He was on Her Majesty’s secret service
moving from door to door
some thought a tax collector
or collecting money for the poor
What of this double o trained to kill?
Undercover, trenchcoat, flat top hat
not just an unpaid council bill
much more important than that
What then was this dangerous, secret mission?
he was checking waste bins from JM’s kitchen
For TR’s poetry comp
They’ve started, (handy link to the official schedule here) there can only be one winner, so, what are you going to say if your team isn’t victorious?
Don’t worry, Alex Bowden over on ESPN’s Crickinfo has a list of ready made excuses for us.
Here they are…
Australia
They just weren’t tough enough. It’s not like the old days. This team just isn’t hard-nosed, aggressive or Australian enough. They don’t need to be any more talented. They just need to be angrier. Bring back Lillee and Thommo.
England
It was almost certainly the IPL. Not enough players are appearing in it and too many players want to appear in it. Secondly, Continue reading “ICC T20”
Some may recall my post on the flooding in these parts last July, in it I pictured the flooded road to my brother’s house (Seaview Rd) the water is still there (it has nowhere to go) and the road is still closed however…
Meet Cheeky Watson Continue reading “Meet Cheeky – Super Clown”
This rather delightful picture adorns the front page of my daily read today…
Thems were the times my mate
Way back in eighty eight
Just you and me, footloose and fancy free
We’d go wher’er we felt
No need to tighten belts
The two of us, no need to catch a bus Continue reading “Lady in red”
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The current ODI series between England and The Proteas will as you can see decide who tops the ICC rankings come Sept 5th.
Match 2 (of the 5 match series) a day / nighter starts at 12.00 GMT Tuesday 28th August, would you believe that the 1st game on Friday was washed out? With a 4 day break between matches why not have a reserve day? (or 2?) It’s time that the ‘men in suits’ who run the sport get with the programme!
But there’s more at stake then simply topping the ODI rankings for The Proteas.
Boadicea's Chariot 
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