I love it when a good pun for a title comes to mind. Doubly so when the reference involves a film starring, of all people, David Bowie.
For as long as I have known you guys, I have managed to render myself immune to the effects of your constant discussions and playings of the game known as cricket. I had always seen it as a slow, boring, almost passive sport. A sport that could barely even hold the interest of those playing it - how could anyone enjoy watching this trash? However, over the past 12 months or so, something happened. I can not accurately described how it came to be, but I found myself coming to terms with my true feelings towards the game. I don't like cricket.
I love it.
I want us to play it from time to time, be it in the backyard or the more pure form on an oval. I want you to teach me the finer points in regard to the skills involved so I don't feel inept when at the crease, and don't feel intimidated by the ball when I'm barely a metre away from the person batting. I think it would be totally awesome if we formed a team and played indoor cricket or something next year.
Anyone?
In cricket there are fast bowlers or spin bowlers, or some linear combination of the two. There is no other kind. Two dominant strategies.
There's no game design there that's fundamentally clever, like in go. It's fundamentally useless that's been hacked into a sport. If not, then why are people afraid of the third umpire?
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