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*Official* CW in Australia Tour Diary

PY

International Coach
Re: Monday, November 17

Neil Pickup said:
Somehow Rich H managed to pick up a few wickets as Pete (quelle surprise) failed to convert a start into a big score and makeshift opener Bugs did the same.

I can only assume he'd left a joint in the pavilion and didn't want Pete swiping it.

This left Pete with 22 overs to prod around for an average-boosting 28* following Bugs' run-a-ball 31.
Oi :!(

What's this? Pete's 200km away instead of 20 metres away so I'll take the **** out of him?

Player Conference
"I categorically deny all allegations of drugs. I only took what Warney's Mum told me was a herbal remedy."
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
Re: Re: Monday, November 17

PY said:
What's this? Pete's 200km away instead of 20 metres away so I'll take the **** out of him?
Don't worry, everyone's getting it at some point. Wait till the helicopters come out.
Player Conference
"I categorically deny all allegations of drugs. I only took what Warney's Mum told me was a herbal remedy."
Rolled-up and lit herbal remedy? :P
 

Magrat Garlick

Global Moderator
Re: Monday, November 17

Neil Pickup said:
Can't say I remember too much of Day one, having spent its entirety in the clubhouse and nets, and joining in with the "who-can-hit-Mr-Ponting-in-the-most-uncomfortable-place-with-a-bouncer" competition. He's not the most popular character in the camp at present after the Rosanna farce. Corey won in the end - his first ball, clocked at 151kph, was edged as the batsman ducked, and the next, which registered as 228kph (at least that's what I think the speed gun said before the green smoke came out of the back, and it exploded) before striking Mr Ponting on the full, in the grille, and rendering him unconscious for several hours.
Reminds me rather of a certain Monty Python skit...except they threw spears instead of balls ;)
 

lord_of_darkness

Cricket Web XI Moderator
No disciplinary charges can be taken against liam as he IS Cwbcc ..



What I want to say, I can't, because there are minors who read this.
Minors? where?!
i have sheduled for the team to go to the "White House" followed by drinks and clubbing at the 'staircase' because i heard londons top house and rave dj Sasha is coming there !
Enjoy team !
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
Friday, November 21

Well, the fourteen has been announced. And it appears the selectors completely forgot about the fact that Australian pitches tend to be bouncy. And picked two fast bowlers and two medium pacers. If I was Matthew Hayden I would quite possibly be making a great big mess out of my underpants at the thought of feasting upon Liam and Sangrah's bowling.

And Guy has been picked ahead of Corey. Well, you can imagine the aftermath of that. Let's just say it resulted in another trip back to Brisbane Royal an several long, drawn out operations regarding the removal of cricket stumps from sensitive areas.

The tour finished this week after several days' intense net practice. Anthony McGrath spent so long teaching me to play the short ball - I can now effortlessly deflect it to any one of gully, second or third slip without looking at it. Ajit has given Liam hands-on knowledge of how to neutralise the Aussie pace attack (well, the best directions to and from the pavilions) and Andy Flower imparted his knowledge on how to keep wicket and bat to Pete, Megan and Andre (as well as how to get dodgy citizenship qualiifcations), whilst Curtly Ambrose and Mark Waugh both excelled in passing on their specialist knowledge gained from decades of top level competition. Unfortunately, they were sent to the wrong ends of the nets, so that really didn't help anyone.

Tomorrow, we have a 5-way Beach Cricket Tournament followed by a Karaoke evening. Let's hope it all stays peaceful. Yeah, right.
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
Wednesday, November 26

Must apologise for lateness. Have been busing working/watching football/abusing short Welsh people.

Ahh, 'tas been an eventful week. The Beach Cricket Championship managed to pass without any arrests (and not just because I'm too lazy to write them in..) Had its fair share of intrigue however, and Blewy's man-of-the-tournament display did more than a little to ensure his place in the 14. The tournament was won by the Neil Pickup XI (I didn't cheat!) thanks to two centuries from Blewy. Eyes_Only and Marc71178 were the other players to reach three figures.

However the real interest came off the pitch as a bit of old rivalry resurfaced - and I think it might have had more than a little bit do with the squad selections... A certain leg spinning allrounder was, well, let's say, fraternising with a fairly attractive local member of the opposite *** - fairly successfully as well, it should be said - when a certain off spinning all rounder made very short shrift of the burgeoning relationship.

Legal speak over, net result was Reuben scoring and Rich in floods of tears. We were lucky that we actually managed to finish the tournament as the tide was coming in as well, the rate things were coming from both directions we could well have been calling for the armbands before too long (cue Blewy's aerial routes)...

Rich wouldn't come out of his damn room for the evening karaoke, well he missed out, that's all I can say.

More to come on that, when I sort out the tapes, and the warm-up games later...
 

Blewy

Cricketer Of The Year
What a great thrill the Beach Cricket tourny was, Happy with my form and pleased that i could help get Neils XI over the line...

Hopefully the selectors take my form on notice and i get a start in the test series...
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
lord_of_darkness said:
i was drunk she was drunk.. you know.. maybe she likes offies?
Hmm so thats where all those hours of finger spin comes in useful :)

So is it all a fix? I do all the scoring on the field, and Lord saves all his for off the field?
 

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