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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by angrychimp » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:46 am

Sad news about Freddie. Ashes won't be the same.

Speaking of England, what the hell happened to Simon Jones?
I know he was injured in the 2005 series but I never heard if he officially retired.
I did see him in the crowd so he's obviously still around.
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Post by JimC » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:33 am

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JimC wrote:So, Freddie is retiring after the ashes tour...

I actually always liked him. He would have made a good Aussie!
You mean he drinks like an Aussie ?
That, and the fact that he doesn't seem to give a fuck about anything apart from playing cricket & having a good time...
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Post by AshtonBlack » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:35 am

JimC wrote:
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JimC wrote:So, Freddie is retiring after the ashes tour...

I actually always liked him. He would have made a good Aussie!
You mean he drinks like an Aussie ?
That, and the fact that he doesn't seem to give a fuck about anything apart from playing cricket & having a good time...
Freddie plays for my home county.... LANCY LANCY LANCASHIRE!!!

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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:47 am

You Aussies can have narcissistic show-pony Pietersen, if you like. But we are keeping Freddy....
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Post by JimC » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:04 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:You Aussies can have narcissistic show-pony Pietersen, if you like. But we are keeping Freddy....
He's pulled the plug on Blighty. Wants to save his strength for making squillions in the Indian 20-20 hit & giggle league...

(which is fine, as the great god Warnie knows...)
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Post by klr » Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:35 pm

England 126/0 at lunch on the first day at Lord's. :eddy:
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:54 pm

It looked so good for a while but where was the middle order? Strauss is playing a true captain's innings though, and Broady can swing the bat a bit, so there is hope alive.
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Post by klr » Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:09 pm

364/6 at close of play, Strauss still in, on 161. England scored at 4 an over all day, but haemorrhaged wickets in the second half of the day's play. :coffee:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by klr » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:13 am

Typical England. 3 quick wickets lost at the start of play today, but Anderson and Onions put on a last wicket stand of 49, so England finished with 425. Anderson was last man out with 29 from just 25 balls. :levi:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:30 am

England under-achieving again. Aussies right back in this...
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Elessarina » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:18 pm

Great stuff.. nice tail wag. Who needs Freddie when we have Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson? Woo!

Good start by England with the ball

Commentators earlier were comparing it to 2005 Ashes in that the balance seems to change with every session and that does certainly seem to becoming the case, England were up when batting yesterday, then collapsed and were down and now are up again!
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:28 pm

Always good to see that Whingeing Aussie Ponting get out, especially when it's a somewhat dubious decision by the umpires....
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:31 pm

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Re: Cricket Thread

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