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#461 Post by Woody » Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:55 pm

Not sure that this will last long, but it was on the BBC :ymdevil:

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#462 Post by Woody » Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:43 pm

Thames Water announced hosepipe ban today, MCC reply :))

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#463 Post by Woody » Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:00 pm

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#464 Post by 4mastacker » Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:51 pm

England back to normal.
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#465 Post by TheGreenAnger » Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:25 pm

I must admit I fail Norman Tebbitt's 'cricket test'. Well done the Bokke! ;)))
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A bit of sledging or battering!

#466 Post by TheGreenAnger » Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:51 am

Batters! For goodness sake what's wrong with batsmen or women.
There is no greater indignity in cricket than losing by an innings.

Equivalents in other sports are hard to come by, though one might imagine a football team still winning without a goalkeeper in the second half, or a sprinter claiming gold despite running backwards for the final 50 metres.

Needless to say, such a margin of victory implies a one-sided contest. You'll hear captains, coaches and commentators say something like: "They were better in every department."

And that is almost always true. But taking a closer look at England's chastening defeat by South Africa at Lord's - by an innings and 12 runs - and there is at least some room for optimism for the vanquished hosts. <<those who like stats read on>>

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#467 Post by 4mastacker » Wed Aug 24, 2022 5:47 pm

Well, England's poor batting performance in the last test means they change..... a bowler. Meanwhile, batting failure Crawley keeps his place in the team. They couldn't manage to come third in a two-horse race.
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#468 Post by Woody » Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:07 pm

The Future Tour Programme has been released and England don’t play Tests in ZA until 2026/27 X(
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#469 Post by Woody » Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:58 am

I know it’s not proper cricket, but a win’s a win ^:)^

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#470 Post by Woody » Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:26 pm

Another one to be added to the bizarre sports injury list :-o

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#471 Post by tango15 » Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:44 pm

Woody wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:58 am
 I know it’s not proper cricket, but a win’s a win ^:)^

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#472 Post by llondel » Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:59 am

From the WTF? department...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/63819110

England 506 for 4 at the close of day ONE. Broke a few records there, did they smuggle in the T20 squad? Almost a run a ball.
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#473 Post by Woody » Fri Dec 02, 2022 7:35 am

It was over a run per ball as only 75 overs were bowled due to the light, but they’ve collapsed to 657 all out B-)

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#474 Post by Woody » Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:40 pm

Went down to the last 10 minutes of daylight :-bd

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#475 Post by Woody » Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:07 am

Cricket lovers have to have their stats :D

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#476 Post by Woody » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:34 am

No room for sentimentality in professional sports :D
Satisfying: Joe Root needed 150 not out or 200 and out in this innings to get his average back to 50. Ben Stokes declares when Joe Root hits six to move from 147 to 153, with his average 50.01.
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Re: Cricket

#477 Post by Woody » Thu May 18, 2023 5:52 pm

Cricket and some aviation :)

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