OT Cricket

LOL

I am on Holidays and am watching it.

When are you off to the High Country??

Kev

Kev,

Saturday. Just going for a week.

All my trips (6) this summer will down in that area.

Next winter, back up north again.

Can't wait for either.

Wayne

G'day Laura, we went to the WI cricket on a tour with Becs and Kasper a few months ago and hear plenty of Simmo stories too. One comes easily to mind.

Simmo, read through the options for movies at one of the hotels they were staying at and declared "Now thats GROSS" He was asked what was gross.

He read through the options for movies to purchase. Quote "
1. Children's movies,
2. Box Office Movies
3. Adult Movies
4. DISABLED Adult Movies"

They all gasped, "NO Simmo that is to DISABLE Adult movies, if you have children likely to select an option of adut movies" Lots of Simmo stories. LOL He is a plurry good cricketer Laura

Did you hear what Simmo and Matt Hayden had for dinner on the eve of the 2nd test??

They had fresh Lobster, All it cost was a few signatures for the bloke that donated them. I thnik he was going to auction the signed stuff for charity.

Kev

Well there is nothing wrong with a bit of slap and tickle ;))

Kev

The way test cricket is though gramps, its aussie score 23902830459823049832048 runs, everyone else 200 tops. boring as bat bleep . it will kill itself off putting eveyrone to sleep.

there are great skills in being a big hitter that can keep his wicket probably more than a block for 500 balls in a row and being 0 for 2 at the end of day 5

Truckie,

It was'nt that long ago the Poms kicked our butts and won the Ashes. We're a bit suspect o/s and coming back to the field without Warne/McGrath.

Warne was an over rated bowler, Stuart Magill is a better bowler by far it's just he wasn't a contraversial as Warne.

Kev

Gramps, but that ashes series reaks of what Marsh and Lilliee were busted for in the 80's.... think of the odds you would get...

but look at the next series after that. Boring as bat bleep

Kev, Warne is also a bad sport, a grub as well.... If anyone should be nailed for bringing game into disrepute..

"Warne was an over rated bowler" - Kev, you've lost it. The greatest spin bowler of all time, bar NONE. You could see the Aussies lift every time he came in to bowl because they knew he could make things happen. A once in a lifetime cricketer. Why else would he be held in such high regard around the cricketing world?

Truckie, you've got to control that cynicism lad :)))))

The Aussies survived very well when Warne was banned for 12 months and Glenn McGrath was unavailable due to his wifes health problems.
So yes Warne is very over rated even if the cricket world has him on a Pedestal.

I hope that one of the fast bowlers can fill the void left by McGrath as MacGill is and always was the better leg spin bowler ;))

Kev

>> Considering the test is only 4-5 days per year in each city.

people who pay money would be extatic if they lasted 4 or 5 days in total a year ROTfLMAO

From what they are saying in the commentary the Test matches as we see it now may be gone soon. They want to franchise the test teams and have multinational sides.

Why bother??

Kev

Why bother?
At least there would be a chance of some entertainment or competition.. MAYBE even a 5 day test where both teams COULD WIN!!!!! Yes, SOMETHING INTERESTING.

I grew up going to test matches every season with the old man and few others, i played shire and rep for 20+ yrs, love the game, but its very very bad way at the moment.

once again aust score 2390480293840239840298340298340238 runs, so there is no chance of any excitement in the game.

standard issue, declare last session at end of day 1, get 5 wickets, game over day 3... Yep... its healthy..

Truckie,

The aussie must have heard ya, and didn't enforce the follow on. It might make day 5 after all

Kev

Kev.
I can only think they were told not to enforce it, to ensure another days gate takings. look at what happened in QLd, a loss of thousands for them. apart from the fact, nobody knew the game was on!

Everyone loves to see the poms get flogged, it is better than beating the Kiwis.

Kev

this kiwi will beat you!!!

kiwi

Aw, don't mention cricket and Kiwi's together.

I'm still embarrassed at Greg Chappel's decision to order his brother to bowl an underarm on the last ball of a one dayer when the Kiwi's needed 4 to win the match.

That was certainly NOT cricket and I can't blame the Kiwi's for still being dirty about it.

Love the Kiwi's who have a very similar nature and sense of humor to the Aussies. They also have a cute way of talking, like "there are sux of us" and "fush and chups".