does it relieve the pain?

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I've just listened to Mark Butcher's amazing innings of 173 to beat the Australians in the 4th test, we managed to grab an unthinkable victory. So my question, does it make up for the rotten summer of cricket so far? for me, oh yes.

― cabbage, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes.

― Greg, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, it was brilliant! If we win the next test the summer will look even better. They batted with self-beleif for once!

― jel, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

So here's my question -- how many times is the 'Ashes to Ashes' headline trotted out during the series in the papers? I caught it at least twice when I was there.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wow; I didn't know people actually followed cricket. How cool!

― Kris, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Surely every summer of cricket is rotten?

― Ally C, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No, cricket is one of the best things about summer.

― jel, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Kris, they don't really: cabbage and jel are sponsored by ye olde england dept of the English Tourist Board.

― Nick, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If only I was sponsored!

― jel, Monday, 20 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

no because crickte is still fucking there - burn the imperialist grounds!

― Geoff, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Listened to Butcher's innings on radio. Well done that man. Course (waiter! some sour grapes please!) Oz's early declaration allowed for possibility of Brit win = Butcher's knock actually proves England capable of DRAWING w/ Oz — course, that's improvement in & of itself.

― AP, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Looking back on it now with slightly less over-excited eyes, it was probably set up by a way over-confident declaration, but hey, after seeing the ball slip through Aussie fingers more than once made a very refreshing change. Only problem is, what's going to happen at the Oval? Especially now that the Cat is back in the squad.

― cabbage, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Aussie's declaration did give England a chance, but it wasn't that silly a decision on their part. England have batted badly all series and have only made more than 300 to win in the the fourth innings on two other occasions in the entire history of test cricket.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ALso the Australians giving themselves a day and a bit to bowl out England for under 315 cannot - in light of the English test scores and performances so far this summer - be seen to be wholly unlikely. The Aussies were playing for a result too. They would have loved a whitewash.

― Pete, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It was a truly magnificent achievement, even more so for the fact that it came quite literally out of nowhere.

It's just a shame that my jubilation was curbed by the untimely death of goalie Les Sealey on the same day. I understand that both his sons are trainee keepers at Upton Park, so I can only hope they carry on the fine tradition that their father kept up for over 22 years.

― Ironman, Tuesday, 21 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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