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the lords test remains 4eva the 1st test
m guessin no one made it to the post office by 9am this morning
curse collingwood n his determination his rallying of the tail – hows one to live without sleep. this winter cricket things not easy. when collingwood fell there wasnt all that long to go and one got the sense his incredible work wouldnt go unrewarded. of course panesar n anderson would hold on – panesars collingwoods batting buddy afterall.
throughout the match england had two figures. flintoff for brief moments earlier on in australias innings. collingwood. the figures were individual – they attracted vague satellites and the collingwood force was strongly residual in the final partnership of the match. it was less a partnership than a continuation of collingwood – an effective afterimage. a poltergeist. australia had glimmers of figures from time to time as they bowled but nothing really took over. warno was expected to mark the game but after some promising moments fell short. he tired too easily. too easily absorbed by the pitch. (the pitch endlessly talked up as a vicious competitor n treated warily by commentators all match also remained soft n kind – absorbed violence generally offered little venom.) in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 in 05 gillespie had his bowling mojo taken from him by an as yet unexplained force. yesterday johnson seemed to be battling the same alien. batting australia was massive – the ripples from these partnerships will carry them a long way through this series. to this point the australian batting line up is undoubtedly a people whereas the english is one man. the australian attack is a people but a small beaverish one. the english is barely one man. yet the test match is reduced to nothing. there is little more lovely than a non test – the test with no result. the series starts again at lords on thursday. from the non test to the lords test – the test that ceases to exist to the test that belongs to the lord. its difficult to know what kinds of distances seperate them vast differences or intricacies. sophia gardens is some way from lords
clues to the actual extent of this measurement may be found by counting the number of times we ricky ponting anxiously spit on our hands n rub them together
cricketers in winter
kps living dangerously as long as hes living kps a massive threat
before i ricky ponting was through typing the above line hilfenhaus smashed kps wkts it was all astonishing. the ball penetrates the batsmans heart. the wkts are guarded as the most valuable treasure or volatile secret of all time all space – kp lets it go in.
winter is a nontime. cricketers enter stasis. the dreams they havere vivid but rarely remembered beyond a few details. these details are useless to the cricketer – they have been held onto only because some familiar thing allows the detail to be in some way intelligible. the bulk of any dream is entirely fantastic and provides all manner of sensational experience and the keys to unthought problems. if a cricketer clarke for example was to awaken during winter and leave the casing the experience would surpass even this dream bulk. he would find winter people initially incomprehensible. within new relationships clarke would be an altogether different entity perhaps a number of them. it would not take long for friendship to develop.
on the radio some guy is talking about tripping on mushrooms for 4 hours he lay in a field havin all sorts of glorious revelations about his realm the elements that inhabitat it and the relations between them. in the glorious cardiff sun lolling about on the green. fielding in fawkner park claras learned much. warno getting back to his troubling best claims the wkt of strauss haddin rises into they sky in recognition.
out of the footholes they rise up grabbing for debris
sophia gardens the wettest fine leg in the world
gower talks socks
englandre are dawdlin around waiting for the rain the trumpeter is sharper than all of them put together the dressed up crowd sharper. robin hood n his spidermen. the breaks between overs are interminable there might be a little bit of weather out there somewhere – its a plan anyway. nearby on a small riverside beach a dog hefts a stick out of the water a lady on the beach backs away.
classic
1st test day 4 preview
so far – australia workmanlike like england but fitter n more dedicated perhaps. the new australia persist in the pursuit of wkts. the old cunning n twists of skill n sheer presencesre replaced by the most basic plans work hard remain patient keep the faith. pontings (our) onfield captainacy is almost beside the point – it can be discussed interminably but means little. our ricky pontings role is to retain the confidence of his players and build a spirit of dedication. to work and inspire the workers. this series will decisive in his (our) revolution. a great leader doesnt have to be a great strategist. strategysre mapped out on many levels anyway. excaptains n players dont rate us ricky ponting. but they also dont allow for us ricky ponting to learn or develop – because they themselves are unable to learn or develop. already always perfect. our ricky pontings critics flaws are larger than any we ricky ponting retain. the critic who judges something already exisiting as though that existence is complete is never wise. the wise reserve judgment and analyse only the future or the movements which open the future up. we ricky ponting call for gashes in time n a break in the weather. shouldve ducked or let it go. australias battings been perfect.
claras dancin
padding up to the great bonfire all the small beasts had lighted to make the dark n the cold go away
had a feeling the hill was thronged with people never caught sight of anybody
many times much later hed a dream about how hed felt that 3rd triumphant time
only the snout bore some resemblance
the ice sagged heaved n sank again n every now n then thundered the canon salute of festivity n destruction sent delightful cold thrills up her back
the guests bowed to the sleeping family n obligingly rolled themselves up in carpets n tablecloths the smallest ones went to sleep in caps
manifesting as clarke his feetre fast zip down the wkt spring back n hammer the most glamorous of pulls to the fence claras nothing but feet
old world new world
i know nothin butll keep dancin
flintoff takes the new ball n this pop song soars. ricky pontings (weve) been wanting it more than even flintoff the new ball speeds off his (our) bat. deteriorated balls been lovin the deteriorated pitch. the balls deteriorated evenly there is no reverse. even long ago when this ball was new (an early chorus) there was little sign of the swing. the new ball will enter into a new relationship with the atmosphere. the flintoff-new ball cluster v ponting v katich folds through the glorious cosmos n becomes flintoff v the world. what happens next will be decisive for all future formations all clustresll keep grain. a change up later in the pop song i know nothin butll keep dancin
pitch holes
le trail de taff moves between the ground n the river itself. the taff end of the pitch is said to be wet – there are pockets in the soil structure which hold water. ponds under the pitch can create unreliable pace n bounce. the cathedral end is drier faster n more reliable. there is actually dust. the holes in the surface of the pitch is also of marked interest. microscope view close ups showing the impact of crickets activities on pitch geology. geology is a science of eons. all manner of earthly and cosmic pressures over all time creating formations rocks sediments ponds footholes. the structures direct the pressures the earthly and the cosmic in partnership. hughes bounces around the crease bends through or somersaults over trajectories earthly and cosmic. this is good banana country. ponting channels laws. work hard count on stupidity. warne bowls like hes playing park cricket fielders in the deep from the very start count on the stupidity of batsman. this morning the stupid english batsmen were foolhardy terrible shots made a lot of runs. nothing sustainable yet devastating australia early. dust n ponds a test matchs a massive unit of time. it breaks down into various eons and ages. balls stick in the pitch a bit like wkts stick in the pitch. all the whiteys running round the green.
blimp shots
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the bet fair blimp shows us ricky ponting sophia gardens expressing fractal elements pitches are mowed in clustres that appear as wkts – there is one perfect set – or wkts in formation.
everyones thinkin about drivin in pontings beard plans linesre full n spreadin wide his beard field is attacking the drive seeing its a good field that states drivin clearly can not be misread got the batsmen thinkin about drivin they may drive succesfully but we ricky ponting must remain brave keep faith in our ricky pontings schemes i believe in the ponting beard
there is little preexisting force. previous ashes series have prior to any action carried massive forces with them. legends intensities the pure force of vengeance. 06/07 is forgotten the forces that drove that series have all but completely waned. 05 remains very much alive but perhaps only in surrounding commentary. what remains of that series? barely warne. the force of this series is open to production.
englandre patient or lack intensityre circumspect
australiare striking blows which lack force
the force will come out of consistent application of force the formation of legend comes out of consistent application of force. that which imparts force forms. the future of cricket with time machine fabian cancellara
le cycle path at the back of sophia gardens provides clara with a perfect view of the sport