England v Australia, 1st Test, Cardiff, 8-12 July, 2015

Pup should be in a good frame of mind

"Australian Test cricket captain Michael Clarke and his wife Kyly are expecting their first child.

Mrs Clarke, a 33 year-old model and presenter, announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday morning, saying the couple were "extremely ecstatic"."

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Congrats to the Aussie skipper and his lovely wife. If it's a boy I hope he's a future batting prodigy (ala Austin Waugh), but he'll probably have a shit back.

skully wrote:Pup should be in a good frame of mind

"Australian Test cricket captain Michael Clarke and his wife Kyly are expecting their first child.

Mrs Clarke, a 33 year-old model and presenter, announced the news on Instagram on Wednesday morning, saying the couple were "extremely ecstatic"."

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Congrats to the Aussie skipper and his lovely wife. If it's a boy I hope he's a future batting prodigy (ala Austin Waugh), but he'll probably have a shit back.

Extremely ecstatic. One would have thought the choice of the 'e' word would not have required qualification.

Jeez, just 5 hours to go. Getting very excited!!

from cricinfo:

"Dean Cosker, the 37-year-old Glamorgan left-arm spinner, will be one of England's substitute fielders for the first two days of the Test. Cosker was once viewed as an England prospect, reaching England A level between 1997 and 1999."


I remember Dean Cosker getting almost as much stick for being 'useless' as Shane Stubbings of Derbyshire from numerous English posters here back in 2005 and perhaps as late as 2009.

skully wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Anyone know if GEM are showing the whole test or is it just tonight because WIN have SOO ?

The GEM TV Guide says it's on each night this week. Excellent - HD Ashes!!

Nice....talk about spoilt for choice though. Ashes, Wimbledon, SOO or Le Tour

What's the weather like in Leeksville? Hacking it down here in the sunny South.

Beautiful here in the hamptons, though on my pictocube this morning, Caer Dyff looked disgusting.

CARDIFF:
A mostly cloudy day for all today though there should be some sunny spells, especially later. The chance of a shower during the morning but these fading for the afternoon. Feeling cooler than of late with a blustery northerly breeze.

Big Dog wrote:CARDIFF:
A mostly cloudy day for all today though there should be some sunny spells, especially later. The chance of a shower during the morning but these fading for the afternoon. Feeling cooler than of late with a blustery northerly breeze.

Good toss to lose?

Cook: "We'll have a bowl" - 120-0 at lunch
"We'll have a bat" - 70-5 at lunch

beamer wrote:Cook: "We'll have a bowl" - 120-0 at lunch
"We'll have a bat" - 70-5 at lunch

I'm thinking almost exactly this.

ready for another bout of Watto Lotto?

Nath wrote:ready for another bout of Watto Lotto?

No need for a ball higher than #44.

Apparently a bit of precipitation around at this juncture.

Apporter sur le soleil!!

Fark off rain.

Eh, eh? Do you reckon we'th gonna get one o them countdownth from the playerth? Y'know, like ten playerth all saying a number? That would be thweet

Brass Monkey wrote:Eh, eh? Do you reckon we'th gonna get one o them countdownth from the playerth? Y'know, like ten playerth all saying a number? That would be thweet

Fark you. I have been trying to expunge that from my memory.

Red wrote:So it is telling me on the right that there are nought days remaining to the test. Maybe it should be on now.

Look it is now showing no hours.

Big Dog wrote:

skully wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Anyone know if GEM are showing the whole test or is it just tonight because WIN have SOO ?

The GEM TV Guide says it's on each night this week. Excellent - HD Ashes!!

Nice....talk about spoilt for choice though. Ashes, Wimbledon, SOO or Le Tour

oh, not on Fox

Areet everyone! Thought I'd pop back for th'Ashes..

Jontyh wrote:Areet everyone! Thought I'd pop back for th'Ashes..  

Aye, but you owe us 164 jokes.

Jontyh wrote:Areet everyone! Thought I'd pop back for th'Ashes..  

What up shitbrick. Nuff love.

I wish I'd been away replenishing the stash, Taips!
Good to see you and Dan are still at large..

Jontyh wrote: I wish I'd been away replenishing the stash, Taips!
Good to see you and Dan are still at large..

larger by the day Jonts, but can't answer for Dan.

How are you keeping?

England win the toss and have a bat.

May I be the first to say, terrible decision. Sack the captain.