Comments on: England v India, Edgbaston Test match report

By: Howe_zat

Howe_zat — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:23:41 +0000

I was there on Wednesday. Did you get a Cure Leukaemia t-shirt? I did. They told us all in the EH stand we were going to do a photo shoot with them on, the vast majority wore them without the photo shoot ever materialising.

I did keep the t-shirt though. It’s cottony soft and I often sleep in it now. So I think the t-shirt got a happy ending, even if Cure Leukaemia probably wasted a great deal of time and money on the whole affair.

By: Ged

Ged — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:02:25 +0000

In reply to Deep Cower.

Any half-decent Chinese restaurant will serve kai lan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai-lan

(Chinese broccoli) rather than the inferior European brassica. I’m afraid it is the species (rather than taste) similarity that leads to inferior Chinese restaurants serving the other stuff.

The Indian buffet was a bit “standard” as you guessed – – I went for the gravy-based curries rather than the tikka bite-type stuff.

Similarly the tapas was mock-Spanish taster plates rather than the real thing, but did a job.

I fear I am becoming intolerant to beer in my old age, so tend to drink wine far more than beer.

I report the memorable stuff, Deep Cower. Apologies if that is insufficient for you.

But thank you for your questions. I’m glad you asked those.

By: sam

sam — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:08:15 +0000

The Jonathans. I LOLed.

By: John

John — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:40:46 +0000

Getting the Jonathans is nasty. Hopefully not due to a bad reaction from some dihydrocodeine. The specifics are clearly not meant self-referentially…

By: quicksingles

quicksingles — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:45:57 +0000

I’m disappointed the cricket puns come dangerously close to actually reporting on the cricket at hand. This sets a dangerous precedent.

By: Deep Cower

Deep Cower — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:48:16 +0000

I cannot help but feel this report is incomplete, Ged. Quite disappointing, going by your usual high standards. What kind of Chinese meal? Did it involve broccoli? If so, why? I mean, that thing doesn’t even grow in China. Why has it become a Chinese staple in the west? If not, why? Why go against tradition? What kind of foods in the Indian buffet? I assume samosas and tikka masalas were involved. If so, why? If not, why again? What kind of tapas? Cold? Not cold? Why wine instead of beer?

So. many. questions.

By: Suave

Suave — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:53:17 +0000

Genius, Ged. This is delightful in every way.

By: sam

sam — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:38:00 +0000

This article is crying out for a link to a piece from a while back on the wild shits.

http://www.kingcricket.co.uk/andrew-flintoff-suffering-from-the-wild-shits/2008/02/21/

By: string

string — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:03:16 +0000

He must have been gutted.

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:42:38 +0000

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“Very honest.”
– Gay Times

“Disgraceful comparisons of gastric troubles to Indian cricketers. Ged is just jealous about where India is in world cricket and money and how I’ve got a job talking rubbish and stuff and… (continued)”
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