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Post by Gresty on Jul 4, 2023 19:52:52 GMT
It was at the Oval in 1882 when WG Grace ran out the Australian Sammy Jones for wandering out of his crease under a misapprehension the ball was dead. "I taught the lad a lesson," Grace said afterwards. In 2006 the current England head coach Brendon McCullum ran out Muttiah Muralitharan as the Sri Lanka great left his crease to congratulate Kumar Sangakarra, who had just reached a ton. Get over it. I'm still chuckling about the fact that when I first read this I was convinced you had written "I was at the Oval in 1882....." đ
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Post by swanbull on Jul 4, 2023 20:37:16 GMT
âDozy cricket by Bairstowâ was the quote by the always excellent Michael Atherton on commentary. Great servant of English cricket for many years, Stuart Broad, bemoaning the Australian antics in the media today. The man who , donât forget, didnât walk when caught at slip 8 years ago (admittedly via a deflection from the keeper) Headingley bosses rubbing their hands at the thought of 20,000 Leeds Utd fans drinking copious amount of flat John Smiths, Tetleys or whatever shite they serve there these days out of plastic glasses at ÂŁ7.00 a pint. As Garth said, get over it.
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Post by GRL on Jul 5, 2023 7:30:42 GMT
His old man was a tw@t 'n' all.
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 5, 2023 11:30:15 GMT
What a deeply unpleasant thing to write. He took his own life. May not have been a model individual, but then who is. He obviously had his demons.
Strikes me that that post says far more about you than anyone else.
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Post by GRL on Jul 5, 2023 12:09:03 GMT
What a deeply unpleasant thing to write. He took his own life. May not have been a model individual, but then who is. He obviously had his demons. Strikes me that that post says far more about you than anyone else. I'm not aware of Mr Broad taking his own life? Jesus wept?
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 5, 2023 12:13:27 GMT
Interpreted as referring to Bairstow senior. Hands up if I misread it, but I know I wasnât the only one
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2023 12:15:25 GMT
I read it as Broad but it wasn't particularly clear. Which is uncommon for a man who used to write for the Hereford Times.
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Post by Barney still in B-Block on Jul 5, 2023 12:27:50 GMT
Interpreted as referring to Bairstow senior. Hands up if I misread it, but I know I wasnât the only one You were not. Perhaps marginally less odious in one case versus the other, but nonetheless.
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 5, 2023 12:30:31 GMT
The use of the past tense was not terribly helpful. As far as I am aware, Mr Broad Sr very much is around. And given what he has been through as well (wife taking her own life after MND diagnosis) and his sterling work with MND charities, I would very much endorse my previous response to the post as saying far more about ww than the intended recipient.
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Post by GRL on Jul 5, 2023 13:00:14 GMT
Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted, "Chris Broad pressed the self-destruct button on a career that promised so much. His lack of self-control at the crease brought a sad end to his reign as England opener at the age of 30, when he should have been enjoying his prime years".
Those of us who know our cricket will know I was referring to events on cricket pitches.
I am aware, as a polymath, that David Bairstow took his own life. People who actually know me will tell you that I would not have written that about Bairstow Senior.
I note the absence of an apology from a supposedly learned gentleman and the remarks of the usual suspects jumping on the bandwagon. This on what would have been the 69th birthday of one David John Keyte, a fine cricketer and man.
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Post by GRL on Jul 5, 2023 13:19:57 GMT
Interpreted as referring to Bairstow senior. Hands up if I misread it, but I know I wasnât the only one You were not. Perhaps marginally less odious in one case versus the other, but nonetheless. Disgrace.
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 5, 2023 13:38:30 GMT
No apology forthcoming for my views on your original post. Or due.
Youâre better than that. I hope.
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Post by GRL on Jul 5, 2023 14:16:34 GMT
Well, well, well. It is you that we have learned a little more about. This is a cricket thread. That is clearly what I was writing about. The folly of Broad Senior was much reported at the time. (Which I suspect you know about a Gloucestershire player.)
We have to conclude your "misreading" was entirely wilful.
Have a look at Mr Barney's remarks about individuals at Hereford United. Then tell us you've learned a bit more about him too.
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Post by swanbull on Jul 5, 2023 15:15:43 GMT
Four paragraphs in my post yesterday evening. Regarding the first, 15 words mentioning Michael Atherton and Bairstow (by surname only). Second contained 39 words about Stuart Broad. Anybody thinking that the post from âGRLâ this morning was referring to anyone other than Stuart Broad must fall into one of two categories. a) stupid - GRL is, as far as I am aware, the only individual I know on here (best part of forty years) so I will not make that accusation on other people. b) Are having a witch-hunt against him as, over the years, he has had the audacity to have an alternative opinion to themselves on a variety of subjects I think that (b) is clearly the case.
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 5, 2023 15:27:41 GMT
I suggest you re-read wwâs original post and particularly the use of the word âwasâ. There may have been confusion (I still have my doubts), but in the context of the thread at that point, it comes from one source. And no one could seriously argue that ww doesnât have considerable form for that.
You could say that it is option c) if you want. Itâs rarely binary
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Post by Barney still in B-Block on Jul 5, 2023 18:31:57 GMT
Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman noted, "Chris Broad pressed the self-destruct button on a career that promised so much. His lack of self-control at the crease brought a sad end to his reign as England opener at the age of 30, when he should have been enjoying his prime years". Those of us who know our cricket will know I was referring to events on cricket pitches. I am aware, as a polymath, that David Bairstow took his own life. People who actually know me will tell you that I would not have written that about Bairstow Senior. I note the absence of an apology from a supposedly learned gentleman and the remarks of the usual suspects jumping on the bandwagon. This on what would have been the 69th birthday of one David John Keyte, a fine cricketer and man. Are we to assume then, that Broad senior was a t**t, but is no longer one? Anyway, show me a proper cricket writer who used the word t**t, in reference to people or events either on or off the field. Or one who used 'n' all. I'll wait. Accepting that you were not referring to Bairstow senior, I will withdraw odious. You can have lazy, ambiguous, cheap and attention-seeking in its place. Your use of the final line above, and I'm not disputing the accuracy, is not only typical whataboutery, but also a disgrace. I actually feel sorry for you.
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Post by swanbull on Jul 5, 2023 19:11:53 GMT
I suggest you re-read wwâs original post and particularly the use of the word âwasâ. There may have been confusion (I still have my doubts), but in the context of the thread at that point, it comes from one source. And no one could seriously argue that ww doesnât have considerable form for that. You could say that it is option c) if you want. Itâs rarely binary Chris Broad, the father of Stuart, was a test cricketer. You, my learned friend and the other guy, whoever he is, have got this totally wrong. Admit it, apologise to Garth, and move on.
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Post by colebridgebull on Jul 5, 2023 19:22:48 GMT
I genuinely have no idea why you are still banging on about this. I didnât refer to anyone as a âtw@tâ. I think youâre letting your friendship with Garth cloud any sense of perspective. There is nothing to apologise for. Whether he was referring to Chris Broad or David Bairstow, it was a totally unnecessary slur.
I donât expect Garth to do anything other than double down and obfuscate. Thatâs what he does. Itâs deliberate (as in on here). In real life, I doubt heâd even go there.
No apology from me. And Iâm not âlearnedâ. Thatâs reserved for the other part of the profession.
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Post by GRL on Jul 5, 2023 19:38:55 GMT
What a deeply unpleasant thing to write. He took his own life. May not have been a model individual, but then who is. He obviously had his demons. Strikes me that that post says far more about you than anyone else. "What a deeply unpleasant thing to write. He took his own life." This is a disgrace, Burrows. I made no such implication. You know you've fecked up here in an attempt to blacken my character. I walked into a public house in Weobley this evening where a chap I don't even know came up to me and told me that he was disgusted that my name had been traduced in this manner. I referred to Broad: you can check the name Bairstow was incidental at the start of another poster's comment. I hope you manage to conduct yourself with a little more accuracy in your professional life. That is what you have asserted: "What a deeply unpleasant thing to write" in connection with my name - when I haven't.
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jul 5, 2023 19:39:24 GMT
Is this where 'silly mid off' comes from?
I've never understood cricket.
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