The Cricket Thread

I shall check in later to see if you have jinxed it or not !

 

Bloody hell, they just showed that Vince wasn’t actually out! He got the faintest nick but didn’t review.

 

Root is though...

 

I saw that inside edge even without hot spot. Very surprising that Malan didn't feel it.

 

Well Chilco , carry on Viewing .

And as for you LTL .

You can stay off work

 

Come on, oh great bearded one. I'm 50% there. Deflection off Long's arse tomorrow and I'm within touching distance of a Damascene conversion.

Walcott and Giroud sign over the weekend, and a new amazing manager is announced and I'll be going Catholic.

Nice one Broad and of course Sir Alistair. The future looks a lot brighter today

 

It’s a bit like winning your last Champions League Group game, even though you’re already knocked out.

 

Oi, Miseryguts. Still better than never playing well.

However, we haven't won yet.

 

I heard the sound of leather on willow from my sofa with a duvet over my head.

 

Another fantastic day for England, and hats off to Lord Cook of Melbourne. Inexplicable from Malan not to review, for 2 batsmen in the same innings to effectively give themselves out is just weird. Huge props to Stuart Broad who had to face down his demons to carry England to a massive 100 partnership with Cook and a possible match winning lead.

 

Bet you were a laugh a bloody minute over Christmas, Ebeneezer!

"If you think you're getting your hands on even my cheapest whisky to set light to it on the pudding you can sod off. Humbug" he cried with a scowl.

 

I get hounded by my old boss... an Aussie. He’d piss himself if I cheered a good performance now and tell me that’s typically British.

 

Yes, like he wouldn't cheer on the Aussies if the situation was reversed.

 

If you know any Aussies, they probably wouldn’t.

 

I worked with an Aussie once. We were being battered by them in a match when rain saved us from defeat. Over a drink after work he mused:

"Only the English could invent a game where one team scores 700 and the other lot score 300 and it's a ****ing draw!"

Despite all the crap we have to take from our ex-convict brethren, I do love 'em. And screwing up the nailed on whitewash will give me a sense of achievement. Yep, we're a perverse bunch.

 

Then they are crap supporters....you need to encourage your team through the bad times as well....like Saints' fans

 

Spot on, FLT. No-one criticises an Aussie team like an Aussie.

 

I’ll agree with that Lambo. We must stop the whitewash, but I’m not going to Lord any players after the first three tests.

 

Yes, OK. But it doesn't stop me saying that we're currently crap. I await the Northam singing "We're **** and we're sick of it" to show some gallows humour.

 

OK. It's official. You're a miserable git