Greetings,
Today or tonight (depending where you live), the 5th and final Test match between England and Australia will commence place at The Oval. Test Matches go for up to 5 days and even then, there's not always a winner!
The series is presently tied at 1-1 and England have to actually win the match in order to reclaim "The Ashes"
(I've actually seen the trophy in person, but this photo isn't mine... we weren't allowed to take pictures on our Lord's tour).
If the Test is drawn, Australia will retain the Ashes, after the last Ashes series in which the Australians humiliated England 5-0 in a series which saw the Test retirement of Aussie greats such as Justin Langer, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
It's a bit more evenly contested and on English soil this time... so it's a much closer series.
Match preview - http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/con ... 20376.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta,
Retro.
5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
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Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Hi Retro,
Whose ashes are in there?
Whose ashes are in there?
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Greetings Drolma,
Apparently it's the burnt stumps and/or bails...
A good background of the Ashes on Wikipedia (the trophy, the legend and the tournament)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta,
Retro.
Apparently it's the burnt stumps and/or bails...
A good background of the Ashes on Wikipedia (the trophy, the legend and the tournament)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
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Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Its not the winning, its the game...
Any way, I bet none of yours are chess champions like " Freddy "...
Any way, I bet none of yours are chess champions like " Freddy "...
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Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
THE BAGGY GREEN
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Hello all,
Live Scorecard:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket ... 211140.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(Cook is out for 10 ~ bowled Siddle, caught Ponting).
metta
Chris
Live Scorecard:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket ... 211140.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(Cook is out for 10 ~ bowled Siddle, caught Ponting).
metta
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
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Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Ah, yes, from Down Under, where women glow and men chunder. I shall just tip-toe away and be glad that here in the good old USA this is all we have to put up with from our sports fans:
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This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Also, where men are men and the sheep are nervous!
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Hey Ben .... Isn't that New Zealand?
An Australian ventriloquist visiting New Zealand, walks into a small village and sees a local sitting on his porch patting his dog. He figures he'll have a little fun.
Ventriloquist: "G'day Mate! Good looking dog, mind if I speak to him?"
Villager: "The dog doesn't talk, you stupid Aussie."
Ventriloquist: "Hello dog, how's it going mate?"
Dog: "Doin' all right"
Villager: (look of extreme shock)
Ventriloquist: "Is this villager your owner?" (pointing at the villager)
Dog: "Yep"
Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?"
Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and takes me to the lake once a week to play."
Villager: (look of utter disbelief)
Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your horse?"
Villager: "Uh, the horse doesn't talk either....I think."
Ventriloquist: "Hey horse, how's it going?"
Horse: "Cool"
Villager: (absolutely dumbfounded)
Ventriloquist: "Is this your owner?" (pointing at the villager)
Horse: "Yep"
Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?"
Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking. He rides me regularly, brushes me down often and keeps me in the barn to protect me from the elements."
Villager: (total look of amazement)
Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your sheep?"
Villager: "The sheep's a liar"
metta
Chris
An Australian ventriloquist visiting New Zealand, walks into a small village and sees a local sitting on his porch patting his dog. He figures he'll have a little fun.
Ventriloquist: "G'day Mate! Good looking dog, mind if I speak to him?"
Villager: "The dog doesn't talk, you stupid Aussie."
Ventriloquist: "Hello dog, how's it going mate?"
Dog: "Doin' all right"
Villager: (look of extreme shock)
Ventriloquist: "Is this villager your owner?" (pointing at the villager)
Dog: "Yep"
Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?"
Dog: "Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food and takes me to the lake once a week to play."
Villager: (look of utter disbelief)
Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your horse?"
Villager: "Uh, the horse doesn't talk either....I think."
Ventriloquist: "Hey horse, how's it going?"
Horse: "Cool"
Villager: (absolutely dumbfounded)
Ventriloquist: "Is this your owner?" (pointing at the villager)
Horse: "Yep"
Ventriloquist: "How does he treat you?"
Horse: "Pretty good, thanks for asking. He rides me regularly, brushes me down often and keeps me in the barn to protect me from the elements."
Villager: (total look of amazement)
Ventriloquist: "Mind if I talk to your sheep?"
Villager: "The sheep's a liar"
metta
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
Great post Chris!
What I posted was a line from the Men at Work song 'down under'.
But you could be right - it could easily be New Zealand as well.
Cheers
Ben
What I posted was a line from the Men at Work song 'down under'.
But you could be right - it could easily be New Zealand as well.
Cheers
Ben
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..
Re: 5th & final Ashes Test 2009 (series locked at 1-1)
The Queen has led tributes to England's cricket team after they reclaimed the coveted Ashes from the Australians.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8217412.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Congratulations England!!!!!!!! Great Effort.
Now please excuse me while I ..............
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8217412.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Congratulations England!!!!!!!! Great Effort.
Now please excuse me while I ..............
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---