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May 31st 2018, 1:40 pm

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We will be in and out. Arrive mid morning, a boozy lunch, game, bar, bed, then down or up to the coast. I don't hang around in Brisbane any longer than necessary

A very KP attitude, I would agree apart from the fact I live hereabouts, my wife likes it and therefore I am stuck with the locale for the foreseeable.

Seriously, it’s a nice place to be once you get away from the mainstream.

Jun 1st 2018, 12:57 am

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A very KP attitude, I would agree apart from the fact I live hereabouts, my wife likes it and therefore I am stuck with the locale for the foreseeable.

Seriously, it’s a nice place to be once you get away from the mainstream.

I am sure semi rural Brisbane is quite lovely for a long weekend getaway here and there. For me, I like living in the big smoke, where the action is on a daily basis, with regular getaways to the countryside. Each to their own I guess.

I guess if I had to work in Brisbane, I would definitely consider your location as Brisbane town is not much chop.

Jun 10th 2018, 11:39 pm

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Jun 20th 2018, 6:51 am

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is what is really required !!

Jun 20th 2018, 6:57 am

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Multiple

is what is really required !!

I wasn't going to say anything, as if the boot was on the other foot we'd be saying it's not real cricket. It's still hilarious haha

Jun 20th 2018, 7:17 am

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I wasn't going to say anything, as if the boot was on the other foot we'd be saying it's not real cricket. It's still hilarious haha

Of course it wasn't real cricket ,there's only 1 team playing mate ! Usually there are 2

Jun 20th 2018, 7:21 am

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Of course it wasn't real cricket ,there's only 1 team playing mate ! Usually there are 2

fair point, did you see the 4 and 6 signs made from yellow sandpaper? Magnificent

Jun 20th 2018, 7:53 am

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Michael Vaughn’s tweet about enforcing the follow on was a good one.

Jun 20th 2018, 8:05 am

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Michael Vaughn’s tweet about enforcing the follow on was a good one.

I'm not on twitter, I wish I was now, brilliant

Jun 20th 2018, 8:18 am

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Michael Vaughn’s tweet about enforcing the follow on was a good one.

England are creaming it. Maybe you can finally win a world cup.

Jun 25th 2018, 1:48 am

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Here's a question about commentators - online ones, mainly, but TV ones too, I guess. Why do they almost always say irritating things like "He [a bowler] would have had two more wickets if he hadn't over-stepped those times." My comment is, "no he wouldn't!" By overstepping, he was closer to the wicket that he legally should have been, and that's why they call it a "no ball". By being closer, the ball reached the batsman that much quicker, and illegally so. Who knows what would have happened if he'd been a few inches further back when he let go of the ball? Anybody else bothered by this?

Jun 25th 2018, 3:16 am

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Nope.

Jun 25th 2018, 4:26 am

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Oh dear, sandpaper-gate continues to cast a shadow over Australian cricket

They are now on 60 grit - rough as!

Aug 16th 2018, 7:58 pm

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Stokesy not guilty, Facebook is full of frothing aussie cricket fans doing their nuts. It's genuinely hilarious. I suppose the last ashes should be replayed now 😂

Aug 17th 2018, 4:23 am

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Stokesy not guilty, Facebook is full of frothing aussie cricket fans doing their nuts. It's genuinely hilarious. I suppose the last ashes should be replayed now 😂

Same on my timeline. ****ing hilarious.