No Ashes discussion - I wonder why.......

Post by **Scott** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:56 pm

Just listening to the 5th test on the radio.
England have lost 4 wickets in the first hour of play this morning

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Your lead over us is 23 runs

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Post by **frosty** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:35 am

Test series now finished....

... Clean sweep .....

5 NIL to Australia

Post by **Shawn** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:23 am

Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!!!

Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:42 am

mixed emoticons!

Post by **d_harris** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:40 am

oh, what? There was cricket going on?

Post by **ben739** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:03 pm

i slept through it and the fatboys playing darts

Post by **Kevin** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:35 pm

oh, what? There was cricket going on?

Isnt that one of those games where you try to knock a bunch of sticks over by throwing a ball at them and then someone else tries to stop you with a larger stick and when you get tired of it you have a tea break with cucumber sandwiches

Post by **d_harris** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:40 pm

Its Just Organised Loafing as far as I can see.

Post by **grahamt7** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:42 pm

There are two teams, one IN and one OUT etc etc.

Actually there are two teams, one WINS and the other is DOWN-AND-OUT.

Post by **plastic_orange** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:17 pm

Not interested in the slightest - just slightly concerned that the EBC (whom gets huge amounts of revenue from all in the UK) makes such a big deal of it.

Pete

Post by **HarryMango** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:42 pm

Congratulations to Australia - they played superbly and did us like a kipper. However, I am dismayed at the lack of effort shown by the English team who gave up all too easily. I agree with Mr Boycott that the current players who received their MBEs after their victory should return them.

Rog

Post by **pim123** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:51 pm

I watch it every evening on the BBC. But being Dutch seem never getting a grip on the rules. Just enjoying the play and the parts I understand. Sorry for England as I support them obviously. It's my humble opinion that the Australians play the game very well, but the players as their ordiance just haven't got the 'sophistigation' for this game

... Well, better luck next year !

Post by dp » Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:47 am

The problem is that we Brits need a sport based on rain. Inventing a game where rain stops play is just asking for us to be bad at it as we'll never get to practice like those in sunny countries.

Wind has been embraced for sailing, snow for skiiing, sun for beach volleyball so Rainsport is the logical conclusion.

So, get your thinking caps on, and imagine a rain-based sport with a following like surfing. Players watch the weather forecast looking for storms then head out on rain safari. "Rain's up in Walsall dudes, grab your gear".

Schoolchildren get sent out onto the playground if it rains, not brought in to the classrooms, and hone their sports skills. (Or has the EU banned this under Health and Safety). Then we'd be world class.

Post by **paulk** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:30 am

Well from personnal experience I would say Car Maintenance could be an outdoor rain based sport.

Everytime I need to do something it P**'s down.

How about something simple. Rain collecting.

2 teams of 5 say run around holding 2 buckets each and after 30 mins the team with the most water wins.

It could have all the standard trappings of modern sport, Television statistics, 4th official watching out for proffesional fouls, drugs tests and someone to check the water is actually rain water and not from some other source.

You could also then have the cricket like problem of Lack of rain stops play.

Post by **Nadir** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:24 pm

Hill walking already exists, and seems to fit all the criteria

Post by **elmo58** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:11 am

and they werent even bowling underarm

Post by **ronny** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:40 pm

At least we did a bit better in that tri-nations thingy - hopefully a good sign for the world cup

Post by **Judge** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:30 pm

Frosty and Scott are bit quiet aren't they

Post by **Scott** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:27 pm

Judge wrote:Frosty and Scott are bit quiet aren't they

The Ashes are finished.
The one day game is just for fun.

Oh well, we couldn't let your guys go home empty handed

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Post by **Judge** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:58 pm

Talking about games reminds me that I must get some stronger line for my fishing rod