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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
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Originally posted by finbar
Keep the bastard. Our turn at the top's coming to an end anyway. Post-McGrath and -Warne we'll be back with the field.
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Agreed. Apart from the Sri-Lankan spear-chucker, no-one looks like ever taking a wicket anymore. When is the last time you saw a young fast bowler who could move it both ways and had control.
England DO have as much young talent as anyone, but, I personally would expect Aus. and India to fight it out for a while.
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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
time: 05:33
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He can discuss cooking intelligently! |
Funnily enough I was just thinking about posting in this thread to you about some cooking. I have been reading this article, it might have been in the Evening Standard, about this chef in England that has just been awarded a third michelin star. His forte is experimental cooking and one of his signature dishes is snail porridge. If I can dig it out, or if I can find it online I'll post something more.
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Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Jan 1970
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Originally posted by Havak
I wasn’t picking on him – just pointing out that he lacked the immunity to SH rugby influence that Tamerlin and I possess.  |
Look, he was born and bred in Oodnadatta, sent to the NH as a babe in arms, and planted as a mole. He has only recently been activated. Unfortunately, his obvious intelligence and rampant common sense has him standing out like dogs' testicles in his NH surroundings. I shall contact his minder and have him try to dumb him down a bit to fit in better.
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Which is a pity as a lot of it is worth listening to. |
I might put his book on the long line of gifts for Mrs finbar for her birthday - along with the Whipper Snipper, battery-powered drill, carton of cigarettes and tomato fertiliser - that I might end up borrowing.
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Side stepping the Deano criticism did you know the European cup only lets you play from a squad of 34 registered for the competition? It lacks the draft replacement system that International sides have too. |
How odd. S12 requires a defined squad, but I think they can add to it.
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Austin Healey (leg) |
Got the whole leg into his mouth this time, did he?
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See if you can find some Deano quotes about that!!  |
Here's one, in keeping with his recent output, that you can pass on to him from me:
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"What injury problems?" |
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Hell yes – and remember a season here is a minimum of 22 league games, 1 cup and 2 European. Will he last a season? They will not have bought him to sit him on a bench! |
Yes, but the standard of competition is lower. He'll cope.
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I look forward to Tamerlin’s response! |
His response will be a test of how well he can type with a slab of pilfered salami in one hand and a hunk of pilfered prosciutto in his bouche.
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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
time: 05:33
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Originally posted by finbar
Part of the problem also, I think, is that groundsmen everywhere are turning out batsmen's paradises. Add in helmets and the nonsensical bouncer laws, and bowlers everywhere are struggling.
England will always struggle while they have an overpopulated, uncompetitive County system as its base. Players will only improve if they're challenged. That can't happen often enough in county cricket. |
Agreed on the laws and the wickets, it's a carry over from the one day stuff.
I totally agree with what you have to say about county cricket and how much it improves players.
The system is slowly changing though. With the centralisation of contracts, the increasing amount of international cricket and the acadamy system, England is becoming more like a team that is seperate from the underlying county structure.
The players in the England team will, I hope, improve through regular exposure to these standards, rather than, as has previously been the case, the selection policy being that that the last man standing after playing ten years of county bollocks, gets to play two tests.
The first of which, must be when struggling for form before making your farewell appearence in the final test against whichever team is the strongest in world cricket at the time.
Still, what do I know? I support Hampshire.The last time they actually produced, a test cricketer was about twenty years ago.
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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
time: 05:33
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Originally posted by finbar
Look, he was born and bred in Oodnadatta, sent to the NH as a babe in arms, and planted as a mole. He has only recently been activated. Unfortunately, his obvious intelligence and rampant common sense has him standing out like dogs' testicles in his NH surroundings. I shall contact his minder and have him try to dumb him down a bit to fit in better.
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*I hear and must obey*
The rolling maul and penalty kicking are the highest form of rugby . You must, in no way, attempt to run anywhere near the ball carrier unless he is going to pass to you.All player's representing your national team must be born within 319 meters of your national stadium.
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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
time: 05:33
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Originally posted by finbar
Who's the chef? |
His name is Heston Blumenthal. He does all sorts of things such as Smoked bacon and egg ice cream, cooking desserts in liquid nitrogen, and has a restaurant called "The Fat Duck." The ideas that interest me the most are his theories of how vegetables should be cooked at a low temperature in bottled water and how meat does not need to be sealed.
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Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Jan 1970
time: 06:33
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Originally posted by flipside
I totally agree with what you have to say about county cricket and how much it improves players.
The system is slowly changing though. With the centralisation of contracts, the increasing amount of international cricket and the acadamy system, England is becoming more like a team that is seperate from the underlying county structure. |
Yes, and I don't think it's helping the cause. I would argue that county cricket should be the nursery, with the academy the - as it were - finishing school. They obviously work hand-in-hand, but it's the week-to-week competition of county cricket that should be developing and practising the skills that are fine-tuned at the academy. And, perhaps more importantly, county cricket should be where they're developing their competitive edge.
Here, we have six state teams. Competition to get into the teams is fierce because the next step up is Test cricket. Ergo, competition between the teams is fierce, because they know they're on display for the Test selectors. Our academy works on honing skills. The competitive edge is developed playing state cricket.
The county system was the first "professional" cricket in the world. Unfortunately, the "job" factor has never been overcome. Players hung around for their superannuation in the form of their testimonial year. Certainly, some highly skilled players came through the system, but, it seems, almost by accident rather than design.
They've tinkered with the county system - creating two divisions - but they haven't addressed the real problem of too many teams allowing too many players who will never reach the higher level to drag down the overall quality. I can appreciate why the authorities haven't bitten the bullet and created a league of, say, eight teams - tradition. I'm all for tradition, but I think it's holding England back.
Along with, as Havak has pointed out a couple of times, the disappearance of cricket from schools.
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The players in the England team will, I hope, improve through regular exposure to these standards |
Mmmm. Well, I don't think they will.
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Still, what do I know? I support Hampshire.The last time they actually produced, a test cricketer was about twenty years ago. |
Yes, but Hampshire produced the inimitable John Arlott, cricket's finest ever voice, IMHO. Be satisfied with that.
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27-01-2004 03:24
If I were you, I'd move to the next county.
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