The Ashes 2010/11

[mattie]

I can certainly identify the factors that lead me to think she's the best person on earth. Can't you?

And those factors are unique to her?

 

[mattie]

Can't you about your own wife, I mean. Not about my wife. I hope.

Nope. I couldn't even begin. I do know she's awesome, I don't know how.

 

[kabbes]

And those factors are unique to her?

"Unique" is a very strong word. I doubt any factors are unique to anybody. In combination, they are unique to her of the people I know.

This formed the basis of my groom's speech, by the way, so articulating them isn't just an academic exercise!

 

[Streathamite]

more than that - non WA batsmen have been struggling at Perth for a long time.

True, and it is, in effect, the home ground of Johnson and Hussey

 

[embree]

True, and itm is, in effect, the home ground of Johnson and Hussey

Gilchrist's whirlwind century at Perth - WA batsman

They have a phrase there: 'Eastern States shots'. Basically, the way you need to play there is very different even from the other Aussie grounds

 

[Streathamite]

behold folks, what happens when you let a stats nerd (i.e. kabbes) loose on a cricket thread!
Embree-i can buy that about Perth, totally.

 

[Santino]

Remember when Australia were all out for 98 lol?

 

[Teaboy]

Remember when Australia were all out for 98 lol?

lol

 

[Teaboy]

Are we having a new thread for the 20/20 and one dayers, they're not technically the ashes?

 

[butchersapron]

Dunno - nice to see Watson fail to get a 50 in this format too though!

 

[embree]

Would rather have a different thread so we can keep this one for discussing proper cricket rather than this... this... shit

 

[Idaho]

Seeing as the tests have finished, I don't see the problem with using the thread for the short games. It's like we've had all our main presents and now we are just messing about with the stocking fillers.

 

[Santino]

Yeah. You only really need one cricket thread at a time. We can have a World Cup one later in the year, and then perhaps a general summer of 2011 thread after that.

 

[embree]

Can we change the name to 'The Ashes & the inconsequential hit and giggle bits tacked on afterwards 2010/11' then?

 

[butchersapron]

The crowd can catch 'em

(Must have been an englishman says nasser)

 

[Idaho]

We are getting runs, and they are getting wickets. We could probably still win if both continue at the same rate.

 

[yardbird]

Ouch! so much for my namesake

 

[mattie]

Tight finish.

But we're making Watson look like McGrath.

 

[Santino]

But we're making Watson look like McGrath.

Playing the long game there.

 

[mattie]

1 needed with 1 ball left. Super over or whatever the hell it is seems most likely

 

[butchersapron]

Never panicked. World champions don't.

 

[mattie]

Shut my mouth

 

[kabbes]

That was quite close.

If I cared about 20/twenty then I would have been quite interested.

 

[yardbird]

That was a fun match

 

[Streathamite]

I'm all cricketed out. Never did like 2020 much anyway-not in the true spirit, etc....

 

[JimW]

Skin of the teeth

 

[Lord Camomile]

Doesn't get much closer!

 

[Santino]

That was quite close.

If I cared about 20/twenty then I would have been quite interested.

Would it help if you thought of it as a separate sport that utilises some of the same skills as cricket?

 

[kabbes]

Would it help if you thought of it as a separate sport that utilises some of the same skills as cricket?

That is exactly how I think of it. And, as its own sport, I find it OK but a bit insipid. Worth watching if it's on, but I wouldn't bother putting the telly on for it.

 

[Idaho]

It's a more accessable version of the game. It's quite different in both skills required and tactics.