archie mac
International Coach
It seems Aussies treasure that little urn over all the rest click here
archie mac said:It seems Aussies treasure that little urn over all the rest click here
Yes, true, I suppose.andyc said:Probably just because we'd lost them. If we'd won again, I'm sure they wouldn't have been nearly as important.
I think what BB was trying to get at is that the Ashes are just the Ashes to most people, it just seems a bit silly saying 3mobile Ashes series...its all a bit too 21st century for something with its roots in the 19th century.Richard said:Err, no, it clearly is the 3Mobile Ashes series.
Same way it was the NPower Ashes series last summer and in 2001 (and almost certainly will be in 2009, too). And it was the Cornhill Insurance Ashes series between 1977 and 1997.
Why, incidentally, does that matter?
That's because advertising was rarely done in those days.Swervy said:I think what BB was trying to get at is that the Ashes are just the Ashes to most people, it just seems a bit silly saying 3mobile Ashes series...its all a bit too 21st century for something with its roots in the 19th century.
I dont recall anyone really calling the Ashes back in the 80's the Cornhill Ashes series, and I cant remember it ever being advertised as such to be honest.
Well clearly it being the Foster's Oval, AMP Oval, Brit Oval or whatever doesn't stop it being Kennington Oval and "The Oval" is just a useful shorthand.And it probably doesnt really matter, in the same way as the Brit Oval (formerly the AMP Oval, Fosters Oval etc) will always be 'The Oval' or 'Kennington Oval' to most people over the age of 20
who is ridiculing anything here????? jeez you know how to make a mountain out of a molehill don't youRichard said:Some people, though, (ie Surrey CCC) do need to, and we should respect that need and not go about ridiculing the ground being renamed after sponsors.
I think you have completely misinterpreted what BB was trying to convey.Richard said:I'd class DB's post as pretty close to doing so.
Does everything have to be an argument?Richard said:No, DB.
His name is Dale Brumby, but he's said often enough that he hates his first name, so I call him by his initials.
Yes, a poster no doubt produced by Cornhill.Richard said:But I can assure you, I have a poster on my wall saying "Get Ready For A Hot Summer" with the "Cornhill Insurance Test Series" in 1995, which didn't even mention the Wisden Trophy.
Was it women answering the questions? If so they've done well to actually name cricketers!archie mac said:Anyway I watching a show called 'The Weakest Link' form Britain (we have a channel called 'UK TV', on Foxtel) they asked about 5 Soccer questions, all of which were answered (I knew none of them) and 2 cricket questions they were
Q1 what is the surname of the Aussie twins Steve and Mark? the answer given was Bell
Q2 Which player was voted by Wisden at the best batsman of the 20th century? the answer given was Shane Warne
My question: is this a true reflection of how big Socceer (football) is in Britain compared to cricket?