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It does look nice doesn't it? Never been to Durham, want to go now!

It is nice

Who would've thought Harmison would trigger a collapse like that!

Not Louis, that's for sure

lol hi

maybe he has been bowling like this all season. let's see him keep it up. overseas.

He's bowling a helluva lot better than Broad anyway.

this is very true

Monty gets the cheat out!

What a day :)

Only problem is we can bat even worse

Century partnership coming up for Morkel and Harris?

"Panesar doesn't see it initially; sets off... eventually."

Love 'im.

KP's all-new inclusive policy of giving the kid a bowl pays off handesomely.

Broad gets a wicket!

haha morkel went off the wrong way straight to the groundsmans shed instead of the pavillion

That all-night bender is really catching up with the Safricans.

Internet Claim: England Owes Success to Walkabout Pub Chain

"handesomely" wtf

194 all out

Good times.

[Won last night so we're through to the semi-finals of the play-offs. Two juicy cover drives for four resulted in my top score for the season of 8. Out bowled having completely lost track of where the ball was. Bowled one and dropped a catch off my own bowling. Conceded rather a lot of extras. Good times.]

LOL

Haha, Channel 5 had the gall to reunite Harmison and Boycott, once so animated in another's offence! The kiss and make up ceremony as conducted by Sparky Nicholas. Dear me!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ynu0LWd0iqY

kp dropped twice.

Century for KP

KP out

Typical. He is incapable of doing anything without drama!

HOW DARE HE SACK HIM

Seriously I can't get angry at a man who's just made a hundred but come on Kev, make some double tons.

I'm not saying that's a bad thing! Flintoff is looking in the mood...

huge 6!

flintoff out

gah

Time for Broadys 1st century

I'll venture to say we'll have a new keeper for the winter tour.

Not gonna be much of a lead. Shocking stuff since KP got out

Is Anderson finally going to get his first duck?

useless cunts

you can bet the sa opening partnership will soon rattle off the lead.

Can we have a teeny bit of positivity? Batting isn't that easy out there, and yr talking like a tabloid headline. Plus, Anderson's avoided the duck again!

I mean there's no sophistication to your game analysis, it's always absolutes. A very immature mentality.

Is that a joke or should I start Googling GIFs of pots and kettles?

Since when has my cricket analysis been comprised of non-jokey absolutes?

I mean there aren't many topics on ILX where I consider myself to be an authority, hence I'm almost always content to defer to those of greater knowledge/experience. But, fuck, not cricket.

No need to be calling people immature just because you disagree with them though.

It's not so much disagreement as exasperation at the whole "stupid cunts mess up again grumble grumble we're the worst team in the world" attitude that Mr. Neuname is espousing. He's not alone either. We don't know whether England will win this Test, but what's clear is that they are very much on top with a 100-run first-innings lead at least (more if Harmison keeps firing).

But it's not "immature". Pessimistic perhaps, but not immature.

Yeah, I was more talking about

A very immature mentality.
A very immature mentality.
A very immature mentality.
A very immature mentality.
A very immature mentality.

and, to a lesser extent

it's always absolutes
it's always absolutes
it's always absolutes

Yeah, and I was only talking about those things in a cricketing context. You're a little guilty of ad hominem in this case, caek.

Harmison misses a 50 in the most predictable manner imaginable. Monty really is the biggest spacker in the universe. Bastards. String 'em up.