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Thread: The Big Cricket Match
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grapenut
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Only an Aussie could do it, but the Ambassador from OZ to the Vatican has set up a cricket team there. Seems there are quite a few priests and students in Rome from cricketing countries from whom to chose.
And they want to challenge the C of E to a match at Lords.
So my question to all of you is: Who would you pick in your C of E team to play the Vatican?
Justify your selections.
Grapenut from Oz.
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TurquoiseTastic
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All time or current?
If all time then definitely David Sheppard.
Oh and Ted Dexter too I guess.
(But shouldn't this be in the Circus?)
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Sioni Sais
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When Ted Dexter was i/c the England team he appointed Rev. Andrew Wingfield Digby "spiritual advisor". Dexter was replaced by the heathen Ray Illingworth, who dismissed Wingield Digby forthwith.
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Uncle Pete
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It seems to be a real challenge. Would be interested to see if people could come up with living names.
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Welease Woderwick
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Are they going to have Pope Francis and ABC Justin Welby as the on field umpires?
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L'organist
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Alastair Cook as captain of course - a no-brainer.
After all, he served 5 years as a chorister at St Paul's ...
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Uncle Pete
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Are they going to have Pope Francis and ABC Justin Welby as the on field umpires?
That would give England an unfair advantage, as certainly the ABC would have had some exposure to cricket in his expensive public school education.
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Welease Woderwick
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Originally posted by PeteC:
quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Are they going to have Pope Francis and ABC Justin Welby as the on field umpires?
That would give England an unfair advantage, as certainly the ABC would have had some exposure to cricket in his expensive public school education.
Surely it would do His Holiness good to learn it now as it is certainly the ONLY game played in Heaven - and there Peter and Paul are the on field umpires!
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Uncle Pete
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And God, as in real life, is the 3rd umpire? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Ariel
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This thread will now continue in a new location - The Circus. So hold on to your bats, as I'm about to bowl you over -
Cheers
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Sandemaniac
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I might volunteer myself for the C of E team. After all, every time I open the bowling, the batsman says "Holy shit! What in God's name was that?"
AG (feeling egotistical, but recognising that he has a classic frog-in-blender action)
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Imaginary Friend
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Your link appears to be broken, Chapelhead. (And linking to a pdf is a bit evil, TBH.) Could you replace it with something else? Thanks. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Sandemaniac
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Of course, if Hinduism gets involved we could see Shiva and Ganesha as wicketkeeper and first slip...
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Welease Woderwick
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Brahma, my avatar, would make a good umpire!
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shamwari
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You might consider me for the position of opening bat
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Cod
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Yes. To be consistent with the English test team, members of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa must be available for selection too.
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Cod
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Originally posted by shamwari:
You might consider me for the position of opening bat
My god! It's Alastair Cook!
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