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Ah, The Pleasures of A Potential Australian Loss
12:19 pm, August 22nd, 2009 on Cricket
Although the match might yet end up differently, in a draw or even an Australian victory, the current situation does look very positive for the English side.
2 days to go and another 465 runs to be made by Australia. If the Australian’s last innings total of 160 is any indication, England might win very comfortably.
Ah, the existential pleasures of a potential Australian defeat! Those smug bastards deserve nothing more.
Blind Sportsmen Denied Entry into UK
Another example of over-zealous border enforcement… the Pakistan blind cricket team, the reigning world champions, was to visit the UK to defend their title against their English counterparts.
They had all the necessary paperwork, including credentials from both the Pakistani and British Cricket authorities. They had even visited Britain twice before, in 2002 and 2006.
But, thanks to the UKBA, they won’t be able to defend their title.
Of course, blind sportsmen pose a mortal danger to any nation. God knows what kind of dangerous explosives and bombs they got hidden in their eye sockets.
Australia out of T20 World Cup!
Cricket lovers of the world rejoice – Australia is finally out of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup! And it must have been sweet sweet revenge for Sri Lanka too! I love the term used by the BBC:
“dumped”
Yes, the Aussies were kicked out of the Cup in the first round, after their second consecutive defeat. The Windies had previously kicked the crap out of them by 7 wickets. Read on »
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