A Poms Ashes

Well yesterday had some fun with Hoggy taking a few wickets but today’s play has indicated that this game will be heading a for a draw.  The Aussie wickets appear to be great batching pitches and even ‘Bruce’ and friends have got of bored with the slow run procession and little in the way of wickets.

I have had some great banter at work today though and with England’s great performance over the weekend I started to stir things up early on by saying we’d bowl them all out today.  Well we have achieved that but it appears a little bit too late for a victory now.

The big talking point today has been my new purchase at the weekend at the local market - a “Bloody Pommie” mug.  I’ll hopefully get a piccy of it up here soon.

Anyway some good comments on the baggygreen site today are included below:

The Aussies are jogging around the outfield, England have been throwing catches to each other but are now going into a huddle on the edge of the square … and Cricket Australia are busy confiscating the latest wave of subversive material - The Barmy Army’s official magazine! You wonder if the board could possible make a bigger cock-up of their own public relations if they tried! And the reason the magazine has been seized? Cos it’s not a sanctioned publication … send us your thoughts.

Reaction comes fast and furious, and mostly from our Australian readers … and it’s not good for Cricket Australia. “Trumpets and magazines should be the least of the ACB’s worries,” emails Dave. “When did they become the fun police.” Pual adds: “I think Cricket Australia need to take a close look at who is advising them on their Public Relations.” Michael McInerney writes: “Let the Barmy Army have their newsletter . Do they [CA] want to insist on boring everyone to death with the usual official magazine rubbish.” JP adds: “Such a prominent part of the Australian culture, is represented by a decidedly un-Australian organisation.”

Boonie wakes up and tells everyone to “Stop whinging”

“Stop dribbling on about the trumpeter,” trumpets Rod Hutchison. “Do you really think those snotty aristocrats at Lord’s would allow an Aussie to come in and bugle Waltzing Matilda all day?? I think not somehow….stick to the scones and tea, build a bridge and get over it!”