Trivial things that annoy you Part 43

Ran out of credit in my phone, went to send a Meteor web text and the bloody website is down. :mad:

As tragic the death of Australian cricketer Philip Hughes is, the clamour for an improvement in safety gear and procedure really gets up my goat. The physician who treated the injury today said that only a hundred or so such incidents occured before, with only one of those involving a cricket ball. It was unfortunately a very freak accident.

I don't see such outcrys for safety reform in rugby, in a week which saw Chris Henry have heart surgery after a blocked blood vessel in the brain, and which saw Sexton, Darcy, Kearney and Murray all depart the match vs Australia with concussions (or similar injuries). I know they have introduced a concussion protocol, but the risk of serious injury is still far,far more likely in rugby than in cricket.

I'd say the people crying out for better safety in cricket are the same people that wrap their children in bubble wrap, and would rather keep them indoors on their tablets/game's consoles than outdoors at the risk of the elements.

I understand that, and it is a poor show from the security at the game, but it was really a non-event that had no consequences for the game. Though I do agree with people on tight schedules, etc.

edit: I'm not saying it's fine for pitch invaders, etc. I was just annoyed at how the pundits made it seem like an atom bomb was dropped on schoolchildren or something.

Boom_Bap wrote: »

There are considerations for midweek european games that alot of people take, and they would be on strict deadlines to get to tubes/airports etc.

White Hart Lane is a bit of a nightmare to get to on public transport too, it's quite a long walk from the stadium to trains in any direction through a quite rough area. Delays only make the whole thing more painful.