"Under The Lid" Thread

[stephen]

And Benchy defending NSW's public transport system is him implicitly defending NSW State Labor Party

Benchy is just an environmentalist - he takes pity on endangered species.

 

[Goughy]

Is it too late to remind the English that in the whole hundred and something years of Ashes cricket they have been on the wrong end of every single whitewash? Or that their players are having nightmares about rumours of a 41 year old who has slept with all their wives, daughters and cleaning ladies?

At least Shane Warne is real. It is better than having an opening batsman that has has to sleep on the fast bowler's floor as he has nightmares about ghosts.

 

[GotSpin]

At least Shane Warne is real. It is better than having an opening batsman that has has to sleep on the fast bowler's floor as he has nightmares about ghosts.

But Bell doesn't open?

 

[Goughy]

But Bell doesn't open?

and not scared of ghosts, so Im not sure where you are going with this.

 

[benchmark00]

and not scared of ghosts, so Im not sure where you are going with this.

Ian Bell On Ghosts.

 

[GIMH]

Is it too late to remind the English that in the whole hundred and something years of Ashes cricket they have been on the wrong end of every single whitewash?

Yeah, all, what, two (?) of them.

Or that their players are having nightmares about rumours of a 41 year old who has slept with all their wives, daughters and cleaning ladies?

Nightmares? Nah, every Englishman thinks it's laughable that the pathetic Aussies are crying out for someone who retired four years ago to rescue their piece of **** cricket team.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Corrin, genuine question, how many Ashes tests did you go to during the, say, 1995-2004 era.

 

[GIMH]

I didn't go to any....I didn't get to any in 05 either.

I wasn't really a 'big' cricket fan until about 03 - took a late interest in it if you will. Watched cricket before then but didn't bother with overseas tests etc etc. Probably part of the reason why I have much more enthusiasm for the game than footy.

I wouldn't stop going to watch England if we were **** though...I mean between the 05 and 09 Ashes I still went along and we were turd for most of that period...the internationals in the summer are a highlight each year (just arranging with my mates about which games to go to next year actually).

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I didn't go to any....

The defence rests.

 

[GIMH]

Given what you know about the other sports teams I follow and go to watch, I think you know that being a fairweather fan is not something in my nature.

Nice post cropping though ****

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

So you're saying you only started following cricket when England became a good test team?

Not a fairweather fan indeed.

 

[GIMH]

We weren't all that good in 03 tbh. Pissweak arguments Smitteh, pissweak.

 

[marc71178]

Besides, Oprah is on our side now. You lot are royally ****ed.

Does she bowl left arm spin as well then?

 

[Son Of Coco]

She eats lunch from both ends I think.

 

[Howe_zat]

So you're saying you only started following cricket when England became a good test team?

Not a fairweather fan indeed.

Yeah, the whole 02-03 Ashes were a major high point. After that Grame Smith's successive double hundreds against us was a real day for the fairweather fans.

 

[Goughy]

Not a fairweather fan indeed.

To be fair, how many of the Aussie fans on here followed the team pre-waugh?

The last year or so, now, and the short term future will tell us a lot about the nature of a whole generation of Australian cricket fans who have never experienced lows before.

 

[superkingdave]

First cricket match I went to was the 3rd day of the 93 test at Old Trafford, got to watch 10 minutes of Phil Tuffnell batting then was subjected to Australia and David Boon in particular, crawling along for most of the day despite being firmly in the ascendancy. Only Mark Waugh offered any respite.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I was at Edgbaston in 85 when we beat the scum, the catch off the boot was a particular highlight.

Never been down under for a series but will do at some stage.

 

[Smudge]

Never been down under

You won't make many female friends with that attitude.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Seems most of the new members don't realise that I'm just blatantly trolling and couldn't give a **** about your logical arguments.