too early for an ashes thread??

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:14 pm

Well, we'll soon see what our lads are made of now. Get in there lads. Make em have it.

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:22 pm

cowdrill wrote:i can see whats coming...

theyll declare on about 650

then , i 100% guarantee, our openers wont even make 50 between them

all out for about 380 i reckon

we's gonna get foookin murdered

LMAO at the negativity there! I thought i was a pessimist!

It'd be nice to see what our boys can do when we (hopefully) get a bat. The Ashes aren't going to be lost on the first day.

C'mon boys.

cowdrill · Post by **cowdrill** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:39 am

im the Samhater of the england cricket team!

if we dont beat the aussies 5-0 im never watching them again yadda yadda bla bla

etc

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:41 am

I'm struggling to find the positives from last night... can anyone help me out??

(armchair fans need not apply - only those who were actually there....

)

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:45 am

well, as i'm not there, i don't care about the entertainment, i only care about the result
and we're not getting the results
therefore its duncan fletchers fault with his 90th over substitutions

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:50 am

Indeed it is a batting paradise.

S K Warne c G O Jones b S J Harmison 17
B Lee not out 43
S R Clark b A Flintoff 39
G D McGrath not out 8

These are the bunnies of the Australian team - over 100 runs between them.

Now:

A J Strauss c M E K Hussey b G D McGrath 12
A N Cook c S K Warne b G D McGrath 11
I R Bell not out 13
P D Collingwood c A C Gilchrist b S R Clark 5
K P Pietersen not out 6

Three top order batsmen with a grand total of 28.

I truly trust that Pietersen and Bell can both run up double centuries. If they don't it'll all be over before lunch on Sunday.

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:54 am

cowdrill wrote:i can see whats coming...
theyll declare on about 650
then , i 100% guarantee, our openers wont even make 50 between them
all out for about 380 i reckon
we's gonna get foookin murdered

bloody hell, you're not too far off there. though what's this unrealistic shite about us reaching 380?

it's really frustrating that we've bowled poorly on a pitch which already favours batters and then we've batter poorly and a pitch that even at the end of the second day is in their favour

ridiculous

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:02 am

hisroyalgingerness wrote:well, as i'm not there, i don't care about the entertainment, i only care about the result
and we're not getting the results
therefore its duncan fletchers fault with his 90th over substitutions

I think it's the formation that's all wrong... I mean, eight slips and two gullies is the way to get the best out of our star man Harmison

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:31 am

Didn't Fletcher take a mid-week trip to the Gold Coast to see Elton John in concert? I hear a few agents have also said "he likes a deal".

hisroyalgingerness · Post by **hisroyalgingerness** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:54 am

I’ve heard one of the bowlers is unsettle as he doesn’t know if he’ll have a central contract next year

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:02 am

hisroyalgingerness wrote:I’ve heard one of the bowlers is unsettle as he doesn’t know if he’ll have a central contract next year

All the more reason to play well now and ensure it.

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:12 am

6/1 on a 5 nowt whitewash at paddypower

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:19 am

Batman wrote:6/1 on a 5 nowt whitewash at paddypower

a whitewash?? I think we'll be struggling to win the first one... - those are very poor odds!

Batman · Post by **Batman** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:23 am

FaninOz · Post by **FaninOz** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:02 pm

FaninOz wrote:As to the result of the series? Well the walking wounded may have a typical back to the wall Dunkirk Spirit approach and spring a few surprises.

To keep the interest of the Australian public alive and the sponsors happy the Australians will have to let England win one of the early Tests, so expect to see a massive win for them in Brisbane, a narrow win for England in Adelaide and then it will be game on for the rest of the series. I hope

Well as predicted it looks like Dunkirk all over again and a massive win for Australia in Brisbane.

So I hope that my other prediction is right and that they let us win in Adelaide or Perth

cowdrill · Post by **cowdrill** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:10 pm

hisroyalgingerness wrote:
cowdrill wrote:i can see whats coming...
theyll declare on about 650
then , i 100% guarantee, our openers wont even make 50 between them
all out for about 380 i reckon
we's gonna get foookin murdered
bloody hell, you're not too far off there. though what's this unrealistic shite about us reaching 380?

i bet you an imaginary £50 we dont reach 380 in this first innings!?

i reckon we'll manage around....320

cowdrill · Post by **cowdrill** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:49 am

1046: WICKET England 78-4 (Pietersen 16)
Disaster for England as McGrath traps Pietersen in front playing no shot.

knackers

cowdrill · Post by **cowdrill** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:53 am

Flintoff - DUCK

chris · Post by **chris** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:54 am

To avoid the follow on, Bell/Flintoff need to last the day
If Flintoff goes soon, I can't see us making 250.

Montreal Wanderer · Post by **Montreal Wanderer** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:55 am

chris wrote:To avoid the follow on, Bell/Flintoff need to last the day
If Flintoff goes soon, I can't see us making 250.

Cowdrill seems a tad ahead of you, Chris.

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