It's just not cricket

Post by **DRT** » 16:09 Mon 23 Dec 2013

djewesbury wrote:Borthwick and Tredwell called up. But Panesar favourite to play in Melbourne.

From what I've read Panesar could wee all over both of them

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:28 Mon 23 Dec 2013

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Borthwick and Tredwell called up. But Panesar favourite to play in Melbourne.
From what I've read Panesar could wee all over both of them

A man disgraces himself in public and urinates all over a load of bouncers ONCE...
And he wonders why everyone laughs about it every time they see him

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:41 Mon 23 Dec 2013

jdaw1 wrote:It is possible to become concerned that there is a prospect of a slight slippage in our normally impeccable standards of politeness. Which just wouldn’t be cricket. Please help lessen this concern.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:23 Mon 23 Dec 2013

Am I right in thinking that Tredwell doesn't put much on the ball? Heaven forbid we get another ten years of Ashley Giles stylie 'the one that goes straight on'.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:57 Tue 24 Dec 2013

Giles took a reasonable number of wickets..

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 17:34 Tue 24 Dec 2013

djewesbury wrote:Giles took a reasonable number of wickets..

So you would dismiss my quip about 'the one that goes straight on'?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 17:36 Tue 24 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Giles took a reasonable number of wickets..
So you would dismiss my quip about 'the one that goes straight on'?

No. Not entirely. But he wasn't useless. He was not a wheelie bin.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 17:40 Tue 24 Dec 2013

djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Giles took a reasonable number of wickets..
So you would dismiss my quip about 'the one that goes straight on'?
No. Not entirely. But he wasn't useless. He was not a wheelie bin.

Agreed. (Doesn't seem right somehow).

benread · Post by **benread** » 23:27 Wed 25 Dec 2013

Listening to TMS, I have spotted another element of Aussie strategy. Murder the opposition anthem! What on earth did that woman just sing? Sounded very little like the anthem as I know it!

Post by **DRT** » 14:38 Thu 26 Dec 2013

Prediction time:

How many runs will England have when they are bowled out on day 2?

DRT says 285.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 14:54 Thu 26 Dec 2013

325. I hope KP is spurred on by negative chat surrounding his contribution thus far; it often draws a good performance from him.

benread · Post by **benread** » 19:20 Thu 26 Dec 2013

I am going to guess (hope for!) 375.

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LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:24 Thu 26 Dec 2013

336.

Message to Daniel; good job the plucky captain in waiting Bell posted a doughty 27. Where would we be without him

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:50 Thu 26 Dec 2013

Message to Owen. What's Bell's average for the last 18 months; and what is the average of the rest of the batting line-up combined over that period?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:54 Thu 26 Dec 2013

I was just saying.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:12 Thu 26 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:I was just saying.

I know. Do you seriously dislike Bell?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:22 Thu 26 Dec 2013

djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:I was just saying.
I know. Do you seriously dislike Bell?

Yes. He irritates me so deeply and he has been so awful for such a long time that I could almost cry that he did so well this summer. You could throw a cucumber sandwich in any county dressing room and hit three batsmen with as much talent as Bell and they wouldn't be as useless as him in a crisis.

Why does he annoy me so much?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 23:28 Thu 26 Dec 2013

Cor blimey. Strong words. I think he has a great deal of very natural talent. I think he is sometimes prone to strange decisions but I also think he keeps his head for the most part. I could kill myself quite happily whenever I hear him being interviewed but then again that's not what he's there for.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:29 Thu 26 Dec 2013

That last question was of course rhetorical.

He annoys me so much because he reminds me of all the dim witted soldiering on which this land is prone to. No matter that he only ever scored a run after Cook, Trott, Pietersen et al had put on 30,000 without loss. Forget that most of his big scores are on matches against poor sides or when the outcome of the match has been settled. Let's plough on with a man who has all the presence at the crease of Charlie Chaplin. Because he did well one summer.

Post by **DRT** » 23:29 Thu 26 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:You could throw a cucumber sandwich in any county dressing room

Surely not!

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:32 Thu 26 Dec 2013

And yes, to listen to him being interviewed with his sporting cliches coming so thick and fast that he scarcely has time to say aught about what is actually happening in the game is a special kind of torture. For me.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:33 Thu 26 Dec 2013

Feels good to get it off my chest. Thank you.

Post by **DRT** » 23:35 Thu 26 Dec 2013

Owen, I remember having similar feelings about Jimmy Hill in the 1970s. I am almost over it now.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:43 Thu 26 Dec 2013

DRT wrote:Owen, I remember having similar feelings about Jimmy Hill in the 1970s. I am almost over it now.

But like Jimmy he will retire a much lauded veteran, become a pundit and end his days on the MCC committee. Whereas he should be pelted to death with unwashed cricket equipment of the intimate kind.

And I'm not sure I have forty years of life left to get over it.

Post by **DRT** » 23:45 Thu 26 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:But like Jimmy he will retire a much lauded veteran, become a pundit and end his days on the MCC committee. Whereas he should be pelted to death with unwashed cricket equipment of the intimate kind.

Yet he who is without sin cast the first box.

Post by **DRT** » 23:49 Thu 26 Dec 2013

Oh dear. 240/8. Oh dear.

Post by **DRT** » 00:00 Fri 27 Dec 2013

242/9. What a shambles.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:07 Fri 27 Dec 2013

I have no great expectations of the tail. But it's not helping.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:17 Fri 27 Dec 2013

Is it over yet?

Post by **DRT** » 00:19 Fri 27 Dec 2013

No, but Panesar wishes it was. He just took a full toss in the box

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:20 Fri 27 Dec 2013

DRT wrote:No, but Panesar wishes it was. He just took a full toss in the box

First time I've smiled during this whole tour.

Post by **DRT** » 00:22 Fri 27 Dec 2013

The fat lady has sung.

255 all out.

Post by **DRT** » 00:27 Fri 27 Dec 2013

How many runs will Australia lead by when they declare during the first half of day 3?

DRT says 248.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:41 Fri 27 Dec 2013

DRT wrote:How many runs will Australia lead by when they declare during the first half of day 3?

DRT says 248.

You are on fire! Are you any good with horse racing? What do you think of Sprinter Sacre at Kempton?

Post by **DRT** » 00:52 Fri 27 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:You are on fire! Are you any good with horse racing? What do you think of Sprinter Sacre at Kempton?

No chance. Bumped its knee on the way into the horsebox this evening and my sources tell me the jockey is under instruction not to try.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:57 Fri 27 Dec 2013

Or the Welsh National?

Post by **DRT** » 01:02 Fri 27 Dec 2013

Could be in Big Macs by then because of the knee.

Post by **DRT** » 01:04 Fri 27 Dec 2013

Warner out. 19/1. Could be the big comeback everyone's been waiting for.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 01:06 Fri 27 Dec 2013

DRT wrote:Warner out. 19/1. Could be the big comeback everyone's been waiting for.

I can't hear you because I've got my fingers in my ears and I'm singing loudly.

Post by **DRT** » 01:15 Fri 27 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:Warner out. 19/1. Could be the big comeback everyone's been waiting for.
I can't hear you because I've got my fingers in my ears and I'm singing loudly.

There are only three monkeys and you picked the wrong two. Cover your eyes!

Post by **DRT** » 01:25 Fri 27 Dec 2013

Watson gone for 10. 36/2. Oh my!

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 01:33 Fri 27 Dec 2013

Are you ready to give a prediction for the Australian innings?

Post by **DRT** » 01:46 Fri 27 Dec 2013

LGTrotter wrote:Are you ready to give a prediction for the Australian innings?

Previously, DRT wrote:How many runs will Australia lead by when they declare during the first half of day 3?

DRT says 248.

I might have been too generous.

benread · Post by **benread** » 08:12 Fri 27 Dec 2013

I had a double take this morning when I looked at the score! I predict Haddin will score a 100 tomorrow and we will end around aprity before collpasing in our 2nd innings and being trounced again...

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 11:05 Fri 27 Dec 2013

I also did a double take but I do not expect Brad to get a ton. The other end will go down before that. Let's say he can harvest strike for a while before Lyon is skittled leaving us a lead of around 70.

Can England then bat all the rest of the day? If we can, we have the potential to win the match.

Post by **DRT** » 11:31 Fri 27 Dec 2013

djewesbury wrote:Can England then bat all the rest of the day?

Probably depends on whether or not Johnson is still on fire. He took three wickets for four runs at the start of last night's session. If he keeps that up it will be difficult for England to last all day. But this does look like England's best position yet.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:56 Sat 28 Dec 2013

Cook passes 8000 test runs.

Post by **DRT** » 01:10 Sat 28 Dec 2013

Looking good at the moment but Carberry isn't helping with 1 from 33 balls!

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 01:12 Sat 28 Dec 2013

He's still there, that is plenty.

Post by **DRT** » 01:18 Sat 28 Dec 2013

Good point, but shouldn't the top/middle order batsmen be the ones who put on the runs whilst the tail hold on for as long as they can?