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Thanks for that hansamike!! Just because very few have posted on the Ashes, doesn't mean no one is looking in! At least you are keeping count, as well as me! smile
Of course i will continue, win or lose, it's my thread, i have to see it through to the end, and i'm happy to!

Roll on to Thursday, and the fifth Test in London, and the Oval.
~ Good luck to England ~

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Thursday 20th August 2009

The Fifth & Final Test
The Oval

England decide to bat first. Get off to a good start, and then begin to struggle. At the end of Day 1, England 308 - 8.

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Friday 21st August 2009
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Inspired Stuart Broad Shatters Australia

Stuart Broad takes 5 -37 as Oz are all out for 160 and England lead by 230 at 58 - 3 after two days of the deciding Ashes Test.

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Hi Brack,

Sounds like your dedication has been rewarded!

Everybody at work was following it today and were amazed and delighted as one by one the Aussies were felled!

I'm not a cricket fan but well done England!

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Hi Tripsy,
Thanks for your support. I think it's important to follow and support your country in it's hour of need, whether it be in a sporting context or not.

We as a nation don't get to celebrate too often, but when we do, we should shout about it, and be proud.
We could, and should take a leaf out of the Americans book on that one!

Saying that, England haven't won the Ashes Series yet!! But i am encouraged by yesterdays performance.

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NEWS UPDATE

Saturday 22nd August 2009

The Third Day.

England 332 - 373 - 9
Australia 160 & 80 -0

The Aussies need 466 runs to win with 10 wickets!

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Sunday 23rd August 2009

        ((((((((((((((NEWS FLASH)))))))))))))))

            C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
                        E N G L A N D

England win the 2009 Ashes 2 - 1 in the series
England beat Australia by 197 runs, and regain the Ashes at the Oval.

     The whole country should rise up and be proud!

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Sunday 23rd August 2009

        ((((((((((((((NEWS FLASH)))))))))))))))

            C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
                        E N G L A N D

England win the 2009 Ashes 2 - 1 in the series
England beat Australia by 197 runs, and regain the Ashes at the Oval.

     The whole country should rise up and be proud!

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Sadly, none of our American brethren can have any concept of what this means to English sports fan.

I do. cool

Well done Enger-land for (finally) sticking it to them. big_smile

RIP Iron Man

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I heard today, on SKY Sports, our dear Queen congratulated our boys.

I also heard, there won't be an open top bus ride around the city of London, like there was in 2005. What a shame!

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Ah Brack,

your lonely vigil is over. You wus right and I wus wrong. People do care, if only 'cos it means we can lord it over the damn Ockers for a couple of years!

I can't say I saw any of it or read anything about it so it sorta passed me by, but I did see your reports so I guess I followed it in spirit. Cricket therefore, this week, has some purpose. Australia is in mourning, rock on!

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Ah hansamike,
Tis a pity you find it hard to congratulate the English Cricket team, not even a (((Well Done!!!!!)))

As for my Man Utd thread, It's mine, and i plan to continue. I do note, i've had 1,431 views SO FAR!, (So people are interested!!)  The football topic has, 1,133. Make of that, what you wish.



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Not the Ashes... yet, but England beat Australia again yesterday, to become the World Champions in, Twenty - 20 Cricket.   smile

Congratulations goes out to the England Cricket team.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/default.stm
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Like the Phoenix, this thread rises from the Ashes.   roll 
Cricket.....That's that bug that chirps, right?
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Cricket?  bait.

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Like the Phoenix, this thread rises from the Ashes.   roll 
Cricket.....That's that bug that chirps, right?
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Hahahahahahahah! LOL,  It's like Baseball is alien to us.. except we call it, 'Rounders'!! smile

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Like the Phoenix, this thread rises from the Ashes.   roll 
Cricket.....That's that bug that chirps, right?
Rick lol

Hahahahahahahah! LOL,  It's like Baseball is alien to us.. except we call it, 'Rounders'!! smile

I have only seen the game played in Samoa, where it is slightly different. The bat is a triangular war club derivation, the ball is small and made of solid rubber. The field is mostly grassy with rocky outcroppings and, in the match I witnessed, the losing team's fans stoned the winners and 6 were hospitalized! Is that close to your game?  yikes

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Like the Phoenix, this thread rises from the Ashes.   roll 
Cricket.....That's that bug that chirps, right?
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Hahahahahahahah! LOL,  It's like Baseball is alien to us.. except we call it, 'Rounders'!! smile

I have only seen the game played in Samoa, where it is slightly different. The bat is a triangular war club derivation, the ball is small and made of solid rubber. The field is mostly grassy with rocky outcroppings and, in the match I witnessed, the losing team's fans stoned the winners and 6 were hospitalized! Is that close to your game?  yikes

The game played here is a little less violent
Here's an example... Picture's not great... it is YouTube!!!

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Hahahahahahahah! LOL,  It's like Baseball is alien to us.. except we call it, 'Rounders'!! smile

I have only seen the game played in Samoa, where it is slightly different. The bat is a triangular war club derivation, the ball is small and made of solid rubber. The field is mostly grassy with rocky outcroppings and, in the match I witnessed, the losing team's fans stoned the winners and 6 were hospitalized! Is that close to your game?  yikes

The game played here is a little less violent
Here's an example... Picture's not great... it is YouTube!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7l70nBf7Cw

As you can see, played by minors.... in a field!

Ah. That looks like our slow pitch softball. But the game in Samoa was a version of your Cricket, called Kirikiti by the natives. It was brought by missionaries in the 19th century I believe. They have the wicket and the fast bowler. Much like yours.

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