The Ashes 2009

[Flashman]

2-1 England, we have the better bowlers.
The Ashes will swing with home advantage over the next decade or so I reckon.

I'm thinking the same.

Trippy and I had it.



Shame the BNP boys had to come along and fuck the thread a bit but hey, bigot's turn up, bigot's get fucked. I expect the bearded Aussie will be slightly more gracious when he turns up.

Great series full of good players, could have gone either way tbh. Aussie's 1st innings fucked them, the sheep and bread stealing cunts.

Watched the denouement at a do, quite bladdered, loved every minute.

 

[Dirty Martini]

Bopara? He was shocking.

Yes, 'cept him.

 

[Flashman]

As for team of the series?

Strauss*
Katich
Ponting
Trott
Clarke
Prior just +
Johnson/Flintoff *shrugs*
Broad
Swann
Hilfenhaus
Siddle/Anderson prob Siddle on balance

Quite a mixture and reflects the closeness of the series.

IMO obv.

Others views?







* Skip
+ 'keeper

 

[Flashman]

Ravi will come good I think, down at five or so.

He'll never be a three.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Trippy and I had it.


Shame the BNP boys had to come along and fuck the thread a bit but hey, bigot's turn up, bigot's get fucked. I expect the bearded Aussie will be slightly more gracious when he turns up.

Great series full of good players, could have gone either way tbh. Aussie's 1st innings fucked them, the sheep and bread stealing cunts.

Watched the denouement at a do, quite bladdered, loved every minute.

 

[Flashman]

Well it was touch-and-go mate but we stuck our necks out eh, wish I'd put a ton on it but.

Can't believe Broad makes the team of the series though

 

[TrippyLondoner]

He proved his worth as the series went on, deserves it, we wouldn't have won it without him helping out in the end. I'm gonna miss not being able to watch the ashes, but guess the one days eries will help that a bit. Though i don't see the point in the one day games, surely the only thing the we/aussies wanted was the ashes?

 

[Flashman]

That said Broad still has a big overdraft, needs a few more spells like that, against the Yarpies.

Team for SA:

Strauss*
Denly/Cook
Trott
Pietersen
Bopara
Collingwood
Prior+
Broad
Swann/Rashid
Anderson
Onions

Strauss is a legend

Cook seems to have fucked it, see how Denly goes.

Trott has #3 written all over him for me; solid technically, great head on his shoulders, can play the new ball well if in early and spin too if the openers get a good start. KP plays where he wants which is 4, Ravi and Colly are better down the order, then you have Prior who is pretty much a batsman, Broad looks the goods with a bat, Swann/Rashid can hit a few.

Swing and seam-up with Jimmeh and Onions, backed up by whatever Broad delivers depending on mood, good spin from Swanny or Adil, a few cutters from Colly or some offie from KP.

Jobs a gud'un.

 

[Flashman]

He proved his worth as the series went on, deserves it, we wouldn't have won it without him helping out in the end. I'm gonna miss not being able to watch the ashes, but guess the one days eries will help that a bit. Though i don't see the point in the one day games, surely the only thing the we/aussies wanted was the ashes?

Yeah it's all a bit after the Lord Mayor's Show really, I couldn't give a fuck what happens tbh.

And yes Broad showed what we all thought might happen, eventually.

 

[Pie 1]

Well that was all rather good weren't it?

I was on a boat in the middle of a Swiss lake yesterday & just managed to see the final result before the phone died.

So, me whooping to 2 Swiss, a German & a Yank all with blank faces. So I said 'well, we've got fucking excuse now', and had them all singing 'it's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming home,' at other passing boats by 9.30

 

[Pie 1]

Actually, I think it's time for this again...

 

[the button]

Actually, I think this it for this again...

You can tell his mum doesn't use Persil.

 

[London_Calling]

I really wouldn't fancy this England team against the 2005 convicts.

The win in 2005 was greater than this by some measure, imo.

 

[Santino]

I really wouldn't fancy this England team against the 2005 convicts.

The win in 2005 was greater than this by some measure, imo.

Cheer up, you grumpy old scrote.

 

[London_Calling]

Just a bit of perspective. Warne in particular must be kicking himself.

It's also interesting to note you only get an open-top bus and Trafalgar Sq if you win The Ashes on the BBC.

 

[Pie 1]

It's also interesting to note you only get an open-top bus and Trafalgar Sq if you win The Ashes on the BBC.

Not C4?

 

[Santino]

Just a bit of perspective. Warne in particular must be kicking himself.

It's also interesting to note you only get an open-top bus and Trafalgar Sq if you win The Ashes on the BBC.

You get Trafalgar Square if it's the first time you've won it in 16-odd years and the series has been the most exciting and hard-fought in living memory.

 

[tarannau]

It's also now traditional for the open-topped bus procession to be followed by a 5-0 Aussie whitewash in the return series.

I'll settle for England being transported to Trafalgar Square in a fleet of battered up Maestros and Mondeos if it avoids that fate again.

 

[London_Calling]

Yep, C4. I suppose more properly the point relates to how terrestial tv creates a national mood in ways pay tv can't.

 

[London_Calling]

You get Trafalgar Square if it's the first time you've won it in 16-odd years and the series has been the most exciting and hard-fought in living memory.

You think it would have happened if the 2005 series had been on Sky?

It's a ridiculous judgment to try and make, I know.

 

[Pie 1]

Just to add insult to injury - I just clicked on the Guardian's video link of highlights to be presented with a box pompously pronouncing 'ECB TV - Terrestrial restrictions do not allow viewing'


Fucking cunts.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Just to add insult to injury - I just clicked on the Guardian's video link of highlights to be presented with a box pompously pronouncing 'ECB TV - Terrestrial restriction do not allow viewing'


Fucking cunts.

I reckon there'll be a torrent somewhere...

 

[Pie 1]

I reckon there'll be a torrent somewhere...

Sure. Not the point though.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Yeah, I never tired of complaining of the blocking of commentaries, sports stuff etc for people overseas. Drove me spare.

Although, I seem to recall that you magically found a way around the BBC's 'contractural obligations' shit during the World Cup. Never managed to work out how you did that.

 

[Relahni]

fuck me, Andrew Flintoff has a fucking good agent.

Broad gets man of the match with a great performance, Trott gets a century on his debut.

The press focus on a player who did next to fuck all through out the match.

If it wasn't for that run out...etc.

Key moment.......etc.

Key fucking moment? Australia had no chance of winning the test at that time.

And fuck off with your right guard celebration...

 

[Pie 1]

Although, I seem to recall that you magically found a way around the BBC's 'contractural obligations' shit during the World Cup. Never managed to work out how you did that.

Hmm - 2006 - I know that I was here...think it may have been something like listening to it (before R5 live locked the broadcast down?) on the internet whislt watching the Swiss TV coverage - I can't remember the details myself tbh! whatever it was, I'm sure it was a fluke

 

[Lo Siento.]

fuck me, Andrew Flintoff has a fucking good agent.

Broad gets man of the match with a great performance, Trott gets a century on his debut.

The press focus on a player who did next to fuck all through out the match.

If it wasn't for that run out...etc.

Key moment.......etc.

Key fucking moment? Australia had no chance of winning the test at that time.

And fuck off with your right guard celebration...

don´t need a good agent when most of the journos are just gagging to write their ´hero Freddie´s last England hurrah¨ headlines.

 

[Relahni]

don´t need a good agent when most of the journos are just gagging to write their ´hero Freddie´s last England hurrah¨ headlines.

The journalists are cock suckers alright.

That's public school boys for you. Either looking to suck cock or bully.

Drown the fucking lot of them.

 

[Pie 1]

The journalists are cock suckers alright.

'specially sports J's.

Funny as fuck when they get pwnd though:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2009/aug/23/lily-allen-jonathan-agnew-test-match-special

(comments section)

 

[Relahni]

'specially sports J's.

Funny as fuck when they get pwnd though:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2009/aug/23/lily-allen-jonathan-agnew-test-match-special

(comments section)

My mate used to work as a sports journalist.

He said it was the worst job he has ever had. He grew up wanting to be a sports journo only to find the profession was full of white middle aged blokes, some of whom knew precisely fuck all about sport.

It's more a case of who you know. Lots of nephews, cousins, sons, brothers etc got jobs.

He told me a lot. For instance the horse racing tipster from a national paper knew fuck all about horses.

Another journalist rinsed his wifes account to finance his gambling account.

Sick sick people.