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  exclusive interview with Ijaz ‘Jabba’ Butt

  Posted: February 27th, 2010, 11:27am MST by damiths

  flyslip: Mr. Ijaz.. Ijaz: Pls call me Jabba..all my friends do so you might as well. fs- ok… Jabba, can we start by you addressing allegations from Giles Clarke of the ECB that an entire cargo shipment of Duke cricket balls have gone missing because..you ate them all? Jabba- oh please, not this again, I have told you people a million times, it was a small misunderstanding. Giles called me after the shipment arrived and asked me to rate the balls. So I put

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  new poll

  Posted: February 26th, 2010, 12:00am MST by damiths

  So it appears most us are really curious as to what indeed resides on Mohomad Yousufs beard. Or at least would like Afridi to take a bite and let us know. Last week we asked you… What other things would like you too see Afridi sink his teeth into? * mohammad yousufs beard (35.0%, 52 Votes) * eva mendes’s badonkadonk (23.0%, 35 Votes) * jaques kallis’s moobs (15.0%, 22 Votes) * his bat while he is batting (14.0%, 21 Votes) * lalit modi’s wallet (13.0%, 19 Votes) This week we ask you what Sachin’s secret might

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  timing, Sachin

  Posted: February 26th, 2010, 12:03pm MST by damiths

  Some of you may think I am a bit late on this post. Sachin reached this ‘milestone’ a whole 2 days ago. I know this.  What happened was that it actually took all this time for it to sink in. I was actually following the game on cricinfo, and when he got it, the 200. I thought, no big deal. I mean, I scored 300 once in a backyard game. Those games are tough as (these Aussies are wearing me down).  If you hit the ball to the houses either side - you are out.  The only boundary is/was straight.

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  we went to a game and told cricinfo all about it

  Posted: February 24th, 2010, 11:14am MST by damiths

  True dat. Read it here

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  where the wild things aren’t

  Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:32am MST by damiths

  Tait and Nannes. What’s not to like. They are both doing what quicks should be. Running in and hurling a tiny projectile as fast as you can over 22 yards. I saw Tait last night and no one was comfortable playing him. His entire 2nd spell consisted of top edges behind the keeper. Plus he looks like he could have a personality disorder. More on that later. Nannes, is a deadly beast of a bowler, who will either break you, or kill you. And when he and Tait run in from

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  King Kumar tries out for Gossip Girl

  Posted: February 19th, 2010, 11:04pm MST by damiths

  Well it’s not like he wouldn’t fit in at all - He is Royalty after all. I know who Gossip girl is but I cant tell you

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  cricinfo debut

  Posted: February 18th, 2010, 12:28am MST by damiths

  Hopefully some of you realised yesterday that we made our debut on cricinfo. Or not. It was an interesting start. At one point the flud of hits on the site had caused the tfs.net to crash- or so I thought. Apparently it was just an issue with firefox. Have a look at what went on there by clicking on this clever little link And thanks for all your support over the years!

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  President Jayasuriya

  Posted: February 17th, 2010, 12:14pm MST by damiths

  Recently elected President Jayasuriya of the Democtratic Republique of Sri Lanka yesterday announced sweeping changes across the board in what he calls the Mandatory Power Play - Part 1 President Jayasuriya touched on several key areas of Change Finance/Business -All future government investments require a proof of ROI inside 3 months. Any projects that take longer will be scrapped. Jaysuriya issued a statement saying “For any nation to become a great one you need to start looking at short term wins. Once we get our eye in we can settle down the

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  Keeping up with the Sri Lankans

  Posted: February 15th, 2010, 11:20am MST by damiths

  The Kardashians got nothing on this family. Sanath Uncle – Your favourite uncle. He’s life of the party when he arrives and everyone flocks around him to hear his fantastic tales. Always sporting the biggest smile you’ve ever seen. Gets along with the grown ups and kids alike. His fashion sense is unique to him and usually wears mismatched ties with suspender pants. Built a massively successful business from the ground up. Now in his 80s, many relatives are waiting to see who he will leave the business to. Lives for Weddings and Baila music – where

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  Lalit Modi writes to the ECB

  Posted: February 13th, 2010, 3:56pm MST by damiths

  Dear ECB, How are you guys doing. Hope all is well with everyone there. I of course am doing excellent. Just got home from a long holiday in the Swiss Alps. Was an interesting trip to tell you the truth. I met their Finance minister who was also on vacation. Splendid chap. We got to chatting one night over a gin and tonic and we got onto the topic of Chocolates. One thing led to another and now if you want to buy a Toblerone you can only do it in Switzerland. I had very little to

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  He must be German

  Posted: February 10th, 2010, 9:00am MST by damiths

  We are of course talking about blatantly ruthlessly Dale Steyn. Clocking in with a Strike rate of under 39, this ripped beast from Phalaborwa is fast becoming the monster in every kid’s nightmare. Dale would have no problem drop-kicking a baby if it came to it. That strike rate of 38 is the best amongst any current cricketer and it’s set to get lower the longer he plays. And if his fitness holds he could be delivering death and destruction across the cricketing world for years to come. It isn’t just about his lethal pace

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  The team Chris Gayle’s in

  Posted: February 9th, 2010, 12:08pm MST by damiths

  I am not sure who or what they are. Except that they are pretty shit. Plus they can’t play cricket. Even calling this team by it’s real name makes me squirm a little at the workplace. So I have decided not to call them by what they should be called. At this point we are not sure if calling it the’ team Chris Gayle’s in’ is warranted considering even he seems to have given up even trying to score runs. Supporting this team was so 80s. We like this team when it had

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  Is he German?

  Posted: February 9th, 2010, 8:02am MST by damiths

  I am talking about Dale Steyn. This is one ruthless motherfucker. Clocking in with a Strike rate of under 39, this ripped beast from Phalaborwa is fast becoming the monster in every kids nightmare. We are sure Dale would have no problem drop-kicking a baby if it came to it. That strike rate of 38 is the best amongst any current cricketer and it’s set to get lower the longer the first test goes on at Nagpur. He isn’t just quick. Not nearly something as easy as that. He runs in like he

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  India, again ?

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 9:33pm MST by damiths

  Playing against India is the epitome for any Cricket team these days. The players know they can become stars overnight with a possible viewing audience of over 1 billion people. The boards know that they can rake in the money with advertising deals. The cricket wouldn’t be too bad either. But I am Sri Lankan and I say enough with playing India. Every time I turn on the TV there is an orgy of blue out in the middle. And its not just the One dayers either - there is only so much test cricket

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  Dilshan does New Zealand

  Posted: February 7th, 2010, 9:31pm MST by AndrewF

  Some of you may know that T.M. Dilshan graced New Zealand with his presence recently. He came over, got flown around in his own helicopter, was waited on hand and foot and I’m pretty sure there was a street parade for him somewhere where a gold statue of him was unveiled. He then showed the crowd the bling around his neck and made them all feel inadequate. He was pretty much the biggest celebrity to hang out in New Zealand since the Flight of the Conchords realised they were actually good and left to a

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  new poll

  Posted: February 5th, 2010, 11:27am MST by damiths

  So what does Megan Foxx and Dilshan have in common. Apparently sexiness. Says who? Says you. Because we asked you How sexy is Dilshans batting right now? You said. * megan fox-transformers 2, sexy (33.0%, 20 Votes) * sehwag on a good day sexy (32.0%, 19 Votes) * robert pattingson-twilight, sexy (15.0%, 9 Votes) * brad pitt- thelma and louise, sexy (13.0%, 8 Votes) * james dean, rebel without a cause, sexy Moving swiftly on to our next next bit of research, we ask you what you’d

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  When Freddie became Jesus got nominated

  Posted: February 4th, 2010, 3:30am MST by damiths

  Once upon a time Uncle Jrod of www.cricketwithballs.com wrote a book. Then he wrote another one. That one, the 2nd one - in case you get confused,  got nominated for the best sports writer on www.thebookseller.com. The only glitch is that he had write about a Pom and religion to get there. How strange the ways of the world.

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  Introducing the Kiwi

  Posted: February 4th, 2010, 12:04am MST by damiths

  Well, quarter Kiwi-Three fourths Lankan. We are glad to introduce a new writer to our little family - Andrew Fernando Now you are thinking to yourself, “Damith is this the same Andrew Fernando who writes those deranged pieces on Cricinfo page2.” The answer of course is - “The very same”. Now, it must be noted that the reason Andrew is going to write for us is not because we begged him and literally bombarded his email and facebook in box’s - well, not solely because of that anyway.

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  Mcgraths new squeeze

  Posted: February 4th, 2010, 10:53am MST by damiths

  That has no reference to breasts. Or Cancer. Or Oranges. None Whatsoever. Also, can Pidgeons drink with a straw?

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