Comments on: Twenty20 – Bastardization of Cricket or Just Good Entertainment? http://www.voodoologic.org/2007/01/09/twenty20-bastardization-of-cricket-or-just-good-entertainment/ Apply topically to relieve boredom Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:21:26 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Murray @ Midnight http://www.voodoologic.org/2007/01/09/twenty20-bastardization-of-cricket-or-just-good-entertainment/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Murray @ Midnight Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:41:58 +0000 http://www.voodoologic.org/2007/01/09/twenty20-bastardization-of-cricket-or-just-good-entertainment/#comment-22 In theory, as an Australian, I should understand cricket. But I don't. Sure, I understand the rules... well, I understand <em>some</em> of the rules... but I don't understand how anyone who could otherwise be declared legally sane could spend five days (five <em>days</em>, damnit!) watching a single game. In a way, as well-written and giftedly plagiarised as 'Aussie Dingo Dave's' rant about this new breed of cricket - Twenty20 - is, I couldn't disagree more with his conclusion. Or, you know, I wouldn't disagree more if I actually cared about cricket, one way or another. At least Twenty20 is over quickly. A couple of hours of on-field brutality and you have a result. Fair-enough, I say - particularly if all you're doing is waiting for the telecast to be over so you can watch a re-run episode of Two And A Half Men you've already seen 8 times; which, I don't mind telling you, I would enjoy craploads more than any form of cricket you'd care to name. Still and all - I know plenty of other maniacs who share Aussie Dingo Dave's outrage over this latest attempt to sex cricket up. In a way, I see his point of view - I'd hate to see top chess players come to the board armed with hockey sticks. In another way, a healthy dose of "hey, get over it," might be in order - I'd like to wager that 12 months from now Aussie Dingo will be saying, "Did you catch last night's Twenty20 game? Fwoar, did you see it when the guy did that thing where he threw the ball and the other guy hit it with his bat? Crikey!", just like the rest of them. In theory, as an Australian, I should understand cricket. But I don’t. Sure, I understand the rules… well, I understand some of the rules… but I don’t understand how anyone who could otherwise be declared legally sane could spend five days (five days, damnit!) watching a single game.

In a way, as well-written and giftedly plagiarised as ‘Aussie Dingo Dave’s’ rant about this new breed of cricket – Twenty20 – is, I couldn’t disagree more with his conclusion. Or, you know, I wouldn’t disagree more if I actually cared about cricket, one way or another.

At least Twenty20 is over quickly. A couple of hours of on-field brutality and you have a result. Fair-enough, I say – particularly if all you’re doing is waiting for the telecast to be over so you can watch a re-run episode of Two And A Half Men you’ve already seen 8 times; which, I don’t mind telling you, I would enjoy craploads more than any form of cricket you’d care to name.

Still and all – I know plenty of other maniacs who share Aussie Dingo Dave’s outrage over this latest attempt to sex cricket up. In a way, I see his point of view – I’d hate to see top chess players come to the board armed with hockey sticks. In another way, a healthy dose of “hey, get over it,” might be in order – I’d like to wager that 12 months from now Aussie Dingo will be saying, “Did you catch last night’s Twenty20 game? Fwoar, did you see it when the guy did that thing where he threw the ball and the other guy hit it with his bat? Crikey!”, just like the rest of them.

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