I had the pleasure of joining some old friends for a dinner/drinks evening with Eddo Brandes tonight. He chatted about his cricket career and our early Test days.
Tough hard uncompromising men that defied the odds to get us membership that a bunch of thieving ungrateful c*^ts have all but destroyed with their incompetence and thievery.
He was asked about his famous biscuit comment. His answer- not correct to bring that up because of Jane’s passing.
That’s why we are friends and that’s why I spit on the architects of our demise. Shame on you if you know what that means.
Eddo Brandes dinner
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That’s awesome googly I am very jealous of you sir . My old man absolutely loves eddy , he was a great cricketer and did lots of great things for zim cricket .
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What's he like as a bloke? Does he still live in ZimbabweGoogly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:18 pmI had the pleasure of joining some old friends for a dinner/drinks evening with Eddo Brandes tonight. He chatted about his cricket career and our early Test days.
Tough hard uncompromising men that defied the odds to get us membership that a bunch of thieving ungrateful c*^ts have all but destroyed with their incompetence and thievery.
He was asked about his famous biscuit comment. His answer- not correct to bring that up because of Jane’s passing.
That’s why we are friends and that’s why I spit on the architects of our demise. Shame on you if you know what that means.
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Must have been a wonderful conversation.
If the dinner is the same the one shared by the Alistair Campbell HPP, then do we have Googly anywhere there in the 4th picture here?
https://twitter.com/ACHPP1/status/1070155226018140161
That really shows what a gem of a character he is too. Heat of the moment is one thing and one's overall character is another altogether.
If the dinner is the same the one shared by the Alistair Campbell HPP, then do we have Googly anywhere there in the 4th picture here?
https://twitter.com/ACHPP1/status/1070155226018140161
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i think he lives either in Brisbane or Noosa right?sloandog wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:28 amWhat's he like as a bloke? Does he still live in ZimbabweGoogly wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:18 pmI had the pleasure of joining some old friends for a dinner/drinks evening with Eddo Brandes tonight. He chatted about his cricket career and our early Test days.
Tough hard uncompromising men that defied the odds to get us membership that a bunch of thieving ungrateful c*^ts have all but destroyed with their incompetence and thievery.
He was asked about his famous biscuit comment. His answer- not correct to bring that up because of Jane’s passing.
That’s why we are friends and that’s why I spit on the architects of our demise. Shame on you if you know what that means.
Cricinfo profile of the 'James Bond' of cricket:
FULL NAME: Angus James Mackay
BORN: 13 June 1967, Harare
KNOWN AS: Gus Mackay
'The' Gus Mackay.
Hero.
Sportsman.
Artist.
Player.
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Q. VUSI SIBANDA, WHERE DO YOU HOP?
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FULL NAME: Angus James Mackay
BORN: 13 June 1967, Harare
KNOWN AS: Gus Mackay
'The' Gus Mackay.
Hero.
Sportsman.
Artist.
Player.
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Q. VUSI SIBANDA, WHERE DO YOU HOP?
A. UNDA DA ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE*
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Eddo Brandes is an absolute legend.
Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), Grant Flower, Dave Houghton, Guy Whittall, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Ray Price, Eddo Brandes
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Yeah Chicken George still lives in Aus. I believe it was a fund raiser for the Al Campbell Academy. Top bloke.
I listen to all those 80’s cricketers and what sticks out for me is their grim determination to compete. I think a few of our players don’t have that grunt. You have to believe that you belong and that as a team you can compete. That was a good era of cricket world wide, maybe because it was my era but nonetheless I was more captivated by those players than the modern guys, with the exception of Kohli- I love watching him play.
I listen to all those 80’s cricketers and what sticks out for me is their grim determination to compete. I think a few of our players don’t have that grunt. You have to believe that you belong and that as a team you can compete. That was a good era of cricket world wide, maybe because it was my era but nonetheless I was more captivated by those players than the modern guys, with the exception of Kohli- I love watching him play.
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That’s the other thing- those guys from that era have a serious network, and many of them are in influential positions. ZC have ostracized all the guys that put our cricket on the map and it’s one of the main reasons we have failed. The results are not that different but we’ve missed a generation of tough cricketers that had a wealth of knowledge.
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It's not too late to tap into that, if things change though surely.Googly wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:39 amThat’s the other thing- those guys from that era have a serious network, and many of them are in influential positions. ZC have ostracized all the guys that put our cricket on the map and it’s one of the main reasons we have failed. The results are not that different but we’ve missed a generation of tough cricketers that had a wealth of knowledge.