Agree. An excellent role model and reminiscent of the old style true Australian.2020hindsight said:gillie is a one off !
and after day 3:-2020hindsight said:latest:- http://www.sportingbet.com.au/uipub/sport.aspx?l1id=11&l2id=513055
aust 1.12
draw 11.00
england 12.00
dont ask me what the odds are now, but at one stage (about lunch) they were 1.20, 10.00 and 11.00 resp.2020hindsight said:and after day 3:-
aust 1.02
draw 21.00
england 31.00
i mean - two days of rain !! for 20:1 odds- i'll personally hire the cloud seeder !!
It really is amazing how quickly the odds can swing around!2020hindsight said:dont ask me what the odds are now, but at one stage (about lunch) they were 1.20, 10.00 and 11.00 resp.
I thought he already held that one... for a match against South Africa. Could be wrong though.tarnor said:double ton record is 154 or thier abouts.. gilly would have smashed it.. can't wait till he's in form again.. LOL
Bomba said:so who thinks the series will end 5-0?
the aussies have a history of losing when there is a dead rubber.
PS I doubt that shares in BAL (?) will go places in the near futurehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmy_Army The Barmy Army is an organised group of cricket fans which organises touring parties of its members to follow the English cricket team on all of its overseas tours. The group acquired its name during the 1994 - 1995 Test series in Australia and has represented the England fans on every tour since.
The Barmy Army has the stated goal To make watching cricket more fun and much more popular. The group uses flags, banners, songs and chants to encourage the team and crowd participation in their activities. Australians, both players and supporters, serve especially as foils for their "wit".
In contrast to the reputations of some sports fans for hooliganism, the Barmy Army organises itself thoroughly and actively discourages any unsavoury behaviour. The group engages in charity work, and has a good reputation among cricket administrators and among some other fans. However, some traditionally-minded cricket followers find the loud, repetitive chanting of the Barmy Army annoying, low-brow and disruptive.
Originally, "Barmy Army" was a Sheffield Wednesday football song sung by fans at Hillsborough Stadium from the late 1980s to early 1990s. It came into wider usage with other northern English football clubs during this time. In conjunction with the increasing appearance of English football shirts at cricket grounds in the early 1990s, the song's repetitive cry of "Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army" transferred to domestic cricket arenas at Old Trafford and Headingley. It was particularly apparent during the 1993 Ashes tour. Throughout the 1990s, increased spending power enabled fans to take the song overseas when following tours of the English national cricket team. Because of that particular song, and the fact that it seemed to represent English fans' activity of standing in the hot sun drinking lager all day, it became a description as well as a song. Both David Lloyd and Ian Botham used the tag to describe them whilst commentating for Sky Sports during England's tours from 1993 to 1995. Only in the mid 1990s was the tag recognised as an official title for English touring cricket fans and adopted by what is now recognised as the official Barmy Army.
It was perhaps the Australian media's description during the 1994-95 tour that created the name; the original name given to them was not printable, however. The word Barmy was used because the fans were considered to be spending a lot of money supporting a side that was unable to win; England not only lost to Australia and their second team, Australia A, but also suffered the indignity of losing to Zimbabwe and, to cap it all, the Australian Academy youth team. The word Army referred to the gatherings of hundreds of singing and partying fans at each match. "Atherton's Barmy Army" soon became established as the fans' theme song.
As English cricket results got worse the intensity of the Barmy Army's support increased, and it soon became firmly established at the centre of public and media attention. Eventually the fans' passion and dedication were rewarded with an unlikely victory in the fourth test in Adelaide and it was there that the Barmy Army merchandising business was started.
During the last ten days of the series they sold in excess of 8,000 items of merchandise, the profits of which were spent on trademarking the name Barmy Army in both Australia and England. Barmy Army has been a registered trademark since March 1995 and its company name is Barmy Army Limited.
end of first day2020hindsight said:http://www.sportingbet.com.au/uipub/sport.aspx?l1id=11&l2id=520214
start of 4th test
aust 1.60
draw 3.65
england 6.00
2020hindsight said:
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