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The Ashes 2010/11

i've barely heard of some of them. i'm starting to get a good feeling about the series now...
 
Meanwhile in Aussie domestic cricket: Shane Watson caught on 6, Simon Katich out for 1 and Michael Hussey caught (by his own brother) for a duck.
 
your sides warming up against out 2nd eleven today in tassy,at the mo we are 176/6,like the look of Tremmlet and the lad from yorkeshire.Should be a good loosner for your boys.
I hope they make Marcus North captain,after Ponting calls it quits.Punter is due for a couple of big scores though and it would fill my black heart with pride if he belted a few tons of your lads this summer xxx
 
Loved Shahzad giving Khawaja a send off. Pity Morgan isn't getting a hit today. Can't remember having such confidence in a touring squad in its entirety for a long time. Cue disaster..
 
I'll be truly amazed if the aussies get anymore than a draw out of this series. (in terms of the overall result i mean) I watched a session and a half of last night, was good to see our reserve bowlers doing well, also Panesar's catch was great. Even got nicknamed 'Monti Rhodes':D.
 
Ponting was out for 7 in a bizarre Sheffield Shield match which has so far yielded 240 runs for 20 wickets.
 
Has anyone spotted any 'actually Australian fans probably value series against India and South Africa as much as they do the Ashes these days' articles?
 
well, i think that's probably a true statement but nope.. i read english press tho. which has spent the last few weeks claiming that the aussies are past it and england's gonna trounce em. lol.
 
Has anyone spotted any 'actually Australian fans probably value series against India and South Africa as much as they do the Ashes these days' articles?

I have, but it was mostly disguised by flannel about the economic centrality of India to world/Australian cricket...
 
he came out with this a little while ago, but yet another ashes tradition has been performed, with glenn mcgrath's expert prediction...

Glenn McGrath said:
I'm still going with the 5-0. I can't really say anything else now, I guess I've dug a bit of a hole for myself, but I've got total faith in our boys. It should be a good series. The games should all be relatively close, with Australia just getting home in every Test.

his 9 other predictions are here including "The youngsters will come good" and "Ricky Ponting will hold it all together",
 
That's about as half-hearted as a 5-0 prediction can get isn't it.

Still can't be too confident in my opinion. They aren't what they were but Australia don't lose too much at home. A good first day would be a nice change and then maybe we might scrape it, just about.
 
this has 5-0 written all over it.

love it when the poms head downunder all cocky

Don't believe the bullshit, people talk a lot but where they put their money is a better indication, the aussies are still favourites at the bookies.
 
anyone see the warm up game on telly last night? shazad was looking fucking fierce, scaring the crap out of them pussies!!

just waiting for play to start now, bit of rain in hobart but sunny now.

collingwood quote - "i could swing a brick!"
 
I'd like to see Shahzad in the team for the first test. In place of Broad (he's probably a better batsman than Broad too). Won't happen, of course...
 
Don't believe the bullshit, people talk a lot but where they put their money is a better indication, the aussies are still favourites at the bookies.

I think it's impossible to call, really. England have the only good spinner. Both teams have a largely out of sorts batting lineup. Both teams have decent seamers but nothing scary. Johnson could be key. If he misfires, he could give England a flyer. If he fires, he could have England in a mess very quickly.
 
there gonna be a stream or audio commentary for this match tonight? fancy listening in if i can.
 
Giving the frontline bowlers a rest is very silly, imo. Ok, it's a bit hot in Brisbane, but surely overs under the belt against players with something to prove are better use of their time.
 
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