why are "test matches" called test matches ?
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Test matches are so called because they are exactly that - the ultimate cricketing test.
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20/TWENTY CUP CAN BE PLAYED OCCASIONALLY.\nBUT..\nTHAT SHOULD NOT BE THE PRIME ATTRACTION.\nCOZ,\nIT WILL SPOIL THE ELEGANCE OF CRICKET.\nALREADY ODI FORMAT CONTOMINATED THE CLASSICAL STROKES OF TEST CRICKET.\nIN THE NAME OF IMPROVISING SHOT, THEY ARE PLAYING UGLY STROKES.\n20/TWENTY WILL MAKE IT EVEN WORSE.
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Good point, geezer, Look at the workload shifted on Freddie and the boys for England this year - Sri Lanka and Pakistan for 7 tests and 12-odd one-dayers in the summer, Champions Trophy in India in October, Ashes Series down under November to January and then the bleedin' World Cup in the Caribbean in March/April. I love watching the game and feel now this is one of the most exciting periods in the game for many years, but you've got to ask questions.
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because of the english cricket game
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Sprint tests\nAgility tests\nJump tests\nSmall 5 a side games\nFull field games\nskill tests.\n\nThe better players are generally those who do well in the 5 a side and full field games.
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BUSINESS PURPOSE.\n\nWEEK-END DRAW MORE SPECTATORS.\n\nAFTER THAT MATCH REACHES THE CLIMAX.\n\nPEOPLE WILL THRONG TO KNOW THE FINAL ACTION.\n\nSO THAT, MONDAY  WILL COLLECT MORE.\n\nTHIS MAY BE THE PLAN.\n\nOR,\n\nTHURSDAY MIGHT BE THE LUCKIEST DAY.\n\nAFTER ALL, CRICKET HAS SOME SENTIMENTS.
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In terms of cricket as opposed to cards:\n\nDuck - out for 0\nGolden Duck - out for 0 first ball\nPair - out for 0 in both innings\nKing Pair - out for a golden duck both innings.\n\nSomeone will have to sign off on that last one, but that's what I understand. Somewhat rare occurance.
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duckworth-lewis is not used in every case,it comes into consideration only if 25 overs hv been bowled in the 2nd inn'gs. of a ODI. while it has been strongly disapproved by many cricket experts the reason that its still used is no other theory with a btr explanation has ever been introduced in cricket matches that are been suspended due to weather conditions.\n            It basically includes deduction of the 'required run rate' by the team batting second and the position or the run rate of the team at the time when play stops..if it exceeds the 'overal. req rate' then d team battin' sec. wins or otherwise the team dat batted first.\n             the basic funda behind D-L method is to get result and it still is under lot of controversy.
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The first person is talking nonsense.BCCI is not free to do whatever it likes on it's home soil.the ICC will never allow tampering with the pitches.Besides the umpires are of the ICC Elite Panel so why will they be influenced by the BCCI.Also the match referee is always a foreigner like Mike Procter or Ranjan Madugalle.Why will they get influenced by the BCCI?As regards India's loss get a life people.This is sport,you win some and you lose some.We lost because we did not play well so we will improve our game and bounce back.You yourself are saying that some time back we were playing so well so trust me we will play well once again.Losing one series is not the end of the world.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/cricket/skills/newsid_3267000/3267391.stm
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It is just for memory. Sometimes all the players of the winning team sign the stumps and give them to fans. At other times they just keep them. If an individual players performs well, the stumps are for his good performance so he gets to keep them.
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BECAUSE, THE RESULT OF INDIA PLAYING MATCHES FIXED ALREADY. \nSO THEY MAY NOT WANT TO OVER-ACT.
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It started as local games played in towns in England, just as something to do on a warm afternoon. The sport grew and spread to the British colonies, particularly Australia where the climate is great for the sport.\nThe first international games were test matches, but unlimited length - They played until everyone was out. As international games became more common, there were problems organising transport between countries so test matches were limited to 5 days, so travel arrangements and tours could be more easily arranged.\nThe one day game was brought in around 1880, as a way of bringing more fans to the sport which had lost support to other games like football (soccer) and rugby. This worked for some time, and even more recently the Twenty20 game has been introduced, whereby each team only has 20 overs to get as high a score as possible.\n\nOver time the rules have changed, making the sport more exciting, for example the powerplay rule in ODI, the outlawing of Bodyline bowling after the England used bodyline against australia to force the batsmen to move out the way of the ball so they couldn't hit it.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/default.stm
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One thing I was told when I was getting ready to take a test over this type of information was this.  When it ends in ball - Everyone plays their own ball all the time.  When it ends in some they play the ball some of the times \n\nMatches \nSingle: A match in which one plays against another. \nThreesome: A match in which one plays against two, and each side plays one ball. \nFoursome: A match in which two play against two, and each side plays one ball. \nThree-Ball: A match-play competition in which three play against one another, each playing his own ball. Each player is playing two distinct matches. \nBest-Ball: A match in which one plays against the better ball of two or the best ball of three players. \nFour-Ball: A match in which two play their better ball against the better ball of two other players.
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Standard is certainly better. In India, the so called stars skip these domestic matches. If you see a domestic match, the umpiring standard is ridiculous. See, there is no umpire from India in the elite panel. Regarding failure of county stars, it is the surface and conditions they play. An Indian player going there gets used to playing in deifferent conditions there and helps improve his game.
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Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is a bat-and-ball game played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a hard, flat strip of ground 22 yards (20.12 m) long, called the pitch.\n\nAt each end of the pitch stand a set of wooden poles called wickets (traditionally made from the wood of the ash tree). A player from one team (the bowler) propels a hard, fist-sized ball from one wicket towards the other. A player from the opposing team (the batsman) attempts to defend the wicket from the ball with a wooden cricket bat, traditionally made of willow. Another batsman (the non-striker) stands in an inactive role near the bowler's wicket.\n\nIf the batsman hits the ball with his bat, he may run to the other wicket, exchanging places with the non-striker. This scores a run. The batting team attempts to score as many runs as it can, while members of the bowling team gather the ball and return it to either wicket. If the ball strikes a wicket while the nearest batsman is still running, the batsman is out. Batsmen can also be out by other means, such as failing to defend the bowled ball from hitting the wicket, or hitting a catch to a fielder.\n\nOnce out, a batsman is replaced by the next batsman in the team. As there must always be two batsmen on the field, if and when the tenth batsman is out, the team's turn to bat or innings (always with a terminal "s" in cricket usage) is over, and the other team may bat while the first team takes the field. Depending on the specific rules of the match, one or two innings may be played, possibly with a fixed number of legally-bowled balls defining the end of an innings rather than ten batsmen having been dismissed. At the end of the match, the winner is the team that has scored the most runs. However, the game may run out of time before it is finished, in which case it is a draw, even if one team is overwhelmingly winning at that point. This is sometimes surprising to those not familiar with the game, but it does add interest to one-sided games by giving the inferior team the incentive to try and achieve a draw even if they cannot win.\n\n    Cricket Portal \nCricket has been an established team sport for several centuries. It originated in its modern form in England, and is popular mainly in the countries of the Commonwealth. In some countries in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, cricket is by far the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, which are known in cricketing parlance as the West Indies. It is also a prominent minor sport in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Israel, Nepal, and Argentina (see also: International Cricket Council).\n\nThe length of the game — a match can last six or more hours a day for up to five days in one form of the game — the numerous intervals for lunch and tea, and the rich terminology are notable aspects which can often confuse those not familiar with the sport. For its fans, the sport and the intense rivalries between top cricketing nations provide passionate entertainment and outstanding sporting achievements. It has even occasionally given rise to diplomatic outrage, the most infamous being the Bodyline series played between England and Australia.