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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 08:16 #21

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Gilly wrote:
Not to be a grammar Nazi, but this little typo / misspelling made me think of a dreadful woman I work with, who pronounces things in a Yorkshire accent / wrong. (I've never noticed other Yorshire folk talk like that). Instead of saying apple / people etc, she says appelll / peepelll, and for some reason, it makes me angry. I don't know why it's so irritating, but it really does grate.
Many Americans, including the famous tennis coach Nick Bolletieri, pronounce it Wimbleton. Now that is irritating.
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 08:21 #22

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Did anyone know that Peter Siddle is a vegetarian? It was mentioned on the radio last night. He strikes me as the world's least likely vegetarian, but there you go, don't judge a book by its cover.
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 11:38 #23

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35 minutes into the morning session, Australia are in the shit. How times change.
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 13:27 #24

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You wanna bet on that :rofl:


:D
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 14:50 #25

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Just come in for me lunch. Can't believe this last wicket stand!
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 15:41 #26

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knobmeup wrote:
Just come in for me lunch. Can't believe this last wicket stand!
No-one could have predicted that, literally the highest last wicket stand in history. This is what makes test cricket such a great game, you just never know what's going to happen.

England are in the shit now...
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 20:53 #27

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wake_up_bomb wrote:
knobmeup wrote:
Just come in for me lunch. Can't believe this last wicket stand!
No-one could have predicted that, literally the highest last wicket stand in history. This is what makes test cricket such a great game, you just never know what's going to happen.

England are in the shit now...

If England can get a decent lead - Ha! - then it could be Swanny to save the day. The pitch should be ideal after another days play. I hope it goes the full 5 days. :)
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 21:28 #28

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Aye, I can see Swann being crucial anorl.
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 21:40 #29

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Did anyone know that Peter Siddle is a vegetarian? It was mentioned on the radio last night. He strikes me as the world's least likely vegetarian, but there you go, don't judge a book by its cover.

Mike Tyson?
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The Ashes Thread 11 Jul 2013 23:18 #30

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That's a good call, but isn't Tyson a 'reformed' character?

Cook and Pietersen have played very sensibly, key session coming up tomorrow morning.
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The Ashes Thread 12 Jul 2013 14:29 #31

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I really thought England won win this, but they need a decent contribution from the lower order.
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The Ashes Thread 12 Jul 2013 14:37 #32

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I have zero clue what you're all saying in this thread but I suspect a Masonic plot of epic proportions.
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feather wrote:
I have zero clue what you're all saying in this thread but I suspect a Masonic plot of epic proportions.
:hmm:
There is a series of hand signals and symbolism that you need to be initiated into:

Umpire Signals


Bell and Broad looking good at the moment.
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The Ashes Thread 12 Jul 2013 20:48 #34

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Another good day of play. Need at least another 50 on the board before I'd feel comfortable about defending a lead.

Looking forward to watching Swann get at them. :)
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The Ashes Thread 12 Jul 2013 20:53 #35

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feather wrote:
I have zero clue what you're all saying in this thread but I suspect a Masonic plot of epic proportions.
:hmm:

How did you get in here?!




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The Ashes Thread 12 Jul 2013 21:20 #36

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Not bad at all. Steady nerves in the morning and I can't see the Ozzies winning from here.

Unsteady nerves from the batsmen on the other hand...
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The Ashes Thread 12 Jul 2013 21:33 #37

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Quite incredible that there's a replay system operating in this match, yet there have been three stinkingly bad decisions.
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The Ashes Thread 13 Jul 2013 14:17 #38

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Ever heard of this? I’d never heard of it, someone mentioned it on the radio today:

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Bodyline Series Episode 1

Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving), Captain of England, shows incredible determination and ruthlessness, characteristics of Englishmen from the Raj era (although Jardine is mellow in comparison!) to fashion a decisive Ashes victory in Cricket over arch-rival Australians. In this process, he becomes the most hated man in Australia while still winning the grudging respect of many. To win at any costs is the only thing that matters in Jardine's self-centered universe; a hater of platitudes, traits in others that somewhat appeal to him are loyalty and dedication, which he finds among his England team-mates, especially the pace-bowlder Harold Larwood (Jim Holt) who it would seem can die for his Captain!

Ep 1: Born in India in the heyday of the British Raj, Douglas's childhood was tempered by loneliness and the rigors of England's public schooling system for aristocrats. As time flew, he became somewhat of a touchy-feely maverick who firmly knew his high place in the pecking order of things, somewhat helped by the deep social stratification Britain used to have in the 1920's. This attitude would lead to plenty of barricading from Australian fans although these fans didn't really hate him for being English, but more due to his arrogance and deep-seated class prejudice.
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The Ashes Thread 15 Jul 2013 08:46 #39

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What a match.

I thought the Aussies were gonna squeeze it at the end.

1-0 - Second test to come this week.

Can't bloody wait!
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England could do with knocking the last wicket over a bit more quickly in the second test.
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