Cricket match

The second innings                                                                                                    The best restaurant

R         Now, India’re going to field, aren’t they?                                                      A         I’ve never been to this restaurant before.

P          Yes, and Pakistan are going to bat.                                                                B         It’s the best one in Jodhpur.          They make a very good dinner.

            Irfan Pathan is going to bowl first.                                                                 A         Have you ever been here before?

R         Look, Akmal has hit a four. He’s playing well.                                              B         Yes, I usually come here with my friends.

P          Yes, he is.        He always scores.                                                                    A         Do you always pay?

                                                                                                                                    B         I sometimes pay, other times my friends pay.

R         Who’s winning, Pratham?                                                                               A         Are you paying today?

P          I can’t say but India’re in a better position.                                                    B         No, today my friend is paying.

R         Is it the last fifteen minutes?                                                                         

P          Yes, and the last four overs.                                                                           A terrible game

R         Can Pakistan score fifty runs in four overs?

P          Yes, they can.             They’ve often done that.                                            A         What a terrible game of football!

            Look, Yunus’s hit a six.          What a bad ball!                                              B         Yes, Zidane usually scores but he hasn’t scored today.

                                                                                                                                    A         He’s the team’s worst player.

The end of the game                                                                                                             He hasn’t kicked the ball all match.

                                                                                                                                    B         He hasn’t been lucky.

P          India are trying for a wicket.                                                                          A         Look, Beckham has scored a goal.

            Harbhajan, get a wicket.         Catch it Dravid.                                             B         That’s the end of the game.

            That’s a wicket.           What a catch!                                                              A         What a terrible match!

R         Is it the end of the game?                                                                                           It’s been the worst game this season.

P          Yes, India’ve won by 21 runs and Pakistan’ve lost.             

            What a match!                                                                                                 Late   

            Oh well, you sometimes win, other times you lose.

            That’s cricket!             And that’s life, too.                                                    A         What time is it?

                                                                                                                                    B         It’s a quarter past eight (8.15). 

P          Look, that’s the presentation function.                                                           A         Oh!     I’m going to be late again.

            They’re announcing the man of the match.                                                    B         What are you going to do?

            It’s Rahul Dravid.                                                                                           A         Nothing. Everyday I hurry but everyday I’m late.

            He’s getting a trophy and a cheque.                                                               B         Never mind. Keep trying.