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Lovely jubbly.Top of the West. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 5:28 pm England continue to embarrass themselves, need an hour of Sam Curran playing some shots and Broad trying to stick around to have any hope are all.
Makes matters worse when the best Innings from an English batsman in the game was by a number 11 night watchman.
You are probably right. Ireland will have scoreboard pressure in their second innings 180+ won't be easy.
Absolutely. The conditions are still very bowler friendly.Top of the West. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:17 pmYou are probably right. Ireland will have scoreboard pressure in their second innings 180+ won't be easy.
Because he can score runs.Disoriented wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:27 pm Terrible start. WTF is someone like Roy playing test cricket?
Really? Look again at his first-class record. He will soon be found out.Omygawd wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:30 pmBecause he can score runs.Disoriented wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:27 pm Terrible start. WTF is someone like Roy playing test cricket?
Who would you suggest provides that "solidity" then? That player isn't out there.Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:48 amReally? Look again at his first-class record. He will soon be found out.Omygawd wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 10:30 pmBecause he can score runs.Disoriented wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:27 pm Terrible start. WTF is someone like Roy playing test cricket?
We need solidity at the top, not a bull in a China shop.
Not excited at all about the result. Only that it’s a kick up the arse to those knocking England day 1. That is nice.tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:12 pm List of sporting prominence in Ireland ( most played )
1 Gaelic Football
2 Football
3 Golf
4 Hurling
5 Rugby
6 volleyball
7 Boxing
8 Equestrian ( show jumping 3 day eventing)
9 Handball
10 Cricket
Its a game the Irish see as "Foreign"
Therefore almost a Sin to play .
Why are ye English so excited about the equivalent
Of Mancheater City beating Blyth Spartans in a pre season friendly.
Rule 42
Thats fair enough.dOh Nut wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:19 pmNot excited at all about the result. Only that it’s a kick up the arse to those knocking England day 1. That is nice.tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:12 pm List of sporting prominence in Ireland ( most played )
1 Gaelic Football
2 Football
3 Golf
4 Hurling
5 Rugby
6 volleyball
7 Boxing
8 Equestrian ( show jumping 3 day eventing)
9 Handball
10 Cricket
Its a game the Irish see as "Foreign"
Therefore almost a Sin to play .
Why are ye English so excited about the equivalent
Of Mancheater City beating Blyth Spartans in a pre season friendly.
It was a nothing game, though I did offer my well dones to Ireland on a great first day performance.tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:34 pmThats fair enough.dOh Nut wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:19 pmNot excited at all about the result. Only that it’s a kick up the arse to those knocking England day 1. That is nice.tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:12 pm List of sporting prominence in Ireland ( most played )
1 Gaelic Football
2 Football
3 Golf
4 Hurling
5 Rugby
6 volleyball
7 Boxing
8 Equestrian ( show jumping 3 day eventing)
9 Handball
10 Cricket
Its a game the Irish see as "Foreign"
Therefore almost a Sin to play .
Why are ye English so excited about the equivalent
Of Mancheater City beating Blyth Spartans in a pre season friendly.
I didnt knock england,as im not in the slightest bit interested in such a stupid game
Even when an irish 11 are playing it
Should have told them they were just sh*t gaa players & to work harder at Irelands.proper sports.dOh Nut wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 5:53 pmIt was a nothing game, though I did offer my well dones to Ireland on a great first day performance.
As you know, there are no "protestant schools" in Northern Ireland. There are state schools open to all. The apartheid in education there is the sole preserve of the Roman Catholic church. For what it's worth, eight of the 11 in the test match are indeed Ulster protestants, with five of them, remarkably, from small villages along the Co. Donegal/Londonderry border. One is a Dublin protestant, one is English and the other, a fine player, is a southern catholic - and there are plenty of other good players from his background who'll be playing test cricket in the years ahead. So what? Who cares? They're all representing Ireland.
Bollox. He's spotted an Ireland connection.Flying Hippo wrote: ↑Fri Jul 26, 2019 8:07 pmAs you know, there are no "protestant schools" in Northern Ireland. There are state schools open to all. The apartheid in education there is the sole preserve of the Roman Catholic church. For what it's worth, eight of the 11 in the test match are indeed Ulster protestants, with five of them, remarkably, from small villages along the Co. Donegal/Londonderry border. One is a Dublin protestant, one is English and the other, a fine player, is a southern catholic - and there are plenty of other good players from his background who'll be playing test cricket in the years ahead. So what? Who cares? They're all representing Ireland.
Considerable intellectual tautology is also required when condoning the GAA's approach to anything at all. Great games they are but, despite the commendable efforts of some in their organisation, it is clear that the GAA still has considerable work to do before the majority of people in Northern Ireland are persuaded that many GAA clubs in NI are not the hateful dens of bigotry many believe them to be (as is Celtic FC in Scotland, with additional institutional child-abuse, of course). What the protestant Graham family in Fermanagh and the catholic Heffrons in Co Antrim endured from their experience with GAA are tragedies, particularly for the Heffrons. It is surely time to leave this religious/nationalist obscenity behind.
