? Merv Hughes and the mighty and majestic West Indian bat-god, Sir Viv Richards. I can't f**king bat and you can't f**king bowl." During a 1989 Lord's test Hughes said to Smith after the latter had played and missed, "You can't f**king bat." Smith's reply after he hit Hughes for a boundary the next ball, "Hey Merv, we make a fine pair. ? A major incident involves Aussie paceman and moustache-legend, Merv Hughes, and and South African Robin Smith batsman (well, he played for England). The following hilarious examples have entered cricketing folklore: What, some of us also wonder, is sledging? A quick search through the cricket archives informs us that many examples of sledging are fondly remembered for their humour (and bad language), either through a witty challenge, or a quick retort. Ha! Surely the height of summer cricket laziness ? not even being bothered to get involved in playing a videogame representation of the sport, but choosing instead to merely spectate! Should you wish to just sit back and take in a game, there?s even a feature that enables up to eight spectators to watch an intense game of cricket develop before them.? Or you could just chat politely about the weather?.up to 16-player simultaneous multiplayer tournaments will be possible, including the ICC-licensed events. Less scrupulous players will also be able to ?sledge? their opponents over Xbox Live voice chat, adding a touch of psychology to proceedings and immersing the player deeper still into the match experience. Xbox Live leader boards and specific achievements, such as scoring a century, or winning a match at every ground in the game, will enable players to gain gaming points. So, the fact that the Codies have just told us that the latest version in the series, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 will pioneer online multiplayer play (on the PC and 360 versions) can only be A Good Thing all around.įrom the Codemasters? press release just in, ?On Xbox 360, Xbox Live gameplay will deliver multiplayer tournaments, including the ICC World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2006, leagues, exhibition and warm up matches. It?s a quality game, and appeals to both the cricket buffs in the SPOnG office as well as those of us who have never been particularly bothered about the real feel of leather on willow on a lazy summer Sunday afternoon. Thank god(s), a cricket reference that means we don't have to talk about Australia's Ashes performance! Brian Lara Cricket series is one of SPOnG?s favourites.
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