GoldfishMemory Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 346-3 We're shite at cricket, every dog has its day and I think the English bulldog had his 12 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Granted its a batsmans paradise out there but we where woeful at times..Harmisons first ball will live long in the memory thats for sure. And i find it a wee bit worrying that kevin pieterson got more spin and turn tham Giles did all day..what will mr Warne have to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted November 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Granted its a batsmans paradise out there but we where woeful at times..Harmisons first ball will live long in the memory thats for sure. And i find it a wee bit worrying that kevin pieterson got more spin and turn tham Giles did all day..what will mr Warne have to say about it. Like naming the Norwegian womens curling team to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Like naming the Norwegian womens curling team to me Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Linn Githmark Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Camilla Holth Frankly I think they're a more balanced unit when Githmark takes the lead stone but what do I know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted November 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Skip: Dordi NordbyThird: Linn Githmark Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Camilla Holth Frankly I think they're a more balanced unit when Githmark takes the lead stone but what do I know ? I'm ashamed to say that list of names rings far more bells than the English cricket team would Look I'v taken one of my own threads off topic instead of destroying everyone elses, where's the moderators when you need them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehuddo Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Picking Giles played right into the Aussies hands, to win ya need to take wickets and Giles hasn't played in over a year. This just says that yet again England are more worried about not losing than winning. Need to change that thinking or it will be the Same Old Shit again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Apart from Freddie the bowlers were spineless. WTF has happened to Harmison, he was not long ago the number one bowler in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 If anyone was watching on Telly we were sitting near some dewds who had carved out water melkons As hats...LOL...What a Day. 1stly security was insane & I missed Harmo finding 2nd slip with the 1st ball of the series. ( My fault for stil lbeing on TT an hr or so before play started..LOL..Going earlier today) The heat was even more insane. No wonder the ball did nothing for our bowlers as it wasnt a typical Brisbane humid day..Itr was just dry direct stinging heat. Was still qued getting in by 3rd over...Listening to the crowd cheering as they took us apart in the 1st cple of overs..Fuk me im thinking in me que. Got in, great seats, 1st sessionw as comfy, 2nd got real Hot & by the 2nd hour after lunch I did NOD off for about 4o mins under my big floppy hat. ( heat exhaustion as I didnt drink),,after was all shaded & great. The Cricket was great if you werent ME , but theres a long way 2 go. We have tickets for days 1-3 am gonna do the Bevvy thing today...was Nominated dickhead yesterday ( sober driver) but enjoyed the traps & event for what it was. P.s How bad do they wonna win?...Well queing up before play we hear this massive roar from the stadium, what the fuk what was that I asks"? Ohhh the Locals just won the coin TOSS....!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willo Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Hows it going now pat . i aint got sky sprts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me we have stopped getting spanked by the ozzies !!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Its getting worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Well we managed to take 9 wickets but then they declared on just over 600 and put us into bat where McGrath quickly dismantled our openers and left us on 50 odd for 3 at the close of play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehuddo Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Can see this being a innings defeat, though all is not lost. Harmison needs to get his arse into gear. As in any test match it won by the bowlers, hope the pricks will play Monty next game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Does it seem unfair to anyone else that 11 guys gang up on two?, pile of upper class w*nk IMO. It seems obvious to me that we should throw the ball harder when we are throwing it, and hit the ball harder when we are hitting it. Anyone disagree?. Ignorantly Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Never mind throwing the ball harder we need to throw it more accurately first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 It seems obvious to me that we should throw the ball harder when we are throwing it, and hit the ball harder when we are hitting it. Mac you may have come up with the answer there, would you be available to fly out to Oz at short notice to impart some wisdom to our struggling boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Tis a fucking shambles thats for sure..Fletcher must take the blame for this,what the hell have they been doing out there? One first class warm up game is simply not enough with so many players coming back from injury. As for Harmison he hasnt been right since mid ashes series 2005,he's looked a shadow of the bowler he was and maybe its time to drop him mainly to try and shake him out of his bad form lets be fair we cant keep picking him because he may have a good game... Giles..has bowled like a defensive bowler who's not played for a year,a farcial decsion not to play Monty and play this clown instead. Anderson..local lancashire lad and while its nice to see Lancs represented in the england team he's not good enough. Flintoff..we'd be fucked without him,but needs way more time at the crease. Hoggard steady as rock.. Jones our run scoring wicketkeeper out for 19 and looking a tad shoddy behing the stumps..another great Fletcher decsion. Fletcher needs to move on,i've thought this for awhile mainly becuase of the shambolic state of the one day team and it seems to creeping into the test side now. He helped us win back the ashes all he'd been leading up to that and the time was right to go and have the nations thanks for it too,but like an old rocker he's hanging on... For the love of god get Tom Moody in the england setup ASAP. (and i stand by this even if by some chance we regain the ashes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 OK some straw grasping...we scored 157 in our first innings, two more than we scored at Lords in the first test of the last Ashes series...so we're getting better (brushing quietly over the fact that the Aussies scored 602-9 against 190ao last year)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Have the batsmen been fucking sitting on their arses all the time theyve been out there? I could have batted better than them and I dont even play cricket. He put Giles in the team because he can bat but its a bit negative to think that you'll need the lower order to perform, I mean thats what the top order is there for FFS. Only Bell showed any fight and can honestly say he gave his all. Giles out, Monty in. If you dont take wickets then you dont win the game. Simple as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willo Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 . Giles out, Monty in. Spott on mate , we need something a bit different at the mo and i've said fromt he start that monty should'a been in . <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 OK, I'm gonna try to contribute here. The Asian lad (Monty I think), would he make that much of a difference, what can he offer that others can't. I am asking a genuine question here boys. ATB Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Monty can spin the ball and take the big wickets and put batsmen under pressure. Giles makes it easier for batsmen and rarely takes wickets. Basically Monty can take 5 big wickets to win a game where as Giles will take 1 or 2 to restrict a team until they get wise to his shite bowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehuddo Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 The powers that be must still think that the Aussies have problems with left arm slow bowling from when Tuffers use to trouble them a bit over 10 years ago. Still shaking my head at Giles inclusion. Also think we are missing Simon Jones who IMO was our best player last series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Too right Huddo, Simon Jones has been a big miss. In the Ashes last year everytime he started a spell he'd take a wicket, he was vital to us.Hope he gets back soon and at full fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcssl Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 I really can not stand cricket...hate it! Therefore, I have not taken the smallest amount of interest in The Ashes, but reading briefly through this thread, I take it we lost - or are loosing at least? Sound's like the World Cup 2006 though...lots of hype, even more expectation, even more disappointment and embarrassement. Am I right? (and if so do I get a prize? hehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Fuk...I would make a difference...what a cnut of a three days 2 be @..Nah was magic but for the thrashing. Positve being Wont be there 2 day whenw e get our noses rubbed in it. Quick Assesment after wathcing the Pace attack thatw as gonna blast the Mozzies & have us retain the urn. Freddie - World Class Harmo - Embarrasing Hoggart - Pop Gun Anderson - Pop Gun On the friday @ Least I got rotten Drunk, The Mr's flashed her Tits & Friday night The Disco King was reborn. Satdee was a struggle lil sleep & hungover in the sun. Though the England team did it much tuffer than eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 OK, I'm gonna try to contribute here. The Asian lad (Monty I think), would he make that much of a difference, what can he offer that others can't. I am asking a genuine question here boys. ATB Mac Mac Giles is a total defnsive bowler Monty attacks he would have at least given them something to think about,Giles offers nothing in the attacking department a massive perhaps even ashes losing choice.. The aussies 800+ runs for the loss of 10 wckets England 157 and 46 for 2..this is going to be a nasty defaet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Positve being Wont be there 2 day whenw e get our noses rubbed in it. Remove the curse of the Pat and we start to make a fight of it . Bit of pride restored on day four, proved we can score a few runs against them but the bowling needs to improve 100% for us to have a sniff of a chance. Moral victory taking it into the fifth day after the Aussies refused the follow-on to try and destroy us psychologically. Mike (World "Grasping at Straws" champion 2006 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Atleast we may have a chance of snatching a draw now. Well lets hope we dont lose our bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fozzie Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 They should have been far more ruthless in enforcing follow on,but finally we showed some back bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Bookies have us at 12-1 for a draw and 12-1 to win . Fucking insane, 100-1 at best...unless it rains all day..what are the chances Pat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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