Ashes - The Sydney Test Match

[Brett Li]

Coming all the way over from England for this one. Any of you guys going on the first day and fancy meeting up for a Beer at the game?. I have a Box seat I believe.....

 

[Darky]

Never been to the SCG and always keen to travel, and always keener to show any pack of soft pricks how to drink.

Whadya reckon Briedis, can the Sigma take another 1900km?

 

[The Hippie]

Boxing Day Test is the go, providing it doesn't rain on the first day as it normally seems to. You only going to the one Test, Brett? If you're going to the effort of coming out, may as well make it really worthwhile and see both....

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Brett Li


You fellas still drink out of thimble-sized vessels and call them "a Beer"?

*gently stirs Aussie-Male insecurity*

I'm German. I drink out of buckets.

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by The Hippie
Boxing Day Test is the go, providing it doesn't rain on the first day as it normally seems to. You only going to the one Test, Brett? If you're going to the effort of coming out, may as well make it really worthwhile and see both....

Yeah I agree, Boxing Day is usually THE biggest day in the Australian cricket calendar.. at least attendances say so.

Weather's usually a bit dodgy late in the year though, and our best weather is usually in February/March when the cricket season is just about over.

 

[Nightmare]

Aussies and small glasses

I agree with the Brett Li line that you drink out of thimbles and not proper glasses.

Having just seen the destruction of the rather ordinary Zimbos in Sri Lanka, I am looking forward to seeing brett lee's pies disappear out of the ground in Brisbane.

Bring it on - whether we win or lose, there will surely be a moment of aussie grief i can chuckle about on the way back on the plane. I am considering bringing a pint glass with me.

Anyway Brett li is going to sow his marital seeds in god's own country as Rex Hunt (mispelt, should have started with a 'C') refers to Oz. His mind will not be on cricket or beer.

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Brett Li


In Germany or when watching Cricket in Australia?

Unfortunately at the cricket (the MCG at least) beer is served in plastic cups, and the bars usually shut half way through the last session! Beer is watered down, labelled mid-strength... whatever. And it's usually limited to one or two differnt local brews (VB, Carlton Draught, and the lighter % beers).

Given the choice though, it's German beer for me, straight out of a stubby or 5 litre mini-keg. Unadulterated. Pure. Pure as the 1516 Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law). Unless they start playing Tests in Dortmund, Dresden and Munchen, we won't see good beer at the cricket.

At the cricket you can only drink what's available, but Australian beer is cats' urine.

 

[red+black]

Originally posted by Brett Li
Coming all the way over from England for this one. Any of you guys going on the first day and fancy meeting up for a Beer at the game?. I have a Box seat I believe.....

you just have to go to Boxing Day, or else it ain't worth coming at all. naah, just kidding.

shame such a traditional day will be wasted on the English cricket team

 

[red+black]

see you in the final of the ICC trophy. naah, just kidding, i don't think either of us will make it that far.

can england stop australia from winning 3 tests? i would have to think at worst, the series will be 2-1 to Australia, at the VERY worst. what do you think?

 

[red+black]

Originally posted by Brett Li


Ourbowling just looks too inconsistent. I reckon 3-1 OZ. we'll win the Sydney test though

memories of goughie

 

[BT]

C'mon Boxing day is the way to go surely???

Doubt I'll make it up to Sydney, although I've never been to the SCG......

Even though it did rain most of the day & Darky & I were stuck waiting @ the Corner Hotel in Richmond for most of the day.

We only saw 1 hour, but at least it was free

 

[King_Henry]

5 washouts.

 

[GoEagles]

Come to the Perth test, I'll be there!

Never a washout and a traditional bouncy wicket.

 

[larrikin]

Originally posted by GoEagles
Come to the Perth test, I'll be there!

Never a washout and a traditional bouncy wicket.

I'll be there too!!!!

It'll be great to see the newly re-developed WACA full.

I'm looking forward to getting there for the first Pura Cup game too!

 

[Desredandwhite]

The SCG test is now too @#($&*@(#* expensive. I'll try to get along to a day of it though (and I'll be at the boxing day test I suppose - the annual christmas visit to Her parents in Geelong)