2006/7 Ashes thread......

[unrepentant]

308gt4 said:

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The only difference between you and us for sitting up late when the series is in the UK is that we usually go to work tired AND drunk from celebrating

sorry, cheap shot

Whats the difference between Australia and a Yoghurt?








If you leave a yoghurt out for long enough it will develop a culture.

[308gt4]

unrepentant said:

Whats the difference between Australia and a Yoghurt?


If you leave a yoghurt out for long enough it will develop a culture.

that was ancient when I worked in London 17 years ago, surely you can come up with something new that didn't come out of the Mirror

what do you call an English batsman with sunblock on ?



an optimist

[MikeyT]

For gawd sake children ...

[unrepentant]

Whats the connection between Geraint Jones and Michael Jackson?














They both wear gloves for no apparent reason.

[308gt4]

speaking of glovemen, I have seen none better than Gilchrist although Knotty was a better keeper in my book but not much in it.

Of course on the batting side Gilly could hold his own without keeping wicket .... been trying to think of a team with big hitters :

Haynes
Stackpole
Richards
Ponting
Symonds
Lamb
Pollock, G
Gilchrist
Botham
Cairns
Hadlee


All these guys can belt a screamer from go to whoa, would be a daunting team to face

[unrepentant]

308gt4 said:

speaking of glovemen, I have seen none better than Gilchrist although Knotty was a better keeper in my book but not much in it.

Of course on the batting side Gilly could hold his own without keeping wicket .... been trying to think of a team with big hitters :

Haynes
Stackpole
Richards
Ponting
Symonds
Lamb
Pollock, G
Gilchrist
Botham
Cairns
Hadlee


All these guys can belt a screamer from go to whoa, would be a daunting team to face

Pietersen hits it harder than Lamby ever did. I never saw Stackpole but i did sit in awe and watch the great B A Richards and his associate Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge take attacks apart with huge hitting.

[MikeyT]

I'd definitely put Greenidge above Haynes as a hitter. Had two good partnerships for WI - first with my favourite WI cricketer after IVA Richards, the great R C Fredericks and then with Haynes.

[fozzi]

http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS

Haynes is no where to be seen... definately Greenidge for me!!!!

Hadlee is also way down the list... Imran, Wasim, Freddie and Kapil all up near the top!

ETA:
Seems to me some people forget how powerful the West Indian batting was back in the 70s and 80s, check out those names in the top 10 from that greatest of teams.... Greenidge, Richards, Lloyd and Hooper!

Edited by fozzi on Monday 8th January 15:00

[hsvgtscoupe]

What about a couple of lesser known but defo MASSIVE hitters of the aggot - Lace Cairns for NZ in the late 80's if I recall (big bloke with a bat that looked like a club - bat hd no shoulders) and then I recall seeing the shortarse SriLankan wicky at the Gee take the Aussies apart in several ODI's - can't remember his name (mid to late 90's) but he opened the batting & kept wicket and he was one of the first I recall seeing really start getting big scores before the 15 over field restrictions lapsed. His name was somthing of an alphabet if that helps. (Kalaratawrana or somthing similar is my best attempt!)

Edited by hsvgtscoupe on Monday 8th January 17:49

[unrepentant]

hsvgtscoupe said:

What about a couple of lesser known but defo MASSIVE hitters of the aggot - Lace Cairns for NZ in the late 80's if I recall (big bloke with a bat that looked like a club - bat hd no shoulders) and then I recall seeing the shortarse SriLankan wicky at the Gee take the Aussies apart in several ODI's - can't remember his name (mid to late 90's) but he opened the batting & kept wicket and he was one of the first I recall seeing really start getting big scores before the 15 over field restrictions lapsed. His name was somthing of an alphabet if that helps. (Kalaratawrana or somthing similar is my best attempt!)

Kaluwitharana? Very modest test and one day record. No match for Gilly and not as effective as Sangakkara.

Lance Cairns was effective but no more than his son Chris. The bat was a Gray Nicolls. they experimented with sloped shoulders and were the first to bring out the scoop and double scoop also which were meant to increase the sweet spot. I went to the factory at Robertsbridge a few times when it was being run by that fine old Australian cricketer Leonard "Jock" Livingston. Jock used to take me into a "special" room where all the pros bats were kept. They were all hand made for perfect pick up and balance. I handled one of Gordon Greenidge's once.

This is completely o/t but I was at a dinner in Bournemouth in about 1985 when Jock retired and we all stood and sang "waltzing matilda" to him and he cried. Very emotional. He used to carry letters from his friend Don Bradman which I was priveliged enough to be shown once. Sadly he died in 1998. A true gentleman and a fascinating lunch companion for anyone who loved cricket.

[hsvgtscoupe]

unrepentant said:

All the stuff he just said

Awesome story... that's one to treasure!

Not saying the lil half-back flanker was any match 4 Gilly but watchin him hit several rapidfire 75's - 120'+s in ODI's that season left an impression & was pretty fine to watch (even though we were on the receiving end!). As I said, he seemed to be one of the first to really start kicking off in the first 15 overs & setting up some 300+ 50 over scores. Not too long before that, you'd win a match at 250 for sure.

[vette_1978]

G'day fellas!

Time to leave the country of convicts and head on home for some dark nights and cold weather - really missing those! The worrying thing here is that we're better at tests than the on-dayers so god knows what can happen in the next few weeks? Hopefully we'll get a result against the convicts and then whup the sheep lovers to at least get to the final.

Missing the 20-20 tonight due to being at 36,000ft flying to Hong Kong but with any luck Sky+ will have me covered.

This is only about the 5th time in 5 weeks I've used the old t'internet. I'm gagging to get back and catch up on any Le Mans developments, 2007 motorsport plans and the various hoons......thats what sitting at work is for!!

[mark r skinner]

You`ll be pleased to hear it`s pi$$ing down in Blighty. Same old same old.....

[MikeyT]

hsvgtscoupe said:

Not too long before that, you'd win a match at 250 for sure.

The 1975 World Cup was won with 270-odd IIRC from 60 overs ...

Edited by MikeyT on Monday 8th January 23:43