England v Australia, 1st Test, Cardiff, July 8-12 (II)

Zat wrote:Wouldn't say heroic. Overblown, in much the same way as Lee's 'chainsaw charlie' is. But it was a good catch by Prior, which will probably go unnoticed because it was the fat lipped freak who did the bowling.

You can almost live with Lee's chainsaw but it's always looked a bit pathetic when he claims a tailender who's been flaying him to all parts and his figures read two for a million.

PeterCS wrote:Overblown : sooky comment of the day?

I meant a "heroic pose" - teh pose fo a gladiator. Unlike your good self, I don't make every comment subjective!

A heroic pose for one wicket? I'd call that overblown. Just like when Lee gets his first wicket in the innings. A number 9 batsman, with his figures 0-180 and the opposition closing in on 600. Sure, celebrate, but have some perspective.

Katich playing well. He could be the bedrock of a looooong Aussie innings if the England bowlers don't do a decent job.

Oh god, I've simulposted with Red. I think that's a good sign I should get off the forum for the night.

PeterCS wrote:Overblown : sooky comment of the day?

I meant a "heroic pose" - teh pose fo a gladiator. Unlike your good self, I don't make every comment subjective!

Of course it's subjective you goose. You called it 'heroic', Zat called in 'overblown' and I call it gay.

Zat wrote:
A heroic pose for one wicket?

It's called an AFRIDI

PeterCS wrote:Unlike your good self, I don't make every comment subjective!

You post way too much crap to have thought them through to the point of being subjective.

Zat wrote:

PeterCS wrote:Overblown : sooky comment of the day?

I meant a "heroic pose" - teh pose fo a gladiator. Unlike your good self, I don't make every comment subjective!

A heroic pose for one wicket? I'd call that overblown. Just like when Lee gets his first wicket in the innings. A number 9 batsman, with his figures 0-180 and the opposition closing in on 600. Sure, celebrate, but have some perspective.

Fast bowlers are not noted for decorum and modesty.

A mixture of testosterone and working their arses off, for variable reward. A wicket tastes good to a quick.

Re: Prior's catch, I was listening to Alec Stewart talking a lot of sense about the subject the other night; how when Prior gets runs, people take it for granted because that's his strength, but if he drops a catch, people are all over him. Now, if he fails with the bat, people accept that because he does score runs a lot of the time.

In contrast, someone like Read can drop a catch, and no-one says anything, because he's usually very good, but every time he fails with the bat, he gets slaughtered.

It's quite true as well.

That's not an arm, it's a pudding!!!

Fark me, Monty is shit at most forms of the game isn't he?

Invader Zim wrote:

PeterCS wrote:Overblown : sooky comment of the day?

I meant a "heroic pose" - teh pose fo a gladiator. Unlike your good self, I don't make every comment subjective!

Of course it's subjective you goose. You called it 'heroic', Zat called in 'overblown' and I call it gay.

Quack hiss.

As explained above (if you bothered to read before writing), I was describing a typical gladiatorial pose. Not singing a twisted hymn of praise to showmanship.

Shoeshine wrote:Re: Prior's catch, I was listening to Alec Stewart talking a lot of sense about the subject the other night; how when Prior gets runs, people take it for granted because that's his strength, but if he drops a catch, people are all over him. Now, if he fails with the bat, people accept that because he does score runs a lot of the time.

In contrast, someone like Read can drop a catch, and no-one says anything, because he's usually very good, but every time he fails with the bat, he gets slaughtered.

It's quite true as well.

That's a very complicated post. ...

PeterCS wrote:

Shoeshine wrote:Re: Prior's catch, I was listening to Alec Stewart talking a lot of sense about the subject the other night; how when Prior gets runs, people take it for granted because that's his strength, but if he drops a catch, people are all over him. Now, if he fails with the bat, people accept that because he does score runs a lot of the time.

In contrast, someone like Read can drop a catch, and no-one says anything, because he's usually very good, but every time he fails with the bat, he gets slaughtered.

It's quite true as well.

That's a very complicated post. ...

I have faith.

Invader Zim wrote:That's not an arm, it's a pudding!!!

Fark me, Monty is shit at most forms of the game isn't he?

To me it always looks as if his trying to shot the put.

Invader Zim wrote:That's not an arm, it's a pudding!!!

Good times.

And good night.

Ah, what the hell, this post is 100 for the day.

Invader Zim wrote:.... and I call it gay.

Which is what you call a suspiciously large number of things ...

PeterCS wrote:

Invader Zim wrote:.... and I call it gay.

Which is what you call a suspiciously large number of things ...

That's hella gay.

Aus wresting the initiative from England with the quick scoring.

Poms need a wicket soon ..

taipan wrote:

Invader Zim wrote:That's not an arm, it's a pudding!!!

Fark me, Monty is shit at most forms of the game isn't he?

To me it always looks as if his trying to shot the put.

Aye, and he runs like a nutty professor...

Did you see him field that ball? He's like a special needs child. No wonder he wears a helmet.

Aye, he's clever AND he has once used to have big balls which always seem to get in the way !!.
Fixed.

Invader Zim wrote:

taipan wrote:

Invader Zim wrote:That's not an arm, it's a pudding!!!

Fark me, Monty is shit at most forms of the game isn't he?

To me it always looks as if his trying to shot the put.

Aye, and he runs like a nutty professor...

When he bats he looks in shock every ball, and of course he plays like that too.

If he doesn't take wickets he's more of a liability for being there than playing one short.

Nothing much wrong with this pitch...

Not quite as Arlott said of Asif Masood: "he approaches the wicket like Groucho Marx chasing a pretty waitress."