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Jrod

When he was a knee high to an off spinner, Uncle J rod’s parents could not afford a junior cricket bat, so his fathers team mates cut a broken bat in half and gave it to him. Through childhood he carried that bat everywhere. Some say if you look at Uncle J rod today he still carries that bat with him, metaphorically speaking, not on the tram. On the field he was a leg spinning all rounder, his major skills in cricket revolved around fielding, sledging and captaining, which didn't help at the selection tables. He once saw one player try to stab another with a stump. He once opened the bowling with two spinners, (Martin Crowe like), except him and his mate got spanked. As well as cricket has he dabb&#108

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the future, a doosra and a leggie rant
cricketwithballs.com - 15 hours ago
the future, a doosra and a leggie rant
— cricketwithballs.com — Recently I made a time travel machine/device. See the results here. Here I laugh at the doosra... stuff. There is also a leggie rant. And, nothing to do with cricket, is a porn piece. Or just check out my book, ashes 09: when freddie became jesus. (more) the future, a doosra and a leggie rant
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Brad Hodge retires, long live the ego
cricketwithballs.com - 21 hours ago
Brad Hodge retires, long live the ego
— cricketwithballs.com — I am sad that Brad Hodge has decided to retire from first class cricket, thus ending any... potential engagements as Ricky’s understudy. Sure I like to take the piss when it comes to Bradley, but he doesn’t make it hard, does he? Brad never met a microphone/reporter/human/robot he didn’t like to ... (more) Brad Hodge retires, long live the ego

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an email from brad
cricketwithballs.com - 27 hours ago
an email from brad
— cricketwithballs.com — I received an email today. In no way can I verify its authenticity. However, my journalistic integrity... means I must repeat this email in full: Dear arse muncher, I’m fucken quitting. I’ve had enough. Fuck Hilditch, Hohns and all of them. They can all burn in hell. I was told explicitly that ... (more) an email from brad

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the contributors
cricketwithballs.com - 33 hours ago
the contributors
— cricketwithballs.com — Sorry to harp on about my book, I’m not, but there was one thing I wanted to... mention. I was not the only author of it. Yes I wrote most of it (75% original, 22% taken from online stuff I’d done) but the other 3% came from 4 contributors. One ... (more) the contributors

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mountainchickens.com - 43 hours ago
Actually, sir, I thought I would try and bowl half trackers until he hits one straight up in the ...
— mountainchickens.com — Perhaps I went a bit far in the title, but fuck it. Nothing pisses me off more... as a spinner when someone says, “come on, pitch it up”. What the fuck do they think I am trying to do, bounce the bastards out? I’m bowling legspin you fucking simpleton, if it is coming out ... (more) Actually, sir, I thought I would try and bowl half ...
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team nash cannot save you
cricketwithballs.com - 2 days ago
team nash cannot save you
— cricketwithballs.com — Something wonderful happened on the third day of the Australia West Indies test, Sky lost access to... the Channel 9 commentary. As if that wasn’t wonderful enough, the stump mic was left on, and it happened to be at the best time ever, with Hauritz bowling to Nash with everyone around ... (more) team nash cannot save you

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the cricket book store
cricketwithballs.com - 2 days ago
the cricket book store
— cricketwithballs.com — In honour of my new book I have started a new page for the site, the book... store. I am now in the position where people send me their books, and while I don't review them like a critic would, i try and give you some sort of impression of the ... (more) the cricket book store
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9 wickets
cricketwithballs.com - 2 days ago
9 wickets
— cricketwithballs.com — Johnson, Hilfenhaus and Siddle chipped in with 11 wickets in this test. Knowing that fact alone, Australia... should have lost. But, and perhaps this has to do with the inept state of the opposition, Australia still won by an innings and change. The other 9 wickets were picked up by Hauritz (5 ... (more) 9 wickets

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fingers, an old man and a teen
cricketwithballs.com - 3 days ago
fingers, an old man and a teen
— cricketwithballs.com — There was a “teenager” and his older brother. A comeback kid. A former captain. A current captain.... A blogger with a fucked up finger. And 32 runs. While the world was watching the big three in action (Australia, India and England), the working class side and the team without a home ... (more) fingers, an old man and a teen

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The Future Of English Cricket
cricketwithballs.com - 3 days ago
The Future Of English Cricket
— cricketwithballs.com — For a few glorious moments the other evening, I saw the future of English cricket. Not in... South Africa, not in an indoor net, but in the safety of my own bathroom. I have a two year old son. Bathtime usually involved me attempting to entertain him with a variety of ... (more) The Future Of English Cricket
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IT’S NOT A DOOSRA
cricketwithballs.com - 3 days ago
IT’S NOT A DOOSRA
— cricketwithballs.com — IT’S NOT A DOOSRA Posted by: jrod on Nov 28, 2009 in categories aussies Tagged as: aussies... , doosra , jason krejza There is 1 Comment 1 Comment poopsie Nov 28, 2009 @04:14 But it is C-grade batting Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website ... (more) IT’S NOT A DOOSRA
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previously at the gabba
cricketwithballs.com - 3 days ago
previously at the gabba
— cricketwithballs.com — Australia Would be happy with their position, haven’t done anything special in this match, but would have... to start chugging whisky at the breaks to lose from here. West Indies Kept trying with the ball, came out fighting with the bat, but then lost four quick wickets and it all just faded ... (more) previously at the gabba

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Obvious mistake
cricketwithballs.com - 4 days ago
Obvious mistake
— cricketwithballs.com — I am not a fan of the referral system. I wasn't when Daryl Harper took a dump... on it, and I'm not now. Personally I think if you are going to use the technology, use it, don't try and prove whether the umpire made a mistake, just give the decision based ... (more) Obvious mistake

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mountainchickens.com - 4 days ago
wick me to greatness
— mountainchickens.com — Today I received a free replica shirt from the Victorian Bushrangers. That isn’t the story. The story... is the tag on the shirt. It says; “A unique moisture wicking process made possible by the maximisation of the fibre capillary action through our unique profiled cross ... (more) wick me to greatness
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previously at the gabba
cricketwithballs.com - 4 days ago
previously at the gabba
— cricketwithballs.com — Australia Had their professional hats on. Other than Katich everyone looked a little scratchy, but there are... mouths to feed, so they still got the job done. They would have hoped for better. West Indies Got to bowl on a wicket that gave them some assistance and did well at times. At the ... (more) previously at the gabba

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