0:04 Cricket is a popular national sport in
0:07 the UK although not many people play in
0:09 Scotland basically you have to hit a
0:12 hard red ball with a piece of wood
0:14 called a bat and then run in the
0:16 opposite direction to your partner that
0:19 way you score points for your team it
0:22 can be confusing because all the players
0:24 play in white but it's not complicated
0:27 when you start playing unfortunately in
0:29 cricket you have to stop playing when it
0:32 starts reigning Cricket is played in
0:35 Australia New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka and
0:36 and
0:39 India these are all ex- British colonies
0:42 or territories which have become strong
0:44 International Teams often beating England
0:46 England
0:49 too this is rounders a game similar to
0:52 baseball in the United States often
0:54 played by girls in schools it's a bit
0:57 like Cricket you hit the ball and then
1:00 run as fast as you can from Base to Base
1:02 run quickly or you'll be
1:05 out football's always very popular in
1:08 Britain over 5 million people play at
1:11 some level usually as amateurs it's easy
1:13 you just need a ball and a few jackets
1:16 to make the goal and there are lots of
1:19 Open Spaces where to
1:22 play sport and exercise isn't for
1:28 course Britain's parks are a great place
1:31 to go jogging and over 1 million people
1:34 practice this sport a lot of people go
1:36 jogging in their lunch break to keep fit
1:38 it's also a great way to get away from
1:42 the stress of modern office
1:45 life there are tennis courts in nearly
1:48 every UK Park so it's easy to play
1:50 unfortunately there are very few British
1:53 champions in this sport even if Britain
1:55 holds one of the most important
1:57 tournaments in World tennis Wimbledon in
2:00 Southwest London theour tournaments
2:02 played in June and is on
2:05 grass rollerblading is less popular in
2:08 the UK now compared to years ago but
2:11 it's still a great way to keep fit if
2:13 you go down to the South Bank near the
2:16 river temps you can see some alternative
2:19 Sports such as skateboarding or BMX
2:23 stunt riding or this at the nearby
2:26 Festival Pier looks fun doesn't it but
2:28 don't try it at home
