Comments on: Mark Ramprakash moves to 98

By: Mahinda

Mahinda — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:21:52 +0000

Just seen the octopus dance. Oh yeah!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:19:38 +0000

Not a bad idea, Ceci. Perhaps we could also solve the wicket-keeping problem by bringing back Jack Russell.

It’s one more thing taken away from the Aussies, anyway.

By: Ceci

Ceci — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:47:53 +0000

Saw Hick walloping sixes galore in some beach cricket fest the other evening . So Hick and Ramprakash, Caddick, Gough, Ali Brown…… could we aim for the oldest Test team?

By: t

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:36:56 +0000

graeme hick is apparently looking in good form this year……

By: Miriam

Miriam — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:51:15 +0000

I do like “michaelivaughian”. Whoever thought of that – clever.

By: Mahinda

Mahinda — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:40:58 +0000

I don’t see any need to comment because Ramps clearly doesn’t need to let anything other than his mighty bat do the talking.

To say he’s been harshly treated is something of an understatement. All very Michaelivaughanian if you ask me.

Oh, and I’m most looking forward to seeing the octopus dance when I get home.

By: matt b

matt b — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:12:44 +0000

Just read your link – glad to see you deem the octopus dance worthy of special mention too.

By: matt b

matt b — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:08:34 +0000

Ah, I guess it was the same thing, but I never saw it then as it was on BBC3 (which i didn’t have) and is finally now being run on BBC2, after MOTD2

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:00:25 +0000

We didn't get to be the fourth best cricket website in the eyes of Patrick Kidd of The Times without covering Last Man Standing, you know. We 'did' Last Man Standing almost a year ago. Was it the same episode or is it a new series?

By: matt b

matt b — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:53:39 +0000

Well done Ramps, but really I was just writing to point out that in the Times you’ve been rated 4th best cricket blog (no wrong, I mean website in fact!) in the known universe. Only behind cricinfo and other behemoths. I should warn you KC though, you have been named!

Even more unrelatedly, did anyone see Last Man Standing on Sunday night where the 6 guys particpated in some Papua New Guinean version of cricket, learnt from the missionaries but distorted by 100 years of island influence, resulting in about 50-a-side tribal games that include special dances for each type of wicket celebration, including the octopus dance for catches. Really, really worth watching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2OLeJeMzEk

if you watch it you’ll see other links for other clips from the programme