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Woody shakes it up now (pace and bounce, pace and bounce)
28 January 2020 4th Test, Day 4: England 400 and 248, South Africa 183 and 274 all out. England win by 191 runs On the face of it, this...
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Burton's Barmy Blog
Tales of supporting the England cricket team, including my original blog of an unforgettable Ashes tour of Australia in 2010/11
Richard
Jan 26, 20204 min read
Ronaldo comes on at 4-0 up
20 January 2020 4th Test, Day 3: England 400 and 248 all out, South Africa 183 all out South Africa need 466 runs to win So much happened...
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Jan 26, 20203 min read
Game, set and series
25 January 2020 4th Test, Day 2: England 400 all out, South Africa 88 for 6 It’s not quite game over of course, but it might as well be....
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Jan 24, 20203 min read
A game of two halves
24 January 2020 4th Test, Day 1: England 192 for 4 After two days of glorious sunshine on the high veld of Gauteng (“place of gold”), it...
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Richard
Jan 21, 20205 min read
Take a blow, Joe
20 January 2020 3rd Test, Day 5: England 499 for 9 dec, South Africa 209 and 237. England win by an innings and 53 runs Thankfully (if...
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Richard
Jan 19, 20206 min read
Tales of the good, the bad and the famous
18-19 January 2020 3rd Test, Day 3: England 499 for 9 dec, South Africa 208 for 6 3rd Test, Day 4: England 499 for 9 dec, South Africa...
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Richard
Jan 18, 20204 min read
Curates are yesterday's news as a Pope comes of age
17 January 2020 3rd Test, Day 2: England 499 for 9 declared, South Africa 60 for 2 There was nothing remotely rotten about England's...
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Richard
Jan 16, 20204 min read
Saved from the curate's egg
16 January 2020 3rd Test, Day 1: England 224 for 4 At last, totally uncalled for and never lamented in its absence, Burton’s Barmy Blog...
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Richard
Jan 10, 20112 min read
Rules and regulations - Australian style
Monday 10 January 2011 In one of my Sydney posts, I implied that the security arrangements in place at Australia's cricket grounds may be...
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Richard
Jan 7, 20112 min read
Mission accomplished, enemy destroyed
Friday 7 January 2011 Sydney Day 5: Australia 280 & 281, England 644. England win by an innings and 83 runs. BY AN INNINGS! FOR THE...
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Richard
Jan 6, 20112 min read
Saving the best for last
Thursday 6 January 2011 Sydney Day 4: Australia 280 & 213 for 7, England 644 all out. England need another 3 wickets to win. Just when...
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Richard
Jan 5, 20112 min read
England in the pink
Wednesday 5 January 2011 Sydney Day 3: Australia 280, England 488 for 7. England lead by 208 runs with 3 wickets left. Day 3 at the SCG...
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Richard
Jan 4, 20112 min read
Proper test cricket
Tuesday 4 January 2011 Sydney Day 2: Australia 280 all out, England 167 for 3 With improved weather in Sydney, we were treated to a full...
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Richard
Jan 3, 20112 min read
Crikey it's Khawaja
Monday 3 January 2011 Sydney Day 1: Australia 134 for 4. Rain stopped play. Monday dawned to dark, angry clouds obscuring the Sydney...
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Richard
Jan 2, 20112 min read
Raining cats, dogs and kangaroos
Sunday 2 January 2011 On the eve of the fifth and final Test in Sydney, it's been raining here for the last five hours. Quite hard. But...
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Richard
Dec 29, 20101 min read
Retaining the Ashes - a pictorial guide
Wednesday 29 December 2010
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Richard
Dec 29, 20101 min read
We're taking the urn home
Wednesday 29 December 2010 Melbourne Day 4: Australia a pitiful 98 & a totally inadequate 258 all out; England a magnificent 513....
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Richard
Dec 28, 20102 min read
Tomorrow we're going to retain the Ashes
Tuesday 28 December 2010 Melbourne Day 3: Australia 98 & 169 for 6, England 513 all out. England need 4 more wickets to win. On a perfect...
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Richard
Dec 27, 20102 min read
A day for Trott and toys out of the pram
Monday 27 December 2010 Melbourne Day 2: Australia 98, England 444 for 5. England lead by 346 runs. This was another day which went...
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Richard
Dec 26, 20102 min read
Pinch me I must be dreaming
Sunday 26 December 2010 Melbourne Day 1: Australia 98 all out, England 157 for no wicket. Will this still be true when I wake up tomorrow?...
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Richard
Dec 25, 20101 min read
Off to the cricket with 90,000 other people
Saturday 25 December 2010 Hot on the heels of Christmas must surely come the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. One of the truly great dates...
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Richard
Dec 23, 20102 min read
Rant
Thursday 23 December 2010 A three and a half hour flight from Perth to Melbourne today enabled me to catch up with the cream of...
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Richard
Dec 21, 20103 min read
Reflections on defeat
Tuesday 21 December 2010 As promised, here are some further reflections on England's defeat in the 3rd Test: 1. Even though this is one...
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Richard
Dec 19, 20102 min read
Miracle cancelled, disciples head for the beach
Sunday 19 December 2010 Perth Day 4: England 123 all out. Australia win by 257 runs. Walking to the WACA ground this morning, I almost...
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Richard
Dec 18, 20103 min read
So here it is Merry Christmas … Australia
Saturday 18 December 2010 Perth Day 3: Australia 268 & 309 all out, England 187 & 81 for 5 oh no not again It was fancy dress Saturday...
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Richard
Dec 17, 20101 min read
Too hot to handle global warming
Friday 17 December 2010 As we arrived at the WACA ground today, an enthusiastic group of people were demonstrating vehemently against...
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Richard
Dec 17, 20102 min read
Pride before a fall
Friday 17 December 2010 Perth Day 2: Australia 268 & 119 for 3, England 187 all out omigod, Australia lead by 200 runs...
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Richard
Dec 16, 20103 min read
Identikit Cricket
Thursday 16 December 2010 Perth Day 1: Australia 268 all out, England 29 for 0 England confounded my 'smart money' tip by selecting Chris...
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Richard
Dec 15, 20102 min read
Back to the serious stuff
Wednesday 15 December 2010 Less than 24 hours now until the start of the Third, and possibly decisive, Test match in Perth. The possible...
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Richard
Dec 14, 20104 min read
Of Kangaroos and Kalgoorlie
Tuesday 14 December 2010 After six days touring, I'm now back in the big city - specifically Perth, host to the Third Test starting on...
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Richard
Dec 12, 20101 min read
The Indian Pacific
Sunday 12 December 2010 Just a quick warning of likely radio silence till Tuesday, as I am just about to board the Indian Pacific from...
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Richard
Dec 10, 20104 min read
Fisticuffs, Bradman and the Toon
Friday 10 December 2010 You're right - there's no connection whatsoever between these topics, but here's a quick pot pourri of...
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Richard
Dec 9, 20101 min read
Me 'n' Oprah on KI
Thursday 9 December 2010 The number of inhabitants of Kangaroo Island was boosted yesterday by two tourists - me and Oprah Winfrey. For...
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Richard
Dec 8, 20101 min read
Off to Kangaroo Island
Wednesday 8 December 2010 With the excitement of the cricket over until December 17th in Perth, I am heading out of the city today for...
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Richard
Dec 7, 20103 min read
KP - from Lady Gaga to loveable pie chucker
Tuesday 7 December 2010 I don't want to bang on about it, but just how important was Kevin Pietersen's last ball dismissal of Michael...
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Richard
Dec 7, 20101 min read
We're singing in the rain
Tuesday 7 December 2010 Adelaide Day 5: Australia 304 all out. England win by an innings and 71 runs. AN INNINGS AND 71 RUNS!!! It's...
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Richard
Dec 7, 20101 min read
Yyyyeooooooooooooorageueueeeezqhhhhhhhhhhhhquiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeh!
Tuesday 7 December 2010 We did it! [Original comments] Jayne December 7, 2010 at 7:58 AM Yippeeeee, it has all been worthwhile (so far)! ...
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Dec 6, 20101 min read
It's all down to the weather
Monday 6 December 2010 More rain overnight in Adelaide but at 7am it's currently dry and quite clear. But unfortunately we have one of...
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Richard
Dec 6, 20102 min read
Almost there
Monday 6 December 2010 Adelaide Day 4: Australia 245 & 238 for 4, England 620 for 5 declared. Australia are 137 runs behind with 6...
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Dec 5, 20101 min read
It's a beautiful day
Sunday 5 December 2010 Just woke up and drew aside the curtains fearing the worst from the unpredictable Adelaide weather. But no, the...
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Richard
Dec 5, 20104 min read
Rain stopped annihilation
Sunday 5 December 2010 Adelaide Day 3: England 551 for 4, 306 runs ahead. Rain stopped play at tea. The Sunday papers here led with a...
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Richard
Dec 4, 20102 min read
It's the England batting, captain, but not as we know it
Saturday 4 December 2010 Adelaide Day 2: England 317 for 2, 72 runs ahead Having attempted to write yesterday's blog after consuming...
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Richard
Dec 3, 20102 min read
Tonight's gonna be a good good night
Friday 3 December 2010 Adelaide Day 1: Australia 245, England 1-0 The summer storms of the last few days had cleared away and a cloudless...
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Richard
Dec 2, 20102 min read
200 years of English cooking (but the oysters were great)
Thursday 2 December 2010 On the final leg of my journey to Adelaide and by now entirely insomniac, I dipped into Bill Bryson's...
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Richard
Nov 30, 20103 min read
Ashes to Ashes
Tuesday 30 September 2010 No, not in this case the iconic TV series featuring the Eighties escapades of DCI Gene Hunt, but the excellent...
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Richard
Nov 30, 20102 min read
A tad further than Tipperary
Tuesday 30 November 2010 Whoever wrote It's a long way to Tipperary* had clearly never attempted a trip to Australia. Now that really is...
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Richard
Nov 29, 20101 min read
Hold the front page - a cricket match is drawn
Monday 29 November 2010 Brisbane Day 5: England 260 & 517-1 declared (is this right?), Australia 431 & 107-1 Match drawn This is where...
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Richard
Nov 28, 20101 min read
It's just not chess
Sunday 28 November 2010 Nothing of particular relevance to Day 4, but this morning I managed to relocate a gem from the brilliant Ben...
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Richard
Nov 28, 20101 min read
The thin line between success and failure
Sunday 28 November 2010 Brisbane Day 4: England 309-1, 88 runs ahead (surely some mistake?) Fortified by a prime cut steak, several...
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Richard
Nov 27, 20101 min read
So much for modern technology
Saturday 27 November 2010 Brisbane Day 3: England 260 & 19-0, Australia 481 As the cricketers swelter in the Queensland heat, it's a...
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