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Raving Rulebook No 12
Rulebook is not happy – he’s never happy. He’s disappointed that England have too many B-Graders, that the umpiring was ordinary and that nieth captain wanted to win the Adelaide Test.
The Ashes – Adelaide Test: Aussies one hand on the urn
Rulebook hands out the brickbats and bouquets from the Adelaide Oval test. Does anyone do social test cricket better than Adelaide?
Mike Gatting
Damian Balassone has some (poetic) fun with Mike Gatting.
The Ashes – Adelaide Test: Patience, precipitation and port
Daryl Schramm makes his Almanac debut with this neat summary of the (and his) Adelaide Test. A port at the cricket!
A few (twisted) words about the Ashes
As a wordsmith, Gigs is the great conjuror. It’s like watching a magic show. Here he toys with cricketers’ names, just as he did a few years ago. [How do you think of this stuff Gigs?]
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 5: Injudicious
Citrus Bob Utber gets what Adelaideans call an “early minute” (or two) after the visitors folded meekly on Day 5. [Put your feet up Citrus, you deserve it – Ed.]
Tribute From an English Sports Fan to His Friend
Peter Crossing provides this touching vignette from Day 2 of the Adelaide Test.
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 4: Heritage Overlay
Citrus Bob Utber took in some of North Adelaide’s architectural heritage en route to Adelaide Oval (how long did he spend at the Queen’s Head?). Here’s his Day 4 summary (the ink is still drying).
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 3: Nothing ever happens in Adelaide on a Monday
Dave Brown hails the return of Jimmy Anderson and the Ashes contest on an anything but typical Adelaide Monday night
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 3: On attitude, application and a swinging ball
Citrus Bob reports on an absorbing Day 3 – with England well behind on first innings, yet enjoying the night-time swinging scene of Adelaide.
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 2: Shaun’s Big Day Out
England may be trying to huff and puff but the Australian house has not blown down – in fact it remains rock solid thanks to the patient innings of Shaun Marsh and support of the middle to lower order. John Butler makes some astute observations about conditions and attitudes.
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 2: The Home of Cricket?
After putting the Adelaide Oval bandwagon in its place, Citrus Bob Utber promptly files his Day 2 report, filled with accuracy and wisdom.
The Ashes – Second Test, Day 1: Lined Up
Citrus Bob Utber’s Day 1 report from Adelaide is out in time for the visitors to read before their curfew is up.
Almanac Pics: Mitchell Starc, by Peter Argent
Mitchell Starc is likely to be a major factor in the Adelaide Test. Peter Argent photgraphed him in a recent pink ball Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval.
The Ashes: Forget England; Australian cricket culture is rubbish (Come gather ‘round people)
David Wilson with his thoughtful take on Australian cricket “culture”.
Almanac Teams: The ultimate Adelaide Oval Ashes performers
Dave Brown lines up the best Ashes performances at Adelaide Oval. Who knew England had so many left arm finger spinners? And what is the correct number of Arthurs for an Australian team?
The Ashes – First Test, Day 4 & 5: Cricketholic and too Early
Now that Yoshi is addicted to cricket, he wishes that the live streams were more reliable.
The Ashes – First Test, Day 5: Wheels officially off.
It was a good game of cricket, until the wheels fell off – the English wheels. Citrus Bob Utber reports on what turned out to be a very easy win to the Australians.
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