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Strauss Declares

Posted on August 29, 2012 by twitmericks

There is an old cricketer, Strauss/ Who’s leaving the ECB house/ He says he’s to cease/ Due to form at the crease/ And not over Pietersen’s grouse. ///http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-captain-andrew-strauss-retires-from-professional-cricket-8091853.html

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ECB Needs to Talk about Kevin

Posted on August 14, 2012 by twitmericks

An ex-England captain named Kevin/ Is out of the 3rd test eleven/ Selectors are vexed/ About the odd text/ For tabloids, it’s manna from heaven. /// http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/9474591/Kevin-Pietersens-absence-will-not-weaken-England-in-Lords-Test-against-South-Africa-says-Graeme-Swann.html

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Not Cricket

Posted on November 3, 2011 by twitmericks

Butt and Amir and Asif/Have shockingly all come to grief/Behind prison walls/For fixing no-balls/Their dishonesty beggars belief. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463

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Best of the rest

Posted on August 14, 2011 by twitmericks

A win at the Edgbaston test/Makes England officially best/Out of all national teams/As strange as it seems/We’re better than all of the rest. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/14520639.stm

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Not cricket?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by twitmericks

A batsman who wanted his tea/Was run out at Trent Bridge on day 3/His team felt the wicket/Was not really cricket/And made India also agree. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/3724779/Ian-Bell-stars-with-controversial-ton.html

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Monday July 25th, 2011

Posted on July 25, 2011 by twitmericks

England have won the first test/With the Indian side second best/Prior and Broad’s/2nd innings at Lord’s/And Anderson’s bowling impressed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/14283347.stm

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