Go the Sri-Lankans!!!!!!!

[Suzy]

Tomorrow is going to be an tumultuous day for me.
It is the day when my loyalty to my country will be questioned, being torn between my homeland and my adopted country. I am of course talking about The One Day International cricket match between Australia and Sri-Lanka. Wednesday 1pm(EST). I will be cheering the Sri-Lankans on, and on occasion, may even feel a little guilty that I'm do so (in moments when S.L. may be getting a beating).

It's also a time when hubby and I will be on opposing teams - It will be a guaranteed battle ground. Their could be blood, and tears.
It's been a while since the Sri-Lankan team have been here - I'm highly excited.
Time to get out my G&M bat for lounge room decoration. Time to drape my neck with my cricket jewellery, and time to get out my Marylebone Cricket Rules Book to make sure those Aussies are playing fair!


As you can see from the following pics of me (taken in the 80's), I was a real cricket tragic! In the first photo I am proudly wearing a cricket bat pendent, purchased from one of my many visits to the Greg Chappel Cricket Centre.





Go the Sri-Lankans!!!!!! http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....es/party17.gif

[AstralTraveller (David)]

You think it will be a battle ground at your house? That's nuffin to the battle you've started here!!!!! There will be blood on the keyboards. The only thing worse than a Sri Lankan supporter this summer is a pommie cricket supporter. Let the battles commence!!!

[Suzy]

Bring it on I say!

[astroron (Ron)]

Go The Pomms and the Sri Lankan's
Lets hope we have a great summer of Cricket
Bring it on

[Lester]

Good on ya Suzy; although I luv to see the Aussies do well, what I really want to see is a good competition. With the Sri Lankans winning the first 20/20 the scene is set for a good hit out.

I hope the Aussies can start to perform consistantly and win more than they loose.

All the best.

[Barrykgerdes]

I did not realise we had so many traitors living in OZ under false pretences.

Come on Aussie. Grind those challengers into the dust!

Baz

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

I am an ex-pom GO THE AUSSIES!!!!!!!!

Adrian

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Originally Posted by Lester

Good on ya Suzy; although I luv to see the Aussies do well, what I really want to see is a good competition. With the Sri Lankans winning the first 20/20 the scene is set for a good hit out.

I hope the Aussies can start to perform consistantly and win more than they loose.

All the best.

The Aussies let them win to build the Sri Lankans confidence

Adrian

[Jen]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

You think it will be a battle ground at your house? That's nuffin to the battle you've started here!!!!! There will be blood on the keyboards. The only thing worse than a Sri Lankan supporter this summer is a pommie cricket supporter. Let the battles commence!!!

Nice pics Suzy LOL

[AstralTraveller (David)]

So Susy, do you bat or bowl?

[Shano592 (Shane)]

Originally Posted by AdrianF

The Aussies let them win to build the Sri Lankans confidence

Adrian

That sounds like a Greg Chappellism ...

How Merv was dumped for him, I'll never understand.

[gbeal]

Originally Posted by astroron

Go The Pomms and the Sri Lankan's
Lets hope we have a great summer of Cricket
Bring it on

Yep, go the Pomms, the Sri Lankan's and anyone else, we sure as hell aren't on the same page/pitch at the moment, LOL.
Gary

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by gbeal

Yep, go the Pomms, the Sri Lankan's and anyone else, we sure as hell aren't on the same page/pitch at the moment, LOL.
Gary

Oi. Who asked a kiwi to comment. I though we sorted youse lot out last Saturday. (Great finish wasn't it?) BTW Why do the All Blacks always peak a year before the World Cup?

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

So Susy, do you bat or bowl?

Hi David, I used to do both, but I enjoyed batting more. I often used to get the brothers and hubby out with my bowling. I haven't played in years though. Wobbly on the bowling last I played. But I never forgot how to swing a bat. There is real artistic beauty in a batting stroke .

I used to go and watch a lot of the Toombul Club matches wherever they were played (such a groupie) and also with the Greg Chappell Cricket Centre connection, I had gotten to know Trevor Hohns fairly well. His wife (I believe she was captaining at the time from memory) was playing for Toombul Womens Cricket, invited me by letter to play for them. But alas I declined. It got to the stage those missile balls left me asking myself important questions on life and death . I started playing with the tennis ball more.

However, that was only part of it. I was a very serious cricket statistician at the time. Nowadays it is easy - computers do all the work on the telly. But nothing beats punching in all those scores & averages yourself and knowing the big ones were coming up. I used to write articles as well (for my own reference). I could map out every field on a piece of paper blind folded. My saddest day came, when a certain member of my family decided to clean out the underneath of the house, and my one box full of cricket stuff and everything else within site down stairs got taken to the dump without knowledge to the rest of the family, my mother included. So there went a lot of hard and memorable work. All that's left is one scrapbook album on John Dyson and his letter & photo to me. Anyway, no sorry's about that please, it's all in the past, lets smile and have some fun .

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes

I did not realise we had so many traitors living in OZ under false pretences.

Come on Aussie. Grind those challengers into the dust!

Baz

I have been an infiltrator for 39 years this month
Go the Pomms, and of course the Sri Lankans
I belong to one of those Sleeper Cells, finding out about Aussie Culture

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Two great pastimes there Suzy with Astonomy and Cricket.
Great Pics.
Cheers Kev.

[Barrykgerdes]

Originally Posted by astroron

I have been an infiltrator for 39 years this month
Go the Pomms, and of course the Sri Lankans
I belong to one of those Sleeper Cells, finding out about Aussie Culture

BEWARE!

I am taking the names of all those who don't support Australia in a proper one eyed fashion. Their names will be passed on to the anti terrorists squads as potential enemies of Australia. Expect a call sometime!

Barry Australia forever!

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Am booked into a motel in Brissie for the first 3days of the ashes at the Gabba. Me & 4 mates, one is Cornish, and a Pom supporter. We are all so looking forward to it all. As skill would have it the Pineapple hotel is 1/2 way back to our motel room .. oh about 400mts from the Gabba. Only stick in the mud at the moment is that it is predicted to rain !!!! well a 75% chance anyway. My Cornish bro inlaw reckons we'll be PRAYING for rain by day 2 Can just picture it now .. 5 of us perched up in the great southern stand ... 4 of us cheerin, HOPING that the game is going to go 3 days !!!!

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi.

Oh .... and Ron 39 years of mostly losing ... thats LOYALTY my friend

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes

BEWARE!

I am taking the names of all those who don't support Australia in a proper one eyed fashion. Their names will be passed on to the anti terrorists squads as potential enemies of Australia. Expect a call sometime!

Barry Australia forever!

Typical bloke. Empty threats and false promises.

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

Typical bloke. Empty threats and false promises.

I think you mean:

Typical Sri Lankan cricket team. Empty threats and false promises.