Idle cricket musing

[Dr Proctor]

Onions & Swann, sounds like a musichall novelty act.

and suddenly it feels like 2005 again !

Viv Stanshall called it correctly..............I can only assume they're not liking the conditions, at all.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Shallot of wickets, Brendan?

Trust you are being a temporary Englishman?

Anyone else missing Bravo? His name always makes me chuckle.

[Floating Onion]

Nothing wrong with onions!

Quite a collapse though. Not sure who to cheer for on this one.

[Keef]

Who is this guy? What a test debut!

[Flymo]

Any of you guys fancy actually playing some cricket for a friendly local Sunday team?

Our home ground is the South Bank Polytechnic on Turney Road in Dulwich. Games are 40 overs each side and start at 2pm. Standard is reasonable with most cricketing countries represented in the team.

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Cheers

js

[Michael Palaeologus]

Bleedin' hell. I hope that the there will be some cricket to watch on Saturday!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Have you got tickets? I'll be your new best friend.

[Huguenot]

I don't think it'll get to Saturday :'(

[????]

it might not make Friday afternoon

[Marmora Man]

Hell, I've just packed the picnic rucsac, which due to weather majors on flasks of coffee, whisky and rugs. I expect to see some cricket but am not sure I'll see any English batting unless the W. Indies really get their act together.

[Brendan]

If these conditions continue and there is much play it?s going to be difficult for the batsmen with the ball moving around.

I think they may be doing a rain dance in the Windies locker room this morning.

Has anyone else noticed how pissed off Chris Gayle is looking? I?m expecting him to punch someone any minute now. Perhaps Mark Nicholas after he asks him one too many uncomfortable questions about catching practice.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Oh c@ck - looks like plan B for tomorrow.

[mockney piers]

According to OBO the windies look like a vastly oversized bra stuffed with a single sock. Nicely put.

*edited for goddamn autocorrect*

[Brendan]

I don't get it.

Which windows?

and whose sock?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

There has been a discussion on M&S bra policy all morning.

[Floating Onion]

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> Oh c@ck - looks like plan B for tomorrow.

I hate to say it, but I hop you have a good plan B!

[mockney piers]

Sorry brendan that was windies. Bloody iPhone thinks it knows better :(

[Brendan]

There is such a thing as bra policy? Is this a purely internal matter for bra producers or is it governed by some overarching body and/or legislation? What does it have to say on the wearing of or not and transparency issues?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Anagram of ravi bopara: a bravo pair

Nice to see you getting abreast of the situation Brenda. Nice girls are never transparent.

[Michael Palaeologus]

I believe that Bra related matters are subject to the regulation of HM Government's Off-Bra.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Floating Onion Wrote:

> I hate to say it, but I hop you have a good plan

> B!

Hmm, might have to go Shoreditch instead :))

[Ted Max]

You could yet get to see England collapse in a heap trying to chase a smallish target. Heaps of fun.

[Michael Palaeologus]

or perhaps not.

So, start a Test Match on a Wednesday against a frankly half-arsed opposition and .. surprise Day 4 doesnt happen.

Back to the drawing board ECB - yet again.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

did you have a good day MM?

[Marmora Man]

Not bad - set off in rain, rain delayed start by 1 hour then for the short morning session we saw three wickets fall, long and slow afternoon session then after tea all action again. Some good catches - some good banter with KP fielding at extra cover and a decent picnic. Plus, of course, England won. The opposition wasn't strong but the England performance was a good team effort, only Bresnan not getting a wicket but he took a good catch in gully / 4th slip area. Cook's catch of Nash off Broad was very good - a skier that was difficult to place.