JohnE9 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 As a dyed in the wool Aussie cricket supporter of senior years, I am very nervous about the upcoming Ashes series. I think the Poms are going to give us a hiding. Probably deserved as our batsmen cannot put together decent scores in sucession. Warner and Pup possibly the only exceptions. If they go cheaply then Australia will be in deep trouble. The bowlers are OK but you need runs on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Oh, by the way my Chubby Cherub is fermenting merrily away at 19C enclosed by frozen bottles of ice in a tub of water. Thanks blokes, for all your expert advice. I used to think a quick ferment in the mid 20's or higher was good. Alas, no longer.[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 As a dyed in the wool Aussie cricket supporter of senior years, I am very nervous about the upcoming Ashes series. I think the Poms are going to give us a hiding. Probably deserved as our batsmen cannot put together decent scores in sucession. Warner and Pup possibly the only exceptions. If they go cheaply then Australia will be in deep trouble. The bowlers are OK but you need runs on the board. I'm not nervous about it; I have accepted that we will be beaten. We have lost the ability to play for five days and to finish off opponents. The last series in England was fairly even (apart from one test) yet we lost 3-0. I think Australia will be competitive and they won't get smashed (in all tests) but we just won't win. England do rely on a couple of key players though so a few injuries and we might get away with it. Good work on the Chubby Cherub [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 England do rely on a couple of key players though so a few injuries and we might get away with it. Maybe they'll end up like that 12th Man CD and get Tony Greig, Graham Gooch, Mark Nicholas and a few of the Barmy Army to play for them in Perth. [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I don't think Tony Greig will be making an appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Me either. When does the first Test start again? Being on late shifts I can watch a fair bit of each days' play before work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Me either. When does the first Test start again? Being on late shifts I can watch a fair bit of each days' play before work. Thursday 21 November 2013 If this was another forum I could start a rant about searching before asking questions [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Me either. When does the first Test start again? Being on late shifts I can watch a fair bit of each days' play before work. Thursday 21 November 2013 If this was another forum I could start a rant about searching before asking questions [biggrin] It's just like my work [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Freakin' Hell, Just like I thought. Australia at 5 for 100. Those overpaid, can't bat, pups.[pouty] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Pretty pisch poor effort, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Gidday all, Whilst torturing myself watching the Aussies try and play cricket, I put down another brew whilst testing The Cherry Cherub. Very tasty that recipe. In a word I would say it is peachy and delicious. Being a silly old fuddy daddy nowadays, I don't keep written records anymore. I think it had a 1.7 kg Coopers Draught tin, 500g of BE1 and 500g of BE2 and a goodly half bottle of CSR Golden Syrup. And yeast from the Draught kit. Brewing at ambient temp, about 22C. Didn't either bother with OG since I know it has enough sugars in that FV to ferment out at about 5.5% ABV. Now, back to the cricket.[devil] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Well done John You may have got this thread rescued from Siberia by introducing a recipe. I've got my Ashes variant in the FV, due for bottling on Saturday. It's a middy that should come out around 4% after priming. The original Ashes was a Mid strength that allowed PB2 to knock back a few during the ashes without getting smashed. I'll be drinking mine, green or not, on Boxing Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Well, well, well. After yesterday's rant, I am completely humbled by the Aussie's efforts in dismissing the Poms cheaply. Cricket is a funny game. It is theoretically possible to bowl out a side for 0 runs in first innings and 0 runs in second innings. Your side could be all out for 1 and still win.[lol] [lol] [lol] I think our "test" sides in backyard cricket used to achieve that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 And Broad walks [roll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You may have got this thread rescued from Siberia by introducing a recipe. I don't think it matters.. it's in the Everything Else section which is exactly what it's for. It says in the header "Talk sport, jokes, etc.." [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 You may have got this thread rescued from Siberia by introducing a recipe. I don't think it matters.. it's in the Everything Else section which is exactly what it's for. It says in the header "Talk sport, jokes, etc.." [rightful] I don't think it started in the Everything Else section. Even a recipe couldn't save this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hey Hairy This is the first time I have caught you out, O wise one.[rightful] It did start in the Everything Else section. I agree though, it was a pretty ordinary recipe. I like simple and easy. Anyway, 1 up in the Ashes contest.[happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I really had no idea. I just wanted to say the opposite to Kelsey [innocent] Everyone agrees with that guy [devil] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Yeah Kelsey is a really smart guy.[annoyed] Aren't you Kelsey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 [lol] I have my moments[biggrin] Hopefully Australia can continue the momentum from the last game through the series and finally win one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramjet Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Pretty pisch poor effort' date=' that.[/quote'] Very good [lol] I can just HEAR him saying that !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 [lol] I'm a pretty big 12th Man fan. I actually think it would be awesome if what happened in the Boned CD happened in real life - that is Channel 9 sacking the whole commentary team and getting Billy to impersonate all of them in the commentary box. It'd be way better than the rubbish they usually crap on with. Even though they're imaginary games, you can actually picture what's going on. To be honest, they're pretty ordinary. I was lying down the other day listening to the TV as a radio wasn't handy and had absolutely no idea what was going on in the game. I understand you can see what's going on so they don't really have to describe it like the radio but it would help if they talked more about the game instead of all the other garbage. [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE9 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Greetings to all the cricket lovers, After a surprising win in Brisbane, now we face the pommies in Adelaide. A dead, dull wicket. Expect a draw. The English batsmen will dig in and refuse to give up. Our quicks will try in vain. It will be up to our batsmen to put together two good scores in a row. I can't see that happening. A good time to put down some Ashes ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 You never know, the drop-in pitch might have more life than we expect?? But if you are talking about typical Adelaide oval pitches - I think the last twenty years of test matches has yielded 16 results! Still, it's always a good time to put an Ashes Ale together [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I've never been a fan of drop in pitches. They are cricket grounds first and foremost and I think they should just do what the Gabba did and tell the footy players to harden up (pardon the pun) and get over it. The SCG is another one that leaves the pitch there during footy season and it never seems to get complained about. Either way, looking forward to the match! [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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