"There's nothing wrong with losing. It's the capitulation that is so embarrassing."

This is a quote by one Michael F Watts, on the BBC web page, in response to the first innings of the first test match of the 2009 Ashes series.  I was going to blog a bit about cricket, English cricket, and the Ashes, but a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8143340.stm"why bother/a?  I'll leave you with my facebook status from Wednesday, when this test began: blockquoteDavid Brockington notes that England won the toss in the first Test, which means it's now all downhill./blockquoteWhich was prescient when one considers that Australia responded to England's pathetic 435 all out with a massive 674 for 6 declared.  England's best hope is a lot of rain, and soon.  A draw is possible, however unlikely.divbr //divdivEach test match can last five days.  The Ashes features five tests during the summer.  As England lost the 2007-08 series 5-0, it promises to be a long, depressing summer in England.  As it usually is a long, depressing summer in England due to the weather, this only makes one reach for a drink first thing in the morning rather than waiting until the socially acceptable (in England) time of noon./divdivbr //divdivI can't wait to be back in the PNW for two months, where I'll watch the Mariners a few times, the Portland Beavers, and even the Eugene Emeralds in their final season at beautiful, old a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Stadium_(Eugene)"Civic Stadium/a.br /divbr //divdivbr //div/divdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7163938-4410069511745068161?l=lefarkins.blogspot.com'//div

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