The Official Cricket Thread

[Champ]

What's the plan?

[Jairzinho]

Avoid phone calls from people trying to get me to the pub, cut down enormous hedge in the garden (none of my housemates are going to fucking do it), watch most of Sri Lanka v South Africa and Australia v West Indies.

 

Et toi?

[Champ]

Was hoping you were going ot give me start times so I could manage the rest of my day around it.................like ya do. Just popping out for an almond croiissant to have with my coffee

[Jairzinho]

Sri Lanka v South Africa kicks off at 11. Second game at 3.

 

Almond croissant 'ey? Comment très cultivé.

[Champ]

Sri Lanka v South Africa kicks off at 11. Second game at 3.

 

Almond croissant 'ey? Comment très cultivé.

 

Better get my skates on........

[Champ]

Rain? Rain? I'm back, coffee and croissant in hand, where's the cricket?

 

Delicieux, btw

[Jairzinho]

Fuck sake. Might as well cut down the fucking hedge now. Was happily putting it off.

[Champ]

Looks like the delay might not be that long....I'd just wait a few minutes

[Champ]

Looks like the delay might not be that long....I'd just wait a few minutes

Ah, well, that didnt happen but sky's clearing now and they're starting to take the covers off. They're talking about cutting the game back to 5 overs....they might as well just toss a coin

[Jairzinho]

Well its done now. Bottle of cider, sausage sarnie, anticipating some fucking cricket!

[Champ]

Well its done now. Bottle of cider, sausage sarnie, anticipating some fucking cricket!

 

And you wouldnt be enjoying it as much if that job (choosing my words carefully here) was still hanging over you!

[lifetime fan]

5 overs a side will be quality...it aint a game of cricket but it'll be brilliant to watch.

[Champ]

To coin Bumble's phrase from yesterday.....crash, bang, Wallop!

 

Hoping there's just enough time to rescue my washing from my Mum's

[Jairzinho]

And you wouldnt be enjoying it as much if that job (choosing my words carefully here) was still hanging over you!

 

*Clears mind of filth*

 

Absolutely.

[lifetime fan]

To coin Bumble's phrase from yesterday.....crash, bang, Wallop!

 

Hoping there's just enough time to rescue my washing from my Mum's

 

 

What was the story behind 'wallop' yesterday?

 

Guessing it was some charity thing and the amount donated depended on the mumber of times he said it.

[Champ]

What was the story behind 'wallop' yesterday?

 

Guessing it was some charity thing and the amount donated depended on the mumber of times he said it.

 

7 overs it is then

 

Not a very exciting story really....he just said that he'd seen Crash Bang Wallop on a hoarding going to the ground and decided that he would use Wallop as his word of the day....I didnt noticce that much yesterday but after Remmie had pointed it out it was a bit irritating on the highlights this morning

[Champ]

And you wouldnt be enjoying it as much if that job (choosing my words carefully here) was still hanging over you!

 

*Clears mind of filth*

 

Absolutely.

 

So, no weather references, no horticultural references, anything else?

[Champ]

Just watching now..did anyone else hear God Save the Queen yesterday? Qwality

[Champ]

What a fucking catch that was by Munaweera!

[Champ]

Amla goes for 16

[lifetime fan]

50-2 with 2 overs left.

[lifetime fan]

10 an over is within Sri Lanka's reach if they can keep this up.

[lifetime fan]

De Villiers teeing off.

[Champ]

In spite of my earlier misgivings this feels like the first real contest I've seen so far

[lifetime fan]

De Villiers gone.