Other Sports

You were obviously playing it the wrong way - you're supposed to bounce the ball off the walls, not yourself...

 

If some had their way Chess and Bridge would be classified as sports

 

In the early modern olympics,c. 1900/04 they had poetry reading! FACT

 

They also had 'Pentathlon of the Muses' - five arts events covering architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. One Hungarian athlete won two golds in swimming and a silver in stadium design.

 

I know - I would have won that with:

Canary Dave
Is very brave
The Norwich board
Should be awed
He is our Fave

(yes OK Theo it doesn't scan etc etc but it took me 3 seconds to compose )

 

So slow!!!!

 

It's quality that counts - and THAT is hard to beat

 

I don't like to be too contrary
Of the scanning of others I'm wary
We'll just let that be
And hope we agree
Our favourite Dave's a canary

 

yeah? well that is contrary and contentious - have you forgotten Mr Bassett?

 

Mr. Bassett? I hear he got up to all sorts!

 

I see Irish boxer Michael Conlan is in trouble with the AIBA... "you can't humiliate our judges..."

Here's me thinking they've done a mighty fine job in humiliating themselves. Some disgraceful decisions over the course of the tournament, not least this one.

 

Yes - some dodgy decisions - not just in the boxing

 

Are you referring to Helen Skelton's dress?

 

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cri...ped-players-for-bangladesh-tour-a3346481.html

Blimey - 38 year-old recalled to the England Test squad.

If my knee improves in time, I might hold my hand up too...

 

You are a big boy now you don't have to hold up your hand up, You can go to the gents with out asking .

 

Batty old enough to be that 19 year's old dad!

Are we that short on spinners?

Reminds me of when we took Shaun Udal..

 

I'm probably still a bit on the young side for the 5th spinner's slot

 

I'm surprised that with Gus Fraser as Middlesex director of cricket and an England selector that Ollie Rayner didn't get the spot after the season he's had.

 

I've seen Batty and Rayner bowl this summer and the former bowled well on a dead wicket, winning a game that had long looked a nailed on draw. Batty's also an influential captain and about as competitive as they come. It's not a long term selection but I can see why he got the vote.

 

Middlesex win the County Championship - won by a hat-trick of wickets.