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Listed below are comments made by smellslikesalmon between Sunday, 12th July 2009 and Tuesday, 17th November 2009.

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Quotes of the week 11:23pm on 17 Nov 2009 Seen on Cricinfo today, England vs SA 'A' 50 over game:

"Tsotsobe to Trott, 3 runs, driven to mid-off, sets off for a quick single, shye hits the stumps and reqocets"

Has a 16th century time-travelling scribe infiltrated Cricinfo? Have Gordon Brown and Ed Balls decreed that 'ricochet' should be spelled differently as it sounds too French?
Aussies collapse to revitalised England 11:41pm on 17 Jul 2009 "Sublime Aussie pulling"? No need to head as far as Brisbane to see that.

Try the Walkabout - Temple Branch...
Phoenix from the Ashes 7:54pm on 13 Jul 2009 WhitleyBayWonTheVase: Day 4 and 5 tickets are often available as games are not guaranteed to last that long, as there is often a result before then! There won't be many, if any, spare seats if the games go the distance, as was illustrated in Cardiff.
Phoenix from the Ashes 7:22pm on 13 Jul 2009 I don't really like football for many reasons, but don't spend time on football blogs telling them to change the rules so it suits my tastes.

And I repeat, if you don't like 5 day test cricket there is 20-20 where results are manufactured if the scores are tied, if that makes you happier with the sport.

Manufacturing a result after 5 days would ruin test cricket for those who do love it, while not attracting many other fans who don't have the attention span for a 5 day event. Luckily there are many sports out there to suit every taste!

And these tests are all sold out.
Phoenix from the Ashes 7:09pm on 13 Jul 2009 northernsuperspur: Did Flintoff really do 'fine'? He took 1-128 and made 37 and 26. He'll be missed for the intimidation aspect of his bowling, and the balance he gives the side when batting, but I think we have to expect more from someone of his reputation.
Phoenix from the Ashes 6:33pm on 13 Jul 2009 Draws have always been part of test cricket and always should be. There was a thrilling draw in the '05 Ashes and this one had an exciting finish. If you hate draws watch 20-20.
Phoenix from the Ashes 6:07pm on 13 Jul 2009 I thought the booing of Ponting as he came out to bat was unnecessary, and the 12th man / physio scene wasn't great. Please avoid in future Mr Strauss.

But Ricky Ponting can't really complain given his previous track record of 'sportsmanship' and his appealing antics during the game. He should be fined for one of those shows of dissent when the ball had gone nowhere near the bat.

And Aussies in general shouldn't complain too much about the booing given the bottle-throwing antics of Aussie crowds in the past.... and I still remember the whole roast chicken thrown at Pat Symcox!

Hope the pitches are livelier during the rest of the series and the scores are more like 2005. Noone wants to see scores of 700, but last years test at Lords (vs SA) was on a pudding of a pitch so I'm not too hopeful right now!
Storm clouds gather over Camp England 11:18am on 12 Jul 2009 All over by lunch?
Storm clouds gather over Camp England 02:41am on 12 Jul 2009 Wow, guess the pubs in Cardiff close at 2:15am these days!

Perhaps England need some of the world class players in the Indian and SA teams... or failing that just Harmison in for Panesar for the Lords test.

The batting reminds me a lot of the SA tour last year, where England played 20-20 shots before SA knuckled-down, played proper determined test cricket and racked up big scores. England's main hope is gambling on livelier pitches, so I hope the Lords pitch is better than it was for the SA test last year.
Storm clouds gather over Camp England 00:32am on 12 Jul 2009 inlandreveneuk: Instead of commenting on the cricket, please could you attend to your "new computer system" which is delaying our tax refunds. Thank you.

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