The Ashes 2009

[butchersapron]

Haddin out as well. Eeerie.

 

[Nemo]

Haddin apparently broke his finger after the toss and England have allowed Manou to be substituted.

E2A: anyone know anything about Manou?

 

[paulhackett]

Haddin out with broken finger

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Haddin apparently broke his finger after the toss and England have allowed Manou to be substituted.

E2A: anyone know anything about Manou?

Manwho?

 

[Nemo]

He has a FC average of 24.76 in 88 matches, best of 190. So not a second Gilchrist then.

 

[Santino]

Ponting had to go and ask Strauss for permission to change the team. I bet he enjoyed that.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Ponting had to go and ask Strauss for permission to change the team. I bet he enjoyed that.

 

[Nemo]

Ponting had to go and ask Strauss for permission to change the team. I bet he enjoyed that.

Lucky for him it happened before the start of play.

 

[Nemo]

According to Cricinfo, it was Haddin who rolled the ball which did for McGrath four years ago.

 

[mattie]

oof.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

According to Cricinfo, it was Haddin who rolled the ball which did for McGrath four years ago.

Man, he is cursed!

 

[Nemo]

Sawdust is out already.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Big lbw appeal, warne says thats out

 

[mattie]

Ponting had to go and ask Strauss for permission to change the team. I bet he enjoyed that.

I assume he could have declined?

 

[Nemo]

Ooh! So close!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

See, things do even themselves out.

 

[Nemo]

I assume he could have declined?

He could have, but there was nothing to gain by it.

 

[mattie]

He could have, but there was nothing to gain by it.

It would have been worth it just to piss punter off.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

There are limits to what one should do to piss off Ponting. Of course he couldn't refuse.

 

[Nemo]

It would have been worth it just to piss punter off.

Not really. It's better to play the series in the right spirit.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

 

[Nemo]

Time for a bit of bowler-shuffling to see what works while the ball's still new?

 

[mattie]

At least say no at first, then call him back just as he's halfway out the door.

 

[Nemo]

At least say no at first, then call him back just as he's halfway out the door.

Why bother though? That just smacks of weakness and game-playing.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

My emoticon contains a very good linkage btw

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Why bother though? That just smacks of weakness and game-playing.

Yep. The strong, confident thing to do is to say, 'Of course you can change your team.' Followed by a slightly patronising 'What rotten bad luck.'

 

[Nemo]

Onions off the field already.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Yep. The strong, confident thing to do is to say, 'Of course you can change your team.' Followed by a slightly patronising 'What rotten bad luck.'

Now that would be funny!

 

[Nemo]

Yep. The strong, confident thing to do is to say, 'Of course you can change your team.' Followed by a slightly patronising 'What rotten bad luck.'

Or maybe even 'it really isn't your day, is it?'

 

[Nemo]

But the best way to piss him off would be a wicket.