About Nick Whittock

Nick Whittock’s 2nd book hows its (inken publisch) will be ready for the summer. In 2012 he had a chapbook published in the Vagabond Rare Objects series. It has a picture of a cricket bat on the front cover. His first book's cover was a reproduction of a photograph of cricketers lying on the ground.

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

at the foot of mt ida

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.

The banana tree looks like a palm, but is actually an enormous herb with elongated fan-like leaves that can grow to over three meters in length. It grows a completly new “trunk” every year and dies back to its roots after it has flowered and fruited. This is remarkable, considering some kinds grow to heights of forty feet. The trunk is composed of overlapping bases of leaves wrapped tightly to make a fairly rigid column. New leaves constantly emerge at the top, forming a crown of leaves which are blown into tattered strips by the wind. This lowers the wind resistance because their “trunks” are not real trunks and, therefore, not as strong, and could easily be blown down. Eventually, a stem emerges at the top, bearing a large flower surrounded by red bracts. The bananas develop a little distance away from the flowering tip of the stem into clusters called “hands” that contain up to 200 bananas and point upwards through the leaves. Bananas start off growing downward, but then turn toward the light causing their tips to bend upward. This and their increasing weight cause the stem to bend over so that the fruits point upward, explaining why the banana has a slightly curved shape. The “hands” are comprised of ten to twenty bananas set in a double row in a half-spiral around the stem. There may be up to fifteen hands in a complete bunch which can weigh up to ninety pounds or more. Banana plants are propogated by replanting sections of the underground roots or budding stems. Growing rapidly, they produce beautiful red, yellow, and black flowers within a year.

blimp shots

ll l lll

lll l ll

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

ashes 09 – preview

crickets mechanism

as the ashberys accumulate

clara accumulates

similarly the ball accumulates

runs are a mechanically produced stat

that is a stat with soul

produces sony

amalgams proliferate. particular amalgams repeat. particular amalgams sweep up other entities and the other amalgams theyre involved in. amalgams drop off, entities get left behind. clustersre forming all the time.

particular amalgams grow almost uncontrollably. have an attraction. the ashberys. clara. always the ball – it is designated this way. designation marks the end of free accumulation. it is practically true the ashberys are designated as attractive as well. clara as yet is not subject to designation and continues to freely accumulate.

nice to see warno back in the fold

we ricky ponting love to beat poms. we ricky ponting love the ashberys. there is so much behind this competition. entire empires, botham and stewart (alec)… all manner of vengeance, pride, humour, fetish, prejudice, moronic silliness n one upmanship. our ricky pontings designated patriotism. it is no easy thing for ricky ponting to admit how smart strauss was looking at the press conference in which, with such honesty and respect, he gave full support to flintoff. very much in contrast to the way we ricky ponting dealt with the symonds issue. symonds offers an alternative to us ricky ponting. the end of country, the freelance cricketer. ipl brings out the mercenaries. the ashberys the patriots. in my andrew symonds utopia the ashberys are contested between the ahmedabad rockets v the chennai super kings. 5 test series

for now we ricky ponting are familiar with england v australia. the basic cluster is surrounded by expectation. we ricky ponting are more familiar with australia than england. we ricky ponting are not as familiar with australia as we ricky ponting are used to. there is a lot of expectation and no certainty as to what may transpire ‚Äì has mcgrath muttered a prediciton? new faces nascent beards. warno in a new body. expanses of nothingness plugging absences – andrew mcdonald. clarke in a new abominable configuration ‚Äì clara (or clare?) additions are possible the prince of macksville appends to the prince of POS / bing lee clearly extends bingle. relations come about in all manner of ways. they hold together or fall apart to rise again or never be again. warno never was but is again. bananas hemulens n the smaller less secure people of winter. hughes. we cadel evans though that representation can be refused. wales. bring on sophia gardens its some way from lords.

rsa v aus experiment newlands preview

there is a test for the ages coming. though a dead rubber it could at the same time be decisive. in 2005 mcgrath prophesied a whitewash in the ashes (5-0). the prophecy was fulfilled in 06/07. months back mcgrath predicted a 3-0 victory to aus in the tests v rsa. mcgraths faith n visions are now presenting themselves to real chance. he sees further into the future than most can grasp.