England v Combined Associates XI

No thread for this epic?

England ripped through the top and middle order of the Associate XI, before the tail held them up big time. Bowling to the tail remains a weakness for England. England 71/2 in reply. Cooky 44 not out, Strauss and Trott the men out. Big tour for Straussy, you feel. Needs runs.

50 for Chef. England 87/2, Cook 53, KP 6.

Afghanistan paceman Hamis Hassan is "seriously injured" and was carried off on a stretcher.

England in trouble. 132/6 FFS!

O know it's their first game for a while, but this is a bit sh*t from England.

159/8.

How much did Prior get?

Not playing.

Henry wrote:England in trouble. 132/6 FFS!

Mickey Mouse game Trev ... fret not.

Henry wrote:Not playing.

So no verdict?

Merlin wrote:

Henry wrote:England in trouble. 132/6 FFS!

Mickey Mouse game Trev ... fret not.

It still has first class status.

Henry wrote:Afghanistan paceman Hamis Hassan is "seriously injured" and was carried off on a stretcher.

WTF?!

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:Not playing.

So no verdict?

England dropped him for fear that he would fail and that Red would give a damning verdict of his performance.

Nath wrote:

Henry wrote:Afghanistan paceman Hamis Hassan is "seriously injured" and was carried off on a stretcher.

WTF?!

I believe it was something like a torn Hammy. Not a gunshot would or anything.....Although that's often how a torn hammy feels.

Henry wrote:

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:Not playing.

So no verdict?

England dropped him for fear that he would fail and that Red would give a damning verdict of his performance.

She is feared worldwide as the wickiekiller.

Henry wrote:

Nath wrote:

Henry wrote:Afghanistan paceman Hamis Hassan is "seriously injured" and was carried off on a stretcher.

WTF?!

I believe it was something like a torn Hammy. Not a gunshot would or anything.....Although that's often how a torn hammy feels.

assumed he was either struck while batting, or heat exhaustion...

Why are the rights to the stream sold? Serious sh!t, just like England's performance so far.

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:

taipan wrote:

Henry wrote:Not playing.

So no verdict?

England dropped him for fear that he would fail and that Red would give a damning verdict of his performance.

She is feared worldwide as the wickiekiller.

She's not Swedish is she?

At least she's not a williekiller.

Combined Associates sounds like some ghastly American crew of snappily-dressed financial swindlers.

Lehman Brothers, for example.

Or a division of the World Bank.

England having problems bowling out the tail again. I can see Umar Gul smashing an 80 ball ton in the tests.

I don't think the Combined Associates team have left themselves enough time to bowl England out for the win.

(final target seems to be around 260 in 60 overs)

113/1. Should piss it.

England in danger of completely ballsing this up.

One can just imagine who got KP out.

Moderate left arm spinner, KP hitting the attempted loft down the ground off the inside half of the bat, caught at mid on. I can SEE the dismissal so clearly in my head, even without TV coverage of this game.