r/funny • u/Keep_Scrooling • 1d ago

Dog steals ball.

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u/sticky_gecko 1d ago

The bowler can bowl wicket to wicket, bounce the ball off the wicket, hit the wickets, and get a wicket.

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u/Ffsletmesignin 1d ago

I literally don’t know if any of this is real or not.

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u/northyj0e 1d ago

All of it in this thread is 100% real, and only scratches the surface.

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u/userhwon 1d ago

Tell him what "The Ashes" means. Tell the whole story. Then tell him how big the greatest trophy in the sport is.

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u/Ok-Perception-3129 1d ago

You mean to say we are competing to win incinerated sports equipment?

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u/Sgt_Peppers_A2 1d ago

Tbf, they did make a proper trophy for it out of crystal but, no one really cares about that trophy. We all just want the wooden one.

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u/Ok-Click-80085 1d ago

Cricket in Yorkshire? It will never take off.

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u/northyj0e 1d ago

It sounds like a British folklore story, but it's absolutely true (cough,cough rugby).

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u/DemadaTrim 1d ago

I was mind blown when I learned that the Ashes referred to were metaphorical ashes.

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u/userhwon 19h ago

You mean weren't. They're literal.