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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Fri May 27, 2011 1:58 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:Come on boys, polish those balls and prepare yourselves for a good googly hurtling down your crease. Image
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Post by klr » Mon May 30, 2011 3:56 pm

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Sri Lanka 43-5, still 53 behind England's first innings total and more than 30 overs to go. :panic:
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Post by klr » Mon May 30, 2011 4:01 pm

43-6 :panic: :panic: :panic: :panic: :panic:
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Post by klr » Mon May 30, 2011 4:05 pm

50-7 ... :shock:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by klr » Mon May 30, 2011 4:38 pm

All over, Sri Lanka all out for 82. England win by an innings and 14 runs. That's cricket for you ...
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon May 30, 2011 4:47 pm

Just the ticket! Damned fine show.

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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon May 30, 2011 6:48 pm

It was obvious England were going to win from the first ball. :tea:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:53 pm

Well this is all thoroughly unsatisfactory.
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Post by Pensioner » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:28 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Just the ticket! Damned fine show.
Well said sir, we will show these orientals how to play cricket, Oops I thought I was that shit Thor when I posted that. :oops:
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:10 pm

England are doing quite well again. Carry on. :tea:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by klr » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:12 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:England are doing quite well again. Carry on. :tea:
I am, even as I work. Thank the Gods for TMS over the Internet, and a pair of earphones. :whistle:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by klr » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:14 pm

... and just like that, Strauss is bowled on the Devil's Number. :demon:


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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:17 pm

Ah well. 200/0 would have been nice but I think I'll settle for a 186 opening stand. :tea:
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Re: Cricket Thread

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:59 pm

456/3 in reply to India's 224/all out. Not a bad day's work. Declare on 700 sometime tomorrow afternoon and skittle them out for shit and giggles, I say. :tea:
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Post by Geoff » Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:39 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:456/3 in reply to India's 224/all out. Not a bad day's work. Declare on 700 sometime tomorrow afternoon and skittle them out for shit and giggles, I say. :tea:
England top of the world rankings, with the Aussies down about 5th...lovely!
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