To quote Mr Ian Chappell...read about it in the paperOriginally Posted by Slim Chance
Dean Jones is saying they should wheel out Shane Warne as captain.
Are Australia really that bereft of leaders, or is Dean Jones just, err, not the sharpest tool in the shed?
I say keep Ponting until he achieves his unique hatrick of captaining Australia to three ashes losses.
Just a couple of questions.
Is painting the lips and nose white a part of cricket tradition, or specifically Ashes tradition ?
At tea time, do the players actually drink tea ?
I caught some of the Ashes and was left wondering.
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It wasn't in England...as far as I know...it isn't that hot there...however in hotter places...especially Australian and New Zealand where the ozone layer is very thin the sun is very strong and putting zinc or coloured cream on the nose is a good precaution...I guess the habit has spread to hot days in Britain.
They used to...I don't know what they drink now but I think it would be the case in England...or at least an option to a cold drink
^ Dougie Walters would have a couple of ciggies and a cup of coffee for tea, so I heard. Though he'd wait 'til after stumps before he'd have his first tinny!!
Pure talent...he was from the NSW country I think...never was going to change
He has his opinion
I think not..and no he is not as sharp with his brain as his mouth
I think the English will get a serious hiding in Oz...Ponting is one hell of a batsman...the Aussies aren't that bad...and the English aren't that good
Now back to the thread...
Cricket followers remember the touring English cricket team being referred to as the MCC. That was because English cricket was administered by the Marylebone Cricket Club in London. That all changed in 1993. So who is the Marylebone Cricket Club?
The England cricket team team which represents England and Wales. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1903 until the end of 1996.
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was founded in 1787 as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lords Cricket Ground in London. MCC was formerly the governing body of the game in England and across the world. Most of its global functions were passed on to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1993.
Thanks Kiwi. Appreciate the response.
If you'll pardon the digression....I watched that last Ashes game and was struck by the element of class consciousness and social ostentatiousness that seemed to prevail. From the announcing right down to the awards ceremony. Really opened my eyes.
I'm thinking this one of the major reasons why cricket has never taken hold in North America.
No need for a comment. Not taking the piss either.
The game started out as an upper class game and at one time the MCC (English) captain had to be an amateur "gentleman" as the professionals were from the working class (hence their need to be paid to play). Similar attitudes prevailed in the old colonies such as the West Indies where the captain used to be "white".
The West Indian cricket commentator Tony Cozier once wrote:
"...the refusal to appoint a black captain was "historically understandable at a time when it was generally considered that by ruling classes that the black man was not ready for leadership, political, social, sporting or otherwise."
Oxford and Cambridge educated Indians who spoke "Received Pronunciation" (upper class English) were viewed as acceptable in England though, especially as many were Indian royalty,and not having to work for a living were "pure" amateurs.
From a personal point of view I think that attitude is less obvious the further north one travels from London...but that is just my observation.
right.
Australia to face New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy
Yawn. One word, 5 letters, begining with A....Australia to face New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy
50 million people lost interest when England went out 1000 million when India and Pakistan went...so 30 million in the Antipodes can enjoy being on top
Why this competition exists is beyond me.
Cricket NZ aren't complaining right now...but to be fair the limited over game is dead...the uneducated can spend their money watching 20/20...give it a few years and the attention spans will be down to 10 overs...long live test cricket
Too bloody right!Cricket NZ aren't complaining right now...but to be fair the limited over game is dead...the uneducated can spend their money watching 20/20...give it a few years and the attention spans will be down to 10 overs
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