Idle cricket musing

[david_carnell]

*hangs head in shame*

*awaits sarcastic comment from the resident Saffa*

[????]

Is GB the Captain of the english Cricket team too?

[SimonM]

It's 20/20 for goodness sake...barely a notch above beach cricket/slogging...It's not real cricket!!!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'm torn between thinking you're absolutely right and sane, Simon, and it wouldn't matter if it were tiddlywinks, it's still embarrassing.

[Sherwick]

England are through to the Super 8s! :)

[Brendan]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> *awaits sarcastic comment from the resident Saffa*

I thought they actually pulled back very well against Pakistan last night.

I just watched the last ball of the match aganst the Netherlands though and I've not seen a group of dutchmen that excited since, well since the Bulls won the Super 14 last month.

[????]

the Aussie out...sad, sad news

[Brendan]

I am genuinely saddened for them

[Sherwick]

Yes, a very sad day for all cricket supporters everywhere, particularly English ones like me..

[Brendan]

I would just like to say congratulations England, world champions, holders of the Ashes and now 20-20 world champions too.

Always said the best thing about England is the ladies.

[Marmora Man]

Chance to see two of England's test team in action on Friday here

[????]

Vaughn announces retirement at 34

[Fear 'n boozin]

As we've now lost the ashes to entertain us, any thoughts on who should be in the one day squad? Key in for Cook?

[Windom]

Luke Wright for Bell

[Fear 'n boozin]

How's he been doing? I see his name pop up from time to time when reading match reports, but no idea if he's been playing well. I think Collingwood should go too, putting my Hants hat on, Lumb's hit a bit of form. KP should be back during these shouldn't he?

[Keef]

Hope not. Tw@t. Who needs him huh?

[Fear 'n boozin]

Tw@t yourself. Essential player for England, even more so in the shorter form of the game.

[Keef]

So what, he's a tw@t.

[Fear 'n boozin]

Oh, he's a tw@t, I though you meant me. He's South African, goes with the territory (Brendan's not about, is he?!). So's half the Liverpool squad (and their manager), doesn't mean you don't want them playing for you.....oh, wait, sorry ;op

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

So is Trott a Tw@t too?

[sorry - that sounds like a demented owl]

[Fear 'n boozin]

hard to tell, haven't really heard from him yet, but I guess his style of batting suggest not. I take it back.

[Keef]

KP, excels at it, Trott has yet to reach some tw@tty heights, and hopefully won't.

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So's half the Liverpool squad (and their manager)

Is Piers South African too then? I'm confused.

[Fear 'n boozin]

Well, Piers isn't a twat, so no. I'd suggest half the Liverpool squad are tw@ts (it seems pretty common in football), but you're still happy to support them.

[Keef]

Oh, tw@ts. I thought you meant they were saffas. Well I think half is generous, pretty much everyone involved with football is a tw@t, but it's still fun to watch.

Cricket on the other hand is a game for less tw@ttish behaviour.

[Fear 'n boozin]

True. In fairness to him, I get the feeling he's tonned it down a tad since lossing the captaincy.