the ashes

September 13, 2005 in Sport by Mentalacrobatics | 5 comments

Ok now that’s what you call a cricket match. That’s what you call a test series. Drama all the way. England regained The Ashes after 16 years and what do they get in the end? The most useless trophy ever invented. Just look:

England's cricket captain Vaughan kisses the Ashes

Of course this being England there is a long and detailed history about the trophy, but still, talk about needing an upgrade. (The Kolanka Cup, the annual prize in Bangalore Limited Handicap polo, now that is a trophy. Six feet tall and can take 18 litres of champagne.)

The victory parade through London for the cricket team is a bit much in my books. You need to beat more than one team before you get an open-top bus parade in my book. (Quick reminder: I was at the best victory parade ever ever :-) had to sneak that one in!)

Congratulations also to the England Women’s cricket team which regained The Women’s Ashes for the first time in 42 years.

Notes:
Forget “G’day mate” all the Australian players/coaches/journalists start their sentences with “Aw, look.”
Stay away from Wangari, she’s going to be in shock for a while!

  1. maitha’s avatar

    maitha on September 13, 2005 at 2:24 pm

    were it not for the rain & the “bad light “excuse history would not be re-written … but the SA dude was simply superb

  2. Mentalacrobatics’s avatar

    Mentalacrobatics on September 13, 2005 at 2:35 pm

    hiayaa boss you mean you were with australia? I thought you were on this side of the fence daddy! I’ll have to add your name to the list above then lol. When you guys were 280 for 2 everthing was going your way, you cant blame the batting collaspe on weather and bad light!

  3. Wangari’s avatar

    Wangari on September 13, 2005 at 2:52 pm

    yep, still in shock.. i am feeling like a couple of KP’s sixes found their way to my head.

    i have to say i went into a Walkabout last night and it was pretty depressing in there. heard this though “the english have been wondering how it would feel like to be australian, well now they know!”

  4. Mentalacrobatics’s avatar

    Mentalacrobatics on September 13, 2005 at 3:09 pm

    I heard, “England should be sponsored by Kofi Annan because they have more nationalities than the United Nations in their team” … lol ….

    now why wasnt i invited to Walkabout for a polite one? :-)

  5. Guess’s avatar

    Guess on September 13, 2005 at 3:37 pm

    Am I allowed to make a comment about cricket?

    No?

    Ok then :(