It's just not cricket

Post by **DRT** » 22:27 Fri 13 Jun 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Here's my prediction for the close of play tomorrow. Daniel and Derek (there must be one of those compound names in there like Brangelina) will have had a bl**dy good day out.

If you are offering 3/1 I'll take that.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 22:27 Fri 13 Jun 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Here's my prediction for the close of play tomorrow. Daniel and Derek (there must be one of those compound names in there like Brangelina) will have had a bl**dy good day out.

Correct.

But I wish we were allowed to have a drink. Derek's diet is a real downer. Lemon water and rocket salad all day.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 22:57 Fri 13 Jun 2014

djewesbury wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Here's my prediction for the close of play tomorrow. Daniel and Derek (there must be one of those compound names in there like Brangelina) will have had a bl**dy good day out.
Correct.

But I wish we were allowed to have a drink. Derek's diet is a real downer. Lemon water and rocket salad all day.

Whenever I go to the cricket I often wish there were fewer people drinking. Hanging out with the auld fellas midweek is my bag.

Post by **DRT** » 23:00 Fri 13 Jun 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Whenever I go to the cricket I often wish there were fewer people drinking. Hanging out with the auld fellas midweek is my bag.

I sympathise.

There were too many people there today who were just too loud and obnoxious. Louts. Footballish idiots. There were times when I didn't enjoy being where I was. That isn't too painful at £20 for a "Late Gate" ticket, but at £90 would have caused me to be seriously annoyed.

Harrumph.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:16 Fri 13 Jun 2014

DRT wrote:Harrumph.

That's better.

Wouldn't have happened in my day, chunter...

Post by **DRT** » 23:18 Fri 13 Jun 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Wouldn't have happened in my day

Suggestion for OQaaT: When was Owen's day?

Post by **DRT** » 08:37 Sat 14 Jun 2014

The time has come. The bottles are on ice. DRT about to board the bus to Lord's.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 10:25 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Hello everyone. The early morning cloud has blown through, the spitting rain is off and the sun is shining. SL have scored 9 this morning including one boundary. This is looking good.
(Wine Society Exhibition Pauillac 06 very lovely.)

benread · Post by **benread** » 10:27 Sat 14 Jun 2014

And the occasional ball is bouncing nicely!

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Post by **jdaw1** » 10:41 Sat 14 Jun 2014

If, hypothetically, anyone is unable to attend, perhaps, hypothetically, because of babysitting, such hypothetical people could watch www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/27843669.

Hypothetically.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 11:20 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Chateau de Batailley 2004. Excellent. Like having tannin toothpaste. Amazing juice. The difference with the (very good) Exhibition Pauillac is marked. This is very full and rich.
Raining again, sharpish shower.
Rain stopping. Ball rising from Plunkett.

benread · Post by **benread** » 11:22 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Pouilly Fume in the pavilion!

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 11:36 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Not that we want to make anyone feel fed up, hypothetically, for not being able to come. What are they drinking in SW16 these days?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 12:04 Sat 14 Jun 2014

From what I hear on the radio - my fall-back to finding out what is happening at Lord's since ball by ball commentary from the TPF TMS is very intermittent - this morning's play can best be described as turgid.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 12:44 Sat 14 Jun 2014

It wasn't turgid but it didn't move along too sharply.
Does claret go through a dumb phase? The Croix de Beaucaillou 06 had a wonderful nose but it only gave thin acidity in the mouth, no roundness or fullness. Quite inoffensive but not great. So we have moved on to a Krohn 82 Colheita.
During lunch we were graced by a visit from a member with whom we shared our pork pie.
Ali to Sangakkara.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:42 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Much wondering as to what on earth is happening with these scoreboards. A manual scoreboard (with obligatory man and boy inside) was wheeled out at one point. Oh, and Sangakkara got 100 and Jayawardene got 50.

benread · Post by **benread** » 13:47 Sat 14 Jun 2014

And fabulous the pork pie was. What is the form regarding the forum location for posting pie reviews?!

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:47 Sat 14 Jun 2014

The Krohn 82 is pleasant but it doesn't have any surprises. School desks in the nose, heat and dried figs in the finish. It's gone now.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:50 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Wicket! Broad to Jayawardene. Still chuntering but surely it's out

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 13:50 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Thanks for the updates, makes being at work, well, sort of better. If you have time for some atmosphere and local colour posts I would be most grateful.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:51 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Yes it's out. Jayawardene plumb LB for 55. Someone opened some champagne.

benread · Post by **benread** » 13:52 Sat 14 Jun 2014

A view of play for you!

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LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 13:55 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Beautiful view, was it you slumming it with the pork pie brigade earlier?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 13:56 Sat 14 Jun 2014

It was. That's us to the left of the media centre. Should have taken a picture of the majestic pie.

benread · Post by **benread** » 14:05 Sat 14 Jun 2014

The pork pie was excellent. It's not often you need to leave this pavilion for the best food and wine!

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 14:08 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Krohn cork. Unbranded. Are we supposed to get a pen and write TAYLOR on it ourselves?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 14:14 Sat 14 Jun 2014

I thought this was a picture of the sausage roll hors d'oeuvre.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 14:16 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Thirimanne c Robson b Anderson 2!

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 14:41 Sat 14 Jun 2014

The Niepoort 2001 Colheita half has gone down nicely. Lots of rambunctious fruit well balanced with spice, not excessively juicy. Perfect for seeing in the SL 300.

Post by **DRT** » 14:45 Sat 14 Jun 2014

A crisis has occurred. I could have sworn I walked in here with 3 litres of wine and all of it has evaporated. The angel has had a disproportionate share!

Post by **jdaw1** » 14:55 Sat 14 Jun 2014

benread wrote:And fabulous the pork pie was. What is the form regarding the forum location for posting pie reviews?!

Fair question. Daniel makes the best pork pies.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:14 Sat 14 Jun 2014

As the claret and port angel of whom Derek spoke.. I recommend that pork pies be included in Beer, Spirits and Cigars...

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:33 Sat 14 Jun 2014

djewesbury wrote:Does claret go through a dumb phase? The Croix de Beaucaillou 06 had a wonderful nose but it only gave thin acidity in the mouth, no roundness or fullness. Quite inoffensive but not great. So we have moved on to a Krohn 82 Colheita.

Absolutely it does! Just as Port goes out of balance, so do most red wines meant to be worth maturing.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 15:35 Sat 14 Jun 2014

djewesbury wrote:Much wondering as to what on earth is happening with these scoreboards. A manual scoreboard (with obligatory man and boy inside) was wheeled out at one point.

How much have you two drunk? St John's Wood - including Lord's - has suffered at least two power cuts so far this afternoon!

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 15:37 Sat 14 Jun 2014

We have only drunk what we are allowed. All our lights are on.

Post by **DRT** » 15:39 Sat 14 Jun 2014

AHB wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Much wondering as to what on earth is happening with these scoreboards. A manual scoreboard (with obligatory man and boy inside) was wheeled out at one point.
How much have you two drunk? St John's Wood - including Lord's - has suffered at least two power cuts so far this afternoon!

2.5 bottles of claret and 1.5 bottles of port + 7 pints of ale. But there are four of us not two, and Ben stole most of the Port.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 15:39 Sat 14 Jun 2014

djewesbury wrote:All our lights are on.

But nobody's home.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:06 Sat 14 Jun 2014

This is just not cricket.

benread · Post by **benread** » 16:08 Sat 14 Jun 2014

DRT wrote:
AHB wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Much wondering as to what on earth is happening with these scoreboards. A manual scoreboard (with obligatory man and boy inside) was wheeled out at one point.
How much have you two drunk? St John's Wood - including Lord's - has suffered at least two power cuts so far this afternoon!
2.5 bottles of claret and 1.5 bottles of port + 7 pints of ale. But there are four of us not two, and Ben stole most of the Port.

I had half a champagne glass of the krohn colheita. Not guilty!

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Post by **DRT** » 16:09 Sat 14 Jun 2014

DRT wrote:OK - time to show my true colours.

I am Scottish. Cricket is as mysterious to me as is the reason why whales commit mass suicide.

I spent the first 45 years of my life believing that test match cricket was invented so the the BBC could avoid showing Wimbledon on both channels simultaneously. Five days of nothing much happening is five days of nothing much happening. I really would prefer to watch whales commit mass suicide.

In the first 45 years of my life I tried watching test matches. Not all of it, just the bit when England collapsed. But it was just too long and boring to keep my interest.

I then met AHB and benread. We have been to a few ODIs and T20s at Lords and The Oval and I have enjoyed every one of those matches. The experience of being at the venues was part of it, but the surety of a result on the day was what made it enjoyable.

So, how do we weave whale suicides into a T20 game?

Today was my first experience of live Test cricket. I need to find some whales.

benread · Post by **benread** » 16:11 Sat 14 Jun 2014

DRT wrote:
DRT wrote:OK - time to show my true colours.

I am Scottish. Cricket is as mysterious to me as is the reason why whales commit mass suicide.

I spent the first 45 years of my life believing that test match cricket was invented so the the BBC could avoid showing Wimbledon on both channels simultaneously. Five days of nothing much happening is five days of nothing much happening. I really would prefer to watch whales commit mass suicide.

In the first 45 years of my life I tried watching test matches. Not all of it, just the bit when England collapsed. But it was just too long and boring to keep my interest.

I then met AHB and benread. We have been to a few ODIs and T20s at Lords and The Oval and I have enjoyed every one of those matches. The experience of being at the venues was part of it, but the surety of a result on the day was what made it enjoyable.

So, how do we weave whale suicides into a T20 game?
Today was my first experience of live Test cricket. I need to find some whales.

today is not representative of test cricket! Poor wicket - it's too good!

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djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:14 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Derek! You need to relax and get into the flow. Here, have some mogadon.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 16:27 Sat 14 Jun 2014

At last! WG Grace got a wicket!

Post by **DRT** » 16:56 Sat 14 Jun 2014

It is now verging on exciting.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 17:28 Sat 14 Jun 2014

Nothing like a dropped catch to get a hot bored crowd miserable.

Hurray! It's curmudgeon o'clock.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 17:48 Sat 14 Jun 2014

LGTrotter wrote:Hurray! It's curmudgeon o'clock.

benread wrote:Poor wicket - it's too good!

What's going off here? No result at Lords, a slow soggy pitch, somebody needs to have a word with the groundsman. All very well having an outfield like a carpet but it's the bit in the middle which makes the game interesting.

Derek you have my sympathy. Cricket is often quite boring but when it is made so by the deliberate effort of the ground staff, well, hrmph.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 17:50 Sat 14 Jun 2014

These are the five we bowled out.
We left at 6 pm. Heard the last wicket fall as we walked past the Grace Gate. Now we're in the Windsor Castle discussing the merits of the day.
The pitch was rubbish.
England weren't actually as bad as they seemed.
Sri Lanka were miserly.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 17:54 Sat 14 Jun 2014

djewesbury wrote:The pitch was rubbish.
England weren't actually as bad as they seemed.
Sri Lanka were miserly.

Difficult to rate England's performance in these circs. I find it hampering my ability to moan properly. Nice day though.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:13 Sat 14 Jun 2014

djewesbury wrote:These are the five we bowled out.

How many were “we”?

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 20:33 Sat 14 Jun 2014

jdaw1 wrote:
djewesbury wrote:These are the five we bowled out.
How many were “we”?

4. But one didn't venture as far as the Ni01C.