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Snakes on a Plane
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
England win the toss
3rd Ashes Test - I predict...
...The winners will be the team which bats first. I think its that simple. A good batting pitch, which will turn later in the game.
So, we need to bat to get runs before Warney can do any century-defining stuff again, and they need to bat first to allow Warney to do his stuff....
Granted, we still have the stronger attack (assuming McGrath does not play) but I still fear Warne. I would say if the team batting second were to win it, only England could do so.
But come on Mikey - time for you to put runs on the board, and Bell, to join Banger and Brockett - maybe the first tonnes of the series? Followed by KP, Fred and Gojo, we should be aiming for 600+ if we bat first....here's hoping; we haven't won a single toss yet this series, so chances are?
So, we need to bat to get runs before Warney can do any century-defining stuff again, and they need to bat first to allow Warney to do his stuff....
Granted, we still have the stronger attack (assuming McGrath does not play) but I still fear Warne. I would say if the team batting second were to win it, only England could do so.
But come on Mikey - time for you to put runs on the board, and Bell, to join Banger and Brockett - maybe the first tonnes of the series? Followed by KP, Fred and Gojo, we should be aiming for 600+ if we bat first....here's hoping; we haven't won a single toss yet this series, so chances are?
Monday, August 08, 2005
The Ashes at 1-1
Well, having recovered enough to actually remark upon the final hours of the match - wow!
A horrible, horrible morning that ended, in my opinion, with the correct result :D
Go England! Onto Old Trafford and a chance to carry the momentum onwards to gain a 2-1 advantage; or concede one. Hopefully not the latter ;)
A horrible, horrible morning that ended, in my opinion, with the correct result :D
Go England! Onto Old Trafford and a chance to carry the momentum onwards to gain a 2-1 advantage; or concede one. Hopefully not the latter ;)
Sunday, August 07, 2005
England's Day
Frederick Flintoff
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
The Historian
A novel, by Elizabeth Kostova - her debut.
Great book. Very much the thinking man's Da Vinci Code. Whilst that book was more a pacey summer blockbuster with twists and turns at the end of each chapter (and one of my favourite novels), this was a slower paced, more complex quest.
Its pace is perhaps its weakness, in that things do take a while to happen, some may indeed be obvious before they have (primarily the things between characters though, rather than the actual plot) but the book is enthralling until the end, and has kept me thinking for quite some time afterwards.
Highly recommended, 4.5/5
Great book. Very much the thinking man's Da Vinci Code. Whilst that book was more a pacey summer blockbuster with twists and turns at the end of each chapter (and one of my favourite novels), this was a slower paced, more complex quest.
Its pace is perhaps its weakness, in that things do take a while to happen, some may indeed be obvious before they have (primarily the things between characters though, rather than the actual plot) but the book is enthralling until the end, and has kept me thinking for quite some time afterwards.
Highly recommended, 4.5/5