Halfway point worm

Katy is making me write this blog entry coz she is mean and likes to beat other people and stuff. Anyway, enough about me, howz y'all doin'?

We are at the halfway point and it seems that anyone could win at this point as long as your name is Katy Robinson. Everyone else is trying not to come last. There are many sad stories in the the big city. Henry claims Catherine kept him from getting to the computer to choose Bravo before the game began, Katy S missed out on 47 points due to missed trades, Moira claims to be out of town, Paul claims not to be able to watch the games and eden blames the Iranians.

So, to cheer everyone up here are some cricket jokes:

What do you get if you cross a tin opener, a vampire and a cricket team?
An opening bat.

Expectant Father
An expectant father rang the hospital to see how his wife was getting on.
By mistake he was connected to the Lord's cricket ground.
"How's it going?" he asked.
"Fine," came the answer, "We've got three out and hope to have the rest out before lunch. The last one was a duck."

Spelling Bee
In school, the teacher asked Johnny to spell "bowling".
Back came the answer : "B-o-e-l-i-n."
"That," said the teacher, "is the worst spell of bowling I've ever seen."

Q. What's the English version of a hat trick?
A. Three runs in three balls. --- For Catherine


Q. Why don't English fielders need pre tour travel injections?
A. Because they never catch anything. --- For Catherine again :-)


And finally a commentary quote:

It's been very slow and dull day, but it hasn't been boring. It's been a good, entertaining day's cricket.- Tony Benneworth, ABC Radio

Aaaaaaagh Loookout! Its the Worm!

Gone Fishing........

for a car.......but that's another story and the night is late. Michael says he'll do a worm in the morning. more tomorrow.

Well Done Katy! 28 Overall!

Worm Shmorm

Sean is cranky

and therefore this will be short. Two games that didn't matter other than to give us points. Sri Lanka had some great batting and beat the West Indies who played like poo. Then India took out a surprised Ireland. Ireland was surprised cause this was their first loss ever in a twenty 20 match - I don't think they've played many at this level. If you had Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Bravo, or Sharma then you got extra points for their half centuries. I had 3 of the 4.

As for the worm, some went up, some went down, but I'm on top.

Tomorrow starts the beginning of the Super Eights. This round is broken into two groups with the top 2 from each group moving on. Group E is England, South Africa, India, and the West Indies. Group F includes Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Each team plays 3 games, so 2 wins would guarantee a spot in the semis. Tomorrow we see England take on South Africa and New Zealand takes on Ireland. I think the England v. South Africa game should be interesting since SA hasn't been playing as well as they can but also haven't really been tested yet and England is probably on an upswing since their opening defeat. Should be good cricket.

Good Night

Bowling and Fielding, Bowling and Fielding

Bowling and Fielding were the hits of today. It began with some solid bowling and fielding on the Netherlands part to hold Pakistan to 175 runs and continued with Pakistan as their spin bowlers left the Dutch dumbfounded and 82 runs short. Pakistans three spin bowlers were the men that shined; Malik, Ajmal (3 wickets), and most especially Afridi who took 4 wickets, held them to 11 runs from 24 balls (an econ rate of 2.75).

Then New Zealand put in some great bowling and fielding holding South Africa to only 128 runs. But South Africa's bowling and fielding kept things tight all the way through and they came out 1 run ahead in the end. Performance of note: my main man Brendan McCullum not only fielded great, getting out Boucher and Kallis, but also went on to hit 57 runs! I love my captain - maybe some of you Ponting lovers should convert. But....New Zealand is facing a lot of injuries and it makes me wonder about their longevity in the tournament. Hmmmmmm.......so much to consider.

Now for a look our worm.... So much going on, lots of movement and general jockeying for position. Blair's Bombers rose up and bombed those at the bottom, Norm's Old Boggers have come out of the muck to capture 3rd place with Bob's Chiloquin peac pipe blowing smoke right up his backside. And don't forget James' Flying Toasters - their looking to soar even higher now that they have the top insight.

In other news, Michael has been copying off of his wife......but cheaters never prosper.

So tomorrow the final matches before the super 8. India take on Ireland, and the West Indies take on Sri Lanka. However neither game really means much as the super 8 are already set: India, Ireland, Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies, New Zealand, and South Africa - start plotting you super 8 strategy now.