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Jul 10th 2013, 12:42 am

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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)

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day three for us

Sounds like a meet-up plan

Honours even so far in Blighty, big session after lunch ...

Jul 10th 2013, 12:44 am

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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)

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Maybe

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day three for us

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Sounds like a meet-up plan

Sounds like a couple for me, Day 2 with BS and Alfresco, Day 3 with BS, DV and Cresta

Jul 10th 2013, 12:48 am

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KP departs, day in the balance ... My sanity also in balance unless I go to bed soon.

The tension, the tension.

Jul 10th 2013, 1:27 am

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KP departs, day in the balance ... My sanity also in balance unless I go to bed soon.

The tension, the tension.

Trott follows....... gonna be a long night here methinks

Jul 10th 2013, 2:43 am

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Jul 10th 2013, 2:47 am

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My language is getting worse as the night goes on, good thing there's only two of us working tonight

Jul 10th 2013, 2:53 am

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Australia on top

Not in the script

Jul 10th 2013, 3:06 am

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Australia on top

Not in the script

Certainly wasn't, was it. I blame it on Boycott, he kept muttering about skilled Aussie bowlers earlier on

Jul 10th 2013, 3:24 am

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Even Stuart Broad letting us down now

Jul 10th 2013, 3:39 am

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Best bit now is the fact all the aerial shots include views of my beloved City Ground by the Trent

Jul 10th 2013, 4:11 am

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Oops, 19-2, and I just scared the life out of a passing paramedic by screaming "Get in there boys" across the office

Jul 10th 2013, 6:36 am

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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)

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Yeah we got tix for day 2 & 3

Cool. See you, Polly and DV there.

Jul 10th 2013, 10:31 am

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Oops, 19-2, and I just scared the life out of a passing paramedic by screaming "Get in there boys" across the office

Good form

It would appear England/Wales/SA have the edge, just.

It would also appear that I need to, for my sanity, either:

A) Drink less
Or
B) Go to bed even earlier than I did

I love my cricket so I suspect it's mostly A)

Jul 10th 2013, 12:30 pm

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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)

Why was Cook wearing eyeliner??

Jul 10th 2013, 3:05 pm

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Why was Cook wearing eyeliner??

He does look vaguely ridiculous in the cricket helmet.

Or just vague.