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January 30

AA radio commercial in the UK

A bit of a long shot this one, but here goes. There's an ad for the AA on the radio in the UK at the moment in which a kid is shouting something that sounds like "gillavan" (although it probably isn't that). Can anyone tell me what he/she is actually shouting. It's driving me insane. Thanks in advance, This is Paul (talk) 16:50, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is the Red Dwarf one? I Googled "AA radio commercial" and up came an ad with the (subtitled) shouted line "Engage panic mode!"--Shantavira|^{feed me} 16:58, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I heard it again after posting this and it's definitely not the Red Dwarf one. The ad is for their breakdown cover winter offer, which apparently ends tomorrow. It sounds like there are two kids in the back of a car and they're van spotting as their dad is driving. A boy keeps shouting "Gillavan" (or possibly "Gilly van") to the increasing annoyance of his sibling, who says at one point "Tell him Dad". The ad's narrator has a Geordie accent and sounds a bit like Steph McGovern, but it may not be her. I hope this helps. This is Paul (talk) 21:37, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@This is Paul He's shouting "yellow van" and likely hitting his sibling, in reference to the yellow car game (although that site says vans don't count). Of course AA vans are all yellow. the wub "?!" 23:25, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ODI and T20 test matches between full members ICC

What is the maximum number of ODI matches being conducted between two full members, e.g. Bangladesh and India and what is the maximum number of T20 matches being conducted between two full members? I thought was five for ODIs and five for T20s.Donmust90 (talk) 17:34, 30 January 2022 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 17:34, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I cannot answer the question, but I must point out that ODIs and T20s are NOT Test Matches. HiLo48 (talk) 23:23, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Test matches" are the traditional five-day matches, right? --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:55, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Correct. HiLo48 (talk) 02:32, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

30+ hours of cricket fun. Not counting large breaks for nighttime and fans who want to sleep late. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 20:51, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In 1984 Tom Stoppard said, in reference to baseball, "I don't think I can be expected to take seriously any game which takes less than three days to reach its conclusion". -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:44, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting! Some Americans are bored that a 9 innings game of baseball takes 3 hours, or sometimes 4 if both sides want to win especially hard so the strikers undo and redo their velcro glove straps and then the "bowlers" kick tiny soil irregularities, or walk to the shoe cleaning tool to clean soil from the spikes under their shoes, then the striker takes a step backwards so he can't be "bowled" to anymore and swings the bat slowly at nothing to warm up, this kind of preening between all deliveries (striker and "bowler" are trying to annoy each other). I don't mind, it's part of the atmosphere. I think they could get away with more of this earlier this century. Another thing that's become popular in the 21st century is to bat very defensively to try to tire the "bowler" out and force the 2nd best guy to take his place sooner than the normal 2/3rds of the way through. Sometimes not even trying to score yet, just make his "wicket" cost unusually many deliveries, if his "wicket" costs 10 deliveries or more his teammates high five him when he comes back to their bench after being dismissed. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 08:46, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There was a guy named Mike Hargrove who did that schtick on every pitch. He got the nickname "The human rain delay". Seems like they all do it now. In the old days, batters would simply foul off pitches they didn't like. That was an effective way to slowly wear out the pitcher. That kind of bat control seems to be a lost art. --←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:59, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's better than it used to be; Rule 6.02 has had some beefing up allowing umpires to grant strikes for "delay of game" if a batter does not promptly take the position to bat, or other unnecessary tactics. I don't know how often it is called in the majors; I tend to attend minor league games, and I don't see a lot of the silly stuff I used to see back in the 1990s. --Jayron 32 19:53, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So, what are the maximum number of ODI matches being conducted between two full member nations and what are the maximum number of T20 matches being conducted between two full member nations? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.204.138.2 (talk) 16:56, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The number of matches in any particular series will be agreed by the participating National cricket bodies involved, taking into account the time available, which will be constrained by the participant teams' other fixtures and by the availability of their players, who will have Club commitments.

Limited overs cricket#One Day Internationals mentions best-of-five and best-of-seven series; any longer than that (especially if even numbers are ruled out to avoid a drawn series) would likely be too long to accommodate, would risk boring the fans, and might pose mounting injury problems for the players, so I doubt that the ICC has felt any need to specify a maximum number. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.209.123.164 (talk) 11:56, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]