tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post110926238504520495..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Bodyline and Bradman: Why the Australians hate usBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-56944200677892922712010-07-01T23:59:26.739+01:002010-07-01T23:59:26.739+01:00We don't like you because most of you a so stu...We don't like you because most of you a so stupid you think that we've convict blood. It's not in the genes brits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1109669699437279352005-03-01T09:34:00.000+00:002005-03-01T09:34:00.000+00:00Duck:
Cricket is gentlemanly and refined, but lik...Duck:<br /><br />Cricket is gentlemanly and refined, but like most traditionally gentlemanly and refined sports - rugby, hunting, boxing - it is also violent and dangerous.<br /><br />Batting averages in cricket work differently to baseball.<br /><br />A typical score for a whole team in a baseball game might be, what, between 4 and 9? <br /><br />In cricket Test matches (two innings per team Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1109644366244029022005-03-01T02:32:00.000+00:002005-03-01T02:32:00.000+00:00Well, in baseball, if you actually hit the batter,...Well, in baseball, if you actually hit the batter, then that acts against interest, since getting on base is so difficult.<br /><br />As opposed to cricket.<br /><br />Brit:<br /><br />Have you ever thought of getting paid for your writing? You really are quite good at it.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1109631154617130112005-02-28T22:52:00.000+00:002005-02-28T22:52:00.000+00:00It is also little wonder that your average Bruce s...<I>It is also little wonder that your average Bruce so loathes and envies the inhabitants of England, with our rolling greenery, our mild and oh-so-brief summers, and the gentle caress of our spring-time drizzle.</I>Highly doubtful. It must be the cuisine that draws them there.<br /><br />I thought that cricket was for the refined and gentlemanly side of British nature, and all the rowdy types Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.com