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That's a future Legend of the Sheffield Shield right there unless he does something stupid like get a regular Test spot.

SHAUN TAIT IS BACK

EVERYBODY'S BACK!!

I mean, I even saw Bruce Reid at the bar earlier.

was he snapped in half?

tait looking brisk as usual, if totally lacking any control

Dodgy decision?

0/50 in the third over!

Classy over from that man Tait.

they need to stop this 'music after every ball' nonsense, i mean really.

siddle nearly grabbed that!

why he didn't play instead of that pretender johnson in the fourth test, i'll never know.

BRAD HODGE, A CURRENT LEGEND OF THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD, TAKES THE CREASE

bye gilly ;___;

As the KFC XI take on the Johnnie Walker XI, I am reading a piece of EM Swanton from 1977 delightfully entitled 'And the devil take Kerry Packer': http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/cricketer/content/story/316467.html

FREE HIT!!!!!

Daniel Marsh! Here's a future Legend of the Sheffield Shield!!

The bloke looks like a Tasmanian that ate Boonie.

he comes out to the sounds of 'in between days'. wouldn't have happened in the old days!

Golden Duck!! That's the stuff of Legends (of the Sheffield Shield)!

slowed the scoring a bit now, they've still made 100 in 9 overs mind

I have a libelous anecdote about Mark Nicholas which I unfortunately can't share here.

o you tease

THEY GOT TWO KIDS ON THE OVAL WITH ROY

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME

<insert favourite pre-1977 English cricket writer> must be spinning in his grave at 8000rpm

Oh, COME ON. They let the kid field!

wu-tang roy is for the children

NATALIE BASSINGWAITHE PERFORMING HER LATEST HITS DURING THE INTERVAL -- DON'T CHANGE THAT CHANNEL

Maybe the "official" team could use Miss Bassingwaithe if she gets padded up.

So they lost to the B team...

SACK PONTING -- BRING IN BRAD HODGE!!

Anyone think the tour will go ahead? I think harmison will pull out and if a few others follow pietersen might bring the entire team home so its a collective decision and no players will carry the can on their own.

England's two-Test series in India has been given the go-ahead after players were assured there would be no threat to their safety at a meeting on Sunday.

England, who are currently at a training camp in Abu Dhabi, will take a full squad of players.

England's one-day series in India was cut short after the 26 November terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Players and staff returned home and were given time alone to decide whether they wanted to return for the Tests.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7772950.stm

Straight into the Wormwood Scrubs first XI I guess.

Wow Indian collapse in progress, 100-odd for 5!

This is why one day and 20/20 is rubbish. We can actually field a decent test side.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here

x-post Yeah we're consistently competitive in Tests, even if we've been a bit disappointing over the last year or 2. A series win or draw would be good with the Aussies looming on the horizon.

But yeah let's not get carried away!

lol Australia suck

Until they meet england.

There's a gloating thread well in operation already. And better still, it's on King Boy Pato's own board.

They're gonna panic and bring back Warne to win the Ashes.

Where is this thread of gloating?

Warne's been commentating during this test, he is prob less awful than healy.

Mark Taylor should not be allowed to commentate cricket (eom)

xp also he's looking pretty trim

Warne's an all-round better thinker, talker and player than Healy, should sign him up permanently tbh

^

Yes his elbow is still in great nick, bring him back for the lols.

and the wickets

We'll see about that.

ha nahh i just meant we can't bowl for shit