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Originally Posted by Des Taff Jenkins

Hi Kieth.
I was on the Trevose in 1951 and watched the Ashes in Melbourne for five days while I was night watchman, the barracking was brilliant and witty, the game was played in a sportsman like way.
The last ashes test should have been with a rugby ball, I was that disgusted with the Australian teams behavior to win at all cost, that it has put me off watching cricket for life. I'm going back to single sport
Cheers Des

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The win at all cost attitude of the Oz cricket team puts a lot of genuine sports lovers off. But consider this, so far five tests, five one dayers, one twenty 20 and on each occasion Oz has won the toss!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since 1985 when A. Border took over the captaincy of the Oz team they have won the toss 82% of the time in tests. As far as I know they rae the only team thta produces the coin, tosses and calls, in many other countries it is done by an independent person.

Just proves they are a lot of tossers then!!

hi shipmates, what i don't understand about cricket if England win the ashes{very rare} the team are the best in the world? and the players are all super heros'? and everyone are awarded medals from the queen? WHY....

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Originally Posted by Louis the Amigo

hi shipmates, what i don't understand about cricket if England win the ashes{very rare} the team are the best in the world? and the players are all super heros'? and everyone are awarded medals from the queen? WHY....

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.....cos we are English and they are the sort of things that make us english

Hi Lou the amigo, they are only hero sportsmen in some peoples eyes, to me most of them are overpaid spoilt children, sport is only a game!, not something that should be turned into hero worship, or a world war. I think Marion made a valid point, disabled sport is where they try their hearts out, and win or lose they are alway.s happy for the opposition. Theres too much money involved in most profesional sports in todays world. KT

And the French get a jar of mustard... French mustard. John S

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Originally Posted by j.sabourn

And the French get a jar of mustard... French mustard. John S

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......it keeps them keen

with regards the toss of a coin. the aussies are world champs at two up or they use a double header.
i'mglad i'm not the only one that doesen't think much of sport. i had eight likes for my post today.

Hi shipmates, Hi Cappy I still don't get it if an England team win once every 10 years {if lucky} its a great victory. what about the last 9 years ? and the players from around the world in the cricket side some with turbans play for england are Englishman??? Hi Keith Disable sport, all types is the only real sport played today... Happy john in oz what is the record for the number of cases of beer/larger drunk over a cricket match in oz?

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Originally Posted by Louis the Amigo

Hi shipmates, Hi Cappy I still don't get it if an England team win once every 10 years {if lucky} its a great victory. what about the last 9 years ? and the players from around the world in the cricket side some with turbans play for england are Englishman??? Hi Keith Disable sport, all types is the only real sport played today... Happy john in oz what is the record for the number of cases of beer/larger drunk over a cricket match in oz?

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........the rules were made many moons ago when the world was ruled by the English ........now blokes with turbans ......or even tattooscan play for England but I don't think the welsh can as much as they want to ...regards cappy