The Ashes 2010/11
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pennimania
still dre and drooling
Well, that's what every other sport in the country is up against unfortunately. As a nation we still do pretty well at a wide range of them though
I think we do pretty well considering we do NOT get that much encouragement from the govt.
I am going to keep up with this thread although I know I'm pretty much ignorant - just like listening on the radio
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
You may be right, and a premiership footballer can earn in a week what a county cricketer earns in a year. But do kids think about money much? I didn't. Until you actually have to start earning it, you don't really appreciate where money comes from, do you?
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I think we do pretty well considering we do NOT get that much encouragement from the govt.
I am going to keep up with this thread although I know I'm pretty much ignorant - just like listening on the radio
This is a really good thread and the one from the previous ashes series is brilliant. Sad as i am, i read through the whole thing recently. Fantastic stuff.
Do you remember when we thought we might not win and then we did win?!
butchersapron
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That was the best bit
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
pennimania
still dre and drooling
they don't think exactly about the money no, but think how much these famous footballers are always in their faces. You only see the cricketers when the big matches are on - and even then I think it mainly people like you and me who are interested in them.
Apart from Ian Botham and Shredded Wheat, and Alan Lamb and some stock cube stuff, who is ever on an advert?
And Beckhams' ads are always for some sexy product - not cereals that are good for your heart.
i'm not saying that's right - just how it is .
pennimania
still dre and drooling
don't you just LOVE that?
It was also great when Australia should have won that bit and then they couldn't.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
No live cricket free to air any more. If your folks don't have Sky, you won't get into cricket by the means I did – sitting and watching it, sometimes all day in the school holidays, saddo that I was.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
pennimania
still dre and drooling
The thing about cricket is that it's so very very VERY breathholding.
I can remember draws that had my stomach clenched
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yep. It lasts for five days, and then if you haven't got a result by then, you give up and call it a draw, and everyone goes away saying what a great game it was. 
liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
ah yes i remember those feelings wellYep. It lasts for five days, and then if you haven't got a result by then, you give up and call it a draw, and everyone goes away saying what a great game it was.
,we had 16 years straight to bask in the glory that our side delivered to us,now i know the utter frustration of watching your team going down the gurgler
.My unswerving belief in fact it wont last for long makes me happy though.Australia will return to its powerhouse status a lot sooner than most of the world expects.Enjoy it while you can my traditional enemy(pommy bastards for ashes series only btw)and rest assured we will be backbutchersapron
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ah yes i remember those feelings well
You remember Ab #1? He's back.
TrippyLondoner
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liquidlunch
fargonebeauty
breaking news;Johnsons back and probably Hilfy as Harris is injured and Doug ran out of puff in Adelaide
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...p-branded-insane/story-fn67x4c9-1225967947171
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...p-branded-insane/story-fn67x4c9-1225967947171
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
MJ should not have been dropped in the first place. Pathetic panicky decision that must have went through all the bowlers. Disarray.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Bad news for them about Harris, and bad luck for Harris himself. Is he just one of those types whose bodies can't really take fast bowling?
It's a bit of a shocker that they're going to ditch Dougie straight away. Back to the line-up for the first test then. You never know with Johnson. Slingy bowlers have a smaller margin of error than those that bowl with a high action as just a tiny change in the timing of the ball release sends it off line. But if it all slots into place, he's their most dangerous bowler still.
It's a bit of a shocker that they're going to ditch Dougie straight away. Back to the line-up for the first test then. You never know with Johnson. Slingy bowlers have a smaller margin of error than those that bowl with a high action as just a tiny change in the timing of the ball release sends it off line. But if it all slots into place, he's their most dangerous bowler still.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Dougie = just not match fit.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Or, if that's as fit as he's ever going to be, then bye bye
You can't have a bowler 'running out of puff' in the ashes
You can't have a bowler 'running out of puff' in the ashes
I was in Brisbane, hammered in the middle of the night, and with my England shirt on. It was amazing.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
He's not an athlete, is he. I quite like that about him. Neither was Willis. You don't actually have to be an athlete to be a good cricketer, but that said, you are right.
Johnson reminds me more and more of Harmison - some devastating moments getting rarer and rarer as his mental state collapses. His action means that it must be very, very hard to get it spot on - he's never going to bowl upright so it must be difficult to correct once it's gone. He's not quite as roundarm as Malinga (and how he manages to get the ball so spot on with that action I'll never know) but it's not far off.
If he comes back, great - he could be devastating but my instinct says he won't. Hilfenhaus was only dropped to balance the batting once Bollinger came back so no surprise if he's in. Batting order will surely be Johnson, (spinner), Siddle/Hilfenhaus, Bollinger. Unless they bring Smith in to replace North in which case it'll be Johnson, Siddle, Hilfenhaus, Bollinger. Still a tail which fails to scare anyone and nothing to worry the batsmen either.
The indecision is delicious.
If he comes back, great - he could be devastating but my instinct says he won't. Hilfenhaus was only dropped to balance the batting once Bollinger came back so no surprise if he's in. Batting order will surely be Johnson, (spinner), Siddle/Hilfenhaus, Bollinger. Unless they bring Smith in to replace North in which case it'll be Johnson, Siddle, Hilfenhaus, Bollinger. Still a tail which fails to scare anyone and nothing to worry the batsmen either.
The indecision is delicious.
If his knees are as fucked as they seem, he's not for Test cricket. Another limited overs only bowler to join Tait and Lee.
They can't play Bollinger if loses his fizz
Yes, and he's a proper rabbit too, including him makes a very long tail even longer
I wouldn't know what I'd want in their shoes either. Fantastic.
