> > and before you say Strauss only got 7 in his last > game, well yes you are right and this is the problem > with Strauss being sat on his arse for the last few > weeks while Vaughan makes an attempt to discover how > to bat. It's a complete joke. >
Stop him somebody my sides are hurting with laughter. You cannot be seriously suggesting that the captain of our ignominious ODI series against Sri Lanka last summer would be your first choice captain, can you? We were whitewashed by Sri Lanka 5-0 IN England with Strauss as captain. Wisden gave him 5/10 for that series and reported that 'he didn't inspire with his ability to, well, inspire. As the England attack was dispatched around the country he often just wandered up from mid-off with a shrug of the shoulders. Stopping Jayasuriya is never easy, but positive body language goes a long way. Not helped by a personal lack of runs - again a few starts but nothing to soften the blow of five thumping defeats.' Strauss was also captain against the mighty Ireland in Belfast last June where IIRC he scored a humongous 4! So try again with a serious suggestion this time, Rich. Let us not forget your false prophecies Rich: - False prophecy 1) Blackwell will get us relegated - WRONG, he never did False prophecy 2) Anyone would be better than Blackwell - WRONG, they quite clearly aren't False Prophecy 3) If this is not true I'll show my arse on the pitch on the first match of the season - WRONG, you never did! False Prophecy 4) I can't see Hulse doing owt for a struggling team in the Prem - WRONG, he's their top scorer despite his horrific injury in March. False Prophecy 5) Watford 1 Leeds 2 (10.5.06) - So VERY VERY WRONG!! > Ok, my cricketing cv consists of > representing Colton (East Leeds) in the Leeds league > at various levels. Hell fire, that's nearly semi pro innit - not! That you're entitled to an opinion is not at question - the validity of your opinion was the question. How much cricket do you watch? Are you a Yorkshire member? Similar criteria are required by you for people to have valid opinions on football and Leeds United so surely they are required criteria for you to have an opinion on cricket too. > This was the same time as a certain > Mr Blakey >From 'On The Buses'? Did Butler play too? > who still holds the record for 152 n.o. in a > 20 overs Leeds league game. Shame his batting never > really pushed on cos he looked the business at that > level. Like you'd know, I suppose being the oracle on all things sporting means you could recognise a future international cricketer in the bud. Oh, and Rich - I've got 2 words for you, the second one is off and the first one begins with f. Paul _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist it's a God awful small affair
