Comments on: While there’s Warne and McGrath there’s hope

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:30:15 +0000

now that does sound like a good idea…

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:26:04 +0000

Maybe they’re the ones we should set the red ants on?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:25:21 +0000

all sports are run by stupid old men in blazers. often these are people who were middling-good professionals in their day, and who resent the celebrity status and high pay of modern players. until these idiots die off (and always assuming that the next generation don’t turn out to be just as daft) we are stuck with them.

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:13:07 +0000

Idiots. When will people stop being so destructively conservative? It doesn’t matter what a cricketer looks like. Or whether he’s unfaithful to his wife or whatever. As long as he’s really bloody good and doesn’t break the rules of cricket.

Not that I’m advocating infidelity, mind.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:09:47 +0000

i guess they didn’t want to have a player who wears pink t-shirts and dyes his hair.

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:03:58 +0000

Yup, that was mighty retarded of ‘em.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:03:05 +0000

to quote tony grieg, “the south african selectors must be kicking themselves right now.”

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:00:36 +0000

Pietersen bowled at last . . .

By: cricket.rickeyre.com

cricket.rickeyre.com — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:56:54 +0000

Australian bloggage of The End

I’ll be building up a list here over the next few minutes of Australian blogs covering the Ashes tonight.

STUmpcam has given up and gone to bed already.
Darryl’s The Ashes has updated during the night. Expect action pics in the morning…

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:33:39 +0000

have just been for a celebratory cup of tea. g’night jonathan. mexico sounds fun, but i can’t afford to be away from the internet for long.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:22:54 +0000

well, i’ll be in oakland from tues oct 25 till tues 1 nov, cheryl. may or may not see you there. justine, have a great time in mexico. see you in madison (and don’t forget the galley ). now, i’m off to finish peeps, and then to bed.

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:17:52 +0000

At WFC yes. Me and Scott’ll be there. But the other cricket dates I’ll be in Mexico without internet access in the house and a novel to write. So I won’t be able to join you, but feel free to use this blog. I’ll try to post something appropriate for you.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:16:18 +0000

i’m flying out to CA on oct 26. can’t get to madison until friday but staying ’til monday.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:14:26 +0000

i think we’ll all be there, yes? i have a wedding to attend october 8, my littlest’s birthday october 14, then i’m on the plane october 24. a week in oakland, then on to wisconsin. and all during the break in the cricket.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:13:40 +0000

i’m sure that red ants are not legal as substitute fielders

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:13:17 +0000

lol. if i hear that england were attacked by a might horder of spitballs, i shall know who to thank.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:12:51 +0000

sounds like a date

who’s going to world fantasy? we can bore the American stupid.

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:12:21 +0000

Oi! I haven’t conceded! We could launch an army of red ants at them! They could all trip and fall back on their stumps!

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:11:02 +0000

so, justine, i know you’re off south of the border, and cheryl, you always seem to be on the move, but i’ll see you back here October 5 for the first of the Rest of the World games, and on October 14 for the test.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:10:09 +0000

ah, they’re taking warne off. game over

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:09:26 +0000

Yeah they would. A bowler of his class? Yeah they would. They’ve been desperate for years.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:07:46 +0000

if warne were english they’d never have let him play, believe me. they had enough trouble with tuffers.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:07:14 +0000

i think that’s it. a 260 lead, three wickets still to get. maybe 30 overs to go, and pietersen is slogging. hats off to england, who have played so much better than any of us thought they could. whatever else may be said at home, they deserved to win, simply by playing well. and at home? let the night of the long knives begin.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:06:53 +0000

and another… 250 up

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:05:46 +0000

If Warne were English he’d have been captain for years. Why are our cricket selectors so much more uptight then there’s?

I don’t look for moral leadership from anyone. Most of us can figure out that stuff on our own, thank you very much.