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Oscar the Grouch Aug 2023 1:26pm, 16 Aug 2023 6,396 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch Typical Surrey, buying up all the talent
Nicholls595 Aug 2023 12:23pm, 17 Aug 2023 30,795 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 The bad news: Mini Nico tweaked her knee at rugby training on Tuesday, and has made herself unavailable for the first pre season friendly on Sunday. The good news: She has declared herself fit enough to play in the Women's (or is it Ladies?) softball cricket festival at Eastwood Town on Sunday afternoon (knee well strapped obviously) Don't know what she is more looking forward to, watching The Hundred at Trent Bridge on Saturday, or putting into practice all the skills she has learned since playing her first matches last weekend. Namely, how to move towards the ball when batting (she hit her first boundaries at training last night) or how to bowl with a run up (apparently the coach watched her first effort and said one word, "pace!". It's going to be a cricket heavy weekend
rf_fozzy Aug 2023 3:05pm, 17 Aug 2023 20,770 posts	Quote Pin rf_fozzy I didn't realise the OD cup was being streamed. Watched a bit of the Yorkshire - Hampshire game at York on YouTube earlier. Camera work is 'interesting' at times. Commentary is simply the BBC website commentary that they do for all games.
phal Aug 2023 5:07pm, 17 Aug 2023 4,502 posts	Quote Pin phal Sounds like a good weekend ahoy, Nicholls595 😀 and that she’s taking to it like a duck to water 😀 I’d always go for women. 👍 Ladies is OK as a general term, but I think it should always be women’s sport/team. You wouldn’t say ‘Gentleman’s cricket’. (I know it’s not in this case, but just putting it out there as a PSA 😉 - I have an issue with when people use ‘girls’ when talking about sportswomen - if using boys as a descriptor would sound stupid talking about men of the same age age, don’t use girls - it’s belittling).
Oscar the Grouch Aug 2023 5:59pm, 17 Aug 2023 6,401 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch Interesting, Phal and I'll happily comply. I would just say that boys is used a lot, by men about men, particularly in changing rooms and can be interchangeable with lads. So, in my view, it isn't in any way demeaning as used in 'come on, boys', 'well done, boys'. However, I am happy to take your counsel on the use of girls (being the logical alternative to boys in this context) and not use it.
Oscar the Grouch Aug 2023 5:59pm, 17 Aug 2023 6,402 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch p.s. well done, mini-Nico
phal Aug 2023 6:37pm, 17 Aug 2023 4,503 posts	Quote Pin phal Oscar - I think it’s the same with women using girls as well - it’s the application of the word in context, same as men using boys 😀😀
Pou Pou LePhoõk Aug 2023 6:39pm, 17 Aug 2023 4,125 posts	Quote Pin Pou Pou LePhoõk Is football an exception ('the boys done good')? Although generally Phal, I completely agree with you. It's a belittling term.
ThorntonRunner Aug 2023 6:58pm, 17 Aug 2023 6,948 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner Salt's a man on a mission tonight😆
phal Aug 2023 7:55pm, 17 Aug 2023 4,504 posts	Quote Pin phal Could be an interesting chase……