Was It For This?

28 thoughts on “Was It For This?”

1. Soundings March 10, 2015 at 8:02 am

   Something something toilets something something racial epithet.
   1. ThePeoplesHero March 10, 2015 at 8:15 am

      In fairness they’ve had plenty of their own starvation over there. Spuds in curry is quite nice too…
      1. ThePeoplesHero March 10, 2015 at 8:16 am

         Oh. Nice trolling too….
2. Rob_G March 10, 2015 at 8:30 am

   Jokes about starvation – unusual tack for Indians to take, I must say.
3. Spaghetti Hoop March 10, 2015 at 9:18 am

   Where is the ‘Famine-taunting’ if potatoes are still one of our main crops? Looks like harmless sporting rivalry referencing the two national foods, is all. Hard luck Ireland. Though I know sweet-potato-all about de cricket.
   1. Medium Sized C March 10, 2015 at 11:41 am

      Yeah, me too.

      I’m completely baffled by this one.
   2. Formerly known as @ireland.com March 10, 2015 at 11:49 am

      I don’t see famine taunting, either. Just our Indian friends having a laugh.
4. Mikeyfex March 10, 2015 at 9:19 am

   Famine taunting?
5. Frilly Keane March 10, 2015 at 9:30 am

   Let’em off
   Tis only cricket ffs

   Cricket.
   1. Mikeyfex March 10, 2015 at 9:48 am

      Ye love it down south there Frills
6. Bingo March 10, 2015 at 9:46 am

   Famine taunting? Aloo-dicrous suggestion.
   1. Spaghetti Hoop March 10, 2015 at 9:48 am

      Something your Naan would say.
      1. Murtles March 10, 2015 at 11:07 am

         Ah lads, will ye stop with that auld Chaat.
         1. Ahh feck March 10, 2015 at 7:13 pm

            Gheebags
7. ahjayzis March 10, 2015 at 9:54 am

   … is that a close win or what?
   1. Spaghetti Hoop March 10, 2015 at 9:56 am

      ?
      Broadsters – could we get a section called ‘Ask an Irish-Cricket-lovin’ Broadsheet Reader’?
   2. Mikeyfex March 10, 2015 at 9:57 am

      No. Testing my knowledge here from just the score in the picture but it look like India surpassed Ireland’s score having just used 2 batters (out of 9?) and just 36.5 overs out of 50. An over consists of 6 bowls.

      Open to correction on every part of that.

      So basically I’ve wasted your time – but I think I’m right.
      1. ReproBertie March 10, 2015 at 10:06 am

         You have it there Mikey. Ireland were all out after 49 overs with a total of 259 runs. India passed that total with 260 runs for 2 wickets after 36.5 overs (6 balls in an over so the hit the 260 on the 5th ball in the 36th over) meaning they had 13.1 overs and 8 wickets (of the 10 required to get a team all out) to spare.

         Realistically Ireland need to beat Pakistan on Sunday to advance to the quarter finals. The only other way to advance would be for the UAE (played 4, lost 4) to beat West Indies (played 5 won 2) on Saturday.
   3. Don Pidgeoni March 10, 2015 at 10:00 am

      No, not close at all. Wickets are your players. So India bet them by only using 3 players to get more runs.
      1. Soundings March 10, 2015 at 10:10 am

         More runs for Indians? Seriously, more toilet jokes? NOT OKAY.
         1. Don Pidgeoni March 10, 2015 at 10:11 am

            Soundings!!! lol
8. ahjayzis March 10, 2015 at 10:51 am

   Thanks for your help!

   However, that all sounded like Leaving Cert maths problems to me :o(
   1. Medium Sized C March 10, 2015 at 11:44 am

      Its pretty straight forward.

      We set a score for them to get.
      They got it in way less time than we did and it took less of them to do it.

      It was a spanking.
      But sort of expected.

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