England Cricket Team Part 1

Advantages: Side hard to beat
Disadvantages: Often wrong team selected

...the winter England toured India. John Lever of Essex made a sparkling debut taking 7 wickets and scoring a 50. 1976 The West Indies toured England. Tony Greig lit the touch paper by wanting to make the West Indians grovel. But it was Greig and his team that did the grovelling. The Windies won 3-0. Viv Richards was the top run scorer. Michael Holding’s bowling was devastating. 1977 The Australians returned. But England won the Ashes. Ian Botham made his England test debut. Naturally he took 5 wickets in his first bowl on a pitch which gave him no help at all. Geoff Boycott scored his hundredth century against Australia at Headingly. But at the end of the series the Kerry Packer controversy erupted. All the Australians were recruited to Packer’s circus and test cricket was in turmoil. 1978 Pakistan...

mrpaella 27.08.2000 (31.05.2002) · Read review
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Review of England

The Jacket

Advantages: If you like a thinking film, then this is the film for you.
Disadvantages: Quite difficult to understand in some parts.

...The Jacket staring Keira Knightley playing Jackie and Adrian Broody playing Jack Starcks, provides a thrilling film with an exciting and mind boggoling story-line. Jack returns from the Gulf War 12 months later having been shot in the head with a gun by an Iraqi orphan, he experinences 2 life changing events; first he meets the young Jackie and her mother on the side of a road as their truck has broken down. Jack fixes the truck and gives Jackie his dog tags. Jack then carries on and gets picked up by a stranger, they get stopped by the police and the stranger shoots the policeman and then puts the blame on Jack. Jack then goes to trial although we do not see this and instead of being put in prison for the policeman's murder, the court decides that Jack should be put in to a mental hospital where he can undergo tests. Whilst in...

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Review of The Jacket (DVD)

A Special Jacket!!

Advantages: very versatile
Disadvantages: None really

...CAROLINA III LADIES MILATEX TM JACKET This is a sports jacket, which is very much an outdoor coat. It is lightweight, waterproof and is easy to make compact to stowaway. The secret of this jacket and what makes it different is its design and it is made out of Milatex. It is ideal for days out, holidays, when travelling or just everyday use. Really anytime you want to bring a coat and want to store it and don't have much space as it packs up small. This coat has some special features that make it better in my opinion than others. It is waterproof and will keep you dry from the rain. It comes down over your bum, which is great, as it keeps it dry. I find this important as it means you are not sitting on wet clothes all day as some coats don't cover this region very well and you still get wet. No wet gets inside your coat...

DeniseKelly40 25.08.2008 · Read review
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Flick Cricket Game

Advantages: An iPhone cricket game...
Disadvantages: ...very basic

...You may have noticed I've written the odd review or two about iPhone application games in recent weeks...and you'd be right. So here's another one - Flick Cricket. There's a game doing the rounds on the internet called Stick Cricket which is extremely addictive and enjoyable...unfortunately the Flick version is completely different, and not quite up to the same standard; but then again this application is free for all you good, good iPhone users. The game is based on a six-over match, where the user always bats first and then attempts to defend the total as the 'computer' chases it down. On the main menu there are a couple of options - Quick Facebook Game, New Normal Game, Continue Game and Connect with Facebook. Now, I've not delved into the world of the Facebook options, but I believe it allows you to upload photos for players...

carl.mcqueen 30.09.2009 · Read review
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Wild Cricket

Advantages: Animals in a Beautiful Setting
Disadvantages: Tranquillity Lost at Peak Times

...The BBC sit-com To The Manor Born, starring Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles, was filmed at Cricket St Thomas. The lovely valley setting of the grounds is where you will find the Wildlife Park. Just south of the A30 between Chard and Crewkerne, in Somerset. It is well sign posted from the main road. This historic Manor was owned for centuries by barons, then Mr Fry, the chocolate manufacturer bought it in 1897. It passed to two other families before becoming a hotel in 1999 and is now owned by Warners. I will tell you a little more about that later. A free brochure is available in the wildlife gift shop, along with many other leaflets of interest to visitors to the area. There are three pricing periods for the park, Peak, Off-Peak and Winter. This reflects the fact that like other great attractions, it can become a victim...

luckyarchers 06.10.2005 · Read review
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Cricket '97

Advantages: The birth of cricket on the PC!
Disadvantages: Well...it's getting on a bit!!!

...Forget Brian Lara Cricket. Don't even think about the new Cricket 2005 from EA Sports. This is where it all began! EA Sports original production - Cricket 97. With the slight boredom of a jobless summer hanging over me, I opted to whip out this quite literally, old-school game, and then it struck me...what if I can actually review it?!? And low and behold, I could! So, here's my best attempt...and please bare in mind how, in just nine years, the world of computer gaming has drastically changed. Put it this way...it begin with, the case holding the disc features a picture of Ian Botham playing a cut shot, in early-nineties one-day clothing... oh yes, we're getting retro here So once you've installed it onto your computer?oh and trust me, nowadays, there's no way your computer won't be compatible for it!! Through the advice...

carl.mcqueen 23.07.2006 · Read review
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Ashes Cricket 2009 - Guarantee an Ashes win (In your home)

Advantages: Cricket on the Wii!
Disadvantages: Maybe classic matches woudl have been good

..., but I will specifically deal with the version for the Wii. It is entitled Ashes Cricket 2009. It costs around £30 (I ordered mine early and got it for £25 from Amazon). The Game The game offers you the opportunity to take part in varying types of game. There are exhibition games, which can be of varying durations, between different teams. There are also a number of scenarios that you can tackle to unlock further scenarios. One example is the first England scenario, whcih is to survive five overs of spin bowling in a 20-20 context. The one other mode is Ashes Mode. Funnily enough this allows you to play the current Ashes series between England and Australia at Cardiff, Lords, Edgbaston, Headingley and The Oval. Finally there is a tutorial mode to teach you how to control the game. This all seems fine and dandy...

Nolly 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Life as an England Cricketer

Advantages: A very honest and forthright account
Disadvantages: None

...Angus Fraser's book is based on diaries he kept throughout his career as an England cricketer, which were based mainly on his experiences of playing for England on tour in the 1990s. The book shows the reader how life was really like as an England cricketer, through providing insights on incidents that took place behind the scenes on tour (One example being the scene in the dressing room after Mike Atherton's resignation as England Captain) and detailed journals that Angus kept of the more eventful test matches on tour that Fraser was involved in. He also includes his own account of England's test series at home prior to each of the tours he was involved in as well as the periods when he was not playing for England. Angus also provides his own views and insights on leading English figures in English cricketers (including Mike...

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Review of Fraser's Tour Diaries (The Real Story of Life on Tour with England) - Angus Fraser

Celebrating England

Advantages: looks cute
Disadvantages: retired

...Everybody my age had TY beanies, they were adorable! My close circle of friends and I were huge collectors and between us we have most, if not all, of them going! One of these is England the Bear. England: The name is pretty self explanatory. This bear represents the country England. Whether it is bought as a souvineer by a tourist in England, or by somebody whose home country is England and they are proud of that, this bear is there to represent it. Appearance: To look at, England from a distance seems plain, almost like a basic white bear. Indeed, his fur is white, which goes hand in hand with the whiteness of the England flag. Around his neck there is a little red, white and blue bow - the colours of the Union Jack. This alone is cute, and then on his chest you will notice a little England flag has been stitched on. This adds to...

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Review of TY England the Bear

Excellent lightweight rain jacket

Advantages: Lightweight, waterproof and windproof, easily adjustable, big pockets, stuffs down really small
Disadvantages: Some people find they overheat in it after moderate exertion.

...Berghaus have been one of the most popular outdoor brands for as many years as I can remember, yet the company seems to provide kit that seems as functional on the High Street as well as up in the high country. Take their Men's Paclite Trek Jacket, for instance - ostensibly a lightweight, waterproof mountain walking jacket but which both looks and acts the part down the local shops. The Paclite Trek is available in two colours: Mazzarine Blue and Black - both have large black panels across the top of the back and shoulders, plus along the bottom quarter length. Said panels are made from an abrasion-resistant material - you're more likely to wear the shoulders a bit because of rucksack or daysack straps. Logos are confined to the usual Berghaus label on the left-hand breast and a single "Gore-Tex Paclite Shell" logo on the right hand...

graeme10 26.01.2009 · Read review
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