The Ashes 2009
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
JimW
支那暗杀团
Well, having watched the highlights through the magic of bittorrent, thought I'd put in a word for Graham Swann as the perfect change bowler to complement that display of accuracy and aggression from Flintoff and Anderson. Very clever stuff, that dismissal of the excellent Clarke especially. Accurate and intelligent work all innings from Swann.
Also, Ricky Ponting gave a gracious and manly post-match interview and i don't know what you're all on about
Also, Ricky Ponting gave a gracious and manly post-match interview and i don't know what you're all on about
The mound stand is more or less all corporate.
Hoggy and Anderson? With Flintoff unlikely to bowl as much as he did at Lords in the rest of the series?
We'd have a bowling lineup without much variation in that scenario.
paulhackett
voiced by strother martin
Hoggards' book has burned bridges so he won't be back (plus he's lost his nip in comparison to Onions). I think Harmison has to come back for Onions as
1 the aussies won't like it
2 onions is injured?
3 it will take a load off Fred knowing there is another hostile bowler, especially with another back to back coming up
1 the aussies won't like it
2 onions is injured?
3 it will take a load off Fred knowing there is another hostile bowler, especially with another back to back coming up
Also, Ricky Ponting gave a gracious and manly post-match interview and i don't know what you're all on about
Not got a problem with his interviews, never have had.
It'll be fascinating to see how Australia react to this defeat. My pre-series predictions have been totally wrong so far, as I'd expected Australia to be much stronger than they are. Realistically though, having lost series to India and South Africa recently, it was always a strong possibility that they would struggle. With Johnson so out of form and Lee crocked the bowling looks very weak. Difficult to know how they could improve the team as well - Watson in for North to give them an extra bowler, Stuart Clark in for Johnson or Siddle?? I think they'll stick with Johnson, and I still think they're capable of coming back to draw or even win the series, especially if injury does rule out Flintoff and KP at some stage, but it's going to be much tougher for them than I'd expected. Fair play to England, they're looking pretty strong at the moment.
Sorry, are we talking about Australia or England here?
paulhackett
voiced by strother martin
Punter's doing good
Nemo - Australia have lost series to India and S Africa in 2008/2009 (as well as beating South Africa away from home as well). They lost 2-0 away to India, including a walloping 320 run defeat in one game. I'd guess that this was the first international season in over 20 years in which they'd lost two full test series.
Idaho
blah blah blah
With only one passable spinner they would really struggle in India.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
When aren't they - not that you'd think so from this kind of nonsense.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
He'd just been given out is why, when he wasn't.
Just Punter shaking hands with the England team after the Lord's defeat.
Which happens after every game of cricket whoever the captain so fuck knows why it's being singled out as some sort of special thing.
Plenty of players get rough decisions but manage to not throw a mard.
He's a mard arse who treats umpires with disdain at best, aggression at worst.
Fuck him.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Shit umpiring. Not acceptable at this level. Probably influenced the match result which is obviously the worst kind of mistake. The players and fans deserve better. I think he had every right to be upset, not just for himself but for the contest and everyone watching.
Letting England get to 190-0, and then scoring 215 in the first innings is what led to the result, as Ponting admitted himself.
Anyway it's just one example, he does it time and again with umps and it's shit.
But if you and the rest of his fanboys want to blindly ignore, or indeed support his decorum, that's fine.
As for shit umpiring, how many time throughout his career will he have had a let off by shit umpiring? A fair few one would venture.
Swings and roundabouts.
Anyway it's just one example, he does it time and again with umps and it's shit.
But if you and the rest of his fanboys want to blindly ignore, or indeed support his decorum, that's fine.
As for shit umpiring, how many time throughout his career will he have had a let off by shit umpiring? A fair few one would venture.
Swings and roundabouts.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
True of that specific situation maybe LC - but ceraintly doesn't apply to or exxplain his general attitude towards umpires - aggreesive, disdainful, bossy and prepared to apply pressure to get his own way.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Butchers - I don't disagree he does that. I just don't want to forgive shit umpiring by focusing on Ponting all the time.
Flashman - Bit old to be a "fanboy", though not entirely sure what they are.
Flashman - Bit old to be a "fanboy", though not entirely sure what they are.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
I'll leave you with it.
