Multitasking
I'm not saying Twenty20 cricket is devoid of strategy, but it's simple enough to follow with the telly volume muted...while listening to an unfamiliar CD and playing solitaire Magic: The Gathering.
Before a crowd of 84,000 at the MCG, Australia skittled India for a measly 74 runs, then accumulated 75 in 11.2 overs, with nine wickets up our grey lycra sleeve.
When Wayne Hussey's not trying too hard to be poetic or - worse - controversial, The Mission's "God Is A Bullet" (2007) is an OK hippie-goth album of 15 songs.
The Elves lead the Goblins two games to one in my testing of the first M:TG "Duel Decks" pack. The decks are a mix of cards from existing sets that have synergy galore.
Trivia: The Amazon US checkout now automatically converts costs to Aussie dollars. Huzzah!
posted by Addster @ 11:00 PM
3 Comments:
But with the volume muted you miss out on the on-field commentary from the players, certainly one of the interesting and often amusing features of the matches...
Hopefully you were not too distracted during Clarke's runout - one of the best pieces of fielding I have seen in a while.
I'm prepared to sacrifice the banter if it means I don't have advertising burnt into my brain :-)
Saw it. Pup's a brilliant fielder (slips slip-ups aside), and he seems to have the captaincy gene.
I guess this is one advantage to watching over here. During your ad break we are treated to 30 seconds of a shot of the ground and crowd noise. Much better than hearing about the sale at Harvey Norman, or whatever. Also, we sometimes get the behind the scenes footage of the announcers preparing to be on camera, which can actually be quite amusing at times.
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