Plan B Forum

The Major: Strange creatures, women. I knew one once... striking-looking girl... tall, you know... father was a banker.
Basil: Really?
The Major: Don't remember the name of the bank.
Basil: Nevermind.
The Major: I must have been rather keen on her because I took her to see... India!
Basil: India?
The Major: At the Oval... fine match, marvellous finish... now, Surrey had to get thirty-three in about half an hour... she went off to powder her... powder her hands or something... women... er... never came back.
Basil: What a shame.
The Major: And the strange thing was... throughout the morning she kept referring to the Indians as niggers. "No no no," I said, "the niggers are the West Indians. These people are wogs." "No, no," she said. "All cricketers are niggers."
Basil: They do get awfully confused, don't they? They're not thinkers. I see it with Sybil everyday.
The Major: I do wish I could remember her name. She's still got my wallet.
Basil: As I was saying, no capacity for logical thought.
The Major: Who?
Basil: Women.
The Major: Oh yes, yes... I thought you meant Indians.




Me, Hen, Hatch, Hatch's man, and MotherHen have best seats in the house, (Bradman Pavilion, Manuka Oval.) Match is a sell out!

Starts in 5 hrs time, I cannot wait. Photos to follow...

India team director Ravi Shastri believes a par score in one-day cricket could eventually be as many as 340 in good batting conditions, with Australia star David Warner labelling 300 totals "the new 250".

Australia has successfully chased down 309, 308 and 295 in the first three matches of the five-game series to lead 3-0 before Wednesday's fourth clash at Canberra's Manuka Oval.

It has created confusion over how many the team that bats first should be targeting on a deck that has traditionally served up run-fests.

One thing is for certain - India's struggling bowlers must lift or they with face another long day, particularly with Warner slotting back into the top order.

Australia has defended identical totals of 329 when batting first in the two most recent one-day internationals at Manuka.

"With the amount of Twenty20 cricket with batsmen taking more chances, you will see big scores being chased down," Shastri said.


Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/c ... z3xjMSPfY6

I cannot wait

I bet you do

I don't know much about cricket (well, almost nothing, actually).....
but you have to love a sport that has a player designated as the "silly mid-off".

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par score in one-day cricket could eventually be as many as 340 in good batting conditions, with Australia star David Warner labelling 300 totals "the new 250"

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The normally expected score in one day cricket matches may one day be as many as 340 runs in the right conditions. There was a time when 250 seemed like a desirable high score within the batsmen's reach. David Warner, the Australian cricket star, opines that these days a score of 300 runs is "the new 250".

There was a time when 250 seemed like a desirable high score within the batsmen's reach. David Warner, the Australian cricket star, opines that these days a score of 300 runs is "the new 250".

Ahh, I see...

Steroids then...

I think not

So the explanation is that the current bowling and/or fielding sucks...

Nope, the introduction of the new format "T20" has led to an increase in all round performance, with scores being increased as a consequence. Half hour to go before I leave work and travel into the city!!

Have a good time, however long that lasts!

Should run from 2.30 pm to about 10.00 pm tonight, depending on how the weather holds.

Gob wrote:I think not

Something wrong? Sue just posted an "image". And now your you-tube link shows up on my page as simply "Image". Until I quote it now and there is a photo. Did you put youtube instead of img?

Edit. OK there's an Image AND a youtube link. But the only thing I see on your post (and on Sue's) is the word Image - only one time too

Edit. OK now your post shows an image but no video link. Weird. Sue's shows an image now too....

sounds like cricket

MajGenl.Meade wrote:

Gob wrote:I think not

Something wrong? Sue just posted an "image". And now your you-tube link shows up on my page as simply "Image". Until I quote it now and there is a photo. Did you put youtube instead of img?

My reply was to the comment directly above it by Lord Jim, why did you think I was replying to Sue? Good pain meds you're on there mate...


Ah well....


Indian batsmen grasp loss from jaws of victory in extraordinary collapse at Manuka Oval

Sue posted in a different thread - but the image didn't show up. Only the word... Image

Try using a different web browser, Meade, and see if that makes a difference.

Er.. thanks there, Sue. I switched to Firefox a week ago. Pretty sure it was a local problem with the cable/internet provider. Odd though.

image

One of my images

RayThom wrote:image

That's just evil, Ray.
Clever .... but evil.

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