The Ashes 2009

[tangerinedream]

How about Tim Munton?

 

[butchersapron]

Poor Mark Lathwell - too pretty for this world.

 

[kabbes]

How about Tim Munton?

I had to look him up. All I can say is:

 

[tangerinedream]

Poor Mark Lathwell - too pretty for this world.

 

[kabbes]

((((obscure cricketers that only played a handful of tests))))

 

[Idaho]

Bring back Graham Hick...





.. so we can hate him all over again.

 

[paulhackett]

Anyone think Flintoff was pushed? After missing the bus at Ypres, the 'injury' after Cardiff when he was out drinking on Sunday, part of me thinks they may have made a deal..

 

[Dirty Martini]

Anyone think Flintoff was pushed? After missing the bus at Ypres, the 'injury' after Cardiff when he was out drinking on Sunday, part of me thinks they may have made a deal..

Nah, if they didn't want him, they'd just stop picking him.

 

[Dirty Martini]

Looking at the weather for the next few days, we'll be lucky if we get much play at all

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Anyone think Flintoff was pushed? After missing the bus at Ypres, the 'injury' after Cardiff when he was out drinking on Sunday, part of me thinks they may have made a deal..

No way. He's had a horrible series of injuries. Fast bowling takes an awful toll on the body, especially of those, like Flintoff, who rely on strength rather than silky technique.

 

[Nemo]

Looking at the weather for the next few days, we'll be lucky if we get much play at all

I'm offering odds of 2-1 on Botham moaning about tests at Lord's by lunch on Friday.

 

[liquidlunch]

On a different note, future England opener Sam Northeast has just hit 107 and 149 for England U-19s at Derby.

Should Cook fail ...

This is the sort of player that could be ruined by going in to early.Give him until he is 21-22 until he plays tests.Rome wasn't built in a day.
England has a habit of recycling old players in the hope of instant results instead of building a team of young bloods,full of confidence and ability.You cant rush them in and expect them to save England.Should be looking 5 years ahead

 

[mhwfc]

I'm offering odds of 2-1 on Botham moaning about tests at Lord's by lunch on Friday.

There's an hour's build up on Sky before play even starts tomorrow, if Sky weren't so keen to hype the match up I'd bet on Botham mentioning the tendancy of tests in Lord's to end in draws and England's awful record there against the Aussies before play even starts

 

[Dirty Martini]

This is the sort of player that could be ruined by going in to early.Give him until he is 21-22 until he plays tests.Rome wasn't built in a day.

Yes, I wasn't seriously suggesting we put a 19-year-old with hardly any county experience in against the Aussie 'attack'.

Then again, if Mitchell Johnson bowls as 'well' as he did second innings, why not?

 

[Dirty Martini]

I'm offering odds of 2-1 on Botham moaning about tests at Lord's by lunch on Friday.

Aye. Little sidebets like this could keep it interesting if the weather goes wonky.

 

[Balbi]

'mon england

 

[mrkikiet]

with three hours until play starts, a weather report 500m from Lords: overcast and cloudy but the sun is trying to come out.

 

[Idaho]

Looks like conditions to win the toss and take the ball.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

with three hours until play starts, a weather report 500m from Lords: overcast and cloudy but the sun is trying to come out.

I saw the weather report on bbcnews earlier, weather should be fine until the evening.Its sunny here where i am in london anyhow.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Oh, its sunny at lords to atm.

 

[Relahni]

Tenner on Australia to win the second test.

Fair dinkum.

 

[Biddlybee]

It'll be a draw with what's forecast over the weekend, I reckon.

When's the toss?

 

[gabi]

It'll be a draw with what's forecast over the weekend, I reckon.

When's the toss?

10.30 i think.

Freddie's in.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

england win toss and choose to bat, hmmmm.

 

[tangerinedream]

Onions is playing in fer Monty, otherwise unchanged...

 

[Biddlybee]

Screen outside the office is broken again... just TMS for me.

 

[tangerinedream]

Screen outside the office is broken again... just TMS for me.

That's all you need anyway

 

[SpookyFrank]

Onions is playing in fer Monty, otherwise unchanged...

Harmison should be in for Broad ffs

 

[tangerinedream]

Harmison should be in for Broad ffs

Don't worry!, Broad will take 2 fer 110 and score 17 and 15 - He's got potential you see...

*I'm working on the basis that the more I slag off Broad the more likely he is to get a hat-trick and a hundred*

 

[SpookyFrank]

*I'm working on the basis that the more I slag off Broad the more likely he is to get a hat-trick and a hundred*

I'm sort of hoping for this as well. If he doesn't turn up for this match he should be severely, severely dropped.