What's bumming your stone today?

[jimhelm]

what?

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by Sundae

If I may ontroduce a shot of levity up your collective arses?
Sachin Tendulkar failed to get his century today.

Yes, he's Indian and therefore the opposition (England are playing India, in case it 'scaped your notice) but he's a good batsman and it would have been a notable achievement. LBW on 91. Given by an Australian Umpire.

He's not the best, not even the Indian best. But it would have been good to see.

Originally Posted by jimhelm

what?

Slashin' Sachin is the best batsman of the modern era. He has passed 100 runs 99 times in international cricket - just one short of a century of centuries. Totally unprecedented.

And for what it is worth, England have just crushed India in a test series (WTF?) and in so doing have earned the number one ranking in test cricket (WTFFF?). This would have been unthinkable five yers ago, when Enlgand had been rubbish for a decade.

IMHO I give credit to a few now-retired players: Gough, Pieterson, Collingwood. They weren't great, but they had guts and detemination and set a standard of toughing it out through difficult times. IMHO the modern success was built on that attitude.

Well done, En-ger-land, may your Barmy Army enjoy the good times.