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Originally Posted by iadom
The post from gazzae is as near to the truth as possible, no one has actually had the remains examined but they are very unlikely to be the bails from the Oval match that England lost in 1882.
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Looks like you were right Jim & Gazzae
I just saw it as I was browsing the
Lords site, so thought I would post it here
Oh, and thunderstorms are predicted for tomorrow in Western Australia. But if it doesn't rain, hopefully, Pieterson and Flintoff will get 150 each by tea tomorrow to make this series much more interesting for the last two tests to attain a draw at least. It is the only way we can retain The Ashes.