Idle cricket musing

[Y'man]

Looking forward to tomorrow's 1 dayer. I tipped India for the last one and got in by the skin of my teeth, more luck than judgement. This one I'll have Sri Lanka but it'll be close again, I think.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Mumble, mumble, choose not to bat first it's your own fault, mumble ....

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

How quaint, all Saffers on the field at the moment!

[Brendan]

Bloody foreigners. Going over there, winning our test matches.

[Y'man]

India - 81/3, love it. In a spot of bother!

[Keef]

When will Cook either start playing better, or lose his spot?

[Brendan]

When they manage to find another South African to replace him with.

He does average 42 in tests though and has been a relatively solid opener in general.

[Keef]

I know, but he rarely seems to stay in in the biggest matches, and will occasionally have one great innings which brings that average up, and makes everyone forget all the shite ones.

I was a fan of his, but patience wearing thin.

[Brendan]

Now Bell on the other hand I no longer have any time for. Out for four.

Seriously though you?re in SA, I?m sure they?ve got some batsmen with British citizenship knocking around that you can borrow for nos. 2, 6 and maybe 8.

High school level will probably do.

Then we may have a series on our hands here.

[CrystalClear]

nice to see the ECB being supportive of their man....

'England in the mire as Bell fails'

[CrystalClear]

apparently this lads a 'run machine', will take hill please:

http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/379774.html

[Brendan]

Ha, ha.

You suck!

[Brendan]

I think it's 21 for 6 now.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

He who laughs first laughs laughingly. Or something.

[Brendan]

He who laughs first laughs first.

[Y'man]

Goodness, someone here is in South Africa? Don't tell S M, she'll have a hissy fit.

[Brendan]

Oooh it's all going on now. Broad went out because of a referral and England are saying that a signal was sent from the SA dressing room to ask for the referral, which is very, very against the rules indeed.

Consequently an angry Broad argued with the umpire and has accordingly been dragged out into the street in front of Supersport Park and shot.

[Brendan]

So can Jimmy and Swan pull off some heroics under the Highveld sun? Are South Africa a bunch of cheats? Is Graham Smith taking bribes from Indian bookmakers to win test matches? Will that cd I ordered arrive before Christmas? And why don?t perfume adverts ever make the blindest bit of sense?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

We'd have more luck with Swan & Edgar.

[Brendan]

Jimmy and Swan making runs. Isn't this how you wone the Ashes?

[Brendan]

Ah huh and you were talking to yourself them as well.

[Brendan]

Pub?

[Brendan]

Pub.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Tempting.

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