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awesome from the G man , froome very graceful in defeat , proper gent that guy , humble as ever , funny how ex cheats and jealous rivals always trying to smear him , but he doesn't rise to all the crap directed at him , some mental strength there !!
Team sky are the man city but still have to go and put the effort / miles / dedication in to achieve the hardest sport in the world , a three week grand tour !

 

Well said, Rudebwoy!

 

British Dressage first turned their back on the mule Wallace the Great, but an outpouring of support for him saw BD amend their original ruling. Under rules for the first time, Wallace the Great proved to be just that. He was entered in the British Dressage Quest Club's competition at Summerhouse Equestrian in Gloucestershire and got the bikkies.

WALLACE THE GREAT.

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Wallace the Great.

 

Test series against India starts today and the 2/1 for an Indian series win looks big to me. It will have to swing a lot for England to bowl their batting line up out twice and with the recent weather and the forecast for similar this could be a long hot summer for our test team. Added to that we've seemingly picked a spinner on the basis of one ball he bowled in the recent ODI series to Kohli (granted there's not a whole heap of decent spinners in the queue ahead of him). Kohli's reacted in complete disbelief to that Rashid delivery a bit like Gatting did to Warne's ball of the century way back when. Wouldn't it be lovely to see Rashid reek havoc like Warne did. Sadly I suspect that won't be the case. I suspect it will closer resemble a series between the West Indies and England when Curtly Ambrose was in his pomp. A young Ramprakash had the audacity to slog the great man for a six in an ODI (in those days not every other ball went for 6). To say the big man was unimpressed would be an understatement and in the proceeding test series whenever Ramps went into bat, Curtly would be waiting for him and bowling 3 yards quicker than normal. This could be a tough series for the England leggie. Tickets still available for every day too. Ominous signs for the future of test cricket too. 10 years ago the first 4 days of an Edgbaston test would be sold out months in advance.

 

You guys are always a chance at home Chan. Your pitches are nothing like those flat tracks in India.

 

First they chat about the car, then they punt it at Goodwood. Talk about a terrifying ride. The passenger goes from the thrill of it all to almost spewing in seconds. The fun starts at 5:45.

 

Agreed Cyc but it's not been a normal summer here this year. Not much moisture around for about 6 weeks and not much forecast either by all accounts. Same old story for England today, got in a great position then stuffed it up.

 

AAAwwwwwwwww. How cute. Should have called him Honkey

 

Stuffed it up for the second day running when well placed. Malan needs a 128 in the second dig just to break even. And Cook will be having nightmares about Ravi Ashwin.

 

Fantastic test match at Edgbaston. Great result for England considering they chucked away great positions on days 1 and 2.

 

Loving the European Athletic Championships.

 

Cycling in Scotland is brilliant too.

 

One is allowed to make wisecracks about one's own homeland; amazed that none of the bikes have been stolen!

 

Beats the **** out of me! Why does humanity sometimes cheer on thuggery in sport. We tell ourselves that we abhor violence on the pitch, that perpetrators should be dealt with as befitting the seriousness of the incident. A lot of sports have taken to sending blatant offenders from the field, but some sports are still stuck in the dark ages. Even after a serious foul, they are permitted to play on and face justice at a later date. One of those sports is the AFL.

Last weekend the two teams from the far west, Perth and Fremantle staged their regular "heated" exchange. These games can often descend into fiery affairs. This one exploded. A Perth player named Andrew Gaff (No 3 in blue) landed a haymaker on Fremantle's teenage rookie Andrew Brayshaw (white No 8) smashing his jaw and in the process, caving in his teeth. Brayshaw's team mates took umbrage and the you know what hit the fan big time. The Perth coach rotated Gaff and when sent back on again, the Perth fans applauded him as some sort of hero. They feasted on his thuggery. The human being can be a strange old creature.

 

Cyc; what will happen to the initial instigator?

 

He got 8 weeks Kenny. There's a real debate over the issue, both in send offs and penalties. Others are calling for police action.