. Fast bowlers, slow bowlers, spinners. Whoever he thinks will get the batsman out.

[@gamortie]

2:35 the pitch can actually vary massively from ground to ground: some have turf pitches, which are carefully crafted and maintained; some have fake turf over concrete blocks; the lowest have concrete blocks with fibre mats stretched out over them, sometimes leaving a gap in the middle…

[@neilbiggs1353]

If you haven't seen a video about the best cricket fielding, that is probably worth a look. You can find greatest catches videos which are always worth a watch, and there are maybe a few compilations of direct hits and run outs, but what I'm not sure you'll find is something that really gets in to how much of a tactical battle you get when you're setting the field. Baseball largely features the teams in the same position with a few minor variations. If I remember the number correctly, there are 38 named positions! You can get fields set to restrict boundaries (like a prevent defense in American Football), or you can get a cluster of close in fielders to stop singles, or get a catch from even a weak hit on the ball. You might get a field set up in a way to tempt the batter in to trying particular types of shot as a trap, and you'll probably see the field set in different ways for each batter, especially by the midpoint of the innings by when you may get an opening batter with someone from the middle of the order so there are very different skill sets on display. It's the fielding thing that really makes me want to compare cricket to American Football more than I do to Baseball. In Cricket and Football, there is a massive battle happening at the top level with the formation chosen, and in both, sometimes what looks like nothing is really huge. Forcing a team to punt the ball when they are chasing a score in the 4th quarter I'd say compares to getting a maiden over (where the batter scores nothing) in a T20 game. If you don't get the game, it looks like nothing happens, if you do understand it, you may see the skills involved that have restricted the team trying to score. I'd say to definitely start with the limited over form, and don't touch the test format until you really get the 'narrative' of the game. I might suggest starting with one day (50 over) if you can as it gives you a broader palette to sample, but the T20 format is probably the easiest and most exciting to try. The limited overs form is like a film, the test match format is like a book, and you may need some appreciation of what happens to really get the flow of the story. Especially for the first innings, it's hard to know if a team is doing well unless you understand all the factors like maybe even the weather forecast! Some styles of bowling respond more to some weather conditions for example, I believe swing bowling is more effective in overcast conditions, so a team might bat cautiously knowing that they will get more favourable conditions for them in a few hours. Anyway, I hope you continue to enjoy your journey in to this rather eccentric sport!

[@Lexi-lf2si]

One neat thing with Test matches is because you have to go through the full batting list (I'll give an example here) Australia: Steve Smith (Opener batter) Usman Khawaja (Opening batter) Marnus Labuschange (Batter) Cameron Green (All Rounder, Pace Bowler) (#4 is usually just another batter) Travis Head (Batter) Mitch Marsh (All Rounder, Medium Pace Bowler) (#6/7 is where most All Rounders back as they tend to not quite be up to the same level as specialist batters) Alex Carey (Wicket Keeper & last recognized batter) Mitch Starc (Left Arm Quick Bowler) Pat Cummins (Right Arm Quick Bowler) Nathan Lyon (Right Arm Spin Bowler) Josh Hazlewood (Right arm Quick Bowler Once you get to bowl at the bowlers so here Mitch Starc to Josh Hazlewood some like Cummins & Starc can swing the bat a bit but Lyon & Hazlewood are pretty shocking at times so you get these situations where Australia has batted for lets say 110 overs that's about a day & a session's worth of play the other team's bowlers are quite tired by that point so it's not too uncommon to see a specialist batter get to bowl & having Specialist Batters bowling to Specialist Bowlers creates some spectacles. There was a game in 2021 Australia vs England & due to it being too dark it was too dangerous to bowl fast bowlers so Steve Smith had to bowl & it was also in the dying moments of the game with 3 overs left before it was called a draw: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l37ddJ-LopKaq80 you can see here they had 8 fielders in catching positions showing the utter desperation to get the last 2 wickets

[@acerimmerz]

A basic analogy of the cricket forms reminds me of chess - t20 being like a bullet format, ODI's a blitz and test matches are a classical - like chess the test match and classical formats are considered the ultimate and is a battle of tactics and wits throughout the game. Would also point out that in limited overs cricket the bowlers have a limited amount of overs allowed to be bowled too so you can't just pick and choose your best 2 for the game. If that was the case can you imagine the aussies playing Shane Warne bowling for 1/2 the alloted overs

[@adarshgopalakrishnan9766]

As a chess player and a cricket fan I agree with that analogy though I would say ODI is more like rapid with the opening being quick like powerplay, middle game being the middle overs and the end game being the death overs. T20 is like blitz while T10 and the hundred are like bullet.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

Some of football club was started from cricket clubs for a club they can play during the autumn/winter

[@berranari1]

Did you mean that cricket clubs started football clubs? Either way cricket is not suited to winter. Unless you are in Northern Australia or Southern India or Sri Lanka. Cricket is a very old sport. 🏏

[@jameshumphreys9715]

@@berranari1 I did

[@EsoxLVCIVS6776]

Test match cricket is my favourite. Can be really exciting when it goes to the wire at the end of 5 days. Unfortunately here in the UK rain plays a big part and is really annoying.

[@jzv56j80]

Really enjoy your Videos as a football and cricket Fan Keeper it going

[@jzv56j80]

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[@Beefadin]

As someone who isn't a hardore fan of cricket the best part of a 5 day test is the final innings when the match can be won or lost lol

[@adarshgopalakrishnan9766]

It is even more fun when one team is trying to survive for a draw and only the tailenders are left.

[@neilbiggs1353]

Yeah, I'd say that if you're a hardcore fan, you get more of an appreciation of how the game is developing in the earlier innings, it's only in the final inning that the story is entirely clear for everybody.

[@benjaminterracini6114]

5-day games when in the final session of the game, the batting team is 7 down and needs 80 or so to win. That shit is exciting.

[@apoorvsingh4459]

Basically it has to be a competitive game between the sides. It becomes boring when one team is winning very easily

[@andrewspraggon3331]

There's a thing you might see, when the wickie puts his helmet on the floor behind him, it's a special challenge to get tye ball into it it's also very rare

[@stue2298]

The different formats of cricket is where this sport flourishes. T20 fast paced, exciting, big hitting, runs and wickets.T20 is the condensed version of the game keeping all the best bits and getting rid of the 'boring' bits, like watching 3 hours of highlights. T20 runs are the the most important and wickets secondary. First Class cricket is a test of technique and physical and mental fortitude. If you have flaws in your technique as a batsman you flaws will be exposed. Also the mental side of the game having the ablity to concentrate at 100% for 6 seconds for the delivery (pitch) and then relax the brain and not dwell on the previous delivery for possibly hours at a time. First Class cricket wickets are the the most important and runs are secondary. ODIs are a combination of both Firist Class and T20. If you are a stats man cricket has stats apon stats, going back 100+years.

[@Azen_x01]

I know this is pretty late, but 2 of the important things i wish this video mentioned (Don't get me wrong, this is an amazing video for explanation): 1. At the end of an over, yes the bowler changes, but also the direction they ball is bowl in also changes and switches to the other side. So often this also results in change of batsmen at strike 2. There is a maximum number of overs a particular bowler can bowl. For example a single played can bowl maximum of 4 overs in a T20. So then it also becomes a strategy on what order to bowl in, who starts, who's the closer etc.

[@SireMoon]

10:30 What has not been explained is that each new over is bowled from the opposite end to the previous one and the batters can only change ends by scoring an odd number of runs off a delivery. So after an over is complete, the "relieving" bowler bowls from the other end. Thus the batter who faces the last delivery of an over can only receive the first delivery of the next over if an odd number of runs are scored off that last delivery and the batters change ends. If that doesn't happen then the first delivery of the new over is bowled to the other batter.

[@yonuqu]

you should react to BRIAN LARA or SACHIN TENDULKAR's batting highlights. two of the greatest batsmen ever.

[@keriddunk1520]

No. 115-5 means , a total of 115 have been scored by a team with the loss of 5 wickets. Or in other words 5 batsman have got out playing and current team score is 115. They have 5 more wickets remaining ( even though there are 11 players , you need two of them at the pitch so when 10 wickets are down the innings is done )

[@RealHooksy]

Or more correctly, 5 for 115 😂

[@benjaminterracini6114]

There's one video I highly recommend you look at. Glenn Maxwell's 200 against Afghanistan on no legs. It was a 50 over game, Australia were 91-7, needing a total of 292 to win, Maxwell cramps up and wins the game by himself being unable to move his legs for half the game.

[@wmsheep]

13.55 if the score is 118 for 5, then the 118 is for a total of 7 batters- the 5 that are out PLUS the 2 that are currently at the crease.

[@BenjWarrant]

I didn't hear him say that at the end of the over, the game 'changes ends': the batsman who was *at bat* rests, the batsman at the other end becomes at bat, and the bowling resumes from the other end, with - as was said - a different bowler. There can be more than 6 balls in an *over* if the bowler bowls any no-balls; no balls do not count toward the total of six. If the bowler bowls, and the ball goes right past the batsman and the wicket keeper, the batsmen can run and score *leg byes* as many times as they can cross. If the ball crosses the boundary that's four leg byes.

[@clivegilbertson6542]

G'day Mate! In case no-one has pointed this out... When a bowler finishes his over the next bowler will bowl from the opposite end of the pitch so your guy trying to score heaps of runs would need to score a single at the end of an over so as to be at the other end to face the new bowler...That is why Alan Maxwell had to "run" in that 201 innings to take most of the balls bowled and protect the less experienced guy at the other end... Cheers!

[@KDM16AAB]

I didn't hear it mentioned but at the end of an over, not only is the bowler swapped out, but the batters swap sides as well. Sometimes if a batter is on fire, they will try to score Even number runs until the last bowl of the over where they will try to score an odd number of runs, so that when the over is complete and the next ready to start, the batter can return to batting. Common to see this with batters close to achieving their century of runs.

[@mostlymotiongraphics2134]

Test cricket is what it's about. It's the team that can endure and play the best cricket over a five day period that generally wins. It's difficult to win a test match by being lucky. You have to be brave, patient and have amazing concentration. In limited overs cricket you can rely on your talent and luck to win the game, and this is very exciting, but there's nothing like watching a batsman try to protect his wicket for an entire day or more to keep his team from losing. My favourite analogy is that T20 cricket is like a battle while a test match is an entire war. ODIs are like long battles. It's relatively fast paced but you still have to be patient at times and apply yourself. I think the best way to learn to understand it is to watch the slightly condensed video of the infamous "438" game between South Africa and Australia. It is on KZbin as a single 6h video and it isn't a set of highlights; it's pretty much the entire game with some gaps in play edited out.

[@akumassj7827]

I've recently played both cricket & baseball as a newbie (rookie) to both sports, and found cricket far more enjoyable to play.

[@kloqueman]

The ups and downs of a Test Match is something to behold. In a (potential) 5 day match the balance of power or 'who is winning' question can be clear or murky, swing back and forth depending on the number of runs scored, how many wickets lost, how much time left, the weather conditions etc.etc. A pitch is generally going to degrade over 5 days, so the bowlers have more chance of an 'unpredictable' bounce, making scoring runs later on more difficult. As others have said, it is lovely to have on the TV or Radio as you are doing other things and maybe catch up on highlights in the evening. Many skill positions, many position locations even I sometimes get wrong. Fast Bowling, Spin Bowling. It has so many factors. I totally understand it can be seen as boring (for me baseball is boring), however, once you know the rules, I bet the strategy and details become the enjoyment to all sports. ps. one thing you Americans would HATE, a 5 day game can end in......a draw.....:D

[@Jjchestna]

I highly recommend watching some of Jomboy Media’s videos on cricket

[@nicksykes4575]

What he didn't make clear is, at the end of an over, the second bowler operates from the other end of the pitch and bowls to the second batsman, then the original bowler swaps back to the original end. There are also two umpires on the field, one stands just behind the bowlers wicket, and the other one stands in line with the batsman's wicket, on his leg side, he is called the square leg umpire, and when the ends change he will move to behind the stumps, and the other will move out to square leg. He also tried to explain the follow-on rule for test matches, and failed. Basically, if the first team score several hundred runs, and the second team fail too get within 200 runs of that total, the first team can make them bat again, (enforce the follow-on). That way they may not need to bat again,

[@Rassskle]

It is confusing......a rectangular soccer field is called a PITCH, but the oval cricket field is called a cricket ground, cricket field, oval etc etc but rarely a PITCH......because the cricket pitch is the prepared rectangle for the batsmen, bowlers , stumps etc and the umpires to stand when officiating at the bowlers end. This cricket pitch can be mown grass or a professionally prepared pitch that has been prepared with special mud / soil to grow a preffered grass, which is cultivated, cut and rolled expertly for a week or longer......and can be a part of a wicket square that houses more than one pitch and can stretch the width of a field , from boundary to boundary and including pitches for play and those for training. Of course, a cricket pitch is also called a wicket, but that's another long story. AND a pitch can be rolled grass, mud etc or a concrete slab, or melfoid ( like a solid tar ) or an area covered by matting which can be a coir matting ( rope ) or a canvass tarp that needs to be held down by tent pegs. Ah......it is all so simple . lol

[@jeancpt]

P2 means Powerplay 2 - It means they have restricted fielding area. There's an inner oval on the field and all fielders have to stand within that Oval..

[@borderlands6606]

Bowling can be broken down into pace and types of spin. Pace bowlers take long runs to deliver a ball at speed. Spin bowlers take few steps, and attempt to make the ball move in the air to deceive the batsman, often while aiming at broken areas of the pitch which have worn as the match progresses. This forces the batsman into predicting the angle at which the ball will arrive in front of him/her. Pace bowling allows little time to see the ball, which may be travelling up to 100mph, and play it, leave it to go wide, or duck down if it's a bouncer. A good batsman is able to play pace and spin bowling, but generally speaking will play one better than the other.

[@michaelfink64]

I'm watching this video while also watching the cricket (Aus v NZ test match). Just watched Nathan Lyon rip an off break to bowl Phillips. What you refer to as the pitch, we would call the ground (as in Melbourne Cricket Ground) or oval (as in Adelaide Oval). Same for our version of football, Australian rules football (which is played from now until the end of September on the same ovals that are used for cricket over summer). There are no strikes in any version of cricket but in all forms, you can be out if you don't hit the ball if the ball goes on to hit the wicket and dislodge the bails ('bowled') or if any part of the batsman is struck by the ball and the umpire judges that the ball would have gone on to hit the wicket ('leg before wicket'). You sort of got the idea of overs but there was a detail missing from the explanatory video: at the end of the over, the new bowler bowls from the opposite end of the pitch (and therefore to the opposite batsman). "So five batters have scored 118 runs?" - Not quite. The team has scored a total of 118 and has lost five wickets. The 118 has been scored by the five batsmen that are out plus the two batsmen that are still in ("at bat" in baseball parlance, I think). So in the example given, Kohli and Hardik (he must have had a tough time at school!) have scored 39 between them and the five batsmen who are out had scored 79 between them. There is a small error in the description of scoring in one day international (ODI) cricket. In the example given, England's target of 222 means that India scored 221, not 222, since the aim is to outscore the opposition. By the way, if you like soccer (most Aussies call it that too - maybe not the aficionados) and rugby, you will love Australian rules football. This video explains the game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5C2opmEg8ubo68

[@krystleklearcentral]

As far as I know, the rules are the same for all formats of cricket, the only difference is the length of game (and wearing white in tests).

[@pseudonym9215]

T20 would be more easy for a newbie to follow. Its fast paced, focused on scoring the most runs as fast as possible. So you see stuff happening almost every over. You just have to understand the basic rules. Test is a proper battle of skill, strategy and stamina. Test is where the real nuances of cricket comes out. Test has layers to it, battles that are imperceptible to someone who only looks at the scoreboard. But its not everybody's cup of tea, you usually need to be hardcore fan or a casual player to enjoy it. If Test ever interest you, start with by following a series eg: Eng vs Aus, and pick a session of the match to watch.

[@Otacatapetl]

At the end of an over, the next bowler has to bowl from the other end, but the batsmen stay where they are. This obviously puts the other batsman on strike, unless they got a single (or other odd number) from the previous delivery. If one batsman is better or more in form than the other, part of the skill of a batting partnership is to keep your best man on strike to protect the other. Not all players are dedicated batsmen; they may be in the team for their bowling. On the other hand, if two expert batsmen form a good partnership, they will normally try to rotate the strike.

[@LauraGS564]

The Indian Premier League, the best T20 tournament, is starting from March 22. If you wanna learn, do watch some matches.

[@paulhaddad8254]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned Wides and No Balls also mean the bowling side losses a delivery and has to bowl an extra ball that over …. So essentially it’s a free 1 run for the batting side

[@distortedsoul27]

What this video doesn't mention when it comes to LBW is that there's some guidelines for it to be deemed as out. 1. The ball hitting any part of the body (apart from the bat and gloves) is valid. 2. The batsman plays a shot, and the ball hits the batsman in line with the stumps and appears to be going on to hit the stumps. (If the ball hits the batsman after they choose NOT to play a shot, being hit in line is negated. It is then based on if it appears to be hitting the stumps.) 3. Where the ball hits the pitch before hitting the batsman is also key. Example: If the bowler is bowling from the batsman's off-side (the direction the batsman's chest is facing when facing a ball), then the ball is deemed legal for LBW if the ball hits the pitch outside the line of the batsman's off stump (the stump closest to the batsman's off-side) If the bowler is bowling from the batsman's leg side (the direction the back of the batsman is facing), then the ball must hit the pitch in line with the batsman's leg stumps at minimum, before hitting in line with the stumps.

[@alphacrusis2632]

You have to understand that the 5 day test match cricket is a game of character. If you are impetuous and you just want to go out there and hit a century, you will probably be out pretty quickly. The idea is to navigate your way to a century that means seeing off the fast bowlers. The fast bowlers will start the match, they are fresh and will bowl at lightning speed. You have to remember to guard your wicket to stop your castle being knocked over, stay behind the crease and dispatch the bad ball hopefully to the fence or over it. Each day is divided into 3 two hour sessions amounting to at least 30 overs per session so there will be at least 90 overs in the days play. It is intriguing to watch how a test match unfolds, anything can happen in cricket. the game can be over in 3 days or take 5 days just to end in a draw. Once you understand the nuances of this game you will be hooked for life.

[@mitchplaysthings]

Can you look up the Philadelphia cricket club and discover the origins of baseball. Please look up the history. Gridiron, ill include American and Canadian football, both developed from rugby union. Baseball also had origins in rounders.

[@capitalb5889]

American football was developed from a form of football closely linked to rugby football, but it isn't a direct descendent. There were lots of rules of rugby football type games in circulation before they were codified under the rugby rules.

[@jekanyika]

One thing I find funny about cricket is the multiple meanings of Wicket. The stumps and bails are wickets, an out is a wicket and sometimes the pitch is a wicket.

[@brettgorham8745]

Yep. And “wicket” can also have multiple meanings… some call the rectangular area between the 2 sets of stumps the wicket. Some call the 3stups with the 2 bails on top ..the wicket. And when scoring the bowler operating at the time is credited with the …wicket whenever a batter gets out (the exception is if a batter is run out). It’s linguistically messy isn’t it? 🙄

[@jimbo6059]

The rectangle is the wicket not the pitch, the oval, pitch, field is the wgole area. People would look at the wicket before the game and try to read the pitch of the ball. Played village cricket for 20 seasons unless I am wrong. The main two no balls are front foot over the line and side foot over the vertical line in the popping crease. The boundary can also be white paint. Leg before wicket.

[@domskill]

In a test match you need to pace your drinking, a couple of pints an hour. This means you're gonna need an ale or a mild, something that won't suffer from getting warm. T20 has more of a party atmosphere so your going to be drinking faster so a larger or a cider is more appropriate.

[@SimMudassar]

A kiwi commentator once said in live match T20 is exhibition Test is examination Both treat to watch.

[@kimn9802]

He forgot to mention after each over, the next over is bowled from the opposite end and so on...and no 118 for 5 doesn't mean 5 batsmen have scored 118 runs. It means the team has scored 118 runs. The previous 5 batsmen could have score 0 runs between them or any random number up to 118. The two at bat might have scored all or most of the 118 runs or have just come in to bat, are yet to score, or both have scored some runs. One batsman could have scored all 118! Look at the names on the score banner. It tells you what the individuals at have scored and in brackets how many balls they have faced to obtain that score. An * tells you which batsman is about to face the bowler.

[@TRAVISGOLDIE]

And you can watch cricket played on every continent ( yes I’ve seen it in Antartica) it’s very international

[@diceau]

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be held in the West Indies and the United States from June 4 to 30, 2024. This will be a twenty-team event which will take place across the following venues: Lauderhill, Florida (Central Broward Park) Morrisville, North Carolina (WakeMed Soccer Park) Dallas, Texas (Grand Prairie Stadium) New York, New York (Eisenhower Park) The United States is hosting a major cricket tournament for the first time, and the ICC hopes that this will help to grow the sport in the country.

[@Riz_]

there are so many more factors than that guide gave but it was for beginners. Weather, the state of the ball and not being aloud substitutes unless it's for a concussion are just a few more aspects of the wonderful world of Cricket. My preference is Test match Cricket, you can leave it on in the background and let it wash over you whilst you are doing something else. Arguably Test match Cricket is the toughest sport in the world, mainly due to the amount of endurance one needs in order to win. Unless you are playing my beloved England, we like to collapse from time to time. Collapse, yet another Cricketing term.

[@actorhenners]

Mate, I'm a casual cricket commentator and I would love to watch a game with you and guide you through it. It can be complicated, but when you understand it, there is no better game.

[@robfinlay8058]

A key difference between baseball and cricket is: In baseball, outs are commonplace, runs are rare and what decides the outcome of the game. In cricket, runs are commonplace, outs are rare and what decides the outcome of the game.

[@Varksterable]

I never 'got' watching cricket. But the thing is, I'm not sure it's something to be "watched" as such. It's a background thing. Like grass growing or youth growing up. You just accept it as a progression of things. And as such, it's totally fine. Just chill out and listen in to the scores every hour or so. It's a chill thing.

[@Shivian124]

They didn't mention but wides and no-balls, you get the one run but the bowler must also re-bowl that ball. You cannot get out by most modes of dismissal on a no-ball (you can get run out but not bowled, caught, LBW, stumped or hit wicket). Wides you can still get stumped but you cannot get caught because if you hit it, it is not a wide by definition.

[@BigAlCapwn]

* The batting team aren't always batting until they're all out. If a team thinks it has a high enough score, given the time limitations they can "declare" and stop batting an put the other team into bat