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Aug 3rd 2013, 10:44 am

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

Dang- as soon as I leave the room a wicket goes down.

Aug 3rd 2013, 11:16 am

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Lets turn that around shall we. In typical aussie fashion he excelled way beyond his years and peers........ just saying

To be honest he had a cracking go at it with nothing to lose & came out on top. Fair play to the lad

Aug 3rd 2013, 12:05 pm

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The masterplan to get the Aussies batting last on a wearing pitch seems to be going well.

Aug 3rd 2013, 12:09 pm

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The masterplan to get the Aussies batting last on a wearing pitch seems to be going well.

soon be time for a rain dance

Aug 3rd 2013, 2:12 pm

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soon be time for a rain dance

KP and Bell going OK ... Been a good contest ..

Aug 3rd 2013, 2:17 pm

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KP and Bell going OK ... Been a good contest ..

They said earlier that they're expecting showers tomorrow

I hope not (at the moment anyway

)

Aug 3rd 2013, 2:36 pm

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They said earlier that they're expecting showers tomorrow

I hope not (at the moment anyway

)

Meh, I try to ignore weather forecasts, just deal with the situation at hand

Getting past the follow through, er on, will be big.

Unlike some supposedly knowledgable TV Aussie experts who think that a draw here won't be enough for Eng/Wales/SA to retain the urn.

Aug 3rd 2013, 2:38 pm

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Meh, I try to ignore weather forecasts, just deal with the situation at hand

Getting past the follow through, er on, will be big.

Unlike some supposedly knowledgable TV Aussie experts who think that a draw here won't be enough for Eng/Wales/SA to retain the urn.

Really - can I have some of what they're on

Aug 3rd 2013, 2:59 pm

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Meh, I try to ignore weather forecasts, just deal with the situation at hand

Getting past the follow through, er on, will be big.

Unlike some supposedly knowledgable TV Aussie experts who think that a draw here won't be enough for Eng/Wales/SA to retain the urn.

Really? Which ones. Perhaps they are thinking about the 8th Jan 2014.

Aug 3rd 2013, 3:02 pm

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To be honest he had a cracking go at it with nothing to lose & came out on top. Fair play to the lad

Too right. It was entertaining on so many levels. Especially when he got out, removed his helmet and produced a shy, unassuming, cheeky grin.

Aug 3rd 2013, 3:19 pm

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Lets turn that around shall we. In typical aussie fashion he excelled way beyond his years and peers........ just saying

Yeah but that is an Aussie thing, players from every country have done that.

Aug 3rd 2013, 3:27 pm

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Ok, I admit,I just came in from the pub and said "seems like we are fighting back a bit now........"

****** jinxed us didn't I

Aug 3rd 2013, 3:39 pm

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Really - can I have some of what they're on

Quote:

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Really? Which ones. Perhaps they are thinking about the 8th Jan 2014.

I don't want to name names but Ian Healy

Aug 3rd 2013, 3:39 pm

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Ok, I admit,I just came in from the pub and said "seems like we are fighting back a bit now........"

****** jinxed us didn't I

Keep the faith, t'will all be OK.

Aug 3rd 2013, 4:58 pm

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Pieterson gone!