Idle cricket musing

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

On David Niven's yacht.

[Brendan]

David Niven played cricket for the Hollywood Cricket Club. He also smoked rather a lot of marijuana. Whether or not this effected his cricket is debatable.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'm sure, it was rumoured he could eat Eddie Hemmings under the tea table - there's munchies for you.

[Brendan]

I see Pietersen is once more getting blamed for the fact that the rest of the team are rubbish.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

That's silly - he was the only decent thing out there yesterday. Botham was commentating when he got out and his view was if you have a flamboyant player like KP, you take the rough with the smooth.

Much as I dislike KP for various reasons, I'd rather watch him play than someone like Boycott.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Anyone know if The Gowlett is showing the cricket?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

No, they don't. Ended up going to the White Horse - nice old fashioned feel, great barman and only ?2.60 a pint. He turned the sound up for us too.

I really don't like the referral system! I know Flintoff gained his wicket off the back of it but I still strongly feel that the umpire's word is law - some you win, some you lose. I don't want to watch perfectly technical cricket - human element is what makes it exciting/frustrating.

[Brendan]

This is worth a read http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/england-beach-tour-interrupted-by-cricket-200902061563/

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

V. good.

BTW - McAfee doesn't like that site, I wonder if that's what let the gremlins in on my computer?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Tennis anyone?

[Narnia]

I shouldn't laugh..............

[????]

oh dear...when does MOTD start?

[Brendan]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

On the plus side it is good to see the windies doing well because they are a team that really deserves success but has so many hassles with money and politics confounding their efforts.

But magnanimity towards the opposition aside.

All out for 51!

5 ducks!

To score of 24!

Beaten by an innings and 23 runs when you are one of the top 5 teams in the world.!

Oh dear.

[????]

Liverpool were lucky......is that snow outside again?

[Brendan]

Don't worry at least you're good at soccer.

[Keef]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[citizenED]

And we're bloody top notch at Rugby - we beat Italy, you know.

.... at least the cricket team scored more than the Rugby Team.

[Keef]

I couldn't believe what was happening on Saturday, but surely that can't happen again... can it? :-S I like to think that we can go out and play now, and how ever bad we are, we'll feel there has been an improvement.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Well that's put the mockers on it, Keef!

[Ted Max]

Cunning ruse by the Windies to avoid going 1-1.

[Brendan]

Do they still have the old recreation ground on Antigua? Perhaps they should pull up stumps and decamp there.

[Ted Max]

There's the Rec, where England were training. And there's the Stanford Ground as well, on the island.

There's only one solution - beer match.

[Brendan]

Geoffrey has sent Aggers down to the Recreation ground to see how quickly they can get a game on.

[V511]

Hello all,

Does any know a place in ED that will be showing the cricket from this sunday?...this poor peasant not having Sky and all..!

Simon

[Reg Smeeton]

The CPT and the EDT might carry it (when they aren't showing Ireland rugby and FA Cup). With the return to the rickety old Rec Ground in Antigua, limited camera angles, no video-refereeing and a fast track, it is a nostalgic return to Test cricket as it used to be.