Idle cricket musing

[citizenED]

Well done to the board for calling his bluff. "We don't take directions from you.." I like it.

[david_carnell]

Well that's going to help matters greatly.

No captain AND no coach.

Honestly, English cricket.....piss up, brewery, organise, could not, in a, a

[Keef]

Agreed Citizen. Shame we're losing him as captain (for now at least), but how dare he try to give ultimatums like that!

[Alan Feedlebra]

KP had to go though.

he was nuts.

ahem.

sorry.

[mockney piers]

Ha ha, ouch indeed!!!!

Great name by the way Alan. Or should I call you bra?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Never took to Mr P. I think we've been spoiled in ED by charming Saffa's - KP's brashness was extremely off-putting.

[david_carnell]

Where is Brendan anyway? Surely this is prime material for his "look at the silly English folks and their cricket" routine!

[citizenED]

I think, in his absence, we are doing our own version of LATSEFATC. Though perhaps, in this case, silence is the most incisive weapon.

[Keef]

"Strauss has got to try to bring the team back together again and he'll have to sit down with Kevin Pietersen to see whether he'll buy into that.

"Every player has to toe the line and if it's to the detriment of the team then that player has to go. I don't care how good he is, you're not bigger than the game."

Spot on!

[Brendan]

Would you just look at these silly English folk and their cricket then.

[ladida]

Oh GOODIE, I'm glad someone's mentioned cricket. Just to put my bat in, I was wondering where the populus will be Ashes (and WI's but they don't really count anymore, which sincerely is a shame) watching this summer.

I'll be CPT'ing if I can persuade the powers that be to open earlier than 5pm weekdays. If not I'm not really sure.

......and I damn well hope we can buck our ideas up before the Great Summer War begins!

[Brendan]

CPT is good for cricket as long as Scunthorpe isn?t playing Wigan in an off season charity friendly or suchlike soccer nonsense.

[ladida]

Not being a crap 'game' fan myself I couldn't have put it better. CPT should be excellent what with the armchairs that are there now. Ideal for a kip in the afternoon after the lunch break and ready for a few more during tea.

[Ted Max]

TMS will have to find someone else to be grumpily patronising to its newer commentators.

Bill Frindall's away to the scorebox in the sky.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

From Legionnaire's apparently. Knew one shouldn't trust the Frogs.

[Brendan]

When calculating the ODI rankings over the last 6 months the ICC must have been getting their sums wrong. But I see they have now corrected the problem and all is back as it should be:

1st - South Africa

2nd* - Australia

3rd ? Some other country that probably also plays cricket.

*Or 1st loser

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Those third rate cricketers have just been awarded that controversial Pakistan game!

PS - He who comes first shall be last!

[Brendan]

PPS ? And the Lord spake unto the fish and it did vomit Jonah up onto dry land.

[Ted Max]

Just for Sean, this one, because he loves the cricket.

We've 30 odd minutes to the start at Sabina Park*. A crucial 5th versus 7th battle this one.

* Scene of one of the great Irish sporting triumphs.

[Keef]

Hmmm, openers both gone within 10 overs for 11 runs between them. Same old same old!

[david_carnell]

Bell's gone. 73-3.

Save us KP. Save us!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I say, Jerome Taylor's a bit good.

Does anyone else think the umpire looks rather like Billy Bragg?

[Brendan]

What?s with that saffa?s stupid beard?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Actually thought it improved his looks - certainly looked rather tasty under the helmet. Sort of Errol Flynn meets Johnny Depp.

[Brendan]

Errol Flynn met Johnny Depp? When?