Comments on: England held up by brave tigers

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:22:04 +0000

Lions don’t live in England, so I reckon that gives us carte blanche to pick from the entire animal kingdom.

How about The England Kangaroos, just for the laughs.

By: SixSixEight

SixSixEight — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:24:40 +0000

Nah ocelots conform to the feline way of walking on their own. Same for the clouded leopard which would have been my cat of choice, followed closely by the asian [Temminick's] golden cat [they would also have been more handy for Chittagong being found up in the nearby hill country].

What you want is some canids – so England held up by brave dholes [asiatic wild dogs or red dogs] would fit the bill. They are almost as rare as tigers too.

Or alternatively Bangladesh could have called for their mongooses – small but well drilled.

By: Ged

Ged — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:03:50 +0000

Not a lot, KC, but they see pretty well in the dark, which might =have come in handy for the climax of the Karachi test in 2002/3 (or was it 2003/4?):

“England Ocelots bravely fight on for win in the dark”.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:08:47 +0000

Not England Lions. England Lions is an uneasy co-operation where all parties are competing against each other in reality.

Do ocelots use team work?

By: SixSixEight

SixSixEight — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:03 +0000

Inaccuracy – too damn right – Tigers work alone!

Lions held up by brave Bangladesh might have been more actuate, as Lions do indeed use team work.

By: Ged

Ged — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:11:00 +0000

I am a tiger myself, having been born in the year of the tiger.

I resent the tigerism inferred by this item.

By: chowkster

chowkster — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:24:39 +0000

Since every team has to find an animal mascot, Indian team should be called Indian Peacocks based on India’s national bird (National animal, tiger, is already taken). Or, in case of IPL, just cocks.

By: Bert

Bert — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:18:42 +0000

As an afficionado of blood-and-feathers action, I can’t wait for the video that hopefully goes with “Swan Cuts Through Tigers Tail”.

By: dddaaannn

dddaaannn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:26:12 +0000

Now if it were the other way around: Lions held up by brave Bangladesh, I would certainly read beyond the first paragraph.

By: alex

alex — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:25:57 +0000

In order to evaluate the level of bravery, I need to know- does England have a gun?