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benread wrote:A quota system in Cricket South Africa denied him the opportunity there.
Does that mean "KP wasn't good enough to qualify for the section of the quota for which he was ethnically eligible."?
There are those who would agree with you, yes. I couldn't possibly comment. But yes. Is one of the possible answers. He also doesn't make friends very easily. Or rather he loses them rather easily.
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Correct. He was a bowler by trade in those days though.

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djewesbury wrote:He also doesn't make friends very easily. Or rather he loses them rather easily.
AHB and I had the pleasure of spending a few hours just a few feet away from him when he was fielding at The Oval last summer. My conclusion was that he is a complete anchor, or something that rhymes with that.
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This just isn't cricket!
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DRT wrote:This just isn't cricket!
I always look forward to that huge Canada v UAE grudge match...
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DRT wrote:This just isn't cricket!
I always look forward to that huge Canada v UAE grudge match...
Not that. It is a flag issue.
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DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
DRT wrote:This just isn't cricket!
I always look forward to that huge Canada v UAE grudge match...
Not that. It is a flag issue.
Oops. Where was that? Not a usual error..
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Brilliant. Got the sound from TMS synced up with the video stream on the laptop. The simulcast starts here.
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Maintained by Frenchmen clearly.
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Maintained by Frenchmen clearly.
Zut alors!

Question 2: Why is Tim Bresnan not playing. He is one of the best ones at chucking it that I have seen.
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DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:
Maintained by Frenchmen clearly.
Zut alors!

Question 2: Why is Tim Bresnan not playing. He is one of the best ones at chucking it that I have seen.
You know much more than you let on don't you.
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DRT wrote:Question 2: Why is Tim Bresnan not playing. He is one of the best ones at chucking it that I have seen.
You know much more than you let on don't you.
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I bet AHB has even explained Duckworth-Lewis to you. This is how it starts Derek. Before you know it you'll be googling Len Hutton.
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djewesbury wrote:I bet AHB has even explained Duckworth-Lewis to you.
I have some knowledge of that subject but don't understand the maths.

Not a great start for Broad. Cheats seldom prosper, as my mother used to say.
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Watch it.
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"And that's a great start for Broad..."
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I knew the outcome as soon as I hit submit.
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DRT wrote:Not a great start for Broad. Cheats seldom prosper, as my mother used to say.
It just got a whole lot better for him! Only a shame it wasn't Warner.

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benread wrote:
DRT wrote:Not a great start for Broad. Cheats seldom prosper, as my mother used to say.
It just got a whole lot better for him! Only a shame it wasn't Warner.

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In the US, we describe baseball as 5 minutes of action dragged out over 3 hours. My understanding of cricket is that it is 5 minutes of action dragged out over 5 days.

Haven't you guys posted more action here than has occurred during the match?
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Glenn E. wrote:Haven't you guys posted more action here than has occurred during the match?
You don't understand, Glenn. A few minutes ago the chucker chucked his ball and hit the batter's leg. Three guys then debated whether or not to ask the referee to send someone off and then decided not to. It was riveting stuff.
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Port just mentioned on TMS. But then boyks says 'people don't use decanters much these days'....
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djewesbury wrote:Port just mentioned on TMS. But then boyks says 'people don't use decanters much these days'....
????
Are you on the wireless? I'm all Skyed-up and enjoying the sunshine.

With a nod to another popular thread: How long would Graeme Swann have stayed upright if he had played cricket at my school with his collar up and his Top Gun sunglasses on?
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DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:Port just mentioned on TMS. But then boyks says 'people don't use decanters much these days'....
????
Are you on the wireless? I'm all Skyed-up and enjoying the sunshine.
Sound from bbc, picture from sky. Fiddle about a bit and get them playing at the same time.. Perfect.
DRT wrote:With a nod to another popular thread: How long would Graeme Swann have stayed upright if he had played cricket at my school with his collar up and his Top Gun sunglasses on?
The opposite of long? His turned up collar always amuses me. He's not a looker, Swannie.
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