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I don’t understand Cricket, never have - but in the spirit of recent years attendance to sporting events we know nothing about - I will be attending a match soon. A Test for that matter, the Third day of the Third Test against South Africa!

But I was shocked to see that in Cricket you can change the result of a game some two years after it was played!

From what I understand, the Pakistan team were accused of ball-tampering during a game in 2006. So they all went in for tea, after which the Pakistan team refused to come out… (I hope they did eventually come out and weren’t waiting for this result!!).

I can fully understand why people are getting in a stress about this (even knowing nothing about cricket), the rules state (apparently) that if you refuse to play you lose the game (seems fair), but if the game is abandoned then it’s a draw.

So, you see the boys sat there supping cups of tea, they’re plenty of points down (don’t expect me to understand cricket scoring!):

“You know lads, we’re having a shocker, those lads back in 2006 did it. Lets refuse to go out - best of a bad job, we’ll get a draw!”

In a statement the former Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board said:

“I do resent the comments that we refused to go out to play.

“We delayed coming out to play and informed the English Cricket Board (ECB) and referee three times that we were ready to return to the field.”

Apparently the captain of the Pakistan team was later cleared of ball-tampering, but banned for some games for bring the game into disrepute by initially refusing to play.

A formal announcement about the result of the game (two years on!) is expected later today!

I’m a bit of a snooker fan, always have been - just don’t get time to watch it so much now… But the bit I’ve watched today, all 9 minutes of it was some of the best snooker ever played… Just watch Ronnie O’Sullivan earn himself his brand new sports car clearing up a maximum break in sub 10 minutes!

photo credit: DubaiFM

I’ve got my Ireland shirt, on Em’s in her Wales Womens shirt (maybe they ought to field the Womens side today against England). We’re off to the pub with friends shortly and it’s guaranteed to be a day out, with St. Patricks Day as well, Cheltenham this week - can the luck of the Irish really hold through 3 games, each knowing what they have to do to beat the previous. The table is almost guaranteed to change 3 times today!!!

Italy have a fighting chance still, at least my friend tells me so, but he is Italian and delusional! Another tells me England will sneak it, whilst the Welsh contingent will be happy to have a punt at the (now) in-form England side and avoid the Wooden spoon?

Ultimately I think the whole day revolves around the French, If they trounce Scotland by enough points, there’s nothing in the offing for anyone! Maybe this is the kick up the bum Ireland need in World Cup year!

Oh, and a very happy St. Patricks Day to all our readers!

A hell of a week at work, so not had much time to work on Ireland-Rugby.com - thankfully ahead of their first game I’m fully upto date… Roll on tomorrow!

I love this video - it just makes me laugh!!!

I know, I know, I’m not a Liverpool fan as such (Leicester City born and bred I’m afraid!), but I have always been a closet Liverpool fan, don’t know what did it really, the autobiographies I read as a kid, Shankly? Dalglish? Paisley?

And I’m not an England Fan (Ireland all the way, Duff, Keane and the boys!).

But, I am a Gerrard fan - I don’t know what it is. He’s a fantastic player and I admire his grit and determination (for a boy that had a fork in his foot at an early age and was nearly amputated but for his dad’s quick thinking and Liverpool Football Club he’s come a long way). His autobiography was fantastic and I couldn’t put it down! I won’t spoil it for you - but it is a fantastic read!

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