The Ashes Thread
03 January 2011, 01:14 AM
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What's happening? we seem to have gone back in time 10 years and the Aussies are playing proper test match cricket rather than the 20/20 in a five day format that modern cricket seems to have gone down... got to say that given their performances so far this series I'm quite impressed with the Aussies temperament.
87 from Johnson and Hilfenhaus is just not on. Strauss really needs to learn to apply more pressure to the tail end and not just rely on the bowlers to pitch them an unplayable ball.
04 January 2011, 12:04 PM
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Strauss completely changed the field for the tail. Once Johnson came in he pushed the field right back hoping he would swing one to the boundaries, but he played himself in nicely with 1s and 2s. Just no pressure.
04 January 2011, 12:28 PM
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Anyone playing stick cricket? The convicts are winning currently so need more English players!
http://www.sticksports.com/fan-chall...ralia-england/
http://www.sticksports.com/fan-chall...ralia-england/
04 January 2011, 12:39 PM
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Too much champers for the poms. Whatever the players say about winning 3-1 it must be difficuilt to get into that mental state knowing you've already retained the Ashes.
Looking forward to a lovely long year of Cricket already
04 January 2011, 12:50 PM
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Anyone playing stick cricket? The convicts are winning currently so need more English players!
http://www.sticksports.com/fan-chall...ralia-england/
http://www.sticksports.com/fan-chall...ralia-england/
04 January 2011, 08:06 PM
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I can see you 2 falling over yourselves to congratulate Cookie on his latest achievement
Have you seen the other Ashes thread
Where were they when we we were playing Pakistan, bloody glory hunters 
04 January 2011, 10:06 PM
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yeah Cook's doing OK 
Bell end has fallen off the trolly though. The other thread I had a look at but leave them to it, real fans post in here 
Oh and my best on the 5 over slog is 95
04 January 2011, 10:13 PM
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Not got the cricinfo app, will have a look but currently use Sky's Cricket Score Centre app and also Tunein Radio for listening to Radio 5 live extra and Test Match Special which i've really got into, think listening on the radio is great. Aggers, Boycott and the rest make a good line up.
04 January 2011, 10:50 PM
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after the torrid time Cook has had (at my hands) over the past year I will gladly say he has been man of the series.Lol at the glory hunters comment, so true, even that Trout fella is a Johnny come lately
Serious question, we are touring against PAK next winter (god knows why the cheating bastids) do you know where they intend playing these tests and odi's ? Dubai possibly, or maybe the Aussies will repay the compliment and host the series so we can spank them in the odi's again after we've turned over PAK
05 January 2011, 07:44 AM
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I see Bellys 100 went down well with the Aussie fans (and team)! After their cheating exploits earlier in the day (claiming cookies ball carried) it's all they deserved. Not great cricket but that appears to be the way it's going.
05 January 2011, 10:12 AM
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06 January 2011, 10:45 AM
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Colly has been a great player for England over the years and under normal circumstances he'd be missed for good reason but we have some quality in reserve these days, but I thank him for his efforts, no drama's just good honest Cricket from the man and a great fielder to boot, my highlight has to be his double ton in Adelaide 4 years ago.
I'm finding it both enjoyable and hard watching this test.
Fantastic Cricket from the boys, no one has scored over 500 this many times on a tour of Oz, no one has ever done the aussies by an innings 3 times in one tour. **** the WC lets get it on with India, cant wait for that series a much sterner test on our way to being the worlds No1.
The hard part of watching this is making me miss SYD evermore, just as I thought I was getting over it LOL, to make matters worse my wifes says to me, I think I screwed up maybe we shouldn't have come back
, anyone got a gun !!
I'm finding it both enjoyable and hard watching this test.
Fantastic Cricket from the boys, no one has scored over 500 this many times on a tour of Oz, no one has ever done the aussies by an innings 3 times in one tour. **** the WC lets get it on with India, cant wait for that series a much sterner test on our way to being the worlds No1.
The hard part of watching this is making me miss SYD evermore, just as I thought I was getting over it LOL, to make matters worse my wifes says to me, I think I screwed up maybe we shouldn't have come back
, anyone got a gun !!