1. Your fingers turn all sorts of colours.
Golden duck and a dislocated finger, not the best start to the season #cricketproblems #cricketisback #ouch
2. The technical terms could fill a dictionary.
3. No one seems to get your banter.
4. The decades of controversy over the "one bounce, one hand" catch and you're out rule.
5. The British climate isn't particularly suited to cricket.
6. The clothing is completely impractical.
7. As for fashion, we haven't really got much to work with.
8. It comes with a lot of baggage too.
9. You frequently have to switch over to Australian time.
10. Dodgy tan lines are unavoidable.
11. Did we mention the bruises?
12. The utter heartbreak of a broken bat.
Gutted! A week before the cricket season strats and i have broken my bat! #cantplay #annoyed #cricketbat
13. And there's no feeling in sport that comes close to knocking out your own stumps.
14. Not even cricket fans understand the Duckworth–Lewis method.
15. There's all the superstitions you have whilst watching...
16. ...and all the superstitions you have whilst playing.
17. Only a few countries play it professionally.
18. People just don't understand the beauty of a five-day test match.
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