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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS
Thanks for the entertaining post KC, I enjoy hearing about other sports a great deal (I wish you Brits and Aussies would talk about cricket a bit more as I am trying to learn more about it. A group of Indian friends that I have are trying to bring an India - Pakistan test match to East Hartford in the next few years.)
I did not know that you were a Braves fan, kudos to them for another fine season. They keep changing parts and Booby Cox continues to pull the right strings. They are a far cry from the Braves team that I grew up with which spawned a line in an old Hank Williams tune:
"Last fall we elected the man from Plains,
and there was lots of talk about a great big change.
But the Atlanta Braves, they still loose too many games;
and the new South, thank God is still the same."
Cheers
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There is actually a very interesting and potentially exciting series of cricket games starting here next week.
Australia is taking on a World XI in a three match one day series (to be played in melbourne) plus a 6 day Test Match (to be played in Sydney) (tests are usually five days). Gonna be fascinating to see how the Aussies perform after losong the Ashes to the Pommies.
If you'd like to get more info on cricket, visit
www.cricinfo.com. It's a great site.
As for my Tigers, I really wish there was some way for you guys over in the USA to see the match. I heard that it was going to be shown live on your Fox Soccer channel at four in the morning. The second try that the Tigers scored has been called one of the greatest Grand Final tries of all time.
The Tigers 20 year-old whizkid Benji Marshall started with the ball just five metres from the Tigers tryline (or "endzone"), saw a gap in the defense and turned on the afterburners, blowing past one defender and kicking out of another attempted tackle. He accelerated over the halfway line, and with the defense closing in on him, he called winger Pat Richards inside of him and delivered the most incredible pass you're likely to see, flicking the ball out the back with his right hand straight into the rampaging Richards' arms. Richards delivered a stiff-arm that sent one of the Cowboys defenders sprawling to the ground and charged the rest of the way to the tryline, breaking a 6-all deadlock just three minutes before halftime. Man, this team have scored some breathtaking tries during the season, but this one was extra special because of when and where it happened. The Cowboys really had been the better team in the first half before that point. This is just a season I'll never forget...