Seems Incongruous That TWO Touring Test Cricket Teams, One In Australia The Other In South Africa, Come Down With The Flu.
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Very well could be a total coincidence.
But, it struck me as curious and strange. Two touring teams, thousands of miles apart, getting hit with similar symptoms — affecting MULTIPLE KEY players.
Yes, of course, I am a confessed, professional cynic.
In both instances only the touring team affected — and multiple, key players at that. Home team untouched.
Yes, it could just be a fluke. Let’s hope so.
In cricket we have had match-fixing and at least one act of terrorism. We really don’t want germ warfare getting thrown into the equation!
Well, I am going keep an eye on this. So, watch this space. SMILE.
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Why BOTH The Australian & New Zealand Cricket Teams Are Wearing Black Armbands At The Sydney Test — The Bushfires.
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It was hard to miss with both sides wearing the black armbands.
Usually it is to mourn/mark the death of a famous national player or a family member of one of the players, e.g., to honor the death of 22-year old West Indian, Alzarri Joseph’s Mother in February 2019.
Well in this case it is different and I am NOT sure whether black is the right color.
Both teams, RIGHTLY, are honoring the fire and emergency crews that are fighting the horrendous bushfires burning all over Australia.
I am glad (and humbled) that the players are making this gesture. Bravo. Well done.
Just not sure that black is the right color.
Yes, there have been deaths and there will be more due these fires.
But, right now they are honoring those fighting the fires.
I would have preferred to see them wear another color, say red or orange.
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Wishing YOU A Very Happy Hogmanay 2019 – 2020 — From A Bona Fide Greenock First-Footer.
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If you are NOT familiar with my history with hogmanay, you have missed much, and should really do a search on this blog for ‘hogmanay‘.
Cheers.
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I Created ‘Boxing Day’ & ‘Christmas’ Challenge Badges For My ‘Mates’ At ‘Garmin’ Since Some Were Having Withdrawal.
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Posted on the Facebook ‘Garmin Connect Users’ Group
— where I lurk about, more than I should.
Garmin is supposed to automatically provide such ‘challenge’ badges for going out and doing some activity on a holiday. People are accustomed to it and look forward to earning them. So, for example, they did one for ‘Thanksgiving‘.
Well, it appears, that Garmin forgot to do one for Christmas 2019. Wow. So many folks were bummed. Beside themselves. So, I created one for them and told them that only those that were on Santa’s GOOD LIST (as I was) could get the badge. Folks appreciated my efforts.
Well, quite a few Garmin users are from the GREAT British Commonwealth. So, I made them a ‘Boxing Day‘ badge as well.
We had fun.
Enjoy. Happy Boxing Day.
I am off to watch the highlights of TWO Boxing Day Test matches. Lucky I.
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Australia v New Zealand Boxing Day Test Match Will Be On Christmas Day In The U.S.
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This has to do with the 16 hour time difference between Melbourne, Australia and U.S. East Coast. That is a BIG time difference. But, it is still going to be incongruous having a Test match being played on Christmas day — even if it is at 7pm at night. That said, I will probably watch it.
As has been the case in recent years we will have two parallel Tests — the other the South Africa v England Test from South Africa. That will air on Boxing Day.
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Great Shame That ‘Bob Willis’ (70) Has Passed Away — He Was A Decent Bloke.
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He had a beautiful action.
Screen capture from the YouTube video below. I remembered this, from 1981.
With him being just four-years older than I, we were contemporaries and he played all of his professional cricket while I was still living in the U.K. I saw a fair amount of him — live, mainly at Lord’s. I would have to assume that I must have seen him in one of the Hampshire grounds or Somerset (which I visited a fair amount) but I can’t remember.
I do remember, vividly, the time he came out to bat without a bat. That, however, was on TV.
Nice guy. Beautiful action. Great cricketer.
I had seen him ‘recently’ on ‘Sky Sports‘ doing post-game analysis. Always very sage.
Shame. 70-years old. They say ‘after a long illness’ but I haven’t found out (as yet) as to what it was.
He was a decent bloke. A TRUE, genuine Brit.
I will miss him.
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A 16-Year Old Playing Test Cricket For Pakistan v. Australia, Naseem Shah, Is Pretty Astounding.
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Yes, of course, as the top image attests, there have been younger cricketers — some of them that went onto become rather famous, and Mushtaq Mohammed was the granddaddy of them all. I had forgotten that Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut as a 16-year old. Wow.
16!
I can kind of recall what I was like at 16.
Of course, all these folks are exceptional, prodigies with prodigious talent. But, learning that he was 16 when he came out to bat, and was facing Mitchell Starc (29), in all of fury and glory, was quite mind-blowing and humbling. Cricket is NOT what it used to be — even a decade ago, let alone 1959 when Mushtaq Mohammed came on the scene. It is much, much, much more cut-throat, competitive and, yes, even vicious — though, alas (as far as I am concerned), everyone hides and cowers under helmets.
He is a big kid and is speedy. Not sure how good he is and whether he truly deserved the call-up.
That he ‘got’ — or more to the point, thought he got — his first wicket with a NO BALL was the supreme irony. Then he had a horrendous misfield on the boundary.
Well, all eyes will be on him. I wish him well. He deserves that. But, not sure whether Pakistan has done the right thing or done him a favor.
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