Jarrod Kimber's Blog, page 112

Previously at Lord's

Australia

Perhaps got away with some wide bowling early on, but in every way were the professional cricket team that just did what it had to do in order to get the upper hand.

Pakistan

They had to know that coming into this game with a batting line up this ordinary was a risk. Well that risk blew up, threw up, and put Shane Watson on the honour board.  There bowling was better, but their bowling is better.

Who's in front

Australia were in front by Lunch, and by tea that didn't change.  It is...

Pakistani cricket dies

There are many problems facing Pakistan cricket.

Senate enquiries.

Effigies.

Match fixing.

Spot fixing.

Shoaib Malik's cuntoxability.

The Captain carousel.

Possible suspensions.

STDs.

Missing out on IPL gravy.

No home ground.

Opium.

Playing shit a lot.

All these things have affected Pakistan cricket in recent times.  But Pakistanis are resilient, they keep punching on.  It isn't always pretty, and they usually fuck it up a bit, but bugger me if they don't keep going.

Today that ended.

Today the h...

New Spirit of Cricket poster

As made by Ceci.

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what is Marcus North, probably not a toaster

No, really, what is Marcus North?

You've probably asked yourself the same question.

Only because the answer is not instantly available.  It isn't like Marcus jumps out of the box screaming what he is.  He spends his life in the box.  Finding new and interesting ways to be largely uninteresting.

When arriving at the crease today the only thing that he was ever going to be was a wicket.  Within seconds of his arrival I tweeted that people should bet that he would make less than 27 runs, the tweet ...

the spirit of cricket is safe in the hands of australia and pakistan

[image error]Being that I am at Lord's and have been watching a man drive around the ground what seems like 735 times, I started looking at the literature for the series.

You know, programs, little annoying pieces of paper, and other junk you get.

Most of them have the words MCC spirit of cricket on them.

Not because that phrase is so universal that everyone uses it, but because they are sponsoring the series.

Can you think of two worse teams to sponsor for the spirit of cricket?

It seems like some sort of...

previously at Lord's

Australia

Struggled, clawed and begged for runs as the ball swung around them. Then they gave up the fight a little and made the swinging ball look like a magic dancing orb. Not their best day.

Pakistan

Hung in there even when the luck was against them, and when the luck came back they pounced on it. Should be pleased with how they bowled, but you know, batting is important too.

Who's in front

Pakistan should be, but if their bowling line up were on one half of a sea saw, and the batting unit ...

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Holland's sledge to Webb

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"No wonder you shit cunts lost to bangladesh, you're all fucken stupid wankers"

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Bad Benn for LIfe

[image error]You've got to admire Sulieman Benn. Well I do.

Some people get in trouble, like say a Pub Brawl in Sydney, and then they fix all their problems, get on the straight and narrow and eventually become captains of their side.

Benn seems hell bent on never going straight.

He may not even be capable of it.

No player has the ability to get himself into his shit without drinking, drugging or womaning like Benn.

I wrote this for cricinfo a couple of days back:

"No one can annoy like Benn. Batsmen, umpires...

To the Desh

For months I have been living in a endless spire of two particular countries playing each other over and over again with the result ever changing. Today I had to give up a ame of cricket because I can't move my neck, so the last thing I wanted, was to watch another one sided bashing of young kids.

The team that was losing is very likeable, they have a breath taking opening batsmen, a hard working all rounder as captain and a bunch of kids who all have some talent but didn't look ready.

Then...