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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Animavore » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:40 pm

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Clinton Huxley wrote:
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Clinton Huxley wrote:Let's face it, hurling is just a hairier version of hockey....

Real men play cricket.
Try saying that while standing on the sidelines during a hurling match in deepest, darkest Kilkenny. :scaper:
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These are the places where errant referees get locked up in the boot of a car - if they're lucky. :twisted:
Cricket has led to diplomatic ructions betwixt nations - Bodyline for example....
Bodyline? is that some sort of 'sanity towel'?
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:42 pm

Tut tut.

Bodyline. Douglas Jardine winding up the Aussies something chronic.
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:05 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote: Especially realising that if he loses another match he can't do better than draw the series. He really is in danger of having his aussieness revoked. Maybe New Zealand would give him sanctuary if he lost the ashes...? :biggrin:
A drawn series is no good - Australia would retain the Ashes

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:07 pm

Animavore wrote: You mean like hitting a rubber ball with a plank?
FAIL. a cricket ball is known as a corkie

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:08 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Hmmmm....stand at the crease and face Flintoff bowling 90+mph, hard cricket balls at you and then say it's "tea and pink wafer".....

Or Wasim Akram or Michael Holding or Dennis lillee or Curtly Ambrose, or Allan Donald..

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by AshtonBlack » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:17 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Tut tut.

Bodyline. Douglas Jardine winding up the Aussies something chronic.
Harold Larwood is a HERO!

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Elessarina » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:22 pm

AshtonBlack wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Tut tut.

Bodyline. Douglas Jardine winding up the Aussies something chronic.
Harold Larwood is a HERO!

and hence a change in the laws of the game...

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by AshtonBlack » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:49 pm

Elessarina wrote:
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Clinton Huxley wrote:Tut tut.

Bodyline. Douglas Jardine winding up the Aussies something chronic.
Harold Larwood is a HERO!

and hence a change in the laws of the game...
Indeed so. We were more evil, than they, so they had to change the rules, Muhahahahaha! etc. (Thank the Cricketing gods this was before the Windes were a decent side. eeek)

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by redunderthebed » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:14 am

Elessarina wrote:
Clinton Huxley wrote:Hmmmm....stand at the crease and face Flintoff bowling 90+mph, hard cricket balls at you and then say it's "tea and pink wafer".....

Or Wasim Akram or Michael Holding or Dennis lillee or Curtly Ambrose, or Allan Donald..
Oi essie you forgot.

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Soft game my arse!
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:25 am

Cricket is a tough game. I recall Michael Atherton batting for 11 hours in the 2nd Test of the 95-96 tour of South Africa. An epic rearguard action to save the match.
No other game captures that "Rorkes Drift" spirit...
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Elessarina » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:20 pm

Mr Bouquet wrote:
Darren Lehmann former captain of South Australia and Australian test cricketer said of shaun tait after facing him in the nets "There is no way im facing you again i have children mate" :lol:



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The greatest wicket taker of any fast bowler in history.

Soft game my arse!
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Animavore » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:24 pm

Elessarina wrote:
Animavore wrote: You mean like hitting a rubber ball with a plank?
FAIL. a cricket ball is known as a corkie
Like that guy from Life Goes On?

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by AshtonBlack » Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:59 am

Elessarina wrote:
Mr Bouquet wrote:
Darren Lehmann former captain of South Australia and Australian test cricketer said of shaun tait after facing him in the nets "There is no way im facing you again i have children mate" :lol:



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The greatest wicket taker of any fast bowler in history.

Soft game my arse!
KP out- this is shaping up like 2005

Oh yes..my apologies.. although.. may I add that no one has attempted to guess which cricketer I have a signed photo of...
I know. ;)

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by redunderthebed » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:00 pm

I'm glad that wanker is gone!.

Now all we need is freddie to get injured and we'll be laughing. :D
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:01 pm

Freddie will bowl even if he gets his leg amputated....and get a 5-for too....
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I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"

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