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Two Winters and One Summer of English Cricket and Continued Adventures

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Logie66:
When you look at life, you always review situations and say why does it always seem to happen to one of the good guys.  I"ve been saying this to myself over the last week and a bit as events of the weekend of the 9th May brought this home.

In the late Eighties, I was a member of a strong Cricket team in Suffolk and one of my team mates was a left arm spinner who was a great team member and player.  He was a guy who played the game competitively, had a great knowledge and passion for cricket, but played the game the right way with a smile on his face, he truly was a gentleman on the field and one of the good guys of it !

Sadly the weekend of the 9th he was taken, playing the game he loved, cricket !

So I have vowed to uphold the traditions of my colleague and ensure that I take this principle with me whenever I"m playing poker as I no longer grace the Cricket field. I will  be competitive, play with a passion but always play with a smile on my face and be considered one of the good guys.

RIP Slim, a true gentleman of the game.

duke3016:
Sad -- RIP

Logie66:
Now we"re moving on to the business end of the Summer, a stroll in the chilly park at Chester-le-Street and suddenly the mind games are starting as the Ashes series gets closer.

The Aussies are starting to get vocal, this can only be a good thing, they have seen us turn up do a job against the Windies, a side that looked like it didn"t want to be here to be fair, and want to try and knock a little confidence out of us before we even get started.

Strauss is the target, the Aussies are going after him Ponting says.

Onions, don"t expect him to play in the Ashes, reverse psychology perhaps, please pick him we like the look of him.

Symonds, time to welcome him back to the fold, are we supposed to be scared of him or something.

Phillip Hughes, the new Aussie opener, thanks for letting him get used to the English conditions, this is the one of the key points here. No other Country would allow this, but our stupid counties are only thinking of personal gain.  Absolutely stupid, the ECB should lay down the law and sort this out for future years !

Things are only going to get hotter and more entertaining and it is going to be an interesting series, we do have a chance even if all of the past players are writing off our chances. 

New players, virgin tourists, it"s going to be fun..........

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSkNIUT1-Bo[/youtube]

Swinebag:
Great stuff Don

The aussies can target strauss all they like....he is a different player to the one that averaged 24 down under last time.

I agree with Goughie that flintoff is key, though I do think we can win without him....just not as easily ;D

i think Hughes has a few technical issues that our bowlers can exploit (either that or he"s the next Bradman and we are screwed!!)

Expect Prior and Broad to get the worst of the sledging

nosey-p:
Got my tickets for Headingly day 2, cannot wait, a few beers in the sunshine and some Aussie bashing, bring it on

What do you think of no Symonds?  

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