The Anglo-American War

[Son of a gun-ner]

I had to look that up. Is the phrase "That isn't Cricket" known in the UK and former colonies? I do hear it sometimes here in the U.S. where the phrase (like the pitch) would not be expected.

"It's just not Cricket" I believe is the term we use here

[HERMAN BIX]

Cricket is a noble game full of honour and good conduct, sportsmanship and morals.
Hence the term “ it’s just not Cricket” when referring to an event less so.
The underarm delivery was an example to that .

[Tiger6]

Cricket is a noble game full of honour and good conduct, sportsmanship and morals.

You must be watching a different game, all I see is ball tampering, sledging and other assorted shenanigans

[HERMAN BIX]

True, add in shoulder charges after Virat Kohlis efforts here too !!

+Ok, rephrase to Supposed to be Noble

[jarndice]

Cricket is a noble game full of honour and good conduct, sportsmanship and morals.
Hence the term “ it’s just not Cricket” when referring to an event less so.
The underarm delivery was an example to that .

I thought that the underarm delivery was initially the norm and only later did it go out of favour but I will happily concede to being in error if that is my mistake.
By the bye is this the 1812 war that ended with the White House being put to the torch and at the time the victory was granted to Great Britain although the Dominion of Canada actually thrashed those yankees asses OOPs sorry defeated the USA.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

"I think I am about to upset someone." Ah, jarndice, you are true to your word. The venerable Encyclopedia Britannica says that 20th century saw two "'garden cities'": Letchworth (1903) and Welwyn Garden City (1920), and four towns: Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, and Welwyn. "No county in England has a greater array of direct road and rail links with London." (That sounds convenient, if crowded. I love the idea of jumping on a train to get to the big city, something sorely missing in mot of the U.S.) Yet the 'mountains' are NE of London. This must afford beautiful scenery on a winter morning.

[jarndice]

Doc for 250 years we in the UK have been regaled with stories of a few brave American freedom fighters fighting for their release from the yoke of British colonialism,
I just thought it was a story with 2 sides, If it upsets you I apoligise it was more in fun than malice.
As to Hertfordshire the facts are a little different fron the Encyclopedia's words,
The 3 "Garden cities" are not cities (Unlike the USA the UK usually defines a city as a Town with a Cathedral, There are exceptions) St Albans is the only City in Herts,
As too the 4 named towns they were formed as "New" Towns at the end of WW2 to provide modern affordable housing for the bombed out citizens of Greater London,
If the train fare was more affordable more people would take advantage of the service as it is most use the M1 and A1 and M25 3 lane highways, And so to the "Mountains" Greater London is in an Artesian Basin which is fed by run offs from the South Downs and the Chiltern Hills in the north,
Not mountains but picturesque hills with forests and wildlife which I happily call home.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

ah, jarndice, fear not: I was teasing you back, enjoying the fun.
I got interested in Hertfordshire, so I looked at pictures online, but figured that a resident could give a more reliable appraisal. And you came through with that. I got to visit Scotland in late 2023, and it was wonderful. I wish I could come over to England, too, but any travel I do is by the incredible generosity of my sweetheart. If I sold all my hobby stuff (and there is a lot!) I still couldn't afford the travel. I do not complain, for I still feel most fortunate.

[tankme]

It's all good from this 'Merican. If you can't have a laugh at yourself, I don't think you deserve to laugh at others... I always say, "People can't offend me." It's true though. I would actually have to care about the opinion for it to offend me and frankly...I don't care what other people think. Not being mean, but I've found as I get older I just care less and less about other's opinions. I take care of me and my family and if anyone has an issue with it, then well they can *bleep*, *bleep*, *bleep*. The only person that can offend you...is you.

[jarndice]

LOL