New Test Cricket Rule

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Devill said:
Lol, see you are still struggeling with the basics of my 3rd from last post. I know there are big words in there like "and", "the" and a few others but just try and read it again.
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I see that you're struggling with using all your fingers and toes, but here is the simplified version:

R 0.00 + R 0.00 = R 0.00

I won't get into the other economics of the situation because your head might explode and ruin you viewing of the final test.
 
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timgaul said:
I see that you're struggling with using all your fingers and toes, but here is the simplified version:

R 0.00 + R 0.00 = R 0.00

I won't get into the other economics of the situation because your head might explode and ruin you viewing of the final test.
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Lol, ok. I study art and have no idea of any econ. or maths.
(No I am a liar I study applied Maths -> Main stream in Fin modeling)
Ps I can see you still did not read my posts properly and you do not comprehend what I am saying.

I have stated my case and opinion and you chose not to read it so I will rather not discuss anything further in this thread with you until you do take the time to go and read my posts :)
 
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Devill said:
Lol, ok. I study art and have no idea of any econ. or maths.
(No I am a liar I study applied Maths -> Main stream in Fin modeling)

Ps I can see you still did not read my posts properly and you do not comprehend what I am saying.

I have stated my case and opinion and you chose not to read it so I will rather not discuss anything further in this thread with you until you do take the time to go and read my posts :)
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Pot. Kettle. Black. :p

Now can we carry one and just watch some cricket?
 
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Devill said:
Lets say 1% of black people(40 million) and 20% of white (5 million) people support cricket in SA.

Thus 400 000 black people, and 100 000 white people. Now in SA we have an unemployment rate of 36% (or there about last time I looked) and our middle class can afford a whole lot less than countries like USA, Aus, Eng's middle class.

Now also remember we do not have a brilliant public transport system (very few people can go watch a test day in Joburg if they live north of PTA) and we also gravitate less towards our major cities atm than Aus, English, Americans (thus we are further away from the stadiums).

Now take all these factors into account and I am sure you will see that when SA has 16 000 a day we have a lot.
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Im surprised no one pointed out your bad maths. 20% of 5 000 000 is 1 000 000 and not 100 000.
 
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Syzygy78 said:
Im surprised no one pointed out your bad maths. 20% of 5 000 000 is 1 000 000 and not 100 000.
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I miss-typed.

Ps I am surprised no one pointed out your "bad" english as it is incorrect maths not "bad" maths.
 
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And devil, you are forgetting about the 4.5 million Coloured people that watches cricket and almost all 200000 Indian people watch it. I was at the Wanderers yesterday and it was sold out. The big matches will always pull in supporters.
 
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phoneJunky said:
And devil, you are forgetting about the 4.5 million Coloured people that watches cricket and almost all 200000 Indian people watch it. I was at the Wanderers yesterday and it was sold out. The big matches will always pull in supporters.
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Ok thats fair :)

But those 4.5 million are 40% unemployed.... same as the black people....

Thus the two biggest groups that they draw on might by and large not be able to afford a ticket / day at the cricket.

Then we also have to note that of the then +- 6.1 million supporters +-35% are in Gauteng, +-20% in KZN etc etc (those figures are guesses).

As we do not have cheap / affordable flights compared to our wages we can not travel for cricket like in the UK, Aus, Ind, etc etc.

We are a unique country and we face many problems that are unique to SA.

I am just happy that we had some good attendance in for the relative size of the cricket supporters base.
 
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Devill said:
Ok thats fair :)

But those 4.5 million are 40% unemployed.... same as the black people....

Thus the two biggest groups that they draw on might by and large not be able to afford a ticket / day at the cricket.

Then we also have to note that of the then +- 6.1 million supporters +-35% are in Gauteng, +-20% in KZN etc etc (those figures are guesses).

As we do not have cheap / affordable flights compared to our wages we can not travel for cricket like in the UK, Aus, Ind, etc etc.

We are a unique country and we face many problems that are unique to SA.

I am just happy that we had some good attendance in for the relative size of the cricket supporters base.
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Yes we do have unique problems but there are some possible solutions. Thing's like why was this test watch started on a Thursday instead of Wednesday.:confused:

It worked out fine with SA winning in 4 days, I think a Wednesday start is better in general. It's not always possible, and not needed during the holidays but can help out sometimes.

Another big thing is corperate boxes and entertainement area's where cricket isn't always the main draw card. Companies can be forced to pay a lot for these and this helps by putting more money into the unions coffers.
 
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If there is one change i'd like to see then its a reserve day being introduced for weather affected matches such that the 90ov/day rate is maintained. 1day might not seem like much but quite often its under run by a small amount. i.e. No more playing for weather to win matches.
 
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krycor said:
If there is one change i'd like to see then its a reserve day being introduced for weather affected matches such that the 90ov/day rate is maintained. 1day might not seem like much but quite often its under run by a small amount. i.e. No more playing for weather to win matches.
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There was a time when there was a "rest day" after the 2nd or 3rd day of a test match.
Last time I saw that was in our 1st test against the Windies in 1992.

They could use that day.
 
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Syzygy78 said:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bad

I direct you to the definition under option 5: inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess. This hereby shows that bad maths is perfectly acceptable :) bad and incorrect are synonyms.
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Yes because I have been such a incorrect boy....

//Sings

On the day I was born
The nurses all gathered round
And they gazed in wild wonder
At the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up
Said "leave this one alone."
She could tell right away
I was incorrect to the bone

incorrect to the bone
incorrect to the bone
In in in incorrect
Incorrect to the bone

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/bad?view=uk
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/incorrect?view=uk

bad
• adjective (worse, worst) 1 of poor quality or a low standard.

incorrect
• adjective not in accordance with fact or standards; wrong.

Does really not look interchangeable to me;)

But anywa, I would also like to see an extra day for tests for incase the weather doesn't be have.

Or we can just play timeless tests like we use to :D
 
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alf101 said:
There was a time when there was a "rest day" after the 2nd or 3rd day of a test match.
Last time I saw that was in our 1st test against the Windies in 1992.

They could use that day.
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Has to be after the 5th day, the 1st two days can be good days and last 2 or 3 could be bad. The problem with weather etc is tv, not cricket itself. sponsorship, advertising etc is what makes sport on tv work and why rain games = losses for them. crowds for the grounds yes.. but proportionally its small.
 
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