Sigh....

1-0! 1-0! 1-0!

Second Test Match England v Australia: England win










Well like the old song says every picture tells a story don't it?

Told you so

First Test Match England v Australia: drawn


And yet again the wonderful Paul Collingwood proves his right to eternal membership of the clan of Ginger Guys In Cricket Who Will Never Let You Down. In fact he is like the only top-ranked member right now as Ryan Sidebottom has lost a number of points by being stroppy with team-mates and not bowling very successfully. And Ian Bell was never allowed into the clan cos like we have to keep up our standards and the title means what it says.

But Colly will be a ginger hero even when he is old and grey.

As for the rest of the England side well time will tell yeah because they didn't start off in any way that you could call exciting in fact the washing-up was like more inviting than watching the England batsmen not get enough runs again *sigh* *snarl*.

And we have to say that if you were in a burning building with any of Team England you wouldn't have much confidence in them getting you out unscorched. EXCEPT COLLY. And maybe Jimmy too (the fact that he can fly could be useful) and Monty who might not even notice that there was a fire going on but would be really nice about it.

But it's a five-match series and anything can happen. Except a whitewash lol.

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Yeah well like better late than never but you know how it is

So apologies to all my one and a half regular readers for being silent* since before Christmas but you know yeah life intervenes. That old prime minister with the moustache used to say "Events dear boy events" we did it in History.

So like basically when we were out Christmas shopping Karl the anorak said would I like to get married and I said yes. Not realising that this would like unleash a maelstrom (good word eh?) of relatives and wedding planners and times when Karl was supposed to get drunk which he doesn't enjoy doing all taking over our lives for months and months until in the end a few weeks ago we called it off and decided to live in what used to be called sin lol.

So now our dads are pleased owing to the credit crunch and saving the money and our mums are well pissed off lol but we are fine. Sporting-wise tho I have been in a bit of a cleft dilemma yeah because Karl is not fond of cricket so I tried hard to learn about football but I have realised it is better not actually. As we know many men still prefer women to be illiterate but Karl is not as bad as that by any means but all the same I have to as Clint Eastwood said know his limitations. Otherwise I get the little sigh and the patient explaining voice telling me what I already know duh. So now I content myself with noting that the former TH14 is doing the business for Barcelona in a quiet way but I don't ask like questions. And meanwhile I try to follow my cricket but there is like a blanket of non-enthusiasm at the other end of the sofa sigh.

So I will not attempt to catch up on the cricket events over the winter because you know it all already. In June I went to the Oval to watch the T20 England v Pakistan where the capacity crowd included the internationally known blogger Mouth of the Mersey, the famous Zephirine and mystery financier Lord Ebren. A good time was had by all especially the very loud mad Pakistani fans around us who were happily mocking the sad England supporters you know the ones yeah no girlfriends getting very drunk silly clothes. Till in the end England won and the Pakistanis were seriously disappointed and trailed away but by then the sad English guys were too pissed to say much. Believe me if the Pakistan side get to come to England and play their matches it will be worth going because they really know how to support their team and they are really funny and completely out of hand.


And now it is the Ashes or the h'Ashes as Michael Holding says and the blogs are full of Strayans being rude about Stuart Broad which as we know is contrary to English law and punishable by torture but of course they are abroad and hiding behind a cloak of pseudonymity don't we all lol.

I shall attempt to post some thoughts about the Ashes in the coming weeks and days though Karl says what is the point as England are going to lose. I said the important thing is the taking part and he was like oh please. You see what I have to deal with.



*uncharacteristic you may think lol.

The Chanelle World XI- Twelfth Man

Just to finish off my World XI:




No this is not a flamenco dancer but MOHAMMAD AAMER of Pakistan who is a mere chick of 17 but a very very promising left-arm pace bowler. And at the risk of cradle-snatching I would say he is very very cute too.



PS He's an Aries.



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Yummy

a new twist on an old classic as the saying goes...