Only draws

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Originally Posted by Ivan Cloherty

Just proves they are a lot of tossers then!!

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Cheating tossers at that, I would say Ivan.
Regards.
Jim.

Check your PM Jim!
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[QUOTE=Des Taff Jenkins;155213]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 following is extracted from my Kindle book 'Last Voyage and Beyond'. (I was on the Deucalion and attended on the final day.)

England had already lost the Ashes by losing the four previous games, but they required only 95 runs to win the fifth and final Test and Hutton and Washbrook opened for England. Washbrook, caught by Lindwall, was dismissed for 7 runs. He was replaced by Simpson, run out for 15. Simpson was replaced by Compton and, with Hutton his partner at the wicket, the target was reached and England had won by 1 run and 8 wickets. On Thursday, 1 March, the Sun newspaper reported: "England's victory by eight wickets in the fifth Test yesterday was acclaimed by spectators in one of the happiest demonstrations seen on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was England's first Test victory against Australia since 1938. .......Brigadier Green, English joint manager, said: We are very happy and I would like to pay a tribute to the behaviour of Australian crowds. Everywhere they have been magnificent and shown wonderful impartiality. ..........." And, concerning the behaviour of the crowd of 21731 on that final day, I would heartily concur with this view.

#20... Gone are the days when you had to be born in Yorkshire to play for them. All national sport now as someone has already stated is geared up to money. The Olympics I don't even bother watching. National pride as such is a fallacy. As soon as they made it all professional to me that was the end of my wanting to watch.. John S

Sport is a a good thing if played in the right spirit .I am a great believer it is good for young people to do .All my family including grand children have played some sport and still do it is helps to have good attitude to life and keeps there mind off the things that is not good for kids to think about also teaches self discipline

As I have stated before there is no such thing now as sport, it is now a very big business and the players just the workers in it. As to how much beer is drunk, it is compatto the team in opposition. Pakistan v Oz not much, England v Oz it comes in by the truck load, those Barmy Army guys sure can put it away.