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^Funnily enough i listened to that episode on the radio the other day.

^ You mean on the wireless KT ? .. you can watch it just like real television on YouTube you know?

No its not wireless it plugs into the electric,defiantly a radio but quite up to date no valves its a digital radio.

Press slams 'spineless' India after Test loss to England

Date August 10, 2014 - 11:34PM
Under fire: MS Dhoni. Photo: Reuters

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced criticism from the nation's press on Sunday for his "bizarre" tactics during the side's humiliating loss to England, while his batsmen were slammed for their "spineless surrender".

Lacklustre India lost the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Saturday by an innings and 54 runs, handing England an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Under the back-page headline "Spineless Surrender", the Times of India lashed out at the country's batsmen for refusing to fight back in their second innings.

The newspaper said the batsmen had made millions of dollars playing "slam-bang" limited-overs cricket, but failed to hone their skills for Test matches, the sport's most demanding format.

"Faced with the onerous task of saving the match, India's 'Young Millionaires' did not even attempt to save face," its correspondent wrote.
"Instead they flaunted a flamboyant approach, so typical of limited-overs cricket, to bring about a quick end to the fourth Test.

"So pathetic was India's display that their second innings lasted just 43 overs."

The press praised England's "focus and determination", singling out Stuart Broad for his "heroic bowling". Broad, who retired hurt after breaking his nose while batting early on Saturday, was named man of the match.

Dhoni came under fire for his "bizarre team tactics" that included failing to start India's bowling attack on Saturday with top-performing seamers Varun Aaron and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Hindustan Times said.

With the headline "Fold Trafford", the Sunday Express said that although Dhoni batted well during the match, he "desperately needs a crash course in the art of Test match captaincy".

India was praised last month when it won the second Test against England at Lord's, securing the team's first overseas victory for three years.

That win eased pressure on Dhoni, who was facing calls to quit, and raised hope that India had turned the corner after poor performances since the retirement of batting greats including Sachin Tendulkar.

But the media said on Sunday that it seemed this was "just an illusion" and India's problems persisted.
AFP

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Broad set to play wearing face mask


Along with the bum fluff on his face and broad nose he doesn't look like a ladyboy anymore at least

England have named an unchanged squad for the fifth Test at The Oval, starting on Friday, with Stuart Broad included despite suffering a fractured nose when batting at Old Trafford on Saturday. Broad tweeted a picture of his injury, which required stitches and a trip to hospital, on Sunday morning and suggested he could play while wearing a protective mask.

Wonder what the face mask will look like?

Do you think this one would suite him Bob?

I think he should lighten things up a bit, the wobblies need cheering up.

Kiwi cricketer Jimmy Neesham tweets photo of bat destroyed by US Customs

WE all know it can be a bit annoying when you collect your baggage after a long flight and find your lock broken or your luggage clearly tampered with.

Now imagine if your luggage didn’t just contain clothes, but an item you needed in order to do your job.

Now imagine that item wasn’t just tampered with, but had holes drilled in it.

That’s exactly what happened to New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham after his cricket bat had an unfortunate run-in with a power drill, allegedly at the hands of overzealous US airport officials.

Neesham is currently playing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League, and had to fly via the States as part of the tournament’s hectic travel schedule.

After a star turn in Friday’s match against the Antigua Hawksbills, in which he took a stunning one-handed catch, Neesham tweeted this image of his bat.



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It seems Stuart has some ideas of his own.....

^

The mask on the right that harry posted would protect his nose the best, but along with his helmet I think the hanibal mask would give him the best all round protection. Wonder if he will wear it when he is bowling

'Anderson most skilful bowler in world but only when he plays in England and only when the pitches have been doctored for him' - Cook

Fixed that for you Alastair you clueless knob


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Will they get the ton?

Time for bed for me, still not very well.

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Originally Posted by Bobcock

Time for bed for me, still not very well.

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Sorry to hear you are still not well and wish you a speedy recovery Bob. Cheers for the link!

India 43/5 someone had a dodgy bet.

You're not the only one who has said that KT

In other news, Twatto has done a McGrath ....

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The Indians are crap, making us look good...

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

The Indians are crap, making us look good...

Few week ago it was the other way round.England were crap and made the Indians look good,long way to go for England before i feel confident enough to predict England 5 Australia 0.
Eng 347-7

You speak the truth Betty.

They even made Woakes and Jordan look good.

It was only 2 tests ago 6 former England captains were calling for Cook to quit the captaincy but a few cheap runs against some pretty ordinary bowling and some horrible batting from the Indians and Alastair is looking all cocky again

Cook should have shown faith in his bowlers and declared 20 min before stumps. Letting root get his ton?

Don't be an idiot Waffly, faith in his bowlers that he can't afford to let Root get his ton and still have more than two days to bowl them out?

Originally Posted by klong toey

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

The Indians are crap, making us look good...

Few week ago it was the other way round.England were crap and made the Indians look good,

You have to admit the Indians have been diabolical in the field. They have dropped dolly after dolly - including one when Cook was on 5 before he reached his 90's in the 2nd test. There is no question England has the better bowling, and the Indian trundlers really have dished out a higher % of tasty pies.

long way to go for England before i feel confident enough to predict England 5 Australia 0.

On the contrary my smelly friend. Australia is watching this charade from afar and we can smell 0 - 5

Alastair is so cocky he is calling Anderson the most skilful bowler in the world and even said he in the same class as Steyne