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Gilchrist is the player that makes all the difference, Oz were already brilliant but he just puts them in a different league, the side is so beautifully balanced. RIGHT thats the last time im gonna praise those bludgers
O-h-h-h-h [whinge-e] ... must you stop?  I was really enjoying not being the only one praising up the Oz team!  where's stales, doc et al?
I agree with you that Gilchrist has had a major impact, but Matthew Hayden is also a major contributing factor. He's really stabilised the top after the Michael Slater problems. Poor Slats, back in club cricket, and doing badly at that... Hayden's series of tons has certainly given players like Adam Gilchrist a pressure release!
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The stales family (and just about every other Western Australian family) simply adore Adam Gilchrist.
I had the good fortune to meet him at a testimonial lunch for another WA legend, Tom Moody. Whilst he was signing various bits of paraphenalia for me I said, "I named my youngest son after you". He gave me a long hard look which I read as, "You sad bastard!" To be frank my Adam was not named after him - and I told Gilly so - I just wanted to grab his attention and didn't want him to think of me as just another fawning autograph hunter. Don't think I succeeded!
It's great being a cricket fan in Perth. We live about 4 km from the WACA ground and, because interstate matches are so poorly supported, they let kids in for free and have truckloads of things for them to do. Free parking also - though we should really walk to the ground! Radar speed guns for the kids' bowling, special certificates, autographed posters and plenty of other giveaways. There's always an impromptu kids' "test" match going on on the other side of the boundary fence. It's great - leaves me and my wife to enjoy the delights of the bar for hours at a time! Or just catch a few rays while we listen to the ABC radio commentary on our earphones.
Footy is a similar story. They open the gates at half time so you get to see the second half for nix. This means that we still get to see well over an hours play. Our team (The mighty Fremantle Dockers) always gets a flogging so we console ourselves in the fact that at least we didn't have to pay for it! On the few occassions they do win we walk away happy that we've got a bargain.
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PS - anybody want to give me a price on a genuine Aussie one day series cap - worn and signed by Shane Warne.......complete with his sweat stains! Or maybe a bat signed by the back to back victorious WA Sheffield Shield team?
BTW Nameles and faceless people from WA are working behind the scenes to ensure that the fact Gilly was born in NSW is erased from the public record. The history books will show that he was the sandgropers' favourite son! Same with Damien Martyn - the Northern Territory - nah, not possible!
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BTW Nameles and faceless people from WA are working behind the scenes to ensure that the fact Gilly was born in NSW is erased from the public record.
Aaah, stales your naivete astounds me... Do you not realise that our Gilly comes from my home town, and you can never erase that kind of information from the memories of 1000 townspeople, who will pass it on to every generation to come?? He may have moved to the dark side but he originated here with me ... er, I mean us. And if you were a NSW selector, you'd be kickin' yourself that you ever let him go! I'd like to kick a few selectors...
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> Slandering the good name of footy.
Oh, that's rich Max - 'the good name of football'. The names invariably linked with drugs and trouble like 'Maradonna' and 'Gaza' - Or perhaps phrases like 'the Hand of God' or 'hooligans riot again'. Oh yes, we wouldn't want to sully that sort of name.
BTW, I'll give credit where it's due - the NZers criketers have a really good side at the moment - can they make it last though?
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Ahhh Hev - my naievete.....hehehehe. Just shows how effective our infiltration has been. I'm sorry, but you've forced me to reveal those faceless, nameless men....You may have heard of George Negus and David Helfgott? Hmmmm? Agents of the west - both of them. Our best. They've surruptitiously inserted themselves into the local culture and are now welcomed throughout the town. During one market day soon (the 3rd Saturday of each month), they will lure all 2,690 locals into Jarrett Park with the promise of a little piano recital - televised live nationally. Part way through the concert they slowly withdraw small, flashlight like objects from their pocket. Smiling at the assembled multitude, they don their wrap around black sunglasses...... But wait!! It seems that one who knows has fled to the capital and is stationed by day in a tall building. Now let me see, whitepages.com.au .....AMP......AMP......ahhh, here it is! Let me just get my wrap around dark glasses and check the Qantas schedule from Perth...... stales 
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I'll plead to meaning the XV-a-side game[tetch] For goodness sake, Max, if you mean Rugger, why the [bleep]h***[/bleep] can't you say so?[/tetch] 
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[tetch] For goodness sake, Max, if you mean Rugger, why the [bleep]h***[/bleep] can't you say so?[/tetch]Because, Rhube, we don't called it "rugger". It's football, rugby or union. 
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