Comments on: Australian batsmen batting on and on

By: SW

SW — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:01:39 +0000

Thank god we don’t have any of them in our team then, it would be most unsportsmanly.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:28:06 +0000

Really? When you’re all over a side, you rarely concede 400 plus.

Batsmen can’t be all over bowlers anyway. Batsmen are dicks who ruin the game.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:06:48 +0000

This is the literal definition of being ALL OVER an opposing team

By: thelibrarian

thelibrarian — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:21:23 +0000

I bet it said “warning, may contain nuts” somewhere on it…

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:47:58 +0000

It was nutritional information in French.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:01:00 +0000

What does it say on the back of the bag of peanuts, KC?

Don’t keep us in suspenders, there’s probably going to be rain in Wales tomorrow.

We need something to occupy our minds.

By: SimonC

SimonC — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:31:49 +0000

Well, it was a pretty fun first day and a third, wasn’t it? Granted, it was largely due to the heroic efforts of England batsmen in finding innovative ways of getting out, but they really wrung the excitement out of a dull pitch. That’s a talent these probotic Australians will never master (tip o’ the hat to Jrod).

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:37:59 +0000

I think it’s also worth saying “congratulations” to the management and groundstaff at The Swalec Stadium for preparing such a wonderfully flat and lifeless pitch. They’ve really understood the way that test matches should be, with billions of runs scored and hardly any excitement whatsoever. I mean, who wants to see matches like Lords ’05, Edgbaston ’05, Old Trafford ’05, or Trent Bridge ’05? That sort of thing is definitely not what the paying punter wants in these days of 20/20 excitement. No, the sight of the cream of the world’s fast bowlers bowling onto a duvet resulting in an incomprehensible draw is what will bring people into cricket.

If I had my way, I’d have them shot.

By: wolf

wolf — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:29:37 +0000

SW I’m sad to admit you are spot on.

Personally I’m dissapointed with the current proceedings for 2 reasons:

1) I will no longer be 11th on cricinfo’s fantasy team list
2) we have to tolerate Ponting as our captain for the next 3 years (at least)

The second causes me more pain.

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:16:26 +0000

At airports, pretend you’ve got two heads but that no-one has noticed yet. Then you can amuse yourself by chuckling at the bizarre lack of reaction of everyone who walks past.