Cricket etc

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Kevin Thurlow
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Cricket etc

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:58 am

A friend sent me the comment below and I have to share it...

“Novax Djokovic to open the batting, took the Aussies 2 weeks to get him out!”

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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: Cricket etc

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:23 pm

Have the papers moved England's test scores to the comedy section yet?
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Kevin Thurlow
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Re: Cricket etc

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:16 pm

No, the attitude seems to be that it's the worst disaster to befall the country for a long time.

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Re: Cricket etc

Post by NickFaulks » Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:15 am

Another piece of the Dead Cat Strategy to Save Big Dog. Maybe some of the fury against the PM's parties really has been redirected to the cricket team's party. There is only a finite amount of fury to go around.
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Re: Cricket etc

Post by David Gilbert » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:57 pm

Possibly the best piece of cricket this century, and maybe ever, involved Jesus, a mass of priests, half-a-dozen Buddhist monks, seven Popes, a team of Ruud Gullits, the French, the Army, two bearded brides, a wrestle of Hulk Hogans, a huddle of penguins, a bunch of bananas, a pig, some Mexicans, a flock of Dickie Birds, and many more……
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... ball-drama

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