Australia wins 2023 cricket world cup (sixth time)

[BFG10K]

A massive upset for India, they easily won all ten of their games prior to the final and broke multiple records. They looked unstoppable.

After losing some quick early wickets, Australia cruised to victory. The thousands in the home Indian crowd were in shock.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/66859526

 

[KMFJD]

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi

 

[igor_kavinski]

The Aussies just saved their energy for the last game. I was pretty surprised to see a documentary on Dennis Lillee where I found out that they actually do serious research on cricket in Aussie universities!

Jeff Thomson, an Aussie, is supposed to be the fastest bowler ever. Must be some special nutrient in the soil there.

 

[IronWing]

I’m glad our revolution came before cricket became a thing.

 

[KMFJD]

I’m glad our revolution came before cricket became a thing.

I've tried to understand it, have had co-workers explain it to me and i see how excited they would get when a World Cup was going on but it's just not for me. I've come to appreciate other sports like rugby and Australian Rules football and like those but cricket is a snore for me like baseball and golf.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Crickets are insects.

Bowlers are hats, or people that roll acrylic balls down wooden lanes indoors.

 

[igor_kavinski]

cricket is a snore for me like baseball and golf.

It's only fun to watch the highlights of a match which would be like a 5 minute Youtube video. People used to be so bored out of their minds that they would watch multiple day test matches. Younger generation has a much shorter attention span. That's why they had to introduce T20 World Cup.

It's more fun to play shorter matches of just 5 or 10 overs in real life. The fun stems from trying to dupe your opponent. Throw them a ball they can't see or whack their bowling delivery mercilessly for that priceless look on their face coz they just put everything they had into the ball they delivered to you and were confident that you wouldn't be able to handle it.

 

[KMFJD]

It's only fun to watch the highlights of a match which would be like a 5 minute Youtube video. People used to be so bored out of their minds that they would watch multiple day test matches. Younger generation has a much shorter attention span. That's why they had to introduce T20 World Cup.

It's more fun to play shorter matches of just 5 or 10 overs in real life. The fun stems from trying to dupe your opponent. Throw them a ball they can't see or whack their bowling delivery mercilessly for that priceless look on their face coz they just put everything they had into the ball they delivered to you and were confident that you wouldn't be able to handle it.

I thought this was the best thing about cricket - beer snakes

 

[Torn Mind]

The game that got adapted into Quidditch....