The Ashes 2010/11

[liquidlunch]

M Clarke is being groomed for the job as our captain but if his bad form continues Cameron White might come in for a few years till Clarke matures
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-cricket-captain/story-e6frf9if-1225948819530

 

[liquidlunch]

but seeing as Warne never forgave him for it, it maybe wasn't such a smart move from the point of view of team unity.[/QUOTE]
maybe that was a smart move,Warnie is a fuckwit at times who's big head could lead the more impressionable youngsters of the team astray.To give him the arse for that game showed the rest that S Waugh means business.I think it jerked the slack out of a couple of would be"charlies"

 

[Santino]

M Clarke is being groomed for the job as our captain but if his bad form continues Cameron White might come in for a few years till Clarke matures
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/c...-cricket-captain/story-e6frf9if-1225948819530

That would be the Cameron White who is a fixture in the current Test side, would it?

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

hahahahahaha......shambles.....

 

[liquidlunch]

hahahahahaha......shambles.....

Fact: If Ponting continues to fuck up he is not long for this arena.
Fact:Hussey has 1 or 2 years left and we want a longer term captain
Fact: Clarke is underdone in the role as captain
Fact: White is a successful captain at state level,a good batsman and leg spin bowler and relatively young.
Fact:you may mock me now but we will see in years to come who has the better plan

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

i was laughing at the anglo-saxon implosion you dick, not the hairy ossie resumption of self-belief.

 

[embree]

Remember Headingley 2009 - and what happened afterwards

 

[gabi]

I'd plump for haddin as cap. After another few years of ponting. He (ponting) seems to wind up the poms like no other player I've ever seen. Which in itself is fairly entertaining.

 

[strung out]

this is just a bit embarrassing now

 

[Jazzz]

ah, the old-fashioned England batting collapse...

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Always knew this would happen. Fuck it. Bring on the boxing day test!

 

[liquidlunch]

i was laughing at the anglo-saxon implosion you dick, not the hairy ossie resumption of self-belief.

sorry princess,thought your post was referring to the one above yours.

 

[embree]

I'd plump for haddin as cap. After another few years of ponting. He (ponting) seems to wind up the poms like no other player I've ever seen. Which in itself is fairly entertaining.

we're probably wound up by the number of times teams he captains lose to us

 

[gabi]

What, like today?

So anyway, the groupies flew in for this test. Wonder if that contributed to such a thrashing? Not sure why the management would allow them in half way thru the series. Baffling.

 

[embree]

Clearly not, no.

When you say 'groupies', I take it you mean wives and families?

 

[Idaho]

Ughh... grim.

England's batting order back to business as usual?

 

[fen_boy]

Well done Australia; game on now.

 

[fen_boy]

Vaughan says Bell should be pushed up to four. I agree with him.

 

[Idaho]

Aggers is now saying replace Collingwood with another seamer. We need to take the fight to them in Melbourne.

 

[strung out]

aggers is an idiot then. we bowled them out twice for decent totals in the last test, yet struggled to score runs. why on earth should we drop a batsman for a bowler?

 

[gabi]

Hes suggesting dropping collngwood, not a batsman

 

[Idaho]

England have either needed 4 batsmen or 11. I can't think of an instance when specifically 7 were required.

 

[Idaho]

Hes suggesting dropping collngwood, not a batsman

Rare an event this may be, but gabi is right. He's a tough battling, but ultimately mediocre all rounder. He's a luxury we can't afford.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

He's a batsman who bowls a tiny bit. He averages over 40 and has made tough runs as recently as last winter. He's been on a bad run of form since then, but he's not a 'mediocre all rounder'.

 

[Idaho]

He's a batsman who bowls a tiny bit. He averages over 40 and has made tough runs as recently as last winter. He's been on a bad run of form since then, but he's not a 'mediocre all rounder'.

He is at the moment.

 

[strung out]

we haven't struggled for wickets though. we've easily taken 20 wickets in both the last matches, and apart from haddin/hussey, didn't have any problems in the first test either. why do you want to drop a batsman for a bowler? it's idiotic.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

they're fucked. england to lose 3-1. nailed on.

 

[DrRingDing]

Aahh, relax. If it wasn't for the spell by MJ things would look a lot different.

I think we need to play dirtier, sledge more and target Mr Pontings finger.

 

[embree]

He's a batsman who bowls a tiny bit. He averages over 40 and has made tough runs as recently as last winter. He's been on a bad run of form since then, but he's not a 'mediocre all rounder'.

Absolutely. The idea of dropping him for a bowler when we bowled them out twice for less than massive totals is ridiculous.

England still to win the series. Sydney is nailed on, MCG possibly a draw or England win

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Aahh, relax. If it wasn't for the spell by MJ things would look a lot different.

I think we need to play dirtier, sledge more and target Mr Pontings finger.

i'm loving your use of politeness on the last possibility