The Ashes 2009

[Nemo]

Wouldn't entertain the thought.Want to be 100% definately so you can really bend your back.You wouldn't want to bowl 3 overs and have it tear again,may as well give you the ashes on a plate,if selection was that easy

What would good ol' Merv Hughes do though?

 

[liquidlunch]

bell v lee wud be interesting

nah,lee at full pace,bell at his best may last 4-5 overs before he gets softened up and knocked over

 

[paulhackett]

Wouldn't entertain the thought.Want to be 100% definately so you can really bend your back.You wouldn't want to bowl 3 overs and have it tear again,may as well give you the ashes on a plate,if selection was that easy

To be fair, he said that himself, the wider picture was more important than his own wish to play (he also said he wants to keep playing for at least another couple of years..)

 

[Nemo]

And off Bell goes, for a characteristic innings.

 

[liquidlunch]

see you bellend xxx

 

[TrippyLondoner]

oh shite

 

[TrippyLondoner]

bell u fackin bellend

 

[Nemo]

Right, so onto the next order of business: replacement for Bell. Three close lb shouts, one of which was plumb, and he still gets out lb at the end of it.

 

[Cerberus]

That wicket has been coming since lunch. Aussie's bowling very well

 

[liquidlunch]

What would good ol' Merv Hughes do though?

dunno,we will find out in a few days,he is a selector

 

[Nemo]

dunno,we will find out in a few days,he is a selector

That was my point.

 

[liquidlunch]

Prior is living dangerously.He was just out of his ground when Manou missed the stumps

 

[liquidlunch]

That was my point.

Then you should have said"what WILL good ol Merv do?
and dont try and bullshit

 

[Jazzz]

Whatever happens from now on, we've done something historical by ending 75 years of hurt at lords, that in itsself is a bonus.

No-one calculates the 'hurt' correctly! The 'hurt' could not begin in 1934 when we had last won the test at Lords. Because we had won the test!

Clearly, the hurt could only begin all of four years later in 1938, when we failed to repeat the victory.

That gives a more modest 71 years of 'hurt'.

Anyone claiming 75 years is trying it on!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

No-one calculates the 'hurt' correctly! The 'hurt' could not begin in 1934 when we had last won the test at Lords. Because we had won the test!

Clearly, the hurt could only begin all of four years later in 1938, when we failed to repeat the victory.

That gives a more modest 71 years of 'hurt'.

Anyone claiming 75 years is trying it on!

well the phrase is we havent beaten them there since then..but ig et your point!

 

[llion]

Johnson's found his form at last! Could be a result in this yet...

 

[liquidlunch]

what the matter cuntys its pretty quiet here since the wickets began tumbling.All in the bar are we??Drowning visions of impending doom?Understandable,you have haqd years of trainingDrink with meI will by the next cyber round

 

[Nemo]

I'm still here. I'm eating lunch atm though.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

what the matter cuntys its pretty quiet here since the wickets began tumbling.All in the bar are we??Drowning visions of impending doom?Understandable,you have haqd years of trainingDrink with meI will by the next cyber round

Funny how you're not moaning about umpires now eh?

 

[Nemo]

Shot!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Nice shot for four. must've been the umpires fault!

 

[Nemo]

Looks like Hilfenhaus could do with a bit of a rest at fine leg.

 

[liquidlunch]

Nice shot for four. must've been the umpires fault!

You idiotThat was then,this is now,Dont discount Blind Rudys influence yet youngun,he still has heaps of time to fuck it up.

 

[liquidlunch]

Looks like Hilfenhaus could do with a bit of a rest at fine leg.

i would bowl Clarke for a spell

 

[Nemo]

You idiotThat was then,this is now,Dont discount Blind Rudys influence yet youngun,he still has heaps of time to fuck it up.

Wasn't it Dar who made that lb decision in favour of Clarke the other day?

 

[TrippyLondoner]

You idiotThat was then,this is now,Dont discount Blind Rudys influence yet youngun,he still has heaps of time to fuck it up.

Gotta love how those umpires just keep giving us those shots for four though eh.

 

[Nemo]

i would bowl Clarke for a spell

What about Hauritz? He was looking quite threatening on Friday.

E2A: although that was mostly against Strauss. Might not be so easy against right-handers.

 

[liquidlunch]

Wasn't it Dar who made that lb decision in favour of Clarke the other day?

twas,but Rudy never gave Bell,and denied Johnson a couple as well.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Rudy hates the aussies, its a conspiracy!

 

[liquidlunch]

What about Hauritz? He was looking quite threatening on Friday.

E2A: although that was mostly against Strauss. Might not be so easy against right-handers.

Yes thats right.He could move it a bit more i would say(Clarke that is)