Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

[TubbsFarquhar]

My favourite day of the year.

7:30- wake up, shower and a tugg
8:30 - train to Richmond
9.00- first beer of the morning
9:30 - more beers
10:30 - first ball
12:00 - lunch and more beers
2pm - 5 gets a bit hazy
6pm - dirty royal
9:00pm - bed

Day 2.. do it all again .

OhhhhhCyril's Day Out:

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Video apparently circulating of Ben Duckett in Noosa so drunk he can’t find his way back to the hotel . . .

A best on ground peformance for him

 

[Pistol Night]

My favourite day of the year.

7:30- wake up, shower and a tugg
8:30 - train to Richmond
9.00- first beer of the morning
9:30 - more beers
10:30 - first ball
12:00 - lunch and more beers
2pm - 5 gets a bit hazy
6pm - dirty royal
9:00pm - bed

Day 2.. do it all again .

The shower tugg was brutal honesty not seen in these parts often. Kudos

 

[Neese]

Trav or Carey? I reckon Kez would handle it with aplomb

Don't think Trav wants to and Carey has enough to do as keeper.

 

[icyflakes]

My favourite day of the year.

7:30- wake up, shower and a tugg
8:30 - train to Richmond
9.00- first beer of the morning
9:30 - more beers
10:30 - first ball
12:00 - lunch and more beers
2pm - 5 gets a bit hazy
6pm - dirty royal
9:00pm - bed

Day 2.. do it all again .

Are you me? Only change in that is train to Flinders and a bacon/egg roll at The Duke with my first beer. And a change in kebab choice

 

[Neese]

It's not a good look after all the BS Baz, Stokes and Key have dribbled. They deserve all the crap they are copping. Drink in a private place if you want to.

 

[Pistol Night]

Are you me? Only change in that is train to Flinders and a bacon/egg roll at The Duke with my first beer. And a change in kebab choice

I think im in love with both of you based on this refined, daily Ashes itinerary

 

[Belnakor]

Dude averages ~20-30 as an opener in the last two years. In that role, Uzzie is done.

Still, we saw at Adelaide that there may be more to squeeze from him at number 5-7, if he's coming in with the pace of the game blunted. Of course, why Uzzie over say, McSweeney is a fair question unless you believe Khawaja is a fair bit better technically/mentally (and in which case, it's England, future be damned).

Honestly don’t see the point. We don’t play another test until August. Surely usman doesn’t make it that far. Then we play 20+ tests in about 14 months. He’ll be almost 40 by then. Crazy stuff to think he will surprise that long.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Are you me? Only change in that is train to Flinders and a bacon/egg roll at The Duke with my first beer. And a change in kebab choice

That beer at the Duke is going to 18 bucks.

Im not joking. Its 17 for a pint of Carlton without the surcharge

 

[icyflakes]

It's not a good look after at the BS Baz, Stokes and Key have dribbled. They deserve all the crap they are copping. Drink in a private place if you want to.

Not defending a flog recording that video, but honestly, what are the lads thinking? The Aussie players get maggoted and the only evidence is when they choose to post it themselves - because they're not doing it public.

Root managed to secure a house for him and his family (did any of the other poms actually bring their families?), very surprised they didn't just have a piss up at an airbnb for privacy's sake.

 

[Borisdog]

They no longer regard him as a NZ resident

As long as they don't "forget" him when they go back to Pomland.

We aren't exactly short of Kiwis here.

 

[icyflakes]

That beer at the Duke is going to 18 bucks.

Im not joking. Its 17 for a pint of Carlton without the surcharge

Not many options if you're coming in from the west side - don't wanna go over to Richmond and then walk back

 

[Pistol Night]

It's not a good look after at the BS Baz, Stokes and Key have dribbled. They deserve all the crap they are copping. Drink in a private place if you want to.

I think he had but then got lost. Ive had to put my hotel in Google maps before and start steaming in a certain direction like Kerry Saxby to see if the stupid blue dot is going the right way

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Not many options if you're coming in from the west side - don't wanna go over to Richmond and then walk back

Richmond would be 17 with the surcharge.

 

[Pistol Night]

That beer at the Duke is going to 18 bucks.

Im not joking. Its 17 for a pint of Carlton without the surcharge

**** me that's price gouging to the extreme.


Still pay it when you're blind, but ****

 

[icyflakes]

Richmond would be 17 with the surcharge.

Oh well, it'll be my last chance to have a beer that isn't absolute cats piss in a plastic cup for the day.

Plus the rehydration is safety first after the sweat of the shower wank

 

[Gough]

Richmond would be 17 with the surcharge.

It was less than that inside Adelaide Oval last week.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

**** me that's price gouging to the extreme.


Still pay it when you're blind, but ****

I nearly fell off my chair paying it a few weeks back

The Duke has always been more expensive than pubs around it

 

[Neese]

It's also highly stupid and naive after their crap first 2 tests performances doing it knowing every campaigner has a phone camera.
Note totally not against team bonding and drinking but ffs how did they expect it would go down?

 

[Pistol Night]

I nearly fell off my chair paying it a few weeks back

The Duke has always been more expensive than pubs around it

$17 for a pint is Un-Australian and we need a royal commission into this nonsense

 

[Redline]

My takeaway is that you'd have to be bit of a scumbag to circulate that to the media. Oh well, guess that's just the age we live in

Your right but their players should be used to it with the English Media. I think it's a poor look given his performances, plenty of places they could organise to drink in private.

 

[Pistol Night]

It's also highly stupid and naive after their crap first 2 tests performances doing it knowing every campaigner has a phone camera.
Note totally not against team bonding and drinking but ffs how did expect it would go down?

About as well as their top order most innings?

 

[Borisdog]

That beer at the Duke is going to 18 bucks.

Im not joking. Its 17 for a pint of Carlton without the surcharge

Surcharge?

 

[Neese]

Not defending a flog recording that video, but honestly, what are the lads thinking? The Aussie players get maggoted and the only evidence is when they choose to post it themselves - because they're not doing it public.

Root managed to secure a house for him and his family (did any of the other poms actually bring their families?), very surprised they didn't just have a piss up at an airbnb for privacy's sake.

The Australians didn't have everything go their way with injuries and team changes but they gave a shit and played as a team and didn't say they over prepared. Hardly any English players have been consistent.

All the messaging coming out from the English team is just bloody odd. From saying Australia was the worst team in ages and they were going to win 5-0 to everything else since. Are they stupid or just delusional and narcissistic?

 

[Bedi]

**** me that's price gouging to the extreme.


Still pay it when you're blind, but ****

God help anyone wanting to add the nose variety to the menu, too - unless you're on Bailey Smith's wages of course.