THE ASHES 2010

[Bumpa STIKKA]

(TTChang @ Dec. 29 2010,09:13) Made a great choice of this Test Match to come over from LOS watch...

You can say that again...

Happy Christmas TT Chang!


AUSTRALIA - No life without cricket!



Hilarious article about the hapless Aussies... unless you are Australian, that is!

[Guest]

(TTChang @ Dec. 29 2010,03:13)  Hope    can keep up the intensity for Sydney, and ruin Pentire's bet.

 On this occasion I shall be delighted with the 2-1 thank you very much.

After those previous years of torment, I'm delighted that you were at the right place/right time Mr Chang.
Looking back.....I was at the Gabba, Adelaide & MCG in 1986 when Gatting's boys did the biz. The Aussies managed to win in Sydney because of a spin bowler that hardly anybody had ever heard of

Anybody remember his name ? I still have the programme.

I hope they don't find another one next week  


Sydney Prices

England 6/4, Australia 9/4, Draw 2/1

[daveduke007]

Just a quick question please chaps

What is the time difference between Bangkok and Sydney?

I arrive BKK on Sun 2nd Jan and I believe the 5th Test starts on the 3rd so Im presuming I will have to get up pretty early to see the start  

Thanx in advance  

[rxpharm]

daveduke007 - Bangkok is GMT+7 and Sydney is GMT+10, so that's 3 hours difference. Early bird gets the work!

[pacman]

(pentire @ Dec. 29 2010,18:01) Looking back.....I was at the Gabba, Adelaide & MCG in 1986 when Gatting's boys did the biz. The Aussies managed to win in Sydney because of a spin bowler that hardly anybody had ever heard of

Anybody remember his name ? I still have the programme.

In the back of my mind I remember a headline "Australia Calls Up Unknown Spinner" or something like that. And I knew he's the fella you refer to, but I had no idea who he is.

And there was something else about that last Test in Sydney because something weird happened there. But what?

I finally had to Google it to discover who was this wunderkind? Peter Taylor. I never would have remembered.

But the odd thing was there were two outstanding spin bowling performances in that Test.

First Taylor got 6/78 in the first innings, then another spinner got 5/72 in the second innings & won the game by bowling out Embury in the second last over.

Taylor was given Man of the Match but who was the other spinner? Peter Sleep. Remember?

If you are ever in Rishton, Lancashire, call into the pub called The Wickets & say hello to him. Peter Sleep is the guv'nor...

[Guest]

(pacman @ Dec. 30 2010,06:59) Taylor was given Man of the Match but who was the other spinner? Peter Sleep. Remember?

If you are ever in Rishton, Lancashire, call into the pub called The Wickets & say hello to him. Peter Sleep is the guv'nor...    

Ah yes Peter Sleep the South Australian leggy.
It's interesting that he now resides in Lancashire having finished his career playing Lancs league cricket {as many of the games former test players used to} for decent money, in order to top up their benevolent fund.

I'd forgotten about him pacman

[katoeylover]

Ponting OUT for Sydney Test

[guydesavoy]

(daveduke007 @ Dec. 30 2010,06:38) What is the time difference between Bangkok and Sydney?

Sydney now on Summer Time, so BKK + 4.

Means you will be up at 6 to see the toss or 7am to see the first ball

[daveduke007]

Thanx again chaps  

That works out bloody perfect as I have to escort the teerak to Wongwien Yai BTS station at around that time when she goes to work.

Means I can get back in bed afterwards and watch the Cricket, happy days  

[guydesavoy]

When a man can watch the cricket in peace..happy days indeed

[TEXASMAC]

Ok, I have read all 8 pages. I still dont understand the love for soccer ( football ), but what is the story behind "Ashes"? Is that like the " Border War" between MICHIGAN and that team south?

[TTChang]

Wikipedia: The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882.

The series is named after a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, in 1882 after a match at The Oval in which Australia beat England on an English ground for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour to Australia (1882€“83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.

[guydesavoy]

..Legend has it that the bails were burned and put into this little urn. The Ashes trophy.

[TEXASMAC]

Thanks TT.

[BlueBallz]

Fucking hell England toured Australia in 1882?!?!?! FFS for how long were they away?? It bet it was almost a year!!! The Aussie were still considered real convicts then, werent they???