Test Cricket - a wry smile

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Test Cricket - a wry smile

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I cannot think of a more boring game. To me, it’s worse than trying to watch paint dry. Any game that must have more than 3 or 4 formats to make it interesting must be lacking in the first place!

Well – that’s my personal opinion. There are many of you I guess that will think that my three favorites of fishing, football and formula one to be equally boring – it’s all down to personal taste I guess.

Up and until April of this year I had spent some 22 months in Delhi. I don’t think you realise how I suffered with every newspaper and TV channel CONSTANTLY barraging me with news of some cricketing hero who had tripped over and broke a finger nail or who had been caught bonking some Bollywood starlet. It is relentless. :guns:

In India Cricket is a religion – made worse by the fact the Indian Cricket team are the current No 1 and are world champions – not to forget being world class – along with everything else.

So whilst Cricket bores me, I cannot help but gloat and see a wry smile in the mirror at the news coming out of blighty about the test series.

It seems that our boys are not just beating India – but are giving their opposition a jolly sound thrashing don’t you know. :bow: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Well done chaps - toodle pip – seems that you will soon rest the No 1 spot for yourselves. :laugh:

As Jones said to Cap’t Mainwaring in Dad’s Army – they don’t like cold steel up’em…………… :neener:

Now – I wonder if our footballers can do the same. :roll:
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Yeah, and if I'd had my Dreambox this week instead of next, I'd have been able to watch it!! :banghead:

Terry, you're a fellow Spurs fan, so you can't be all bad :wink: , but if you'd seen Botham, Willis and Dilley dismantling Australia in the most amazing comeback I've ever seen, you couldn't possibly call test cricket boring!

Even if that was 30 years ago...

Can anyone honestly say that at any time in the last 50 years they thought England would now have the best test cricket team in the world?

When it comes to India, I'm surprised these results haven't caused their own riots!
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Having spent extended periods in India (and not the greatest parts) myself Barry and experiencing the Indian's ''devotion'' to cricket first hand on a number of occasions it is great to see!!

Poor old India.... Twonked, tw@tted and thoroughly buggered!!! :neener: :neener:

Gives a good feeling, despite the fact that I'm a Welshman!! :D

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dtaai-maai wrote:..........................Terry, you're a fellow Spurs fan, so you can't be all bad :wink: , Cheers dm .............When it comes to India, I'm surprised these results haven't caused their own riots!
Oh there will be riots alright - I think that is a certainty 8)
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And I'll be Bangalore tomorrow night!!!???
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(Lomu, pretend you're an American...) :duck:
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Don't think that the Indian team are going to get a warm welcome home.......................... 8)
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The smile is turning in to a gloat...............

First Test, Lord's: England beat India by 196 runs
Second Test, Trent Bridge: England beat India by 319 runs
Third Test, Edgbaston: England beat India by an innings and 242 runs
Fourth Test, The Oval: England beat India by an innings and eight runs

Nice one

WORLD CLASS :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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