The Ashes 2009

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:29 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
jimbo wrote:Think Boycott summed it up in a line today - it's not that England's bowlers are any worse or doing any less, they are in fact better. It's just that Australia are batting a hell of a lot more sensibly and making good bowling look average. It's one of those tracks from the looks of things that if you apply yourself it'll take something special to get you out. Sadly we didn't do that batting and are now paying the price.
Think there's plenty in that Jimbo, but even on the flattest of shirt fronts, you've sometimes still got to mix it up to buy a wicket, like Johnson did with Bopara. Boycs will generally point to the fact that no-one has batted anything like as good as he could - as per.

He wouldn't have even bothered to bat on that. His grandmother with a stick of rhubarb would have sufficed. It's early in the series anyway, and today looks to have been a belting day for batting as our tail will testify and they batted exceptionally up top. A good day tomorrow knocking them over for no more than 250 more and it's game on. That however depends on whether we have picked a decent new ball rather than the sponge we had today.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:07 pm

Tut tut at people slagging off Ponting. If you don't get him out within the first 15 mins where his balance is a bit out, its pretty much impossible to get him to make an error. Double hundred tomorrow. Strauss was weak as piss today - did the same thing for nearly 7 hours, try new things!!

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:22 am

Bruno wrote:Tut tut at people slagging off Ponting. If you don't get him out within the first 15 mins where his balance is a bit out, its pretty much impossible to get him to make an error. Double hundred tomorrow. Strauss was weak as piss today - did the same thing for nearly 7 hours, try new things!!

What would you like to see Strauss try out of interest?

I'd like to see our bowlers bowl better lines and lengths and hem the Aussies in. Not likely with Broad and Anderson though!

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:39 am

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Bruno wrote:Tut tut at people slagging off Ponting. If you don't get him out within the first 15 mins where his balance is a bit out, its pretty much impossible to get him to make an error. Double hundred tomorrow. Strauss was weak as piss today - did the same thing for nearly 7 hours, try new things!!
What would you like to see Strauss try out of interest?

I'd like to see our bowlers bowl better lines and lengths and hem the Aussies in. Not likely with Broad and Anderson though!

Sometimes the bowlers just have to lob in a half track legspinner that has the batsman laughing that hard, they top edge it.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:56 am

299-2. Beauty of an inswinging yorker by Jimmy to get Katich.

Tombwfc · Post by **Tombwfc** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:02 pm

It's swinging a bit now, Jimmy is looking good.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:50 pm

Monty's managed to get rid of Ponting. We need to the keep the pressure on clarke n this north chap.

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:53 pm

Great session this for us. Need to keep it going in the afternoon.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:54 pm

Mr and Mrs Clarke, for your attention.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:55 pm

Bruno wrote:

Mr and Mrs Clarke, for your attention.

Can anyone photoshop him out of that?

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:56 pm

and her out of her clothes?

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:59 pm

And can you pan the camera down a bit?

boltonboris · Post by **boltonboris** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:59 pm

Jesus

I could strangle her all night!!

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:01 pm

I'd give her the best fifteen seconds of her life.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:07 pm

Kinell. Even a cricket thread isn't safe from sex.

superjohnmcginlay · Post by **superjohnmcginlay** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:12 pm

jimbo wrote:Great session this for us. Need to keep it going in the afternoon.

Broad needs to sort his shit out.

17-2-82-0.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:20 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
Bruno wrote:

Mr and Mrs Clarke, for your attention.
Can anyone photoshop him out of that?

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:41 pm

Bruno wrote:I'd give her the best fifteen seconds of her life.

pffft 15 seconds, stop bragging. She could have some prufrocking twice in that time, and that's allowing for recovery time.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:47 pm

Prufrock wrote:
Bruno wrote:I'd give her the best fifteen seconds of her life.
pffft 15 seconds, stop bragging. She could have some prufrocking twice in that time, and that's allowing for recovery time.

You have to watch out for the Bingle Bat if attempting to bowl the maiden over.

enfieldwhite · Post by **enfieldwhite** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:53 pm

Prufrock wrote:
Bruno wrote:I'd give her the best fifteen seconds of her life.
pffft 15 seconds, stop bragging. She could have some prufrocking twice in that time, and that's allowing for recovery time.

Her, or you?

And if you, does your recovery time involve a cigarette, a pink dressing gown and a Parisian balcony?

Actually, don't answer that. The image is burned indelibly on the brain.

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