Re: Your favourite sporting pictures...

by JKLever Mon 04 Aug 2008, 17:30

Don't do it Freddie, they're going to grind you into the dirt 18 months later!!!

by Allan D Mon 04 Aug 2008, 17:30

JKLever wrote:Geez, umps were dressed like gunslingers in them there days...

JCL looks to have a gun in his pocket or he's very pleased by the decision. Departing batsman is the Australian 'keeper, Maddocks and Godfrey Evans is behind the stumps for England.

by Allan D Mon 04 Aug 2008, 17:45

This is the way a career ends, not with a bang but a whimper. The Don's final innings:

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by Geoffrey Trueman Mon 04 Aug 2008, 19:28

Blimey, look at the state of that out-field and wicket. I reckon the killing fields in Phnom Penh were in better nick than that.

by Gary 111 Mon 04 Aug 2008, 19:54

Allan D wrote:Will this ever be beaten?

Despite 19 wickets, Jim just can't bring himself to smile, can he? Look, he's trying, but he just can't bring himself to do it.

by JKLever Mon 04 Aug 2008, 19:56

In those days it was handshakes all round at the fall of a wickets.

Ne'er a smile let alone a hug!!!

Watched the 1972 Ashes again recently and as soon as a wicket is taken all the fielders clap the bowler.... 'jolly good show old chap' Laughing

by Gary 111 Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:05

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:
Zat wrote:
Big_Bad_Bob wrote:I reckon you must have been in the block directly below me, Zat. Apart from the elevation that's pretty much the view I had of it.

Special moment. Twas a privilege to be there despite everything.
Indeed it was Bob.

Day 3 was more fun, given the Forum6 got together that day, but Boxing Day was truly special. Even though it was freezing. And I was hungover.

Aye - gee-whizz it was cold.

Coldest I've ever been sat watching a game of cricket.

The queues at the tea bars were 5 to 10 times the length of those selling a drop of the harder stuff.

Day 2 was a bit more warmer, though not a lot.

Day 3 was a perfect day for watching cricket, shame that most of the England batsmen had the same idea and couldn't wait to get back to the dressing room as the game raced towards its conclusion. Best part of the day was getting myself in with the Barmy Army for the conclusion of the game and having to be moved along by the exasperated Melbourne police desperate to get home to their families a good hour after the game had concluded!

Fatalistic, bloody minded support and gallows humour at its best. Good times in its own perverse way.

Aye - I was down there with the barmy army for the end too. I remember the Monty Panesar Xmas song seemed to last longer than his innings!

Good times.

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by JKLever Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:08

Who was the monkey in front of you? Laughing

by Gary 111 Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:20

JKLever wrote:Who was the monkey in front of you?

It was actually a bloke I know from my cricket team back home, with a bit of luck his son might be playing for Yorkshire in 2 or 3 years.

And yes, he does have rather hairy arms...

But I like that picture as it kind of captures the atmosphere of being in the crowd, with everyone going crazy and cheering (despite us being thrashed). The atmosphere at those matches was incredible.

by PearlJ Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:21

Gary 111 wrote:
Big_Bad_Bob wrote:
Zat wrote:
Big_Bad_Bob wrote:I reckon you must have been in the block directly below me, Zat. Apart from the elevation that's pretty much the view I had of it.

Special moment. Twas a privilege to be there despite everything.
Indeed it was Bob.

Day 3 was more fun, given the Forum6 got together that day, but Boxing Day was truly special. Even though it was freezing. And I was hungover.

Aye - gee-whizz it was cold.

Coldest I've ever been sat watching a game of cricket.

The queues at the tea bars were 5 to 10 times the length of those selling a drop of the harder stuff.

Day 2 was a bit more warmer, though not a lot.

Day 3 was a perfect day for watching cricket, shame that most of the England batsmen had the same idea and couldn't wait to get back to the dressing room as the game raced towards its conclusion. Best part of the day was getting myself in with the Barmy Army for the conclusion of the game and having to be moved along by the exasperated Melbourne police desperate to get home to their families a good hour after the game had concluded!

Fatalistic, bloody minded support and gallows humour at its best. Good times in its own perverse way.

Aye - I was down there with the barmy army for the end too. I remember the Monty Panesar Xmas song seemed to last longer than his innings!

Good times.

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I remember that song! It went on for way too long though. And it was just the same thing over and over again. Like most Barmy Army songs.....

by Gary 111 Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:24

We are clearly lacking the sophistication of "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!"

by PearlJ Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:25

Gary 111 wrote:We are clearly lacking the sophistication of "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!"

Don't forget the 'Oi, Oi, Oi' bit. That's the best bit.

by Big_Bad_Bob Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:47

You're the convicts,
You're the convicts,
You're the convicts over there.

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by PearlJ Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:48

What day was that?

by Big_Bad_Bob Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:49

Day 3. With the end nigh.

by PearlJ Mon 04 Aug 2008, 20:55

Big_Bad_Bob wrote:Day 3. With the end nigh.

Looks like are pointing to where I was sitting on Day 3. Laughing

by Big_Bad_Bob Mon 04 Aug 2008, 21:02

by skully Tue 05 Aug 2008, 00:41

Looks like Freddy in the white shirt and black cap. Did he join you in the stands? Wink

by embee Tue 05 Aug 2008, 03:44

Speaking of convicts...

Who designed those t shirts?... ( Pictures 6 & 7 ) ... FFS

by Allan D Tue 05 Aug 2008, 13:22

Geoffrey Trueman wrote:

Blimey, look at the state of that out-field and wicket. I reckon the killing fields in Phnom Penh were in better nick than that.

A combination of the impoverishment of post-war Britain and long hot summers when global warming had not even been thought of. England had already been shot out for 52, first dig. Arthur Morris somehow struggled to 196 in Oz' one and only innings after The Don was b.Hollies 0. Interesting to see the links with the Laker picture - a younger "Godders" is still behind the stumps - the only England player present at both matches. Ian Johnson, who skippered Oz in the Laker match, as well as Lindwall and Miller were also present at both games.

by JKLever Tue 05 Aug 2008, 13:46

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Always remember this test match - Collys lack of sporting morals were nothing compared to this....

by skully Tue 05 Aug 2008, 13:49

Is that Crazy Dessie going off as usual? Let me guess - he offered to take Stewey out the back to sort him out?

by JKLever Tue 05 Aug 2008, 13:55

skully wrote:Is that Crazy Dessie going off as usual? Let me guess - he offered to take Stewey out the back to sort him out?

That was 1990 Skulls, the series after you had tonked us 4-0 at home.

We were 1-0 up and should've gone 2-0 up in the best team in the worlds backyard with 2 to play. England needed 150 to win in about 3 and a bit hours, WI bowled about 8 overs an hour - timewasted like you wouldn't believe until it was almost pitch black.

Stewart (in his first series) was telling Dessie to get a 'farkin move on Mon'

Still rankles with me - it would have been one of the greatest upsets ever if we had won that series at that time IMO - a bit like NZ going to AUS and beating them over 5 tests...

by Naeem Tue 05 Aug 2008, 14:07

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1995 RWC

by Allan D Tue 05 Aug 2008, 15:32

Not quite the killing fields but getting close - MCG pre- Kerry Packer:

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