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KP’s first day in charge. Having almost decided to pass the captaincy on before the game, after sharp criticism on PieChucker.com, it was certainly going to be interesting. The toss was lost and the great egoist Smith decided he would bat first. Personally. In Person.

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KP is the new England captain. Or more actually the new England captains. I think KP is great, but this news is not. It may de indifferent as beyond Reg Price there is no natural leader. But KP?!?!?! AHhhhhhhHHHHhhhh.

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Today is my birthday. I awoke with England at 39-2 having polished off SA for 314, with Anderson and Sidebottom bowling well and completing the job. So a lead of 83. And a poor start from England. Again. On my birthday.

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This series is provoking people. Take a glance at the comments sent in to the BBC OBO. Rob Key for captain, says one. England in crisis, say I. If one person wants Rob Key as England Captain, the daily threat of earthquake peril in Southern California I live with is a trifle.

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Steve Harmison has been left out of the starting XI. I am disappointed. I am an optimist who sees Harmy braining the whole of the South African team. I guess Collingwood is the favoured Geordie.

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Wow. An innings and 239 runs. This is the kind of beating we expect England to dish out to the Aussies next summer. It is rumoured that the “statistal anomalies regarding umpiring decisions” that happened down under will not be occuring in a part of the world where honour does not mean heterosexual intercourse.

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England announced their squad for the 3rd Test against South Africa yesterday.  There were no new caps, no roof-tilers and no Australians.  Darren Pattinson was replaced by Steve Harmison (who would have thought of doing that?  That’s why these people are in charge of selection.  They’ve picked an experienced returning-to-form (we hope) strike bowler instead […]

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Much as I have admired KP’s godless brilliance this summer, I must later take you through a dream I had about his wife. Later, later. A solitary summer has lately livened up. I’ve been following the progress of Highgate’s third and fourth teams with vigour, brass-rubbing (The stone flags are cold beneath your feet and the […]

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Steyn had broke his finger. It seems the hard man of South Africa won’t be playing in the 3rd test. It’s the Ashes 2005 all over again.

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Here follows a quote from the BBC website from a complete dickhead:
Khan also told BBC Radio 5 Live he resented claims that his side refused to come out and play, adding they were merely delaying their decision to return to the field after being accused of ball tampering.
He said: “I do resent the comments that […]

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