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Half of England in love with money

Bowled on 24th June, 2008 at 11:35 by King Cricket
Category: England cricket news, IPL, New Zealand

Money could never buy this extraordinary level of loyaltyApparently half of the England team would consider retiring early to play in the IPL. The greedy blighters.

How dare they come down on the side of fiscal wealth against such lofty notions as pride, honour and respect. How dare they forfeit the unique opportunity to be slagged off in the press for a cross-batted heave in favour of something as mundane as cash. How dare they.

Ignoring the fact that they’re probably just trying to prise more money out of the ECB with thinly-veiled threats. Ignoring the fact that merely ‘considering’ early retirement is hardly a definitive statement, let’s commence with the knee-jerk finger-pointing.

Half the England team are proud, loyal representatives of this great nation. Half of them are money-grabbing mercenaries who’d probably strangle a squirrel for 50p. Who is what and why?

We’ll start you off: Kevin Pietersen is a proud, loyal representative of this great nation because he’s got a tattoo of the three lions just below his shoulder and inky feline arm-stains are legally binding.

We are now reading this and it is ruddy amazing

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  1. Reply
    Ed   //   June 24th, 2008 at 13:02

    It’s a bloody outrage. I mean; English cricketers, roaming around the countryside, murdering squirrels!

    Something should be done!

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    Mahinda   //   June 24th, 2008 at 13:22

    Only if it’s red squirrels. They’re well within their rights to viciously murder greys and that new menace, the black squirrel. Damn foreigners, coming here and nibbling our acorns…

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    Ceci   //   June 24th, 2008 at 13:24

    Shall keep my eyes peeled for WAGS wearing new grey fur coats then.

    Plus – have you looked closely at the KPtat?

    http://tinyurl.com/49tvh2

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    Mel   //   June 24th, 2008 at 13:30

    Love the tat – just be careful that KP doesn’t come after you for payment for the use of his photo. Don’t forget he’s got school fees to pay…..

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    Ed   //   June 24th, 2008 at 13:57

    Proof……..

    http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm10/edstanyer/?action=view&current=kevandboycs.jpg

    Look at the sick expressions of enjoyment on their faces. That’s blood lust – that is!

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    Jrod   //   June 24th, 2008 at 14:15

    Always thought of KP as a wino forever sort of man.

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    Ceci   //   June 24th, 2008 at 16:43

    We’re all adults here Ed – don’t feel shy about showing the next snap of the shutter on KP and the squirrel…

    http://tinyurl.com/6h8uo7

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    Ed   //   June 24th, 2008 at 16:58

    A masterpiece Ceci.

    Looks like a cracking new picture series for the King: ‘Cricketers eating the head off things’.

    Hmm…..on second thought maybe not.

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