OT The English cricket team leaving Adelaide.....

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Q. What do Geraint Jones and Michael Jackson have in common?

A. They both wear gloves for no apparent reason

Q. What is the height of optimism?

A. An English batsman applying sunscreen.

Q. What does Ashley Giles put in his hands to make sure the next ball almost always takes a wicket?

A. A bat.

Q. What would Glen McGrath be if he was an Englishman?

A. An all-rounder.

Q. What advantage do Kevin Pieterson, Andrew Strauss and Geraint Jones have over the rest of their team-mates?

A. At least they can say they're not really English.

Q. What is the English version of a hat-trick?

A. Three runs in three balls.

Q. What do you call an Englishman with 100 runs against his name?

A. A bowler.

Q. What is the most proficient form of footwork displayed by English batsmen?

A. The walk back to the pavilion.

Q. Who has the easiest job in the English squad?

A. The guy who removes the red ball marks from the bats.

Q. Why is Andrew Flintoff the unluckiest English player?

A. Because he was born in England.

Q. What does "Ashes" stand for?

A. Another Sad Horrific English Series.

Q. What's the English version of LBW?

A. Lost, Beaten, Walloped.

Q. Who spends the most time on the crease of anyone in the English team?

A. The person who ironed the cricket whites.
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Reply By: XpLoiT - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 17:20

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 17:20
hahaha
what a series though
ponting coming through with the goods!! god its gold!!

england pretty much are muppets (of the press that is)

cant wait for the sydney test i will be there with BELLS on!

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Reply By: Member - Brian H (QLD) - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 17:38

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 17:38
ROFLMAO ................. love it

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Reply By: Bilbo - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 17:41

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 17:41
Bonz,

Diamond stuff Bonz, diamond mate - and I'm a Pom!! Or should I say WAS a Pom - fer about the first 2 years over 'ere.

Geoff Boycott absolutely hammered the English team in his cricket column in The West Australian today. "Our Geoffrey" may well have been the most boring batsman in the world but he knew how to win or save a Test Match.

I gotta get meself a Country TV antenna to watch the game here in Perth. It won't be broadcast on local Perth TV. I wanna see the Poms sent home with thier tails between thier legs. FIVE FLAMIN' NIL!! Those barstewards owe me for "stealing" The Rubgy World Cup under false pretences!!

Come to think of it - I think I actually dislike England as a country these days. I've slept in better places.

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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 07:45

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 07:45
how'd you slip past the net....hehehe
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 11:56

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 11:56
Numoer Uno,

I left England in 1974 (?) 'cos as a country it was stuffed. I went back in 1986 as part of a business trip - it was still stuffed. I again returned in 2005 for my Mum's funeral - still, it was stuffed!

My employer paid for the first of those trips. I paid for the second. I'm very happy that I never wasted any more money going back there!!

I was welcomed here into "Orstralyaa" as a hero, a veritable genius, a handsome god whose wisdom knew no bounds,,,,,,,,,,,,,then couldn't get a proper job fer 6 months!! Struggled a bit at first but since then my 30 odd years in "Oz" has been one big adventure. Loved every minute of it!

A lot of "True Blues" don't realise what a great, beautiful, marvellous place Australia is.

I paid my own fare here and since that date The Australian Tax Office has followed my EVERY move - but never actually given me anything.

I AM AN AUSTRALIAN.

There are NO divided loyalties mate ;)

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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:34

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:34
Nice to hear Bilbo, Its a pity other immigrants don't have the same attitude!!
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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 15:31

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 15:31
"I was welcomed here into "Orstralyaa" as a hero, a veritable genius, a handsome god whose wisdom knew no bounds" ? a pom with all these attributes....you sure you were a pom, and not irish?

any how, how'd we let you slip past three times....com'on fess up....you paid someone...lol
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:43

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:43
John,

I get really angry at immigrants that come over, bring thier emotional, religious, biased, class ridden baggage with 'em, take the best of everything that "Oz" has to offer and even after years of comfortable living don't show the country any loyalty.

And some of the Poms are the worst offenders. For reasons of political correctness I daren't mention THOSE OTHER PEOPLE ;)

I even been abused at ruby games, cricket matches etc for barrackiing for Australia - badly abused, almost to the point of fisticuffs!

Take care,

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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:46

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:46
Numero Uno,

It's often been said by people that know me that I do have "the gift of the gab". But no, mate, I'm not Irish.

I have a very good Irish mate that insists there are only 2 types of people in the world - "The Irish and those that would like to be".

"Slow down going past yer Grandma's" ;)

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Follow Up By: Member No 1- Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:03

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:03
mmm cant be related then...(my gg granddad came from ireland), but as your an your an aussie, you must be a mate of mine...
why do i need to slow down goin past grannies
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 20:40

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 20:40
Numero Uno,

It's a good, old Lancashire working class expression. It just means "be careful" as a way of saying, "Goodbye, CYA later".

"Take it steady past yer Grandmas"

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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 21:38

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 21:38
Bonz ,

Those jokes were probably made up about the Australian team by the Poms eighteen months ago when they beat us .

I think if they had their strike bowler Jones with them , they might have won that second test , but luckily for us , he is buggered .

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 21:54

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 21:54
Prolly Willie but if they were all the names would have been wrong.........

And I reckon all the pommy bowlers are on strike hehehehehe
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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 22:16

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 22:16
Willie,

",,,,,,,,,,,but luckily for us , he is buggered,,,,,,,,"

Sorry mate, I don't agree. The English cricket scene has sent over it's "best available" to try & retain The Ashes. There's no luck in it. THIS is thier "best".

One buggered bowler and a batsman with one leg that can't manage 9 balls in a 3rd class game in "Oz"? Is this it?? Is this thier reserve? Australia has a tremendously deep reserve of cricketing talent. The Poms deserve what they get by sending over a "make do" team and nothing in reserve.

"He is injured and can't come out to play today", said Jones' Mum. Someone should tell the MCC, this is THE ASHES not backyard cricket!

Harmison was England's answer to the Exocet Missile, the next Denis Lillee, better than sliced bread,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and he couldn't take a wicket in 288 runs!. They even tried to give him a memorial stump, but he lost it on the team bus going home! Talk about "can't take a wicket"!!

Pathetic.

Take care mate,

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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 06:14

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 06:14
Hi Bilbo ,

I think the point I was trying to make was , that it is a bit rich to make jokes like that ( but they are funny ) when we do not hold the ashes at present - they do .

We lost last time and all the jokes could have applied to us eighteen months ago .

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Follow Up By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:49

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 17:49
Don't sweat it, Wille. The Ashes are back home with us in Australia.

Believe it or not The Ashes do actually belong to Australia. They were posted here by a Pom after the burning of the Holy Bail!

True.

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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:29

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:29
Yes Bilbo , I saw the Monty Python movie the Holy Bail , so I know the history .
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:32

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:32
You two cut it out or I will call upon the Holy HandGrenade of Antioch :)
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Reply By: Luke SA - Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 23:15

Thursday, Dec 07, 2006 at 23:15
LMAO Bonz that was the funniest jokes ive heard for a while

you couldnt wait another 7 hours though for Friday hey lol

keep em coming

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Reply By: Barnesy - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 01:39

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 01:39
>>They both wear gloves for no apparent reason

I like that Bonz. Amazed they picked him over the other keeper because his batting average is about 4 higher!

Dejavu between Gillespie last series and Harmison now. Glenn Mcgrath injured last series, Simon Jones injured now. Can't say I have any sympathy for the Poms though.

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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 06:19

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 06:19
I agree . How could you have sympathy for a team that batted in their second innings like scared hobbits . Their negativity was unbelievable . We went out to win , they went out to draw .
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 09:45

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 09:45
Classic, thanks Bonz.

My office assistant has gone home to the UK for his first visit in years. He now barracks for OZ and his dad is a rabid english cricket supporter who has been giving him stick for months about how they were going to wallop OZ this time around.

I wonder how quiet it is around the TV?

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Reply By: Member - Rotord - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:27

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 10:27
These could come in real handy . As Hagar the Horrible said " winning isn't everything , humiliating the loser is also important "
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Reply By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:05

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:05
I can't stop whistling the theme song from "The Muppets" ever since I saw your picture above, Bonz!!

My missus is going crazy with me whistling it all the time.

I believe Channel Nine has changed its Cricket intro tune as well! Can you imagine Channel Nine coming on TV with that tune!!

It's not that we won or how badly England played and lost -it's HOW we won that stunned everybody.

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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:06

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:06
Sadly test cricket is dead now. Its a dull as bat bleep since the "SPORT" became a "BUSINESS".. pretty much like AFL, NRL, etc...

I still love watching the old games of the 70/80s on Optus somenights for fillin's.. great stuff compared to now.

anyone doubting that England will magically win the next game to ensure good gates at the following game, and probably increased advertising rates at the next game?

Same reason that ponting batted on in second innings of first game. they stood to lose 10's of thousands...
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 15:56

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 15:56
I thought that you may appreciate this one from Warnie's own personal diary.

Happy Reading

SK Warne Match Report 2nd Ashes Test

Day 5 of the second test. We're 1 nil up and If I was playing for England today I would be thinking... slow and steady lads,slow and steady.
But I'm not thank god and his son Jesus Christ, I'm Australian, and I've woken up with a horn that a dog couldn't chew, and I'm not sure if it's because I can't wait to get that cherry in my hand and get stuck into the soap dodgers... or if it hasn't gone down since phone sex with Rianna Ponting last night.
Anyway, no one in my room to stick it in, no time to get on the text messages, so I best jump in the David Gower and work up a nice lather and give the cleaner some work to do on the tiles.
Hot breakfast this morning, quite by accident. Put the lit end of the ciggie into my gob while changing hands to down an Iced Coffee. Pup Clarke thought it was a hell of a joke until I told him I used his p00fy white skivvy to mop up after a phone conversation with his sister last night.
All the boys are full of beans this morning though at breaky.
Pigeon was telling everyone the odds he'd got for us to win this morning,
and how he's whacked all the money he won on McGilla not being selected,
straight on us. Prick could have shared his bookie with me, I happen to think we'll get up today too. Particularly with the team they've got on the park.
Giles couldn't turn a steak into $hit. Jones couldn't keep a bleep ing secret, or buy a run. "Bell end" wouldn't know what I was chucking at him, in fact Kay Pee and that bloke with the stupid name that doesn't usually get a game are there only hope.
Arrive at the ground and while the rest of them are keen to get into the nets for a warm up, I've got plans to test out the Adelaide sewage system by sending one of the biggest turds Adelaide has ever seen into it. I'm only 15 minutes into this fine little session, not even up the centrefold spread yet, when I hear a muffled voice talking about the history of test cricket and how if you look back, the chances of Australia getting a win are so remote it's not worth considering, and how England just need to go steady, nothing silly needs to be done, a draw here will do just fine with 3 tests still to go, maybe we can wear down an ageing aussie side... then,
along with that monster turd I was talking about, the penny has dropped...
I'm in the wrong bleep ing change room, and I'm listening to Freddy Flinstone give his pre match "inspiring" speech.... note to self, NEVER complain about punters speeches again.
So with the knowledge that we now had the game in the bag, out we trot to the centre. I've grabbed the new ball and told punter I'll sort this lot out.. punters told me to pull my stupid head in and wait till I'm told.... this is what happens when you give a short man from Tasmania a bit of authority, he tries to make you pay for all the inbreeding jokes ever created. Still, I'll bide my time, we've got all day.
10 minutes into session 1 and punter can't even look at me when he throws me the rock... of course I let him know he's made the first good call for the game, and I've asked him to trot down to fine leg please.. even he laughed at that one while jogging to first slip.
An hour or so later and I'm well on the way to completely stripping any sense of pride the unwashed have built in the past 4 days.
Strauss was easy, nice catch by Mr. Cricket by the way, this bloke is so good to me, and the team for that matter, I almost feel guilty about pegging his new girlfriend.
Bell "end" run out by me, even when getting run out this poor ba$tard has my name next to his in the wicket column.... Kay Pee, I enjoyed this one, certainly wiped the stupid smile from his south african dial.....Giles, from one spinner to one that isn't, this was a forgettable one..... and then Hoggard, felt sorry for this poor p.ick, I've never seen anyone this ugly before, I can see why he grows that hair.
So that's that... we had 168 to knock off in the final session, which was always going to happen. 2-0 to us, punter named man of the match, but we all know I deserved it.
Beers will flow in our rooms, tears will flow in theirs. The Ashes are back, and thank god they didn't have them for long enough for anyone to realise!

Love to your missus

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Reply By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:03

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:03
Very good - love it!

That sounds likw Warney - the rude, crude Australian cricketing genius.

Who cares if he likes a beer and women? Don't we all?

We are after all - "AUSTRALIANS!!"

Good stuff,

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Reply By: Bilbo - Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:59

Friday, Dec 08, 2006 at 18:59
Latest News -

Damien Martyn has snatched his rent on playing International or National cricket, effective immediately.

Adam Voges (WA) is IN for the Perth Test

Heard it on the ABC report from the Lilac Hill friendly game here in Perth this morning.

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Reply By: Brian - Sunday, Dec 10, 2006 at 03:19

Sunday, Dec 10, 2006 at 03:19
Why isn't Jones the Pom "wickie" allowed to hold the Ashes ??
He might drop them !!!
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Reply By: Grizzle - Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 11:24

Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 11:24
Anna Nicole Smith's chin has hit more balls than Freddie Flintoff's Bat!!!!!!

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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 17:52

Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 17:52
now that is rather suggestive
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 18:25

Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 18:25
but true :))))
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Follow Up By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 22:41

Monday, Dec 11, 2006 at 22:41
That is cruel but accurate, I love it!!

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