Bollocks

Neil Pickup · 28-11-2010, 10:21 AM

We have somehow just realised that our flights back from Sydney to London leave at 3.40pm on the last day of the fifth test. How ****ing amateurish is that?

Anyone know how long it takes to hitch hike back?

BoyBrumby · 28-11-2010, 10:23 AM

(stiffles guffaw)

Rotten luck, old chap.

flibbertyjibber · 28-11-2010, 11:42 AM

Just enough time to have got rid of the hangover from celebrating our ashes win on day 4 then.

Goughy · 28-11-2010, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

We have somehow just realised that our flights back from Sydney to London leave at 3.40pm on the last day of the fifth test. How ****ing amateurish is that?

Anyone know how long it takes to hitch hike back?

Is that part of an Ashes package?

Howe_zat · 28-11-2010, 12:35 PM

Did the same people get you flights and match tickets? Because if so, name and shame, that is shocking.

Neil Pickup · 01-12-2010, 02:05 PM

We've done everything - flights, accommodation, tickets etc - off our own bats. Unfortunately in this case we clearly borrowed the bat from Chris Martin.

The question now is what the match situation has to be in order to intentionally miss the flight back and then stump up £1200 for one that leaves the following day...

Prince EWS · 01-12-2010, 02:09 PM

Haha, it's not like like you just won't be able to go to the game - you'll be in the air during it so you won't even be able to watch it. Have you tried contacting the airline to see if you can change your flight?

outbreak · 01-12-2010, 02:40 PM

Doesn't matter mate, Australia will be 3-0 going into the last test anyway and that test will only last a couple of days.
I'd called the airline, will probably change it for you.

superkingdave · 01-12-2010, 03:50 PM

Yeah depends on what flights you've got but I changed mine several times while I was in Aus and they usually charged about 40 quid for date changes, but then I think I had a special ticket.

benchmark00 · 01-12-2010, 05:36 PM

We'll wrap it up early on day three anyway. Only because it's forecast to rain.

ripper868 · 01-12-2010, 09:52 PM

**** off we're full.

joels344 · 01-12-2010, 10:43 PM

That's a real bummer. Surely, they can re-schedule your flight.

Son Of Coco · 02-12-2010, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

We've done everything - flights, accommodation, tickets etc - off our own bats. Unfortunately in this case we clearly borrowed the bat from Chris Martin.

The question now is what the match situation has to be in order to intentionally miss the flight back and then stump up £1200 for one that leaves the following day...

Fly back Air Asia and it'll cost you a lot less than that...providing they actually have seats available the day before.

Neil Pickup · 06-01-2011, 02:29 AM

Well... with the aid of a contact in Sydney, we've got somewhere to keep our bags until lunchtime before a frantic airport dash.

This trip's never been simple, has it?

GIMH · 06-01-2011, 03:02 AM

Quick wickets the order of the day then hey Neil

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Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	Bollocks We have somehow just realised that our flights back from Sydney to London leave at 3.40pm on the last day of the fifth test. How ***ing amateurish is that? Anyone know how long it takes to hitch hike back? __________________ MSN Messenger: minardineil2000 at hotmail dot com \| AAAS Chairman CricketWeb Black \| CricketWeb XI Captain ClarkeWatch: We're Watching Rikki - Are You? Up The Grecians - Exeter City FC Completing the Square: My Cricket Web Blog*

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,623	(stiffles guffaw) Rotten luck, old chap. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,840	Did the same people get you flights and match tickets? Because if so, name and shame, that is shocking. __________________ Ain't nothing in the woodshed, except maybe some wood

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Prince EWS Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New South Wales Posts: 37,726	Haha, it's not like like you just won't be able to go to the game - you'll be in the air during it so you won't even be able to watch it. Have you tried contacting the airline to see if you can change your flight? __________________ ~ Cribbage

01-12-2010, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
outbreak State 12th Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: australia Posts: 725	Doesn't matter mate, Australia will be 3-0 going into the last test anyway and that test will only last a couple of days. I'd called the airline, will probably change it for you. Last edited by outbreak; 01-12-2010 at 02:43 PM.

28-11-2010, 11:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
flibbertyjibber Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 7,936	Just enough time to have got rid of the hangover from celebrating our ashes win on day 4 then.

01-12-2010, 02:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	We've done everything - flights, accommodation, tickets etc - off our own bats. Unfortunately in this case we clearly borrowed the bat from Chris Martin. The question now is what the match situation has to be in order to intentionally miss the flight back and then stump up £1200 for one that leaves the following day...

01-12-2010, 03:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
superkingdave Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Inflection Points - 2 Posts: 18,291	Yeah depends on what flights you've got but I changed mine several times while I was in Aus and they usually charged about 40 quid for date changes, but then I think I had a special ticket. __________________ Dave Mohammed >>>> You ▲

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ripper868 Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Nest Posts: 8,271	** off we're full. __________________ Parmi** Avatar not by choice. Last edited by ripper868; 01-12-2010 at 09:53 PM. Reason: Hard luck mate, surely you can change the flight to leave 2 days earlier

01-12-2010, 10:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
joels344 U19 Debutant Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: America Posts: 317	That's a real bummer. Surely, they can re-schedule your flight.

06-01-2011, 02:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	Well... with the aid of a contact in Sydney, we've got somewhere to keep our bags until lunchtime before a frantic airport dash. This trip's never been simple, has it?

06-01-2011, 03:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,601	Quick wickets the order of the day then hey Neil __________________ Watch out, for as soon as it pleases them they’ll send you out to protect their gold in wars whose weapons, rapidly developed by servile scientists, will become more and more deadly until they can with a flick of the finger tear a million of you to pieces RIP Craigos. A true CW legend. You will be missed.

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