Idle cricket musing

[kpc]

Ladymuck Wrote:

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> 900

Glides the ball down to third man to take an easy single to bring up the 900.

[Keef]

A tainted achievment being that it took 3 posts.

[kpc]

Known as keeping the strike.

[????]

Howzaat? - Out

.....self bumping of a 100 is against the rules as all true players know Ladymuck. Nil points.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

And Harper overrules. Well done LadyM.

[Ladymuck]

*remains in hiding listening to the sound of (sour) grapes being pelted against the palace gates*

*sends thank you note to PGC via carrier pigeon*

[jim_the_chin]

Anyone know of anywhere showing this tomorrow morning?

On my walk to work there's an Italian cafe on Dean Street that has been packed for days as they put the cricket on in the morning.

Nowhere round here being so enterprising I assume?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

EDT normally shows cricket. White Horse just off Rye Lane very obliging if you ask.

[jim_the_chin]

at 8.15am?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Well don't ask for advice on a Friday night after I've consumed a bottle of wine! Hope you found somewhere.

[kpc]

Given the state of play, it would take a degree of masochism to watch this unfold.

[Mick Mac]

I like the sky commentator who answers his own questions when talking about englands poor batting.

'Bring new people in, who.

Lads knocking on the door, likely lads.'

This man could have long conversations with himself.

[????]

Brendan's commentating on Sky?

[Mick Mac]

After swanns wicket he says; 'Start the car'

This guy is more interesting than cricket.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Oh very dear.

Treat us gently when you return Brendan.

[Brendan]

So I was hoping to get off the plane and have some cricket to watch this afternoon...

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Dahling! Welcome back to Blighty.

[david_carnell]

Despite the series being drawn, this was a pretty disappointing series for England imho.

The two drawn tests were done by lower order desperation/resolve and Paul Collingwood alone displaying the tenacity required from test cricketers.

None of the top order have had a goods series with Trott and Pietersen both looking well out of sorts. Cook has improved a little. All will retain their places though due to the lack of high-calibre replacements. Bell seems to be finding form but any attempt to bump him up the order should be avoided. His partnerships with Collingwood have been one of the few bright spots.

Matt Prior now looks to be a half-decent wicket keeper but has lost the batting ability that put him in the team in the first place.

None of our bowlers have showed true menace with the exception of Swann's first-over hoo-doo. Sidebottom is not international standard.

South Africa, if we are honest, deserved a 3-1 victory in this series and should leave the much happier team.

Bangladesh awaits but anything less than a whitewash against inferior opposition should lead to some serious soul searching by the selectors and ECB.

[Brendan]

Thanks PGC. Couldn?t leave you lot to your own devices for too long. Who knows what sort of mess the country would end up in?

[????]

Cheers for all your Saffa help Brendan. They were all really, really good......

[Ted Max]

See what happens, Brendan? You leave South Africa to look after itself for a couple of days and all hell breaks loose. Better get back there and sort things out. I hear Big Greame's right off his cornflakes.

[Brendan]

I don?t want to fucking talk about it.

[Ted Max]

Look at the meerkat go...

[SteveT]

Sticking the boot in when a man's down is 'not cricket' Ted Max.

[Ted Max]

Yeah, cheers for that SteveT. What are you talking about?