Cricket Thread. Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen

[Deathrace 1,171]

1 hour ago, Deathrace said:

Updated to reflect the sad news of Rod Marsh. Updated the scores of the two XIs to reflect birthdays but not the squad players. 

It's hopefully a long way out but at the moment I'd predict Gooch and Lawson to be the last survivors from the 81 series. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

wtf Shane Warne dead

[Bibliogryphon 9,579]

3 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

wtf Shane Warne dead

 

A case of shocked but not surprised

 

One of the most significant players of his generation

[The Old Crem 3,595]

Just now, Bibliogryphon said:

 

A case of shocked but not surprised

 

One of the most significant players of his generation

How you not surprised. He wasn’t that unhealthy that a heart attack (Reported to be the cause of death) was not a massive surprise

 

 

Biggest death of the year so far in Australia, Uk and other cricketing nations. Even my mum knows who he is. 

[Bibliogryphon 9,579]

1 minute ago, The Old Crem said:

How you not surprised. He wasn’t that unhealthy that a heart attack (Reported to be the cause of death) was not a massive surprise

 

 

Biggest death of the year so far in Australia, Uk and other cricketing nations. Even my mum knows who he is. 

 

I said to my wife  Shane Warne has died

 

First thing she said was Heart - he did not look like someone who was going to get old.

 

The last time she had seen him on telly she was surprised at the amount of weight he had put on

[YoungWillz 21,044]

If true, and reported widely in the red tops already, Shane Warne last picked for the DDP in 2016 so @Death Impends List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2016/celebs_W.html#warnes

[Philheybrookbay1 247]

Shocker- one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history. It’s no age either. 

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

Steve Bing, Shane Warne: are we seeing the curse of rawdogging Liz Hurley?

[time 8,599]

8 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

wtf Shane Warne dead

wtf was my initial reaction. Always a bit of a shock/surprise when someone dies of a heart attack at a pretty young age (i.e. younger than me).

 

If I remember correctly, liked a fag and a drink!

[time 8,599]

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1 minute ago, YoungWillz said:

If true, and reported widely in the red tops already, Shane Warne last picked for the DDP in 2016 so @Death Impends List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2016/celebs_W.html#warnes

Guardian too, so not just the redtops!

[Spade_Cooley 9,525]

 

 

Could it have been a Douglas Adams-style "doctors tell him to lose some weight or he'll have a heart attack, goes too hard on the treadmill and triggers a heart attack regardless"?

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Hadlee for the triumvirate?

[Youth in Asia 1,087]

What???

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Jesus. That's a death that winds you when you hear it

[TQR 14,391]

Bloody hell…shame to waste all that effort on his hair. 52 is no age.

[The Old Crem 3,595]

5 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

 

 

Could it have been a Douglas Adams-style "doctors tell him to lose some weight or he'll have a heart attack, goes too hard on the treadmill and triggers a heart attack regardless"?

Maybe. He was on holiday at his Vila in Thailand when he died.

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,598]

"Can you tell what it is yet?"

"Crikey mate, it's a myocardial infarction, and he's a big one!!" 
 

 

[Vinegar Tits 606]

Bloody hell!

[Fergie86 376]

Wow not expecting this, never expected him to live till he was in his 90’s but 52 is no age at all, one of the all time greats gone too soon. RIP Shane. 

[tomarse 84]

Bloody hell that's is a massive shock, one of the greatest cricketers of all. 

[Exu 250]

THe greatest spin bowler ever. Was great for the game as he was clearly passionate about it and was always good to listen to. What a shock. RIP

[The Immortal 634]

Damn. Remember watching him bowl on TV during my childhood days, never seen anyone spin the ball like him.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

In shock.

 

Most fun bowler to watch of my lifetime even when he was bowling at the England team and looked like he loved it too.

 

Those Aussie news segments nicely prepped up for 5 mins of Rod Marsh obit coverage are going to have to edit it down to about 30 seconds.

 

'.....oh and Rod Marsh died too earlier today.'

[Deadboy999 176]

Rip Warne, greatest spinner off all time

[Grim Up North 3,725]

1 minute ago, Deadboy999 said:

Rip Warne, greatest spinner off leg all time

 

FTFY