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The Ashes
Jan 18, 2022 8:06:09 GMT
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Post by lostinspace on Jan 18, 2022 8:06:09 GMT
And to rub salt into the wounds,the England team were " celebrating " the end of tour with a party, were interrupted by Police and told to disperse after a hotel guest complained about the noise... something to celebrate... anything to celebrate ? Oh forgot.. the famous draw !!!
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Post by alftupper on Jan 18, 2022 8:56:10 GMT
And to rub salt into the wounds,the England team were " celebrating " the end of tour with a party, were interrupted by Police and told to disperse after a hotel guest complained about the noise... something to celebrate... anything to celebrate ? Oh forgot.. the famous draw !!! Was Boris there? |
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Post by eppinggas on Jan 18, 2022 9:01:58 GMT
And to rub salt into the wounds,the England team were " celebrating " the end of tour with a party, were interrupted by Police and told to disperse after a hotel guest complained about the noise... something to celebrate... anything to celebrate ? Oh forgot.. the famous draw !!! Was Boris there? Nothing to see here, Boris wasn't there - and if he was it was by accident. And obviously that was a "work related" event anyway. If all that fails he was in Pizza Express with Prince Andrew. |
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Post by Nobbygas on Jan 18, 2022 13:21:41 GMT
England have approached Novak Djokovic to open the batting for them in the next Ashes series, after all, it took the Aussies ten days to get him out.
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Post by alftupper on Jan 18, 2022 15:36:23 GMT
England have approached Novak Djokovic to open the batting for them in the next Ashes series, after all, it took the Aussies ten days to get him out. Can`t be many sports people disqualified for not taking drugs. |
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Post by Nobbygas on Jan 18, 2022 15:44:42 GMT
England have approached Novak Djokovic to open the batting for them in the next Ashes series, after all, it took the Aussies ten days to get him out. Can`t be many sports people disqualified for not taking drugs. Not only that but he only missed two shots !
He was a bit of a wazzock though. Telling porkies about catching Covid and more porkies about travelling to other countries before arriving in Oz. What did he expect?
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Post by warehamgas on Jan 18, 2022 23:16:37 GMT
And to rub salt into the wounds,the England team were " celebrating " the end of tour with a party, were interrupted by Police and told to disperse after a hotel guest complained about the noise... something to celebrate... anything to celebrate ? Oh forgot.. the famous draw !!! Was Boris there? No. But several of the Australians were. |
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Post by alftupper on Jan 19, 2022 7:36:16 GMT
No. But several of the Australians were. Ironic really. Our batsmen having to be told to get out. |
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Post by warehamgas on Jan 19, 2022 13:58:54 GMT
No. But several of the Australians were. Ironic really. Our batsmen having to be told to get out. Australia just trying to show how tough they are over Covid rules I suppose. Having made a pigs ear of getting Djokovic out when he’d broken a few entry requirements they have to show some kind of even-handedness with everyone. And there’s a national election coming up in a few months so I suspect this has much to do with politics as it is with Covid. |
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Post by Nobbygas on Jan 19, 2022 14:29:06 GMT
Ironic really. Our batsmen having to be told to get out. Australia just trying to show how tough they are over Covid rules I suppose. Having made a pigs ear of getting Djokovic out when he’d broken a few entry requirements they have to show some kind of even-handedness with everyone. And there’s a national election coming up in a few months so I suspect this has much to do with politics as it is with Covid. I think it was more to do with Graham Thorpe lighting up a cigar indoors in the bar, than anything else. |
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Post by Nobbygas on Jan 23, 2022 15:48:41 GMT
After the Ashes disaster, at least we have the T20 team to lift our spirits. They won't let us down......
....oh, hang on......
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 23, 2022 22:45:20 GMT
Latest From the 2nd T20 From the Kensington Oval.
England 171-8, Roy 45, Ali 31, Jordan 27.
West Indies 57-5 (11 overs) Rashid 2 wickets.
WI need 115 from 54 balls
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 23, 2022 23:01:08 GMT
West Indies 89-7 (14 overs) Ali 3 wickets
WI need a further 83 runs from 36 balls
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Post by alftupper on Jan 23, 2022 23:20:54 GMT
After the Ashes disaster, at least we have the T20 team to lift our spirits. They won't let us down...... ....oh, hang on...... T20 is to cricket, what Rolf Harris is to Rembrandt. Really don`t much care if we win, lose or draw. |
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 23, 2022 23:38:08 GMT
Wow, Wow and Wow, It's all over England win by 1 run, a good comeback from yesterday's thrashing.
At one point Romario Shepherd was turning down singles, about 4 overs previous.
Romario Shepherd finishes unbeaten on 44 from 28 balls, while Akeal Hosein smashed 44 from 16 balls!
Level at 1-1
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 25, 2022 1:40:25 GMT
England captain Joe Root has been named men's Test cricketer of the year by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Despite a difficult year for his side, Root hit 1,708 runs in 2021 - the third most in a calendar year in Tests.
He scored two double centuries and a further four hundreds, including three in successive Tests against India.
Root was also nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC men's cricketer of the year, that award going to Pakistan bowler Shaheen Afridi.
"I am incredibly proud to receive this award," said Root, 31, who become the second Englishman to win the Test cricketer award after Alastair Cook in 2011.
England won just four of 15 Tests in 2021, including losing the Ashes in Australia and series against India and New Zealand, but Root stood a class above the rest of his side's batting line-up.
Root scored more than three times as many runs as any of his team-mates - Rory Burns was the next highest scorer with 530 runs - and averaged 61 from 29 innings.
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Post by lostinspace on Jan 26, 2022 22:09:17 GMT
latest instalment of the WI T 20 ....224--5 off the 20 .... sub standard bowling display from England, after watching MIlls in the 100 last summer ,despite his recent injury problems, i couldn't see how most of the commentators were all over him,,,,
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 26, 2022 22:19:30 GMT
latest instalment of the WI T 20 ....224--5 off the 20 .... sub standard bowling display from England, after watching MIlls in the 100 last summer ,despite his recent injury problems, i couldn't see how most of the commentators were all over him,,,, Rovman Powell batting at number 4 smashes a 51-ball 100, 10 6's & 4 4's - Five bowlers got 1 wicket each, Ali only bowled 1 over, Rashid & Topley were the picks of our bowling. Jason Roy is capable of what Powell did, Livingstone can tap a few too. 1st over 5-0. |
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 27, 2022 1:25:12 GMT
Well that ended a bit different to how i thought it would.
West Indies 224-5, Powell 107, pooran 70, Rashid 1-25.
England 204-9, Banton 73 off 39 balls, Salt 57, Shepherd 3-59.
West Indies won by 20 runs. & lead 2-1
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Post by warehamgas on Jan 27, 2022 9:45:43 GMT
I watched it from start to finish and whilst we didn’t bowl well that was some innings from Powell with Pooran in support. It was great entertainment but it shows that whilst Topley and Rashid bowled well, Garton, Mills didn’t. And if Livingstone isn’t 100% fit then as an all rounder he shouldn’t be playing, it’s unfair on him.
But looking for silver linings, Banton again looked very good, Salt looked a great find and in one day cricket, Vince, Roy and the batsmen were all positive and on another day would have scored boundaries on the balls they got out to. I thought only Ali was out to a poor shot.
It came off for the WI today, next match it may be different.
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