The Ashes
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I found this list pretty interesting. Cook is far and away in front and I can't see anyone beating him anytime soon. Smith will be top of the list for Oz by the end of his career though. ::: Spoiler Text ::: 
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I'm happy with the decision for Broad - it looked like a catch and on replay you can't see it touch the ground. Still a very valuable contribution to England. Imagine what they could have got if Cook was better at judging whether his batting partner should use a referral! 
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Actually I defer to Bill Lawry. I think he used the grass to aid his grip ( not intentionally) I can understand how present procedures arrive at the decision though, and that's how it is. Cook's straight bat shots were a feature today. Amazing how the lack of pressure for this match has affected each team's performance. 
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Staying in Taupo with the mrs and her family. Needless to say we fucked off to the pub at the earliest opportunity. I watched a cool doco on mute. Great seeing Ian Chappelle, Doug Walters, Jeff Thomson, Bob Willis, Graham Gooch, Alan Border and various others being interviewed. It woulda been even better if I could hear them. 
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haha Anderson doesn't even survive the first ball of the morning! all out for the overnight score, and a lead of 164. 
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Fuck that's kind of funny. Cummins must be looking forward to a good lie down, but given our collapse in the first innings I reckon we'll need to really fucking apply ourselves. Anderson and Broad will be fresh, and I predict The Angry Lesbian will be out there in the first hour, given how uncomfortable Bancroft and The Waj looked on Day 1. 






