By: mike currill - 21st January 2010 at 09:06
A distraught woman rushed into a Police Station claiming she had been raped.
The Desk Sergeant calmed her down and asked her to provide details. She
told him that it was a man of average height dressed in white and that he
was wearing protective pads on his legs and forearms, additionally he
had on a helmet and gloves.“That sounds as if the man was a cricketer” observed the policeman.
“Oh yes he was” replied the woman, “and what’s more he was an Englishman”.
“I suppose you guessed that because of his accent ” said the Sergeant.
“No” the woman said, “it was because he didn’t stay in very long.” :D:cool:
HO HO. At least we don’t win on protest because we don’t like the way the other side plays.
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th January 2010 at 20:14
Sometimes I wish we had no technology! Good decisions and bad decisions always seemed to balance each other out and the umpire’s word was always final.
I umpired for a year…never again!
By: Sky High - 15th January 2010 at 19:51
Sometimes I wish we had no technology! Good decisions and bad decisions always seemed to balance each other out and the umpire’s word was always final.
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th January 2010 at 19:37
By: AE90 - 15th January 2010 at 02:08
The pitch is doing alot for the seamers now but wait until day 3 I think the seamers will have a torrid time with a ball more than 20 overs old, no reverse swing, I firmly beleive the proteas have dropped a bollock in not picking a frontline spinner… England to rack up 450 in their 2nd Innings and Swanny to clean up SA on day 4-5
Now that England isn’t rated as one of the best teams in the world I feel comfortable watching cricket again! I felt sick after England dissapeared in 2006 despite having arguably the best attack in the world between 2004 and 2006 (Harmy, Jones, Freddy, Hoggard all averaging around 25) the only let down was the spinner! now we have a spinner and nothing else!
By: old shape - 15th January 2010 at 01:21
A distraught woman rushed into a Police Station claiming she had been raped.
The Desk Sergeant calmed her down and asked her to provide details. She
told him that it was a man of average height dressed in white and that he
was wearing protective pads on his legs and forearms, additionally he
had on a helmet and gloves.“That sounds as if the man was a cricketer” observed the policeman.
“Oh yes he was” replied the woman, “and what’s more he was an Englishman”.
“I suppose you guessed that because of his accent ” said the Sergeant.
“No” the woman said, “it was because he didn’t stay in very long.” :D:cool:
False joke.
Most of that Cricket team bat for the wrong side. The victim should be a bloke.
Sheesh, it’s 01:21, I’m off to me pit.
By: steve rowell - 14th January 2010 at 22:42
Oh dear here we go again: 1 test so-so, 1 win and lose three. Why is it Britain is so good at giving the sports to the rest of the world and then being soundly thrashed at them? Rugby, football, cricket you name it there doesn’t seem to be any sport we are consistent in unless it is consistently losing.
A distraught woman rushed into a Police Station claiming she had been raped.
The Desk Sergeant calmed her down and asked her to provide details. She
told him that it was a man of average height dressed in white and that he
was wearing protective pads on his legs and forearms, additionally he
had on a helmet and gloves.
“That sounds as if the man was a cricketer” observed the policeman.
“Oh yes he was” replied the woman, “and what’s more he was an Englishman”.
“I suppose you guessed that because of his accent ” said the Sergeant.
“No” the woman said, “it was because he didn’t stay in very long.” :D:cool:
By: Sky High - 14th January 2010 at 19:21
What is up with the cricket team? 🙁
Hang in there – another 3 innings to go…….:cool:
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th January 2010 at 18:02
What is up with the cricket team? 🙁
By: Sky High - 6th January 2010 at 11:18
Of course it’s the winning that counts, if you are not intending to win what point is there in taking part?
Try convincing the current crop of “educationalists” of that. Lack of facilities is one thing but today’s children are not encouraged to compete to win. The biggest cheer at the primary school sports day is usually for the one who comes in last.
By: mike currill - 5th January 2010 at 22:30
One thing that always cheeses me off about this country is the fact that everyone loves a loser. We all supported Eddie Edwards, Frank Bruno, Tim Henman etc etc. These people were losers, end of story, but we all love them.
I feel this is inherent within society, even in school they teach you “it’s not the winning that counts, but the taking part”. This is b****ks. It’s the winning that counts, I will never teach my daughters that it’s the taking part that counts. This attitude is why we used to be so bad at everything. We have no killer instinct, no drive, no determination. Luckily with the cricket team this has changed somewhat.
Of course it’s the winning that counts, if you are not intending to win what point is there in taking part?
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th January 2010 at 20:25
Look what they do in the USA when they lose. They make a film about it and using some or other dramatic plot, turn the losers into heroes (usually with the likes of Stallone or Chuck Norris or Tom Cruise in the leading role).
By: Sky High - 5th January 2010 at 19:41
One thing that always cheeses me off about this country is the fact that everyone loves a loser. We all supported Eddie Edwards, Frank Bruno, Tim Henman etc etc. These people were losers, end of story, but we all love them.
I feel this is inherent within society, even in school they teach you “it’s not the winning that counts, but the taking part”. This is b****ks. It’s the winning that counts, I will never teach my daughters that it’s the taking part that counts. This attitude is why we used to be so bad at everything. We have no killer instinct, no drive, no determination. Luckily with the cricket team this has changed somewhat.
That is true but surely we also adulate winners like Lewis Hamilton, Seb Coe, Freddie Flintoff, Geoff capes, Tom Daley, Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and from many years ago I remember our sporting heroes included Roger Bannister and Chris Chataway, Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn, Denis Compton and Len Hutton and the list could go on.
Perhaps the difference is that here we love both – winners and losers, whereas in other countries it’s only the winners who matter.
By: Deano - 5th January 2010 at 18:07
One thing that always cheeses me off about this country is the fact that everyone loves a loser. We all supported Eddie Edwards, Frank Bruno, Tim Henman etc etc. These people were losers, end of story, but we all love them.
I feel this is inherent within society, even in school they teach you “it’s not the winning that counts, but the taking part”. This is b****ks. It’s the winning that counts, I will never teach my daughters that it’s the taking part that counts. This attitude is why we used to be so bad at everything. We have no killer instinct, no drive, no determination. Luckily with the cricket team this has changed somewhat.
By: Sky High - 5th January 2010 at 18:04
I prefer to regard myself as a realist. Let’s face it we are rubbish at sport due to the lack of really serious investment in the youth sector for training facilities.
I hate folk who say I told you so but I told you so:D:D
Well I partly agree but we have won the Ashes from time to time and we have won a good few Rugby Internationals and the world Cup and we picked up a few medals at the last Olympics. We could be better and we could have far better youth training facilities, that’s true, but what we are good at is talking our hopes and aspirations down. We lack real self-belief much of the time and perhaps that’s a cultural trait.
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th January 2010 at 17:57
We are not rubbish at sport! it’s just the rest like rubbish sports! :D:p
A: “It’s not whether you win or lose that counts.”
B: Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost.
By: Flygirl - 5th January 2010 at 17:41
I prefer to regard myself as a realist. Let’s face it we are rubbish at sport due to the lack of really serious investment in the youth sector for training facilities.
I hate folk who say I told you so but I told you so:D:D
We are not rubbish at sport! it’s just the rest like rubbish sports! :D:p
By: mike currill - 5th January 2010 at 17:19
Oh, Mike – you are an old pessimist…….:(
I prefer to regard myself as a realist. Let’s face it we are rubbish at sport due to the lack of really serious investment in the youth sector for training facilities.
I hate folk who say I told you so but I told you so:D:D
By: Sky High - 5th January 2010 at 14:18
Oh, Mike – you are an old pessimist…….:(
I’ve just seen the score…………………so I might have to re-phrase my last comment!
By: Sky High - 5th January 2010 at 12:36
Oh dear here we go again: 1 test so-so, 1 win and lose three. Why is it Britain is so good at giving the sports to the rest of the world and then being soundly thrashed at them? Rugby, football, cricket you name it there doesn’t seem to be any sport we are consistent in unless it is consistently losing.
Oh, Mike – you are an old pessimist…….:(
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