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The greatest post of all time

Bowled on 5th June, 2009 at 11:59 by King Cricket
Category: Beautiful pictures of Rob Key, Rob Key

Oh dear Lord!

You should all thank SimonC for this in the comments.

"Hey, careful, man, there’s a beverage here"

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  1. Reply
    Scott   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:01

    My life is complete.

  2. Reply
    Pete   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:01

    Hahaha. Knew it would be something like this.

  3. Reply
    String   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:02

    That was truly wonderful. Thank you Simon C, and thank you, O King, for bringing this into my life.

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    Suave   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:03

    That’s fucking brilliant. You lucky bugger, I had all sorts of regicide planned for you, if it was shit.

  5. Reply
    SimonC   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:13

    I sent it to Peter Moores in an attempt to get Rob selected.

    He never replied.

  6. Reply
    alex   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:20

    I was prepared for anti-climax. But no- the king delivers. All hail the king!

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    alex   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:22

    Suave, do you just hang around this site so you get to use your second favourite word as often as possible?

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    Kendal King Pin   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:28

    You’ve been “dugg” – my first.

    Sublime, KC; sublime.

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    Ceci   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:28

    SimonC – you are a genius – and O king – you are his Archduke Rudolf. Utterly fab. The regal wave! The trotting hooves! The noble and discreet kicks to the flanks!

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    Dan   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:33

    I, like many, feared you had given it too much of a build up.

    If anything, you were too restrained.

    Just a pity he won’t play today.

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    D Charlton   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:38

    cash back

  12. Reply
    Bert   //   June 5th, 2009 at 12:55

    I didn’t realise that the internet had enough computing power for something so complex.

  13. Reply
    Dave   //   June 5th, 2009 at 13:01

    Words fail me.

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    SW   //   June 5th, 2009 at 13:32

    It is now my background.
    It will be a bitter disappointment If he doesn’t at least bring on the drinks this evening in this majestic manner.
    Marvellous work SimonC, marvellous.

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    Andy   //   June 5th, 2009 at 13:35

    Fat blokes like Samit Patel can look up to the Key God. Here is living chubby proof that the fat shall indeed get on the world stage if only as drinks boy and general KP fag!

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    Bobby K   //   June 5th, 2009 at 13:51

    Mesmeric

    Simon C and KC I owe you everything

  17. Reply
    Ollie W   //   June 5th, 2009 at 14:21

    Wow. Just wow.

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    achettup   //   June 5th, 2009 at 15:49

    omg, that looks like a capibara. Whats that funny rat like creature it appears to be riding though?

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    Suave   //   June 5th, 2009 at 16:08

    http://timesonline.typepad.com/line_and_length/2009/06/pietersen-out-maybe.html

    Rob Key could be in!!!

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    SarahCanterbury   //   June 5th, 2009 at 16:28

    Utterly marvellous – thank you Simon C and KC! I just hope he rides back in to the St Lawrence Ground thus.

    And crikey at Suave’s news…… *gulp*

  21. Reply
    SarahCanterbury   //   June 5th, 2009 at 16:32

    He’s definitely playing!!!!

    *has complete faith he will do well………….*

  22. Reply
    Ben   //   June 5th, 2009 at 16:39

    Can’t believe you managed to hold on to this piece of genius for so long!

  23. Reply
    PippaRose   //   June 5th, 2009 at 17:04

    Looks as though he’ll be playing at no. 3…

    Play starts in twenty minutes!!! (If it doesn’t rain)

    That is the most awesome post ever by the way.

  24. Reply
    Ged Ladd   //   June 5th, 2009 at 17:22

    Thus spake the King and the Key doth play.

    All hail.

  25. Reply
    PippaRose   //   June 5th, 2009 at 17:40

    The BBC just made my day:

    “1735: The tournament is going to be officially opened by… the Duke of Kent. (That’s the real Duke of Kent, not Rob Key, you understand).”

  26. Reply
    Pete   //   June 5th, 2009 at 17:47

    He made the team!

    Wow. That really proves the power of blogging.

  27. Reply
    Lu   //   June 5th, 2009 at 17:56

    Superb KC, and on the day he starts for England. A truly majestic day.

  28. Reply
    SarahCanterbury   //   June 5th, 2009 at 18:35

    Bypassed at 3 by Shah – boo hiss!

  29. Reply
    Dada   //   June 5th, 2009 at 19:14

    10 off 8, sterling performance!

  30. Reply
    SarahCanterbury   //   June 5th, 2009 at 19:20

    3rd best strike rate after Bopara and Wright too!

    *applauds*

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    A P Webster   //   June 5th, 2009 at 21:05

    Why did Key bat so far down the order? Why did England bowl so badly?

    Why can’t I I tear my eyes away from the majesty of his Robness’ regal wave?

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    Pat   //   June 5th, 2009 at 21:06

    Who sticks a specialist batsman at #6?

    Paul Collingwood, that’s who.

  33. Reply
    Dave   //   June 5th, 2009 at 21:56

    The Guardian’s OBO got it spot on when they called Darron Reekers Rob Key’s dad, though.

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    Eldershot   //   June 5th, 2009 at 22:18

    Surely shome mistake?

    http://www.robertkey.com/

    Our Rob Key a Tory? Mind you, he does have the Cameronian glare about him here. Thatcher must be quivering.

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    miriam   //   June 5th, 2009 at 22:43

    This is beautiful – I can’t look away!

    We were at today’s game and every time a batsman came in who wasn’t Rob Key , we got upset.

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    Harris Harrison   //   June 6th, 2009 at 00:06

    That truly is a magnificent capybara. Shame it wasn’t fielding for England tonight, even without opposable thumbs.

    Feel bad for Bob, he’s going to get scapegoated for not being KP. Noone is.

    http://tinyurl.com/np8ozq

  37. Reply
    damiths   //   June 6th, 2009 at 02:25

    The greatest day of my life. The Rob in all his splendor !

  38. Reply
    PippaRose   //   June 6th, 2009 at 17:38

    Eldershot, imagine my face when I found my local MP had a cricket-playing namesake. For quite a while I couldn’t see the name “Rob Key” on a teamsheet without seeing a portly old man smashing sixes about the field…

    Well, I was half-right.

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