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  • #16
    Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
    2nillllllll, 2nil 2nil 2nillll, 2nillllll, 2nillll....

    We were just lulling you into a false sense of security for the "real" matches ya know :P
    When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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    • #17
      England vs the Windies. Come on England :)

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Parihaka View Post
        2nillllllll, 2nil 2nil 2nillll, 2nillllll, 2nillll....

        Well it looks like Dhoni and his lads finally succumbed to senshoubyou. It was inevitable after such a string of victories after all.

        I hope that he takes a good long look at himself and the team and gets his act together before the ODIs
        Last edited by bolo121; 01 Mar 09,, 05:27.
        For Gallifrey! For Victory! For the end of time itself!!

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        • #19
          Yep, losing will actually do the team some good... If they keep winning, they get very overconfident and cocksure... this'll keep their feet firmly on the ground...

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          • #20
            Originally posted by bolo121 View Post
            Well it looks like Dhoni and his lads finally succumbed to senshoubyou. It was inevitable after such a string of victories after all.

            I hope that he takes a good long look at himself and the team and gets his act together before the ODIs
            Yup, lets not be hypocritical about this, give the Kiwis their due, the luckier team won
            When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View Post
              the luckier team won
              :))
              In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

              Leibniz

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              • #22
                Joy of Joys England never invented Cricket after all, an embarresment for a Country finally lifted.

                Cricket 'was invented in Belgium'
                By Chris Mason
                BBC News, Brussels

                New academic research claims cricket is not English, but was imported by immigrants from northern Belgium.

                A poem thought to have been written in 1533 has been uncovered, which suggests the game originates from Flanders.

                In the work attributed to John Skelton, Flemish weavers are labelled "kings of crekettes", according to Paul Campbell of the Australian National University.

                The discovery challenges the long established theory that the sport evolved from English children's games.

                The first definitive references to the game appeared in England in the 1600s, when fines were handed out for those missing church to play.

                A game played by the masses in the country was taken into public schools and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in the century that followed.

                The first cricket club was formed in Hambledon in the 1760s and the world-famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was founded in 1787.

                'Flemish phrase'

                But German academic Heiner Gillmeister and his Australian colleague, Mr Campbell, say the discovery proves the quintessential English pastime is anything but English.


                THE IMAGE OF IPOCRISIE
                O lodre of Ipocrites,
                Nowe shut vpp your wickettes,
                And clappe to your clickettes!
                A! Farewell, kings of crekettes!

                Poem attributed to John Skelton
                Mr Campbell has uncovered an apparent reference to cricket in the 16th Century work, The Image of Ipocrisie, attributed to the English poet John Skelton, which refers to Flemish weavers who settled in southern and eastern England.

                They are described as "kings of crekettes"; "wickettes" are mentioned too.

                It is thought the weavers brought the game to England and played it close to where they looked after their sheep, using shepherd's crooks as bats.

                Mr Campbell's research was based on earlier investigations by Mr Gillmeister, a linguist from the University of Bonn.

                He is certain cricket cannot have started in England.

                "There is no way to relate the term to any existing English word," he told the BBC.

                "I was brought up with Flemish children and I know the language well. I immediately thought of the Flemish phrase 'met de krik ketsen' which means to 'chase a ball with a curved stick'."

                In response, cricket historian David Frith said: "It is hard to deny that this is a breakthrough. This discovery points to an addition to the great history of cricket. It's exciting we haven't yet written the final word on it."

                He added: "It does make you wonder why Belgium isn't playing test cricket though, doesn't it?"

                But Mr Gillmeister's research does not end with cricket.

                Earlier studies of his suggest that whilst the spiritual home of golf might be Scotland - records indicate the Belgians were also playing a recognisable form of that sport before people in Britain.

                Story from BBC NEWS:
                http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...pe/7919429.stm

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View Post
                  Yup, lets not be hypocritical about this, give the Kiwis their due, the luckier team won
                  Well looks like they are having a fair bash at it, raina of all people hitting sixes left and right.
                  For Gallifrey! For Victory! For the end of time itself!!

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by bolo121 View Post
                    Well looks like they are having a fair bash at it, raina of all people hitting sixes left and right.
                    2 overs left for our innings to end, looking fairly good till now, hope we win this one :)
                    When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                    • #25
                      I think we'll easily reach 270.... That ought to be a tough ask in 38 overs !!!

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                      • #26
                        http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/showthread.php?t=50019

                        I just wanted cricket fans' views on this Pak incident... I hope posting this link here is allowed...

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                        • #27
                          273/4 in the 38 :)) Not bad, not bad at all.
                          When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View Post
                            273/4 in the 38 :)) Not bad, not bad at all.
                            That's a pretty hefty score I'd say... we'd have to bowl pretty badly from here on to lose this one...

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Gokul View Post
                              That's a pretty hefty score I'd say... we'd have to bowl pretty badly from here on to lose this one...
                              We'd already batted for 5 overs in the beginning when the match was changed to a 38 overs each, so acc to our scoring rate, target for NZ will be 278.
                              When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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                              • #30
                                Heh, McCulum's out, he was doing good lately :))
                                When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic

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