Cricket, lovely cricket

[Adam Went]

Monty:

As I seem to recall it, that double ton from Colly you refer to was in the Adelaide test of 2006/07, when the UN famously made 551 in the first innings and went on to lose the match, was it not? You know, when Shane Warne bowled heroically on the final day, despite your previous assertions that he was hopeless post-2005?

But speaking of absolutely brilliant innings, what about Shane Watson's 161 in the first ODI, eh? Class. Just absolute class. Not to mention the highest individual score in an ODI at the MCG. And a victory first up for us, of course.

I seem to recall hearing a saying about never quoting an imbecile, but I digress on this occasion:

"The March Continues!"

Cheers,
Adam.

[Monty]

Do you mean the Paul Collingwood who was part of the great Ashes winning teams in 05, 09 and 10/11, became the first Englishman in 78 years to score over 200 (206) in an innings in Australia, one of the greatest fielders ever to play the game, a master tactician who helped Strauss outwit your bats ALL
summer, Captain of Durham and Captain of the T20 World Champions, England?

You mean that Paul Collingwood yeah?

We only parade after we done dusted, we don't celebrate during the game like you did in the 1st Test. It embarrasses when you end up struggling to hang in the game.

Monty

[Adam Went]

Steven:

Yes, a shame that Lee and Tait aren't available for Tests, but Tait is hot and cold at the best of times, and at 34, Lee isn't exactly the future - though it is fantastic to see him back in Aussie colours again and doing well.

Monty Attenborough:

I find it somewhat amusing that you accuse me of becoming over-excited at a victory, when it's still very fresh in my memory that you lot had a ROYAL PARADE to celebrate your 2005 Ashes series....what was that, the now retired Paul Collingwood who scored 7 runs for the entire series became Paul Collingwood MBE? Hypocrite!

As for Queensland, aside from the cash donation i'm also working with the Salvo's and buying several hundred dollars worth of brand new supplies to send up to the Queenslanders....we are Australian, and we WILL beat this together. The best thing the Aussie team can do is get a win in the ODI series, particularly at the GABBA.....

Cheers,
Adam.

[Monty]

Note the simple Australian male in his enviroment.

After months of being ridiculed his team wins a game, just-by 4 runs, and he resorts to that age old condition suffered by most Australians - Antpideani Dickheadsus Idiotium Regulatae.

This condition spreads fast once an Australian sees his team win, especially after many months of crushing defeats. The symptoms are misplaced over confidence, delirium, the speaking of complete and utter crap swiftly followed by disappearence when his team gets rapidly whooped again and finally dillusion that he doesn't care and/or the future is bright.

The condition is devastating. It makes the suffer seem imbecilic. This is what makes the condition so difficult to diagnose amongst Australian males.

Adam is 11, and is a cronic sufferer. However if you donate a mere 25p a week we can end this. 25p will buy us gaffer tape which is placed over the mouth, thus curing the sufferer instantainously.

Together we can beat 'Aussie Gob'.

Monty


PS I hope Shane Warne gets this charity game on in aid of the Queensland Disaster victims. Terrible event and, despite my banter, I plea to any who reads this to help if they can, in any way they can.

[Steven Russell]

Adam: no worries, mate. Enjoy your T20 victory; I reckon the ODIs are going to be close. But if the cricketing gods had offered me a seven - nil drubbing in the ODIs and an Ashes victory before the tour, I'd have settled for that so I'm not that bothered how the series pans out. One-day stuff is good fun and everything but I've never been comfortable with the way a side can win a game without taking a wicket (in theory). At least your selectors showed some bottle in picking proper strike bowlers.

Best wishes,
Steve.

PS I'm glad you finally have something to celebrate but you can't call it a resurgence. Everybody knows you have a good one-day side - it's the test team (who will remain rubbish until they start winning) you need to worry about. Bet you wish you could have had Lee and Tait in The Ashes.

[Adam Went]

"We are the champions,
We are the champions,
No time for LOSERS,
Cause we are the champions....of the world"

Behold, Poms. The resurgence has begun.

Steven:

Don't stress, GSTQ will be on its way shortly....I WILL get around to it!

Cheers,
Adam.

[Steven Russell]

Shane Warne is my dad but you don't hear me bragging about it. My mam says she was drunk and needed the money.

Steve.

[richardnunweek]

Hi
Cricket is a cruel game, Yardy had two wickets including Watson, feeling on top of the world, then in to bat he goes.. whoops..oh dear inflated.
Why such a intrest in poor Michael , he is my nephew, my sister Bevs lad.
Never mind we won.
England to repeat last years win, and I have punted accordingly.
Richard.

[Adam Went]

Didn’t put enough runs on the board. Needed another 20. I did thoroughly enjoy Shane Watson’s treatment of the hack that is “the best spinner in world cricket,” however.

Now, if only our cricketers would show the same resilience and never say die attitude that our friends up in Queensland have been displaying throughout this tragedy…..

Cheers,
Adam.

[Monty]

And the march continues.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/9357798.stm

Monty

[Adam Went]

Monty:

Thanks for that. I made the donation today and matched my bet with you, so $100 was donated to the floods victims....very little in light of what's going on there but every little bit helps. As I write this there's images on TV of central Brisbane underwater. Horrible.

Anyway, first Twenty20 match tonight, presuming it isn't raining in Adelaide as well....

Cheers,
Adam.

[Monty]

Adam,

Of course Mate, you don't need my permission.

I've already donated to the JMF so they have received something.

I've heard of the Queensland disaster on the news, awful, and any help I'm sure will be gratefully accepted. So go for it.

Monty

[Adam Went]

Monty:

Well i'm running by the theory that if I keep saying it for long enough, eventually it'll come true and i'll look like a genius. ;-)

On a serious note for just a moment, I intend to pay up my $50 of the bet tomorrow. In light of recent events, i'd like to ask for your approval to instead donate it, along with another contribution from myself, to the Queensland floods appeal. No doubt you've heard about it on the news, it's total carnage up there at the moment, and they need every cent they can get, as quickly as they can get it.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Monty]

I don't recall discussing out future players with you after the 2005 series, though it was a long time ago (who's living in the past now, eh?) - sure you're not thinking of 2009?

Roll on the ODI series so we can flatten you in that at least. A bit of a demoraliser just before the World Cup....

Cheers,
Adam.

Yah, you also said it after you got beat in 2009....however I didnt wish to labour the point.

Monty

[Adam Went]

I don't recall discussing out future players with you after the 2005 series, though it was a long time ago (who's living in the past now, eh?) - sure you're not thinking of 2009?

Roll on the ODI series so we can flatten you in that at least. A bit of a demoraliser just before the World Cup....

Cheers,
Adam.