November 12, 2002 9:26 PM

It's more than foreign men with large sticks

The Bluffer's Guide to Cricket

I am trying to expand my horizons, and also give Scott Chaffin one less reason to give up on me. So, I'm trying to learn to love (or at least understand) cricket. I have to admit, how can you not love a sport that can be explained like this:

Test matches, like safe sex, come in what are called Rubbers. This means a series of up to six games. The aim of both captains is simply to stop the other team winning. You should point out that this is achieved by wasting time.

Hmm...wasting time; I think I could excel at this sport....

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