The Tour Diary - Page 2

Neil Pickup · 21-12-2010, 02:10 AM

That Stansted departure is a definite.

However, there's also an 8.15 this morning from Heathrow which has turned out under-subscribed, and by virtue of the fact that I drove to the airport last night - twice - including during a 1am blizzard - and that we slept on top of the check in desk, we have managed to get ourselves high enough on the reserve list to scrounge six leftover seats on this departure... now pushed back to 10.00.

We're through security. We're checked in. It's on.

Neil Pickup · 21-12-2010, 02:18 AM

Haha. Delay #n - now leaving 11.00.

Burgey · 21-12-2010, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

That Stansted departure is a definite.

However, there's also an 8.15 this morning from Heathrow which has turned out under-subscribed, and by virtue of the fact that I drove to the airport last night - twice - including during a 1am blizzard - and that we slept on top of the check in desk, we have managed to get ourselves high enough on the reserve list to scrounge six leftover seats on this departure... now pushed back to 10.00.

We're through security. We're checked in. It's on.

Ask for an upgrade to Business class. Always ask for the upgrade.

I they say yes, have the Chablis!!

If they say no, act like you're mortally offended.

Burgey · 21-12-2010, 12:18 PM

Hopefully, seeing as he hasn't posted in a while, Neil is on the way.

All that inconvenience and strife, sleeping at the airport... Walking and driving through snow, risking life and limb...

Just shows you the lengths Englishmen will go to in order to get to the land of milk and honey....

Marcuss · 21-12-2010, 12:25 PM

*to watch our glorious cricket team but your pretentious primadonna ****faces back in their place

Burgey · 21-12-2010, 04:55 PM

I don't remember asking you a goddamn thing...

andyc · 21-12-2010, 11:59 PM

Neil Pickup · 22-12-2010, 06:09 PM

Spent the last 24 hours in Kuala Lumpur, with Malaysian Airlines kindly agreeing to put us up in the local Marriott for the night. I spent 14 of the 24 hours - from 3pm to 5am Malay time, sleeping. Now back at KLIA with one hour until departure for Melbourne. ETA 2035 local time...approximately 112 hours after having left Oxford for the first time.

Burgey · 22-12-2010, 06:14 PM

Good to know you're on the way mate. Safe travels.

marc71178 · 23-12-2010, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

Spent the last 24 hours in Kuala Lumpur, with Malaysian Airlines kindly agreeing to put us up in the local Marriott for the night. I spent 14 of the 24 hours - from 3pm to 5am Malay time, sleeping. Now back at KLIA with one hour until departure for Melbourne. ETA 2035 local time...approximately 112 hours after having left Oxford for the first time.

Is that local as in next to the airport or local as in in Kuala Lumpur so the equivalent of BA putting you up in Oxford?

GIMH · 23-12-2010, 02:30 AM

Bloody hell, reading that makes me want us to win even more than I already did.

Good on you Neil.

Burgey · 23-12-2010, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

Bloody hell, reading that makes me want us to win even more than I already did.

Good on you Neil.

Yeah, whenever I hear an Australian having troubles getting around overseas, I always think "Jeez, I really hope the lads lift and win that ODI in Chittagong next week".

****.

GIMH · 23-12-2010, 03:10 PM

Look, just **** off

Marcuss · 25-12-2010, 02:16 PM

Just got a text from Neil, wants to know if anyone is keen for a meet. He says its overcast and would bowl first.

Burgey · 25-12-2010, 02:21 PM

Neil is Nasser Hussain and I claim my 5-385 at stumps day one.

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GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,590	Bloody hell, reading that makes me want us to win even more than I already did. Good on you 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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21-12-2010, 02:18 AM	#17 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	Haha. Delay #n - now leaving 11.00.

21-12-2010, 12:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,132	Hopefully, seeing as he hasn't posted in a while, Neil is on the way. All that inconvenience and strife, sleeping at the airport... Walking and driving through snow, risking life and limb... Just shows you the lengths Englishmen will go to in order to get to the land of milk and honey....

21-12-2010, 04:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,132	I don't remember asking you a goddamn thing...

22-12-2010, 06:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	Spent the last 24 hours in Kuala Lumpur, with Malaysian Airlines kindly agreeing to put us up in the local Marriott for the night. I spent 14 of the 24 hours - from 3pm to 5am Malay time, sleeping. Now back at KLIA with one hour until departure for Melbourne. ETA 2035 local time...approximately 112 hours after having left Oxford for the first time.

22-12-2010, 06:14 PM	#24 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,132	Good to know you're on the way mate. Safe travels.

23-12-2010, 03:10 PM	#28 (permalink)
GIMH Eternal Optimist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shake my tree where's the apple for me? Posts: 43,590	Look, just **** off

25-12-2010, 02:16 PM	#29 (permalink)
Marcuss International Coach Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Above you Posts: 13,903	Just got a text from Neil, wants to know if anyone is keen for a meet. He says its overcast and would bowl first.

25-12-2010, 02:21 PM	#30 (permalink)
Burgey Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Castle Posts: 35,132	Neil is Nasser Hussain and I claim my 5-385 at stumps day one.

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