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  1. wpdavid

    New threads in Spanish that are clogging up cricket chat

    Hi Mods. Do you fancy removing these when you have a spare moment. Thanks.
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    Merv Hughes rescues Ian Botham from crocodile infested waters

    Did anyone else see this story? Lively stuff. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/08/ian-botham-saved-crocodile-infested-waters-ashes-rival-merv-hughes-cricket
  3. wpdavid

    It's the 50th Anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle

    Watching it at the time, I thought the same as everyone else. Ali has no chance and is probably going to be seriously hurt, and what on earth is he doing staying on the ropes like that? And then the knock-out punch in the 8th, accompanied by Harry Carpenter completely losing it as he realises...
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    Anderson to end Test career this summer

    Apparently this summer will see the end of Anderson's test career. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/10/jimmy-anderson-end-test-cricket-career-england-brendon-mccullum
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    Joe Solomon

    He of the most famous direct hit in the history of test cricket has died at the age of 93. RIP Joe.
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    Allan Border has Parkinson's

    In case people hadn't heard elsewhere, he's been suffering from Parkinsons since 2016. Best wishes to him and his family, of course.
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    'We value your privacy' notice

    This has started coming up whenever I click on a new link. Any ideas how to stop it?
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    Playing in their last world cup

    There seem to be an unusually large number of great or very good players who won't be around for the next World Cup. Obviously Messi, Ronaldo, Modric, Alves, Lewandwski and Saurez. Thiago Silva and Cavani too. Kyle Walker probably, and Harry Kane. Also Neuer and Muller. If we feel inclined...
  9. wpdavid

    England's Summer of 2022

    I think that we’d have taken 6-1 at the start of the summer. Here are England’s individual performances for the season. Lees 327 runs @ 25.2 Crawley 276 runs @ 23.0 Pope 456 runs @ 38.0 Root 615 runs & 68.3 Bairstow 681 runs @ 75.7 Brook 12 runs & 12.0 Stokes 368 runs @ 40.9 18...
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    People who played test cricket after their 40th birthday

    Inspired by Anderson, of course. I was going to put an all-time England 40+ side together until I realised that I could muster an XI since I started watching the game in 1971. 1. Boycott 2. Gooch 3. Stewart 4. Cowdrey 5. Close 6. D'Oliveira 7. Illingworth 8. Taylor 9. Emburey 10. Titmus 11...
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    Ben Stokes documentary on Amazon Prime

    I got around to watching it last night and thought it was time well spent. Stokes is brutally candid about his recent struggles, and the passages about his father are, as you would expect, genuinely moving. You can see how he would be an inspirational figure leading the test side, but I don't...
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    Happy birthday Jimmy

    This had snuck up on me actually, but he's turned 40 today. This isn't a bad read. His figures since turning 30 are especially spectacular. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stats-age-defying-james-anderson-1326813 And it's been a while since we've seen someone over 40 playing for England...
  13. wpdavid

    83

    This looks fun. It's out on 24 December.
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    TV programmes about football teams

    I thought the thread title probably needed to be broader than 'Team of The Eighties' to generate any interest at all, but I saw this BT Sports effort this morning and enjoyed so much that I wanted to share it with the legion of Crystal palace supporters on CW. Such good viewing for people...
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    Alan Igglesden

    Died at the age of 57, following a stroke last year. He was highly thought of at Kent and played a handful of games for England.
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    Best English players never to have won anything

    Inspired by Harry Kane of course. Earlier players would include Johnny Haynes, Tony Currie and Matt Le Tissier. And, I think, Tom Finney, Neil Franklin and Jimmy Armfield. There are probably several players from the days when they didn't so readily change clubs, but I'm struggling to think of...
  17. wpdavid

    England (and Wales) gloom, doom and recriminations thread

    Created to let the Indian fans deservedly enjoy their win on the other thread. Now where were we? Hazsa and I reckon this is the worst day's play from an England side that we've ever seen. GIMH reckons Adelaide 2006 was worse, but he's wrong. I don't think I've ever seen a more idiotic...
  18. wpdavid

    The Hundred

    Anyone planning on watching it? I probably will do just because it's on terrestrial TV. And it sounds interesting, even if it will do nothing to improve the standard of test cricketers coming through our domestic game.
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    Joe Clarke

    Apparently he is going to face trial for affray, along with other members of his family. This following an unsavoury WhatsApp incident not so long ago. Presumably he just doesn't want to further his career internationally, even though the alleged offence took place 12 months ago.
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    Joey Benjamin

    I reckon he deserves a mention; just died from a heart attack at the age of 60. By all accounts an absolute gentleman. Thoughts with family and friends of course.

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