Whilst their counterparts are losing another test the legal Aussies prevailed at the Emmanuel Ground yesterday. We would love to blame a dog loving umpire or a South African with a wooden pad but we were beaten by a team of excellent bowlers
Put in by the skip the Aussies made 178 off 35 - despite some outstanding chirping in the field.
Best sledge was - "Come on boys they can't stand this heat"
Jamie Williams [whose own mother would not describe him as agile in the field] was sledged by his own side for "fielding like a coiled panther"...not
Olly [the umpires enemy] Moore bowled the best spell - Q held a good catch - and Bobby Forrest [the brewing apprentice] bowled in 2 spells without a cigarette break but did need emergency rehydration on the boundary folloing his epic cultural tour of Cambridge on Saturday
Batting featured the first ever Platinum Diamond Duck [also known as a hamstrung goose]: Jamie Williams went out to bat with a Union Jack in his pocket; this may have slowed the welsh flyer down. Jay was disconcerted by a sudden burst of activity from Williams who insisted on processing to the strikers end in bold defiance of the finest Australian fielder. His Celtic grin was seen to falter in a contortion only usaully encountered in his hamstrings, as an arrow like throw left his Ashes dreams in embers. Run out without facing a ball off the first ball of the innings he then walked off to regroup at deep backwards hamstrung square leg humming a melancholy Welsh air
David Rhodes went out to bat against their very fast quick without a helmet - cue the following conversation
Pie Chucker: Mate, haven't you been watching the game?
Rhodes: What - you mean the test match?
Pie Chucker: No - the fact that our quick is bowling at about 80mph and you have not got a helmet
Cue much Rhodes chuntering about not needing one ... and then batting well
We got around 130 for 5 but were always behind on the clock
Afterwards an epic session of Anglo /Aussie team bonding followed with a Fines court back at Churchill
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