HISTORIC THUNDER
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:15 pm
December Three saw history made, a different day than most,
I saw F One Elevens on their last flight at the coast.
Another slice of history too, at Adelaide in the sun,
a diamond and a golden duck in over number one.
The aircraft looked majestic as they flew past at low height,
they thundered close above the waves and soon were out of sight.
A fitting way to bid farewell to jets we'll see no more,
no praise to Aussie batsmen though, for such a dreadful score.
The second blast of thunder was delivered by the Poms,
skittling all the Aussies with balls that rained like bombs.
Is it time for heads to roll and more dead wood to sever?
Three for two was our worst start in Ashes cricket ever.
F One Elevens served us well and went out on a high,
for some in Test eleven too, their end may well be nigh.
A run out is unheard of in first over of a Test,
anyone can see this team is well below its best.
What to do, can we create some thunder and then some,
but, looking at the bowling, it's akin to a tom thumb.
As with the planes, replaced at last by aircraft that are new,
shakeup of the cricket team seems sorely overdue.
Like F One Elevens, four of which are museum bound,
Test prowess will not improve unless new blood is found.
Stop the rot and let us hear the thunder roar again,
otherwise each time we play we may's well pray for rain.
Jeff Thorpe, 04 December 2010
I saw F One Elevens on their last flight at the coast.
Another slice of history too, at Adelaide in the sun,
a diamond and a golden duck in over number one.
The aircraft looked majestic as they flew past at low height,
they thundered close above the waves and soon were out of sight.
A fitting way to bid farewell to jets we'll see no more,
no praise to Aussie batsmen though, for such a dreadful score.
The second blast of thunder was delivered by the Poms,
skittling all the Aussies with balls that rained like bombs.
Is it time for heads to roll and more dead wood to sever?
Three for two was our worst start in Ashes cricket ever.
F One Elevens served us well and went out on a high,
for some in Test eleven too, their end may well be nigh.
A run out is unheard of in first over of a Test,
anyone can see this team is well below its best.
What to do, can we create some thunder and then some,
but, looking at the bowling, it's akin to a tom thumb.
As with the planes, replaced at last by aircraft that are new,
shakeup of the cricket team seems sorely overdue.
Like F One Elevens, four of which are museum bound,
Test prowess will not improve unless new blood is found.
Stop the rot and let us hear the thunder roar again,
otherwise each time we play we may's well pray for rain.
Jeff Thorpe, 04 December 2010
