[Info-vax] Next Pakistani Wicket-Keeper

[Paul Sture]

In article <00A97333.9B3E29FF at SendSpamHere.ORG>,
 VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:

> In article 
> <297c6440-f577-441b-98c2-7b397eda73dc at j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>, Jojimbo 
> <jjgessling at gmail.com> writes:
> >On Jan 7, 6:54=A0am, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> >> In article <A-adnTPjL7Nzd9jWnZ2dnUVZ_sli4... at giganews.com>, "Richard B. G=
> >ilbert" <rgilber... at comcast.net> writes:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >Jan-Erik S=F6derholm wrote:
> >> >> Richard Maher wrote:
> >>
> >> >>> Personally, I can't go past Matt Muggeridge. Appears to have all the
> >> >>> attributes :-(
> >>
> >> >>> Regards Richard Maher
> >>
> >> >> Right, this is a post that doesn't tell me anything.
> >> >> I simply doesn't understand a bit of it...
> >> >> Could someone tell what it is all about ?
> >>
> >> >I believe it's about some weird game called "Cricket", something the
> >> >Brits do in their spare time.
> >>
> >> A game played for weeks on end only to conclude with no decisive winner. =
> >:D
> >>
> >Having attended the IPL final last summer in Joberg, I can assure you
> >that it didn't take weeks and ended in a thrilling
> >win for Adam Gilcrist's team after just about three hours.   Exciting
> >stuff.
> >
> >Regards, Jim
> 
> A good joke is simply wasted here.

Well, I appreciated it.

Cricket can be enjoyed on several levels, from village green to full 
international standard. Unfortunately Pakistan was accused of cheating 
in 2006:

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5269906.stm>

"It was the first time in 129 years that a Test had been conceded by 
forfeit."

As we say, "It simply wasn't cricket".

-- 
Paul Sture