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SimonM

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Brearley and Gower are of course famous Yorkshiremen<<


I did say "usually" - you just named the only two non-Yorkshire captains to have won the Ashes durring a 75 year period. And even Gower needed the assistance of the great Sir Geoffrey! B)


But I take it all back anyway. Clearly our stout English lads are going to give the colonial upstarts a sound thrashing, and thus far, in a move of Machiavellian cunning worthy of Brearley himself, have begun by lulling them into a false sense of security...


And PGC dear....you can get Toblerones all over ED! Although the "Mousse au Toblerone" favoured in some restaurants around here is a bit special! :))

Brendan

Brendan

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This from the Gurdian OBO:


'Facial fluff update, from Keith Flett "The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that for the first time in cricket history, going back to the days of WG Grace, Australia have out bearded England and thereby gained a decisive advantage in the first Ashes Test. Traditionally Australia have maintained an ultra clean shaven appearance and refused to dabble in the mysterious arts of facial hair, air currents and ball movement. In the last Ashes series Freddie Flintoff's beard played a key role and he subsequently went on to take the Beard of the Year title. On the fourth days play at Cardiff however it was clear that Hilfenhaus the fully bearded Aussie bowler new far better how to exploit the overcast and humid conditions than Flintoff did. BLF organiser Keith Flett said, 'Frankly the outbearding of England by Australia is the most charitable explanation for the team's current predicament. Any other view would be considerably more downbeard and downbeat'."'


I think they're onto something there.

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