Monday, August 15, 2005

Bugger²

Monday, 15 August 2005

Having sat here all day with my LCCC hat on hoping for an England victory which we managed to turn into a draw. Bugger squared. You have to hand it to the Aussies though, Ricky Ponting in particular. I fully expected him to be there at the end. On his own. And. And the losing captain. He almost made it, though not quite. Warnie did alright in both innings, but the Oz team looked less than convincing. So it is sadly to bed, my LCCC hat hung limly of the [...]

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Bugger!

Monday, 15 August 2005

“The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley” as Rabbie Burns puts it. “Bugger!” is my more succinct interpretation. Polly’s plot to get a day of test match cricket at Old Trafford has gone down the tube. Me and Mrs P rose early and packed drinks and sandwiches, slapped on the P20 and were off in the car before 8.30 for what would normally be a 30 minutes whizz round the M60.

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