tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post1488076343033311731..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: More questions than answers - ZephirineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-53582641876688949552008-08-08T18:00:00.000+01:002008-08-08T18:00:00.000+01:00get out offie, cricket is a contagious virus , yo...get out offie, cricket is a contagious virus , you may catch the cricket fever from mimi or zeph if you don't run away presto, subito.guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-65639127886793626662008-08-08T17:45:00.000+01:002008-08-08T17:45:00.000+01:00Offie - Vaughan was the sweary one.Though Kev prob...Offie - Vaughan was the sweary one.<BR/><BR/>Though Kev probably swears fluently in Africaans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-59389429280914606352008-08-08T00:57:00.000+01:002008-08-08T00:57:00.000+01:00Does he swear much?Does he swear much?offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-3457660087733874522008-08-08T00:16:00.000+01:002008-08-08T00:16:00.000+01:00Kipper doesn't have a beard though.Kipper doesn't have a beard though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-27990406759644969762008-08-07T22:49:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:49:00.000+01:00Obviously a relative.Obviously a relative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-89880679103441521932008-08-07T22:46:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:46:00.000+01:00Kipper, Haddock... close enough, non?Kipper, Haddock... close enough, non?offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-4983768445039929882008-08-07T22:10:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:10:00.000+01:00Anyway, today in the fourth Test the boys have don...Anyway, today in the fourth Test the boys have done good under their new captain Kipper Pietersen, but as the South Africans have already won the series it's hard to get excited about it.<BR/><BR/>I guess we'll have to wait for the autobiographies to come out before we get the real answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-26549032757588954002008-08-07T22:08:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:08:00.000+01:00You have to 'declare', Offie, then your innings ha...You have to 'declare', Offie, then your innings has finished early and you can come out:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-43944944886540108212008-08-07T21:37:00.000+01:002008-08-07T21:37:00.000+01:00I thought the captain of the Belgian cricket team ...I thought the captain of the Belgian cricket team was this guy:<BR/><BR/>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitaine_Haddock<BR/><BR/>I'm still lost in wikipedia and no one is coming to fetch me, boohoo.offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-38701068155724669402008-08-07T15:31:00.000+01:002008-08-07T15:31:00.000+01:00Hello yourself, Gui.I am currently finding it hard...Hello yourself, Gui.<BR/><BR/>I am currently finding it hard enough to justify my faith in the Bell-Boy (though he's fielding nicely today), that I couldn't enter into a debate about his potential as an FEC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-44163507585503072642008-08-07T12:32:00.000+01:002008-08-07T12:32:00.000+01:00Munni, I'm fairly startled that Belgium has a cric...Munni, I'm fairly startled that Belgium has a cricket team at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-71537020422592692472008-08-06T20:28:00.000+01:002008-08-06T20:28:00.000+01:00I clicked on Zeph's link and didn't understand a w...I clicked on Zeph's link and didn't understand a word of it, but I'm rather amused that the captain of Argentina is called MacDermott and the captain of Belgium is Malik.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-79985515713775180202008-08-06T12:21:00.000+01:002008-08-06T12:21:00.000+01:00We'll leave you in there for a bit, Offie, and the...We'll leave you in there for a bit, Offie, and then you won't be able to claim total ignorance any more.... though you may be so traumatised that you forget it all again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-727345884412026142008-08-06T10:27:00.000+01:002008-08-06T10:27:00.000+01:00there's only one way to get out of a cricket secti...there's only one way to get out of a cricket section - LBWAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325287456027791612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-39001709917587408392008-08-06T10:16:00.000+01:002008-08-06T10:16:00.000+01:00Help! I'm lost in the cricket section of wikipedia...Help! I'm lost in the cricket section of wikipedia!offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-49552920774727372862008-08-05T21:11:00.000+01:002008-08-05T21:11:00.000+01:00Speaking of nesta, that is you writing over there,...Speaking of nesta, that is you writing over there, isn't it Mouth? I wish I'd known that before.Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-83812756542413045572008-08-05T19:21:00.000+01:002008-08-05T19:21:00.000+01:00hello mimi,Bell as a possible captain said Ebren.....hello mimi,<BR/>Bell as a possible captain said Ebren...I thought the Bell captains were in charge of bellhops, I am so ignorant about cricket science, I couldn't learn from Nestaquin himself!guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-49254007898065723332008-08-05T19:20:00.000+01:002008-08-05T19:20:00.000+01:00Yes, Mimi, the selectors have a lot to answer for....Yes, Mimi, the selectors have a lot to answer for. Not least the curious chicken-and-egg situation whereby Geoff Miller let it be known some time ago that he wanted to have a single captain, thereby making it pretty obvious that it would inevitably have to be KP unless Strauss could get himself back into one-day cricket before Vaughan left.<BR/><BR/>Were Sky more keen to bid huge sums for Zephirinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809525772159756122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-20149449515859307222008-08-05T15:35:00.000+01:002008-08-05T15:35:00.000+01:00Great to see you here Zeph, and very good piece. P...Great to see you here Zeph, and very good piece. Pertinent questions raised.<BR/><BR/>I'm prepared to give KP the benefit of the doubt - he is an outstanding cricketer, he certainly has a cricketing brain and whether or not having a large personality is a good or bad thing for a captain, I think depends on each individual.<BR/><BR/>Not knowing the ins and outs of dressing room gossip I don't knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-19500155130278858952008-08-05T11:24:00.000+01:002008-08-05T11:24:00.000+01:00Offie: quite a lot, more than in most sports. Rea...Offie: quite a lot, more than in most sports. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role_of_a_cricket_captain" REL="nofollow">Read this..</A><BR/><BR/>Unfortunately as with many sports, marketing is starting to rule, so yes, selling shirts too.Zephirinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809525772159756122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-82510917551372510122008-08-05T08:47:00.000+01:002008-08-05T08:47:00.000+01:00offie,selling many shirts according to Zeph.offie,<BR/>selling many shirts according to Zeph.guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-2434683741948684802008-08-05T03:55:00.000+01:002008-08-05T03:55:00.000+01:00Fascinating stuff all this, but, er... what does a...Fascinating stuff all this, but, er... what does a cricket captain do?offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-47312620477240211822008-08-05T00:00:00.000+01:002008-08-05T00:00:00.000+01:00It depends whether you think captaincy itself is a...It depends whether you think captaincy itself is a skill and experience in it is valuable, in which case Key would be a serious contender because of his proven success. The selectors don't seem to think that way, as KP has captained precisely one match in his entire career, they obviously think it's something you can pick up as you go along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-16549952328520573092008-08-04T23:23:00.000+01:002008-08-04T23:23:00.000+01:00No problem AndrewmI think Key could have come in. ...No problem Andrewm<BR/><BR/>I think Key could have come in. None of the others (ex KP) have much to brag about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-54775170319300979982008-08-04T22:03:00.000+01:002008-08-04T22:03:00.000+01:00Actually, Mouth, I feel like I'm asking you to rep...Actually, Mouth, I feel like I'm asking you to repeat points that I know you'll have made elsewhere, so unless you want to enlighten other pseuds then don't worry about it.Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.com