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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Elevent commandment, put up compelling view, mythical entity
If the administrators who continuously proclaim their love for Test cricket as the "ultimate form of the game" are the tiniest bit serious about what they say (they aren't), the farce at Colombo ought to have brought forth the strongest condemnations, followed by an action plan to ensure this does not happen again.
It's a safe bet that that won't happen though. And once this series is over, the BCCI will sit down once again to see when the Indian cricketers are free for a week or more. And then we'll invite Sri Lanka over to play some more cricket. And if there's less than a week left, then we'll invent 10-10 or 5-5 cricket. Because the eleventh commandment of the BCCI says, "Thou shalt play Sri Lanka as often as possible, and even when not possible."
The thing is, India and Sri Lanka could put up compelling - if slightly jaded - viewing even now. They only need that mythical entity in the subcontinent known as a sporting pitch.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know "jaded" means "to lose interest on something that has experienced again and again".
Source : http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/28848/Queering-the-pitch
It's a safe bet that that won't happen though. And once this series is over, the BCCI will sit down once again to see when the Indian cricketers are free for a week or more. And then we'll invite Sri Lanka over to play some more cricket. And if there's less than a week left, then we'll invent 10-10 or 5-5 cricket. Because the eleventh commandment of the BCCI says, "Thou shalt play Sri Lanka as often as possible, and even when not possible."
The thing is, India and Sri Lanka could put up compelling - if slightly jaded - viewing even now. They only need that mythical entity in the subcontinent known as a sporting pitch.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know "jaded" means "to lose interest on something that has experienced again and again".
Source : http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/28848/Queering-the-pitch
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The eleventh commandment alludes to the "Ten Commandments" of the Old Testament. It implies that this one has equal stature with those. To put up compelling viewing simply means the games would be worth watching.
- The eleventh commandment alludes to the "Ten Commandments" of the Old Testament.
- It implies that this one has equal stature with those.
- To put up compelling viewing simply means the games would be worth watching.
- They would hold your attention.
- "Slightly jaded" implies the exact opposite - boring - same ol' stuff.
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The eleventh commandment alludes to the "Ten Commandments" of the Old Testament. It implies that this one has equal stature with those.
To put up compelling viewing simply means the games would be worth watching. They would hold your attention.
"Slightly jaded" implies the exact opposite - boring - same ol' stuff.
I suspect the "sporting pitch" is a part of the game
To put up compelling viewing simply means the games would be worth watching. They would hold your attention.
"Slightly jaded" implies the exact opposite - boring - same ol' stuff.
I suspect the "sporting pitch" is a part of the game
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