Urban75 Home About Offline BrixtonBuzz Contact

The Ashes 2009

Australia 262 for 6 (67.2 overs) against England A

While England are 256 for 7 (69.4 overs) against Warwickshire

:hmm:

Not much in that. Edgebaston is more of a bowlers pitch...
 
I have a ticket for Day One at Sophia Gardens I am so excited the 7 days in between now and then are a total waste of time

Glamorgan hosting the Ashes I still can't believe it. Quite a lot of drinking, methinks
 
Neither warm up game has gone that well for either team. Hussey and Cook have come out well - but the rest fairly poorly - especially the Aussies. Only 3 batsmen getting over single figures against a scratch team of second choicers on a nice flat track. England's performance wasn't great - but they were playing an established side on a bowler's surface.
 
Nice - Anderson with a five 'fer. England A 44 without loss.

Don't wear yourself out yet Anderson - you've got your place in the team!
 
And the only thing currently worse than Nathan Hauritz's economy rate is Mitchell Johnson's economy rate.
 
Some part of me wants the Aussies to raise their game and give us a battle. The more sensible half just wants us to batter them every game in humiliating fashion :D
 
Some part of me wants the Aussies to raise their game and give us a battle. The more sensible half just wants us to batter them every game in humiliating fashion :D
Yeah, there are two dream scenarios. Either a 2005-style turbo-charged contest won on the final day by a heroic century and/or hat-trick, or a 5-0 drubbing.
 
Some part of me wants the Aussies to raise their game and give us a battle. The more sensible half just wants us to batter them every game in humiliating fashion :D

I'm finding it hard to care about this warm up match, even though i know aussies don't 'do' warm up matches, illd rather save my emotion for the ashes.
 
That being said, seeing the aussies getting humiliated in really hot conditions like today is kinda fun and would like that to continue through the series.
 
I'm finding it hard to care about this warm up match, even though i know aussies don't 'do' warm up matches, illd rather save my emotion for the ashes.

You can't overlook the psychology of a success by England A. These are players who may well be called upon to play in the test matches - they will be full of confidence if they win.
 
Back
Top Bottom