The Ashes 2009

[Nemo]

What a shower.

 

[Idaho]

Or even 390

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Oh dear....

 

[Nemo]

Anderson off a duck once again.

 

[kabbes]

Our hopes and dreams rest on Broad shoulders indeed.

... but not for very long.

WELL worth having him in the side for his batting ability. Oh yes.

 

[Nemo]

Out of interest, anyone know anything about Onions's batting?

 

[kabbes]

Out of interest, anyone know anything about Onions's batting?

He's obviously considered worse than Jimmy Anderson, for a start.

 

[Nemo]

He's obviously considered worse than Jimmy Anderson, for a start.

Anderson does average about 15 though. So he's no ferret.

 

[Idaho]

Out of interest, anyone know anything about Onions's batting?

It's better than Monty Panesar's.

 

[Nemo]

IMO, Jimmeh and Onions should look to do a Cardiff just to piss the Aussies off.

 

[gabi]

... but not for very long.

WELL worth having him in the side for his batting ability. Oh yes.

Broad's in your side purely for marketing purposes as far as i can tell.. A bit like becks, altho becks could play at one point i spose.

 

[Nemo]

Broad's in your side purely for marketing purposes as far as i can tell.. A bit like becks, altho becks could play at one point i spose.

Thing is, Broad does play the occasional good innings and bowls the occasional good spell; just that most of the time he's pretty average. A bit like Beckham is now I suppose.

 

[Nemo]

Siddle seems to be struggling with something.

 

[Nemo]

Siddle going off looking distinctly (baggy) green round the gills.

 

[Idaho]

Broad isn't as bad as you are all saying. He's had some good matches with bat and ball.

 

[Nemo]

Broad isn't as bad as you are all saying. He's had some good matches with bat and ball.

He has, especially ODIs. The trouble is that he hasn't yet turned it on consistently enough in tests.

 

[Athos]

Apparantly some of the Aussies are being sick (a couple of them on the pitch).

 

[SpookyFrank]

As long as it keeps swinging, I don't mind if we get bowled out for 400.

Could certainly be worse. Will need some fairly special bowling to keep Australia below 400 though.

Oh well, rain will save us no doubt

 

[DaRealSpoon]

Apparantly some of the Aussies are being sick (a couple of them on the pitch).

and that couldn't have started happening half an hour ago... ffs

 

[Idaho]

Sounds like the prawn cocktail is coming to our rescue. Which Aussies are unwell?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Extras are currently our fourth best batsman

 

[Nemo]

Sounds like the prawn cocktail is coming to our rescue. Which Aussies are unwell?

Siddle's the only one I know of; he went off a bit ago looking distinctly ill.

 

[Idaho]

Weird - TMS has suddenly got all high quality sound...

 

[Athos]

Sounds like the prawn cocktail is coming to our rescue. Which Aussies are unwell?

Siddle and Haddin both spewed!

 

[Nemo]

400 up, great shot from Anderson. First 400 against the Aussies at Lord's since 1975 according to Cricinfo.

 

[Idaho]

Extras are currently our fourth best batsman

Extras is a blinder. He never seems be playing when I tune in - but he always gets a consistent, useful little knock. Which county does he play for?

 

[tangerinedream]

Athers is an Oxbridge twat

Yes, I realised that when I'd posted it - wasn't he cambridge captain? I'll alter my description to some twat with plums in his mouth...

 

[Nemo]

Warne getting pissed off with England's tail now for sticking around.

 

[Nemo]

Siddle back now.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Warne getting pissed off with England's tail now for sticking around.

Shane Warne was always a big fan of staying at the crease for ages when nobody wanted him to IMO