Story A Story of A Young Spinner (C2007)

[Cricketman]

Lol was about to say that Culli
Ooh Ahh America!
USA pwns the pozzies. My dream!

 

[Simbazz]

Speculations a killer​

I walked into the studio to be met by the host Rikki Clarke (Seems like he is going for another job, his international duty isnt appearing and niether is his county really) and we had a good old chat about the kind of questions he was going to ask, well the main on being, just why did i cut short the rest of the USA ODI schedual (we only won that one against Aussie A's, the other two they spanked us, and in the Minnows cup we made it to the final only to have Kenya make us look like idiots im afaid) so all of a sudden we were on live to the UK.

Rikki Clarke; Welcome Simon, or should i say Simo as you've gotten a name for yourself as.

Simon; Thanks Rikki good to be here.

RC; So, what did happen in the summer with USA?

SB; Well first of all i dont really want get into the whole story as to be honest, it'll bore Britain to sleep, its already 11:05pm as it is.

RC; Ok well people were saying your shoulder injury was flaring up again, others say a fall out with management whilst some say your a one hit wonder and knew it then.

SB; All of these are wrong, the simple fact of the matter is, how stupid or soft this sounds is that i suffer badly from homesickness, some greats do, i'm not saying Steve Harmison is a great but he suffers from it and its a crippler, and i just wasnt prepared for the games and i would have dragged the team down, they did perfectly well without me.

RC; So what know, we hear your ready to rejoin them in thier England leg of procedings?

SB; Yep totally correct, i started training last week and i will be 100% commited and involved in the 4-day affair with England this week.

RC; We all know its not an official ICC game, so wickets taken, runs scored wont be added to your procedings will they?

SB; Well yeah, England had a massive gap to fill so they arranged and agreed through my management which liasoned with USA to have 3 games of 2 4-dayers and 1 5-dayer, just to get us started. None are official, as we are not a ICC test playing nation, yet.

RC; So what are your plans for this summer, return to Hampshire after the England-Yankie battle?

SB; Man, i never thought i'd hear a battle like that but i'm loving the fact im playing for my adopted country and that i can go out there in the colours and play against the best. Hampshire is firmly the number one team i play for and if my shoulder holds up, i should return there just in time for those dam 20-20's, or just before.

RC; Well Simo, been a pleasure speaking to you, and im sure with any luck ill be in those England colours against you.

SB; Yeah Yeah, been real nice visiting the show, and just a quick mention to the USA public, i will be taking up the captaincy as promised.

RC; Captaincy, big move, good luck.

SB; Thanks Rikki.

So the schedualing for this unofficial tour is;

4-day game @ Lancashire
4-day game @ Leeds
5-day game @ Lords

3 ODI at the Rose Bowl

 

[Deleted member 11215]

ooh big news. good luck.

 

[Simbazz]

These posters were all around Cali apperently!

 

[surendar]

Good to see you coming back, Simo

And @ Duffy, you shd be expert in writing big essays

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Ooh Ahh America!
USA pwns the pozzies. My dream!

That will be in your dream only Great news Simbo is back with the story again :happy

 

[pinchinator]

*insert welcome back simo remark here*

 

[Simbazz]

*insert welcome back simo remark here*

How w'ude!

 

[Simbazz]

Here it goes....Again!

In the corner of the Lancastrian pavilion stood one man, sweat on his brow, with obvious nerves and anxiety. All that could be heard was the fans outside and the tap...tap....tap of his bat on his clean white pads, his also white kit reflected the hazy April sun into his eyes making him squint giving him the look of evil, he sky blue eyes cut through the ground as his face is shown on the big screen....

Ok sorry about that, i'll get back to my normal update self...

Anyways, i was standing waiting for the go ahead to jump down the pavilion stairway, obviously we had elected to bat first after my first coin toss went with me here, i think batting first on this track is bound the bring those runs needed to mount a challenge....Steve Harmison between me and a massive score...obviously with a little help from the part-timers Hoggard, Flintoff and Panesar :

 

[Deleted member 13648]

Nice Ok Go reference in the title

 

[Simbazz]

Back Early Enough To Catch The Breakfast Trolley​

Well 2 is the magic number of runs i made in the first innings, which was due to an edge down to third man. Its fair enough to say im a tad rusty and Harmison felt like a steam train with booster rockets out there, unplayable on my part.

Well, nothing more to say, just a regulation wicket, with a bit of master piece of seaming by GBH.....The ball seemed to be flying down leg only to pitch in and mash my leg stump, naturally i turned away in disgust and gave a huge uproar speech once back in the changing rooms, then i settled into my doorstop like egg sandwhich and a read through the local paper, been a while since my eyes have scanned the Lancashire Evening News....(be it from the night before )

 

[Deleted member 13648]

What the hell were you doing playing a sweep?!

 

[Simbazz]

What the hell were you doing playing a sweep?!

Mal Loye does it regularly on this ground I thought id replicate it.

 

[surendar]

Playing sweep shot against Harmi.... Its Crazy! This is what happens when you dont have patience

 

[Jaztheman]

Simbo, how many times... Don't play sweep shots to Harmi