2019 Cricket ODI WC
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@Nevorian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Cricket 'invented in France' 80 years before it was played in England
A letter to King Louis XI in 1478 may contain the first known reference to the sport of 'criquet' being played in the village of Liettres in northern France, though the first evidence of it in England was in 1550.
Good spot. I just wonder about the translation:
The letter was penned by a young man called Estiavannet, who watched with fascination at the strange game before a player barked: ‘Why are you staring at our ball game?’. A violent scuffle ensued, and one man died.
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@pakman said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Nevorian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Cricket 'invented in France' 80 years before it was played in England
A letter to King Louis XI in 1478 may contain the first known reference to the sport of 'criquet' being played in the village of Liettres in northern France, though the first evidence of it in England was in 1550.
Good spot. I just wonder about the translation:
The letter was penned by a young man called Estiavannet, who watched with fascination at the strange game before a player barked: ‘Why are you staring at our ball game?’. A violent scuffle ensued, and one man died.
the 1400s version of "what are you staring at fluffybunny?" followed by a glassing? When was rum invented?
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@mariner4life "Stop staring at our boules you Pommy pooftah" (En Francais, bien sur)??!!
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The Aussies are taking themselves out.
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A fat bloke with a shiny head was seen trying to run away from the training ground. A tyre iron was found thrown in a garden. Investigations are continuing
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@Bovidae said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
The Aussies are taking themselves out.
Devastating news. Black Caps odds have shorten significantly....
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do Bangladesh owe Pakistan any favours?
I mean they win the toss, would they put Pakistan in to bat to give them a chance, however slim?
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@taniwharugby said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
do Bangladesh owe Pakistan any favours?
I mean they win the toss, would they put Pakistan in to bat to give them a chance, however slim?
Used to be called East Pakistan.
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East Pakistan fought a war of Independence against Pakistan. It is pretty widely accepted that Pakistan military carried out genocide with up to 3 mill killed and 400K women raped.
Declaration of independence was prompted by mass killings against East Bengali dissidents.
Most Bangladeshi's wouldn't have been around 50 years ago but it sounds a bit more serious to me than an underarm incident so guessing it still lingers on the consciousness.
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@dogmeat said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
East Pakistan fought a war of Independence against Pakistan. It is pretty widely accepted that Pakistan military carried out genocide with up to 3 mill killed and 400K women raped.
Declaration of independence was prompted by mass killings against East Bengali dissidents.
Most Bangladeshi's wouldn't have been around 50 years ago but it sounds a bit more serious to me than an underarm incident so guessing it still lingers on the consciousness.
So..... that means they will bat if they win the coin toss?
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@Sneakdefreak said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@dogmeat said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
East Pakistan fought a war of Independence against Pakistan. It is pretty widely accepted that Pakistan military carried out genocide with up to 3 mill killed and 400K women raped.
Declaration of independence was prompted by mass killings against East Bengali dissidents.
Most Bangladeshi's wouldn't have been around 50 years ago but it sounds a bit more serious to me than an underarm incident so guessing it still lingers on the consciousness.
So..... that means they will bat if they win the coin toss?
So I guess there will be no 'deals' then?
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Pakistan "won" the toss and are batting. The fix is on.
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