Yeah, I saw that stoppage and the Oz men were PO'd about it. But the rain came and that ended the conflict.
Tomorrow should be the key to victory.
Tomorrow should be the key to victory.
What Are You Watching Right Now?
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Rain has stopped play again. I hope it keeps raining.
I would advise you to watch the rest of Broadchurch (which stars two actors who both appeared in Doctor Who, including one as the Doctor himself), about the murder of an 11 year old boy in the fictional Dorset coastal town of Broadchurch. The investigation of the murder lays bare the town's secrets.
It's BRILLIANT. I watched the last few episodes last night on DVD and the last episode has been described as the best cliffhanger since "who shot J.R." It confirms my belief that Britain makes the best TV in the world. And now Broadchurch - which was partially filmed on Dorset's Jurassic Coast - has arrived in Canada and the US:
Review: Why Broadchurch is the best whodunit on TV
Coming to American and Canadian shores this month, the British eight-episode drama Broadchurch is the stuff of a TV classic: sharp tension, well-rounded characters, breathless pacing and an ending you won't be able to shake from your mind for days.
I could rattle off a dozen more reasons why ITV's Broadchurch is worth your evenings, North America. When it comes to Canada on Showcase Aug. 4, and BBC America Aug. 7, expect a TV show you'll be easily hooked on, despite the dark themes: A small British community is rocked by the death of 11-year-old Danny Latimer and begins to fray at the seams during the police investigation.
What makes this whodunit soar above the competition is the excellent writing and A-list cast: Doctor Who's David Tennant stars as newly promoted police detective Alec Hardy, partnered with local Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman, seen in The Iron Lady, Peep Show). Their relationship is shaky during the investigation, adding another layer of anxiety over an already explosive situation.
Most interesting is the character enveloping all the players in this whodunit: the city itself. Broadchurch is quaint like small-town Ontario is cozy: everyone knows each other, crime is minimal, big-metro worries elude their simple life. But when a murder devastates Broadchurch, so begins a deep investigation into the secrets buried behind the smiling facade. The city becomes a character as mysterious as the lonely priest.
Oskar McNamara as Danny Latimer
America has become so enamored with Broadchurch they are not only bringing it to BBC America on August 7, but Fox announced they'll remake the series for a US audience in 2014. It's a well-deserved home run for Broadchurch writers and producers; the series is filled with the kind of twists and cliffs you don't see very often on American TV, Breaking Bad excluded. As well, the dialogue rings true, as if the text is based on a documentary about a town reeling from a young boy's murder. Nothing feels forced.
Due to the dark nature of the series, expect to be hit with grief so deep it can be difficult to watch at times. But that's how compelling the acting is throughout Broadchurch: You begin to experience the pain a family feels when their son is torn from them, and you cheer for the cops intent on rooting out the murderer. An added spin is Detective Hardy's backstory, which begins to make you question his approach to police investigations. But that's the fun of it all: Broadchurch doesn't take you on the ho-hum route of whodunits.
Lest I reveal more, enjoy Broadchurch for yourself. And if you've seen it already, you lucky Brits, then rest assured it won't gather dust as a one-off hit: ITV ordered a second season of Broadchurch.
Broadchurch debuts in Canada on Showcase Aug. 4 at 10 p.m. ET and on BBC America on Aug. 7, 10 p.m. ET.
The tenth Doctor Who David Tennants stars as DI Alec Hardy and Olivia Colman stars as DS Ellie Miller
Arthur Darvill, who played the eleventh Doctor Who's companion Rory, appears as the mysterious Reverend Paul Coates
I'm glad to report it's still raining in the cricket.
Australia declared on 172-2 in the Second Innings, which was their overnight score, knowing that they still have to take ten England wickets today - the final day of this third match of the five-match series - to win the match.
In reply, England were in trouble at 37-3, with Root on 13 and Bell on 4.
But, mercifully for England and annoyingly for the Aussies, the heavens over Manchester opened and play was stopped.
It's still raining and play id still delayed.
Here are some lovely pictures that warm the cockles in my heart:
All we need is for it to keep bucketing it down. Australia need to take seven more wickets to win this match - let's hope the rains tops them. If it does England retain the Ashes.
Even if play restarts now the Aussies will only have less than three hours to take those seven wickets.
One thing going against Australia is that they are 2-0 down in the Series and only ONCE in history as a team come from 2-0 down in a Series to win the Series.
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Re: Broadchurch
Three episodes in and it's just getting better. I does remind me a lot of "The Killing" in that besides being an excellently crafted whodunnit it goes into some depth regarding issues surrounding a crime of this nature, effects on family and such. "The Killing" was riveting in that aspect, bolstered by some excellent acting, especially the two playing the parents of the victims.
Three episodes in and it's just getting better. I does remind me a lot of "The Killing" in that besides being an excellently crafted whodunnit it goes into some depth regarding issues surrounding a crime of this nature, effects on family and such. "The Killing" was riveting in that aspect, bolstered by some excellent acting, especially the two playing the parents of the victims.
Well, kudos to England who appears to have won the Ashes as England was spared due to the rain.
Not sure I understand the scoring rules but the series will resume for a fourth innings (Friday?) but victory is guaranteed.
Not sure I understand the scoring rules but the series will resume for a fourth innings (Friday?) but victory is guaranteed.
The Fourth Test of the Series starts on Friday 9th August. It is to be held at the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground at Chester-le-Street (or the Riverside Ground as we used to call it) up in County Durham. It will be the first time the ground has hosted an Ashes Test.
The Riverside is the newest ground in English county cricket, having only hosted its first match in 1995, when Durham played Warwickshire. Durham are England's newest county championship club - and their acceptance into first-class cricket was made conditional on the building of the ground.
The 19,000 capacity ground is overlooked by the haunted 14th century Lumley Castle. During the 1999 World Cup the Australian team stayed at the castle and experienced some spooky goings-on - and some refused to stay there again.
Do you mean the scoring rules in cricket or the scoring of the Series?
This draw (because of the rain) means that England remain 2-0 up in the five-match Series with two matches remaining. England cannot be beaten now in this Series and so retain the Ashes Urn for the fourth time in five Ashes Series.
If you mean scoring in cricket, then this'll explain everything: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoring_(cricket)
I think you might have to click on Search for "Scoring (cricket") in existing articles.
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Watched Sri Lanka & South Africa T20 and was watching St Lucia-Antigua in CPL when there was a rain delay.
I know cricket scoring in each match but what confuses me is international tests as to the number of matches/innings etc. I guess that with the draw England technically wins a 2-1-1 or so it appears.
I know cricket scoring in each match but what confuses me is international tests as to the number of matches/innings etc. I guess that with the draw England technically wins a 2-1-1 or so it appears.
T20 as Jamaica > Trinidad & Tobaggo
The Caribbean series has been nothing short of awesome. Best pro sports series I've seen in a long time.
The Caribbean series has been nothing short of awesome. Best pro sports series I've seen in a long time.
Apparently the Caribbean Premier League replaces the Caribbean Twenty20, another tournament for Twenty20 cricket which was held just four times between 2010 and 2013, in which the top performing domestic teams qualified for the Champions League Twenty20. The top performing teams in the new Caribbean Premier League now qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.
The Champions League Twenty20 started in 2009 and is an annual tournament for the shortest version of the game - Twenty20 - between the top domestic Twenty20 teams from all the major cricketing powers.
The tournament is held between September and October for a period of two to three weeks in either India or South Africa. It has a total prize pool of US$6 million, with the winning team receiving $2.5 million, the highest for a club cricket tournament in history.The current format involves the best teams from the premier Twenty20 competititons of seven of the top-eight Test-playing nations (the English, whose Twenty20 tournament is known as Friends Life t20, pulled out of the tournament in 2012), favouring the teams from India, Australia and South Africa. The winners of the competition are, in effect, the Club World Twenty20 Champions. That honour is currently held by last year's winners, the Sydney Sixers.
The Premier Twenty20 competitions of each of the nations taking part are:
Indian Premier League (IPL) - India (the world's premier T20 domestic tournament; cricket is the main religion of India)
Big Bash League - Australia
MiWay T20 Challenge - South Africa
Caribbean Premier League T20 - West Indies
HRV Cup - New Zealand
Sri Lanka Premier League - Sri Lanka
Faysal Bank Super Eight t20 Cup - Pakistan
No. It remains 2-0 to England with this draw. Only matches that you won are counted.
England were 2-0 up in the Series and so, with this draw, it remains 2-0, with two matches to go.
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Last night I watched creepy horror Static.
A novelist and his wife, who are mourning the loss of their young son, are awakened in the dead of night in their rural home by a knock on the door.
Upon answering the door they see that it's a young woman. She tells them that her car has broken down and that she has just seen a group of men wearing strange masks. She asks if she can stay the night, and the couple allow her in.
It doesnt take long, however, for the mysterious men in masks to peer through the windows of their home. They manage to get into the house where the terrorise the trio through the night.
However things are not quite what they seem and, at the end, there is a shocking twist to the story that is certainly not what you'd expect....
A novelist and his wife, who are mourning the loss of their young son, are awakened in the dead of night in their rural home by a knock on the door.
Upon answering the door they see that it's a young woman. She tells them that her car has broken down and that she has just seen a group of men wearing strange masks. She asks if she can stay the night, and the couple allow her in.
It doesnt take long, however, for the mysterious men in masks to peer through the windows of their home. They manage to get into the house where the terrorise the trio through the night.
However things are not quite what they seem and, at the end, there is a shocking twist to the story that is certainly not what you'd expect....
Hardly surprising that the nation that produced the immortal Hitchcock still leads the world in awesome horror films.
First Round of the 2013 PGA Championship from Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY. Go Rory!
did you like it and is it a horror film or a thriller...to me horror involves supernatural...thriller more psychological
love The Killing, tight plot and polished professional acting...will look for Broadchurch...thanks
Is anyone watching Ray Donovan?
In light of recent events, the title of this thread should be changed to "Who is Watching You Right Now"
I think from what you have said, I am going to check it out....if it scares the bejesus out of me and I don't sleep for a week, I will blame you.
Last night I watched 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown on Channel 4.
The title may seem bizarre but the show is actually a combination of two popular Channel 4 shows - Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Countdown is a gameshow which has been around for 31 years - it's been on Channel 4 since Channel 4 was launched in 1982. The show involves word and number puzzles. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number (usually of three digits) from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. It is all done against the clock - a giant one in the studio.
8 Out of 10 Cats is a late-night, adult, comedy panel game. The show is hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr and features two teams, consisting of a regular team captain and two celebrity guests each. Sean Lock has appeared as the first team captain since the show's inception; the opposing captain was originally Dave Spikey, who left after series 4 to pursue other projects and was replaced by Jason Manford. Manford departed following series 10, and was replaced by Jon Richardson for series 11.
Every week, the captains are joined by two celebrities from the likes of David Walliams and Alan Carr. Often, topical celebrities appear on the show, for example Ruth Badger following her appearance on The Apprentice.
The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
The current rounds featured on 8 Out of 10 Cats are:
There's no point watching a scary movie that doesn't scare you.
You should watch it, though, even if only to see the unexpected twist at the end which reveals that things throughout the movie aren't quite what they appear.
The title may seem bizarre but the show is actually a combination of two popular Channel 4 shows - Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Countdown is a gameshow which has been around for 31 years - it's been on Channel 4 since Channel 4 was launched in 1982. The show involves word and number puzzles. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number (usually of three digits) from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. It is all done against the clock - a giant one in the studio.
8 Out of 10 Cats is a late-night, adult, comedy panel game. The show is hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr and features two teams, consisting of a regular team captain and two celebrity guests each. Sean Lock has appeared as the first team captain since the show's inception; the opposing captain was originally Dave Spikey, who left after series 4 to pursue other projects and was replaced by Jason Manford. Manford departed following series 10, and was replaced by Jon Richardson for series 11.
Every week, the captains are joined by two celebrities from the likes of David Walliams and Alan Carr. Often, topical celebrities appear on the show, for example Ruth Badger following her appearance on The Apprentice.
The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
The current rounds featured on 8 Out of 10 Cats are:
- "What Are You Talking About?" - The polling organisation asked the public what they were talking about during the week (a well-known event that happened that week). The teams have to try to guess the top three.
- "Pick of the Polls" - The teams are given four pictures to pick from and are given a poll based around that picture.
- "Believe It or Not" - The teams are given a statistic and try to guess if it is true or false.
- "And the Winner Is..." - The teams are given a question from a poll and then they try to guess what came on top of that poll.
- "The Poll with a Hole"- each team is given a statistic but it is missing one piece of salient information. The teams have to guess what that piece of information is.
I think from what you have said, I am going to check it out....if it scares the bejesus out of me and I don't sleep for a week, I will blame you.
There's no point watching a scary movie that doesn't scare you.
You should watch it, though, even if only to see the unexpected twist at the end which reveals that things throughout the movie aren't quite what they appear.
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I don't mind scary stuff, I just don't like stuff that will torment me for weeks...:lol:
I love stuff that isn't as it appears...which is why I can't watch 98% of the stuff on TV