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hmm that somehow doesn't sound right now does it...
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The Blue Thread
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Back to work then. We leave for the Caribbean tonight. Schedule posted later.
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Cricket Web Blue Preseason Tour
Friday 6th April
CW Blue vs San Fernando Thunderbirds - 2D
Saturday 7th April
CW Blue vs Marabella Maroons - 2D
Sunday 8th April
CW Blue vs Trinidad and Tobago XI - OD
Monday 9th April
CW Blue vs Trinidad and Tobago XI - OD
Tuesday 10th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - 3D
Thursday 12th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - OD
Friday 13th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - OD
Saturday 14th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - OD
Friday 6th April
CW Blue vs San Fernando Thunderbirds - 2D
Saturday 7th April
CW Blue vs Marabella Maroons - 2D
Sunday 8th April
CW Blue vs Trinidad and Tobago XI - OD
Monday 9th April
CW Blue vs Trinidad and Tobago XI - OD
Tuesday 10th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - 3D
Thursday 12th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - OD
Friday 13th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - OD
Saturday 14th April
CW Blue vs Bermuda - OD
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Tour Game 1
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
T Mamesh
MW DeSilva
BL Wilshere
SE Fuller (vc)
LA Camps (c)
A Crampton (wk)
MJC Currie
AAA Collins
RD Dunn
TJ Demeza
12th Man: JP May-Quinlan
San Fernando Thunderbirds
R Gooljar (RHB) 17 years old
T Ramnarine (RHB/LS) 32
DJ Bravo (RHB) - 18 - Dwayne Bravo's brother, Darren
RS Lochan (RHB/OS) - 29
ET Hunte (RHB) - 19
DK Mongroo (LHB) - 34
WP Samaroo (RHB/SLA) - 35
PA Browne (LHB/WK) - 25
MM Persad (LHB/SLA) - 20
MU Ali (RHB/LMF) - 15
A Hugh (RHB/RF) - 19
Cricket Web Blue
PE Young
T Mamesh
MW DeSilva
BL Wilshere
SE Fuller (vc)
LA Camps (c)
A Crampton (wk)
MJC Currie
AAA Collins
RD Dunn
TJ Demeza
12th Man: JP May-Quinlan
San Fernando Thunderbirds
R Gooljar (RHB) 17 years old
T Ramnarine (RHB/LS) 32
DJ Bravo (RHB) - 18 - Dwayne Bravo's brother, Darren
RS Lochan (RHB/OS) - 29
ET Hunte (RHB) - 19
DK Mongroo (LHB) - 34
WP Samaroo (RHB/SLA) - 35
PA Browne (LHB/WK) - 25
MM Persad (LHB/SLA) - 20
MU Ali (RHB/LMF) - 15
A Hugh (RHB/RF) - 19
Travis_Teh
International Regular
o0o0o cool beans!!
w3lshrugby
School Boy/Girl Captain
Just thought I'd say hi to my new team! 
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Loose start for Blues in Trinidad
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
Arrogant, over-confident, indisciplined. Whatever you want to call the tour opening performance by Cricket Web Blue, it was anything but impressive. A commanding start with the ball quickly withered into a dismal showing, lacking application and discipline.
San Fernando Thunderbirds captain Todd Ramnarine won the toss against Liam Camps jr, the man who has led the side for the past 5 seasons of T&T Super Cup cricket. He sportingly chose to bat first on a pitch that looked to pose few problems. It was a decision that Travis Demeza was keen to reward with regret. He quickly settled into rhythm and was storming in at high pace, removing Ravi Gooljar with a well-directed bouncer. The teenager could only manage to spoon the ball upward when his attempted hook-duck shot went horribly awry.
A ball later Darren Bravo was close to an lbw dismissal, as Demeza speared the ball into his toes. Bravo summoned all his experience of playing for Trinidad and Tobago in compiling his next 8 runs, but was then undone by a similar delivery. Demeza the claimed the key wicket of the morning session, grabbing the outside edge of Ramnarine's defensive prod and dismissing the captain for an impressive 29.
It was then the turn of Adam Collins to dominate. Despite a series of dropped catches, he managed to peg back 4 wickets mixing his pace expertly with a series of offcutters and legcutters. The Thunderbirds went to lunch at 87-8. Camps turned to spin in the form of Currie after the break, but his 3-over spell lacked bite. The ball was then handed back to Demeza and he finally dismissed Malik Ali, who had smacked 4 boundaries in his 23. The innings helped push the home side to 145 all out at the fall of Alan Hugh.
Hugh took his turn with the ball and the 19-year-old steamed in looking to make a big impact at express pace. He could hardly have dreamt of a better start. The first ball pitched outside offstump on full length and roared back in to castle Pete Young. The celebrations were immense and could have been even grander, had Hugh not dropped DeSilva off his new ball partner Ali's bowling a couple overs later.
Ali too was impressive, and at 15 looks a fine prospect for the Thunderbirds. But he was not to be the star of a day that saw 26 wickets fall. Derwin Mongroo was the called to the attack, and he operated with a style similar to that of Chris Harris, delivering the ball on a tight legth at a slow medium pace. It was to early effect, and DeSilva lashed out to be caught behind for 30. Mongroo teamed up with Hugh after the tea break. The former dismissed Mamesh and Fuller in the space of 3 balls upon resumption. Suddenly 80-2 had become 84-4.
The wobbly bowling of Mongroo then accounted for Wilshere and Camps. Crampton offered some resistance with 19, but the Blues collapsed to a dismal 116 all out against their amateur opponents. The Thunderbirds only used three bowlers, Mongroo the pick of them - 6 for 22. The other 4 wickets were the claim of Hugh, admittedly for an expensive 56 runs in his 10 overs.
The Blues came out in the final session intent to hit back hard in the remaining 29 overs of the day. And they did so to outstanding effect early on. Demeza and Dunn removed the top four in a clinical manner, then Fuller trapped Ervine Hunte in front of the wicket for 5. At 57-5 it appeared the game had swung decisively. But Mongroo, the star with the ball, proved a nuisance again. The big man - all 262lbs of him - leaned into the bowling of Currie. He took 3 fours and an enormous six off the spinner, but was ultimately on the losing end of the battle.
Currie bowled a beautifully flighted delivery that beat the swipe of Mongroo and crashed into his pad. His innings of 28 from 20 balls came to an end as the umpire raised his finger immediately. Wendell Samaroo and Patrick Browne pushed the score to the close - 107 for 6.
Browne had batted crucially for 38 not out in the first innings, and he looked keen on doing so again. But Demeza spoke otherwise, pitching outside legstump, but winning an lbw decision - 131 for 7. A useful contribution by Persad - 16 - counted well toward the hosts' cause, but at the fall of the 9th wicket, the score read 169 and the lead an achievable 198.
Yet it seemed that even a sniff of dominance by the Blues was unacceptable to their mindset, and they instead settled for implosion once more. Camps, Crampton and DeSilva dropped catches off Hugh's bat, ranging in difficulty. Meanwhile Samaroo advance to an excellent half-century. The score 220-9 at lunch served an interesting promise for the remainder of the day. After lunch Hugh charged at Currie and only succeeded in skying the ball to be taken at midoff for a hearty 32.
CW Blue would need 255 for victory, the openers assured themselves in taking guard. Young survived the opening delivery and advanced past 0, but this time it was Ali who looked the more potent threat. With all the enthusiasm of youth at his back, he grabbed Mamesh for 8, driving loosely outside offstump. Neither Young nor DeSilva were in the mood for small measures. Instead they elected to dominate, doing so largely against the erratic pace of Hugh.
DeSilva reached 32 from 35, then fell in identical fashion to the first innings. By tea the score read 103-2 and the small crowd geared up in expectation of a thrilling final session. Some 152 runs were required from the final 37 overs. And knowing full well the pressures of a run chase, Young swiftly set out to shorten the odds. His booming offdrive off Hugh flew to the cover boundary, and indeed was a sight to be had the ball after lunch, but the shot that followed was nothing short of majestic. Hugh searched for the yorker, and Young stepped out his crease and met the 97mph delivery on the full, punching it effortlessly over long-on - six runs.
The shot raised his half-century and certainly signaled his intentions to end the game on a dominant note. He battered the fast bowler for two more screaming boundaries through the offside, but was undone by a change of pace from Ali. And at 144-3 the game was alive again.
Ali could have had Wilshere too, but for the lack of catching by Gooljar. He dismissed Fuller for 17, but Wilshere took to heart the chance he received on 23, and reached fifty with a deft late cut for a single. A pinch-hitting Currie was dropped by Ramnarine a ball later.
With 15 overs to go, the requirement stood at a tense 54 runs with 6 wickets in play. Wilshere responded with a cut shot for four, then played back to a sharp arm ball - lbw for 55. The instructions given to Crampton were clear; he emerged energetic and aggressive to race to 13. Persad followed up with the wicket of Currie to summon Camps with 34 needed from the last 10.5 overs.
Hugh returned to attack for a final hurrah. He was greeted with two boundary-bound pull shots by Crampton, then found the edge of Camps' bat. 'Twould have been a masterstroke by Ramnarine, but for the drop of Lochan. At second slip, Lochan would hardly have received a simpler chance, but graciously floored the ball, to the utter disdain of Hugh. Matters were compounded immediately, as Browne dropped a simpler chance, gloves and all at his aid. Camps survived the barrage and flicked the next ball off his toes for 2.
He and Crampton saw the game safely to completion. Crampton judged width from Mongroo and spanked the ball past the cover fielder for the winning boundary.
San Fernando Thunderbirds 1st innings 145 ao
PA Browne 38*, T Ramnarine 29, ET Hunte 26
AAA Collins 4-17, TJ Demeza 4-35
Cricket Web Blue 1st innings 116 ao
T Mamesh 41, MW DeSilva 30, A Crampton 19
DK Mongroo 6-22, A Hugh 4-56
San Fernando Thunderbirds 2nd innings 225 ao
WP Samaroo 60*, DK Mongroo 28, DJ Bravo 22
TJ Demeza 3-66, RD Dunn 2-18
Cricket Web Blue 2nd innings 255-6
PE Young 73, BL Wilshere 55, A Crampton 35*
MU Ali 3-53, MM Persad 2-30
Cricket Web Blue won by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match: DK Mongroo
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
Arrogant, over-confident, indisciplined. Whatever you want to call the tour opening performance by Cricket Web Blue, it was anything but impressive. A commanding start with the ball quickly withered into a dismal showing, lacking application and discipline.
San Fernando Thunderbirds captain Todd Ramnarine won the toss against Liam Camps jr, the man who has led the side for the past 5 seasons of T&T Super Cup cricket. He sportingly chose to bat first on a pitch that looked to pose few problems. It was a decision that Travis Demeza was keen to reward with regret. He quickly settled into rhythm and was storming in at high pace, removing Ravi Gooljar with a well-directed bouncer. The teenager could only manage to spoon the ball upward when his attempted hook-duck shot went horribly awry.
A ball later Darren Bravo was close to an lbw dismissal, as Demeza speared the ball into his toes. Bravo summoned all his experience of playing for Trinidad and Tobago in compiling his next 8 runs, but was then undone by a similar delivery. Demeza the claimed the key wicket of the morning session, grabbing the outside edge of Ramnarine's defensive prod and dismissing the captain for an impressive 29.
It was then the turn of Adam Collins to dominate. Despite a series of dropped catches, he managed to peg back 4 wickets mixing his pace expertly with a series of offcutters and legcutters. The Thunderbirds went to lunch at 87-8. Camps turned to spin in the form of Currie after the break, but his 3-over spell lacked bite. The ball was then handed back to Demeza and he finally dismissed Malik Ali, who had smacked 4 boundaries in his 23. The innings helped push the home side to 145 all out at the fall of Alan Hugh.
Hugh took his turn with the ball and the 19-year-old steamed in looking to make a big impact at express pace. He could hardly have dreamt of a better start. The first ball pitched outside offstump on full length and roared back in to castle Pete Young. The celebrations were immense and could have been even grander, had Hugh not dropped DeSilva off his new ball partner Ali's bowling a couple overs later.
Ali too was impressive, and at 15 looks a fine prospect for the Thunderbirds. But he was not to be the star of a day that saw 26 wickets fall. Derwin Mongroo was the called to the attack, and he operated with a style similar to that of Chris Harris, delivering the ball on a tight legth at a slow medium pace. It was to early effect, and DeSilva lashed out to be caught behind for 30. Mongroo teamed up with Hugh after the tea break. The former dismissed Mamesh and Fuller in the space of 3 balls upon resumption. Suddenly 80-2 had become 84-4.
The wobbly bowling of Mongroo then accounted for Wilshere and Camps. Crampton offered some resistance with 19, but the Blues collapsed to a dismal 116 all out against their amateur opponents. The Thunderbirds only used three bowlers, Mongroo the pick of them - 6 for 22. The other 4 wickets were the claim of Hugh, admittedly for an expensive 56 runs in his 10 overs.
The Blues came out in the final session intent to hit back hard in the remaining 29 overs of the day. And they did so to outstanding effect early on. Demeza and Dunn removed the top four in a clinical manner, then Fuller trapped Ervine Hunte in front of the wicket for 5. At 57-5 it appeared the game had swung decisively. But Mongroo, the star with the ball, proved a nuisance again. The big man - all 262lbs of him - leaned into the bowling of Currie. He took 3 fours and an enormous six off the spinner, but was ultimately on the losing end of the battle.
Currie bowled a beautifully flighted delivery that beat the swipe of Mongroo and crashed into his pad. His innings of 28 from 20 balls came to an end as the umpire raised his finger immediately. Wendell Samaroo and Patrick Browne pushed the score to the close - 107 for 6.
Browne had batted crucially for 38 not out in the first innings, and he looked keen on doing so again. But Demeza spoke otherwise, pitching outside legstump, but winning an lbw decision - 131 for 7. A useful contribution by Persad - 16 - counted well toward the hosts' cause, but at the fall of the 9th wicket, the score read 169 and the lead an achievable 198.
Yet it seemed that even a sniff of dominance by the Blues was unacceptable to their mindset, and they instead settled for implosion once more. Camps, Crampton and DeSilva dropped catches off Hugh's bat, ranging in difficulty. Meanwhile Samaroo advance to an excellent half-century. The score 220-9 at lunch served an interesting promise for the remainder of the day. After lunch Hugh charged at Currie and only succeeded in skying the ball to be taken at midoff for a hearty 32.
CW Blue would need 255 for victory, the openers assured themselves in taking guard. Young survived the opening delivery and advanced past 0, but this time it was Ali who looked the more potent threat. With all the enthusiasm of youth at his back, he grabbed Mamesh for 8, driving loosely outside offstump. Neither Young nor DeSilva were in the mood for small measures. Instead they elected to dominate, doing so largely against the erratic pace of Hugh.
DeSilva reached 32 from 35, then fell in identical fashion to the first innings. By tea the score read 103-2 and the small crowd geared up in expectation of a thrilling final session. Some 152 runs were required from the final 37 overs. And knowing full well the pressures of a run chase, Young swiftly set out to shorten the odds. His booming offdrive off Hugh flew to the cover boundary, and indeed was a sight to be had the ball after lunch, but the shot that followed was nothing short of majestic. Hugh searched for the yorker, and Young stepped out his crease and met the 97mph delivery on the full, punching it effortlessly over long-on - six runs.
The shot raised his half-century and certainly signaled his intentions to end the game on a dominant note. He battered the fast bowler for two more screaming boundaries through the offside, but was undone by a change of pace from Ali. And at 144-3 the game was alive again.
Ali could have had Wilshere too, but for the lack of catching by Gooljar. He dismissed Fuller for 17, but Wilshere took to heart the chance he received on 23, and reached fifty with a deft late cut for a single. A pinch-hitting Currie was dropped by Ramnarine a ball later.
With 15 overs to go, the requirement stood at a tense 54 runs with 6 wickets in play. Wilshere responded with a cut shot for four, then played back to a sharp arm ball - lbw for 55. The instructions given to Crampton were clear; he emerged energetic and aggressive to race to 13. Persad followed up with the wicket of Currie to summon Camps with 34 needed from the last 10.5 overs.
Hugh returned to attack for a final hurrah. He was greeted with two boundary-bound pull shots by Crampton, then found the edge of Camps' bat. 'Twould have been a masterstroke by Ramnarine, but for the drop of Lochan. At second slip, Lochan would hardly have received a simpler chance, but graciously floored the ball, to the utter disdain of Hugh. Matters were compounded immediately, as Browne dropped a simpler chance, gloves and all at his aid. Camps survived the barrage and flicked the next ball off his toes for 2.
He and Crampton saw the game safely to completion. Crampton judged width from Mongroo and spanked the ball past the cover fielder for the winning boundary.
San Fernando Thunderbirds 1st innings 145 ao
PA Browne 38*, T Ramnarine 29, ET Hunte 26
AAA Collins 4-17, TJ Demeza 4-35
Cricket Web Blue 1st innings 116 ao
T Mamesh 41, MW DeSilva 30, A Crampton 19
DK Mongroo 6-22, A Hugh 4-56
San Fernando Thunderbirds 2nd innings 225 ao
WP Samaroo 60*, DK Mongroo 28, DJ Bravo 22
TJ Demeza 3-66, RD Dunn 2-18
Cricket Web Blue 2nd innings 255-6
PE Young 73, BL Wilshere 55, A Crampton 35*
MU Ali 3-53, MM Persad 2-30
Cricket Web Blue won by 4 wickets.
Man of the Match: DK Mongroo
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Williams to fly out to Trinidad
Cricket Web Blue captain, Liam Camps jr. expects Rhys Williams to arrive in time for his team's second tour game against the Marabella Maroons. Williams will fly out to Trinidad this afternoon.
Cricket Web Blue captain, Liam Camps jr. expects Rhys Williams to arrive in time for his team's second tour game against the Marabella Maroons. Williams will fly out to Trinidad this afternoon.
dinu23
International Debutant
welcome to the Blues! we're the most layed back team off the field, but on it it's a different story...Just thought I'd say hi to my new team!
Travis_Teh
International Regular
Welcome, Rhys.
7 wickets, very happy. Think I was about 80% pace, with intent of really gearing up in the remaining tour matches.
Golden duck.... not happy. I really want to work hard and improve my batting, hence making my ducks off about 15-25 balls, and WHEN I score, i'd like it to frustrate the opposition!.
No more goldens!
7 wickets, very happy. Think I was about 80% pace, with intent of really gearing up in the remaining tour matches.
Golden duck.... not happy. I really want to work hard and improve my batting, hence making my ducks off about 15-25 balls, and WHEN I score, i'd like it to frustrate the opposition!.
No more goldens!
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Not having much of a pre-season so far myself. At least we won though. Wilshere was quite impressive under pressure in the chase, and Young and Demeza starred.
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While the Blues were taking on the Thunderbirds, the remainder of the squad teamed up with some Trinidad and Tobago players to play a Super Cup XI in an OD fixture. This ensures maximum game time for everyone.
Cricket Web Blue
J Ullungura
RGEWS Cribb
BJ Goff (c)
A Barath
KA Pollard
D Ramdin (wk)
IH Jan
GS Gooljar
JP May-Quinlan
MS Smith
CD McKern
Super Cup XI
KH Hibbert (wk)
PA Wallace
DR Smith
JC Adams (c)
KA Edwards
AN Pittiman
S Khan
RR Emrit
D Mohammed
M Dillon
A Jaggernauth
Six WI players among that bunch.
Cricket Web Blue
J Ullungura
RGEWS Cribb
BJ Goff (c)
A Barath
KA Pollard
D Ramdin (wk)
IH Jan
GS Gooljar
JP May-Quinlan
MS Smith
CD McKern
Super Cup XI
KH Hibbert (wk)
PA Wallace
DR Smith
JC Adams (c)
KA Edwards
AN Pittiman
S Khan
RR Emrit
D Mohammed
M Dillon
A Jaggernauth
Six WI players among that bunch.
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Wallace overpowers Blues
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
Philo Wallace struck a brilliant 98 to lead the Super Cup XI past Cricket Web Blue at Guaracara Park. The ex-West Indies opener smacked 8 fours and a towering six in the innings.
It was a thoroughly convincing performance from the Super Cup allstars, with all but Dwayne Smith contributing. Ironically, Smith (with all his reputation of ball-striking) was the only one to struggle to time the ball. Having been tied down for 27 balls, he perished meekly to the legspin of Cribb. Jimmy Adams took his place and even he promised good momentum. His 33 cost 29 balls and included a six.
Kirk Edwards and Anthony Pittiman were ultimately the ones to carry the innings home, victory by 6 wickets with more than 4 overs intact. The final over of the game was in fact entertaining in its own right. Edwards cut Smith for four, then was dropped by McKern a ball later. Soon after, Pittiman smashed a length ball over cow corner for six, winning the game convincingly.
Earlier the Blues squandered an excellent start to make 231-7. Brendan Goff scored 54 at the notable pace of 60 balls, and he and Jack Ullungura added 71 in quick time for the second wicket. But when Pittiman initiated the breakthrough at 101-2, wickets proceeded to fall at too regular intervals. The spinners in particular did an outstanding job. Dave Mohammed and Amit Jaggernauth proved a potent combination for the most part, and the batsmen struggled to build momentum.
Gareth Gooljar played well, however, batting intelligently to ensure a competitive total.
Cricket Web Blue 231-7 (50 overs)
BJ Goff 54, J Ullungura 43, IH Jan 29
D Mohammed 3-50, AN Pittiman 1-26
Super Cup XI 234-4 (45.5 overs)
PA Wallace 98, KH Hibbert 38, JC Adams 33
MS Smith 2-46, RGEWS Cribb 1-32
Super Cup XI won by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: PA Wallace
Cricket Web Blue Preseason Cricket
Philo Wallace struck a brilliant 98 to lead the Super Cup XI past Cricket Web Blue at Guaracara Park. The ex-West Indies opener smacked 8 fours and a towering six in the innings.
It was a thoroughly convincing performance from the Super Cup allstars, with all but Dwayne Smith contributing. Ironically, Smith (with all his reputation of ball-striking) was the only one to struggle to time the ball. Having been tied down for 27 balls, he perished meekly to the legspin of Cribb. Jimmy Adams took his place and even he promised good momentum. His 33 cost 29 balls and included a six.
Kirk Edwards and Anthony Pittiman were ultimately the ones to carry the innings home, victory by 6 wickets with more than 4 overs intact. The final over of the game was in fact entertaining in its own right. Edwards cut Smith for four, then was dropped by McKern a ball later. Soon after, Pittiman smashed a length ball over cow corner for six, winning the game convincingly.
Earlier the Blues squandered an excellent start to make 231-7. Brendan Goff scored 54 at the notable pace of 60 balls, and he and Jack Ullungura added 71 in quick time for the second wicket. But when Pittiman initiated the breakthrough at 101-2, wickets proceeded to fall at too regular intervals. The spinners in particular did an outstanding job. Dave Mohammed and Amit Jaggernauth proved a potent combination for the most part, and the batsmen struggled to build momentum.
Gareth Gooljar played well, however, batting intelligently to ensure a competitive total.
Cricket Web Blue 231-7 (50 overs)
BJ Goff 54, J Ullungura 43, IH Jan 29
D Mohammed 3-50, AN Pittiman 1-26
Super Cup XI 234-4 (45.5 overs)
PA Wallace 98, KH Hibbert 38, JC Adams 33
MS Smith 2-46, RGEWS Cribb 1-32
Super Cup XI won by 6 wickets.
Man of the Match: PA Wallace
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Travis_Teh
International Regular
Jammy was well meesly... :o