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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 18, 2022 15:31:54 GMT
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Post by voice on Sept 18, 2022 16:17:20 GMT
This reminds me, we've not heard from wkc for a while, hope he's not sucumed to complications after his surgery.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Sept 18, 2022 17:05:51 GMT
Thanks voice.
I'm alive and kicking - just haven't had much to say... or rather - just couldn't be arsed.
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Post by happyhammerhead on Sept 18, 2022 17:07:57 GMT
Always thought the same about cricket too.
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Post by voice on Sept 18, 2022 18:35:44 GMT
Thanks voice. I'm alive and kicking - just haven't had much to say... or rather - just couldn't be arsed. No one here has much to say, and they say it often... |
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Post by ootlg on Sept 19, 2022 11:59:03 GMT
This reminds me, we've not heard from wkc for a while, hope he's not sucumed to complications after his surgery. And white rum. And ming. |
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Post by wetkingcanute on Oct 17, 2022 10:27:46 GMT
The world has gone mad ...mad I tell ye!
Scotland, ranked 15th in the world, started their Men's T20 World Cup campaign in brilliant fashion by shocking two-time winners West Indies.
Chasing 161 to win, a mixture of woeful batting and disciplined bowling saw the Windies bowled out for 118, to lose by 42 runs in Group B.
Scotland made 160-5, with opener George Munsey striking an unbeaten 66 from 53 balls.
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Post by flatandy on Oct 17, 2022 11:29:26 GMT
Great for the Scots. But I hate the WI losing these sort of games. I worry that the sport has been losing its grip there for the last three decades and anything that furthers its decline isn’t great.
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Post by voice on Oct 17, 2022 14:20:01 GMT
Basket ball is taking over in the Windies, apparently, as the sport of choice for many young uns these days
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Post by perrykneeham on Oct 17, 2022 14:24:11 GMT
Is basketball a summer sport?
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Post by voice on Oct 17, 2022 14:29:04 GMT
think so, but its not something I care enough about to know much about, the bits I've seen look tedious.
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Post by flatandy on Oct 17, 2022 15:01:01 GMT
Basketball's generally a terribly boring sport to watch, but has two benefits for kids on small, poor islands close to the US
- pitches are small and paved and you can have lots of them even in urban areas, whereas cricket requires huge amounts of space
- people who make it big in basketball make comically obscene amounts of money because of the way the US sports TV market works
I don't think cricket's a "summer" sport in the WI as "summer" is not a particularly meaningful concept in the tropics.
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Post by voice on Nov 3, 2022 16:44:50 GMT
I see ex Pakistan captain, Imran Khan, is in the news, took a hit on the leg side. "Imran Khan: Pakistan ex-prime minister wounded at protest march - BBC News" www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63496202 |
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Post by flatandy on Nov 3, 2022 18:54:22 GMT
Meanwhile, probably one of England and Australia won’t make the semi-finals of the World Cup and there’s an outside chance India won’t, either, after their defeat a couple of days ago. Which would really piss off the money-men at the ICC.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Nov 13, 2022 11:48:50 GMT
England have just beaten Pakistan to become the T20 World Champions.
We are also currently the World One Day champions.
Fantastic atmosphere in a packed stadium. All fans sitting next to each other - no trouble at all.
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Post by flatandy on Nov 13, 2022 19:47:51 GMT
Well played the mighty roaring lions!
It's clearly a Very Big Deal, because the entire tournament managed to garner two whole posts on this thread.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Nov 14, 2022 8:45:01 GMT
True - but it's been pick up by the papers and Channel 4 had the whole final free to view Sunday morning.
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Post by voice on Nov 17, 2022 17:53:35 GMT
England got a spanking in the ODI in Australia I see.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Nov 17, 2022 18:45:10 GMT
Yeah - Malan was the only Englishman to turn up.
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Post by wetkingcanute on Dec 1, 2022 10:45:24 GMT
Pakistan Vs England
First day of three Test matches.
England on 398 for 8
Crawley 122
Ducket 107
and Pope is on 97
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