The Ashes Series 2009

[swiss miss]

the losing ashes team was announced this morning:
BBC SPORT | Cricket | International Teams | Australia | Symonds misses out on Ashes squad (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/australia/8056925.stm)

bring it you aussies

[jim 1]

the losing ashes team was announced this morning:
BBC SPORT | Cricket | International Teams | Australia | Symonds misses out on Ashes squad (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/australia/8056925.stm)

bring it you aussies

fuck you
:glare:

[Alf uckem]

fuck you
:glare:


some real analytical stuff there jim, i never miss a post of yours, my hero:winky:

[jim 1]

some real analytical stuff there jim, i never miss a post of yours, my hero:winky:

am I suppost to care?:haha:

[Sir Brian]

CANNOT WAIT.

Unfortunately tickets are as rare as a sunny day in Lancashire, but i recon you'll find me at a few 5th day of the Tests.

I was at Trent Bridge to see Shane Warne and Bret Lee cripple England, while chasing 150ish. Before Ashley :haha: Giles scored the winning runs!!! :hiya:


I think we have a chance, IF, our bowlers performan to their best. I think our batting line-up matches up to most in the world; but our performance will be determined by how well Flintoff/Harmison bowl, when or if we call upon them.


P.S. Michael Vaughan needs selecting.

[KoRn]

England will get slaughtered for one reason. Mitchell Johnson, you poms are about to see the future(if not current) BEST all-rounder the game has ever seen.
Don't get sucked in to thinking the English team are any good cause they're beating the West Indies, Australia is a different beast.

[Sir Brian]

England will get slaughtered for one reason. Mitchell Johnson, you poms are about to see the future(if not current) BEST all-rounder the game has ever seen.
Don't get sucked in to thinking the English team are any good cause they're beating the West Indies, Australia is a different beast.

Thanx for coming.

Broad can swing it yards.
Anderson can swing it yards, both ways.
Flintoff is by far the best in the world on his day.
Bopara has scored 3 hundreds in 4 innings.
Pietersen can take apart any attack on the planet.


Aussies have a 40 year old "spinner", an ageing captain, over-inflated egos and fuck all else.





:bye:

[swiss miss]

England will get slaughtered for one reason. Mitchell Johnson, you poms are about to see the future(if not current) BEST all-rounder the game has ever seen.
Don't get sucked in to thinking the English team are any good cause they're beating the West Indies, Australia is a different beast.

we will undoubtedly get our asses handed to us in the 20-20 and 1 days but might do ok in the tests..... i hope

[jim 1]

we will undoubtedly get our asses handed to us in the 20-20 and 1 days but might do ok in the tests..... i hope

let me see your arse and we'll see if we give it back to you or not.:haha:

[KoRn]

Thanx for coming.

Broad can swing it yards. The Australians will make sure they don't have mince meat in their pockets this time
Anderson can swing it yards, both ways.See above
Flintoff is by far the best in the world on his day.Best at what? Being a halfassed bowler and short game batter?
Bopara has scored 3 hundreds in 4 innings.Against who?
Pietersen can take apart any attack on the planet.Batting average 50.51, would be one of the lowest averages if he played for Australia not to mention South Africa, you know, where he comes from lmao


Aussies have a 40 year old "spinner", an ageing captain, over-inflated egos and fuck all else.





:bye:

40 year old spinner? Funny cause Hauritz (the spinner picked, duh) is 27.
You meaning Ricky Ponting, the guy regarded as one of the best batters of all time?
As for fuck all else, hmm let's see:
Stuart Clark - Currently best bowling average in test cricket.
Mike Hussey - "Mr. Cricket" enough said.
Brett Lee - Finally healthy again and bowling as quick as ever.
Phil Hughes - Test average of 69, not to mention his average of 143 in English county cricket.....
And the big one, Mitchell Johnson, nastiest quick since Ambrose and he'd bat around 5 in any other test team in the world. Broken Gramham Smith's (SA Cap.) hand TWICE. Batsmen shit themselves when he's bowling.

Go learn a thing or two before trying to argue cricket with me junior, you clearly know very little about other teams.
Current form: Australia beat South Africa (2nd best team in the world) IN SOUTH AFRICA. England beat West Indies, one of the worst teams going around in England, hmmm.
Not to mention England have won the ashes, what, once in the last 20years LMAO.

[Sir Brian]

Mitchell Johnson - "nastiest quick since Ambrose" :haha: :hah: Sorry, but that's funny as fuck. First off he's been around for a hiccup, second he doesn't come close to Harmison at his best, Flintoff or even fucking Bret Lee. Not to mention rag bowlers such as Malinga. Dream on convict.

Second - "Ponting, one of the best batsmen of all time". No. :bye:

Stuart Clarke - Who???

Phil Hughes - another kid.

Mike Hussey - didn't play in the last Ashes series, has never faced swing bowling of our standard.

The spinner - ok, so he isn't the 38 year old who played a few for you trogs - but again.... even the Aussies are admitting he's shite. You may aswell leave the spinner at home and drag along some mongrel fast bowler from the outback.


Your series rests on Phil Hughes, Bret Lee, Ricky Ponting - and fingers crossed on a few of these gobshite kids performing.

You were shite on the sub-continent, you played well in SA (where pitches are as hard and bouncy as your drought ridden roads back home), we'll see how you cope with the swing down at Cardiff in the first test. Untill then keep your shrimps, your barbie, your piss poor beer and your even weaker opinions to yourselves.



Ok, thank you, goodbye. :hiya:

[Sir Brian]

Go learn a thing or two before trying to argue cricket with me junior, you clearly know very little about other teams.

I play cricket for the University and my home town club; try leaving your computer screen and learning the game before you start slinging statistics and the sports pages hyperbole at me.


Current form: Australia beat South Africa (2nd best team in the world) IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Your ranking relates more to the previous, old and retiring team than your current crop of players.

Sri Lanka are the best test side in the world. Fact.

England beat West Indies, one of the worst teams going around in England, hmmm.

Ok, forget our batting, because they're bowling attack is shite.

Chanderpaul, averaged 90 in test cricket last year. Sarwan averages 90 in tests this year. Chris Gayle, IPL millionaire, and one of the worlds most explosive batsmen. Lets face it, Sarwan + Chanderpaul would walk into any team in the world; and bat whatever position they wanted too. And Gayle would walk into the Aus side, no questions asked.

So in 4 innings, only one of those 3 players scored over 50 runs - once. :bye:

Not to mention England have won the ashes, what, once in the last 20years LMAO.

Times up. :bye:
You no longer have: Langer, Haden, McGrath, Warne, Gilchrist, S or M Waugh, Gillespie et al....

So that statement above,,, means ABSOLUTELY FUCK ALL.


Oh... and by the way... i thought S. Watson was gonna be the world's next "best all rounder" - never happened. Sooo.... kiddo Johnson :wtf: keep dreaming... :unsure:

[Dalamar]

The aussies can't handle swing bowling.....remember last time they faced it, Hoggard took them apart then...:haha:

[swiss miss]

mwahahaha

it was only a couple of days ago that all the aussies i know were laughing at england for losing to the netherlands in the 20/20...... as such, right back at ya for getting knocked out in the group stages :P

[Sir Brian]

mwahahaha

it was only a couple of days ago that all the aussies i know were laughing at england for losing to the netherlands in the 20/20...... as such, right back at ya for getting knocked out in the group stages :P

:bleh:

[joker]

i know stuff about swing bowl I bowled with a few of top professionals as well! here are a few that i Bowled with in PBA central regionMickey Higham and Richie Brown. PBA northrenwest Region Kevin Croucher and Keith Jenkins. we did a fund raiser.

[Smokie]

:eng:

[swiss miss]

england got trounced by SA.... but today put out defending champions India and still have a chance to make the semi-finals of the 20-20...... where do i find that smily scott??? :P

[swiss miss]

i think england were robbed by the rain, rubbish

[herojuana]

i think england were robbed by the rain, rubbish

i didn't watch it, but was told that by my flat mate. must be true!

[Sir Brian]

It's here.........

:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[swiss miss]

bring it on!

anyone wants some sledging then make a thread in AIW :P

[Sir Brian]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess ssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!


5 days of sport, only to result in a draw. And England couldn't be anymore happy!!!!!!!!


Thats proper sporting drama for you! Get The Fuck In!!!


:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:


:eng: :eng: :eng: :eng: :eng: :eng:

[swiss miss]

yeah for the weather....... and some stubborn batting from the bowlers :O

its not going to be a whitewash like last time: HOORAY :jaijai:

[Buckledmac]

England will get slaughtered for one reason. Mitchell Johnson, you poms are about to see the future(if not current) BEST all-rounder the game has ever seen.
Don't get sucked in to thinking the English team are any good cause they're beating the West Indies, Australia is a different beast.

Id be really worried if Mitchell Johnson was the future on this showing......he does realise he's supposed to aim the cricket ball at the stumps when bowling right ?

[Sir Brian]

Id be really worried if Mitchell Johnson was the future on this showing......he does realise he's supposed to aim the cricket ball at the stumps when bowling right ?

Well... straight would be a start. But he'd need to learn to stand up when he bowls for a start.

You may aswell of kept Tait, the grenade slinger.

[Buckledmac]

what a cracking two days we've had in the 2nd test so far.......Mr Anderson got some lovely swing on the ball today whoot

[Blade]

what a cracking two days we've had in the 2nd test so far.......Mr Anderson got some lovely swing on the ball today whoot

day 3 as been ok aswell lol


looking good over 500 ahead 2 days left

[Buckledmac]

need to think about declaring and bowling these aussies out again at somepoint!

[swiss miss]

lets see which team now does a "rain dance" and takes a moment every now and then......... :whistle:

[Jacx]

get in



England beat Australia by 115 runs
England: 425 & 311-6 (71.2 overs)
Australia: 215 & 406 (107.0 overs)

[swiss miss]

good stuff, well played england.
3 more to go, should be very interesting.

[swiss miss]

is going to headingley.... with two aussies in tow :O :jaijai: :yay: :bighug:

it had better blummin well not rain!

[Jacx]

yay...give em a kick for me will yah, and enjoy!

[Sir Brian]

is going to headingley....

:glare:

[swiss miss]

:glare:

i take it you didnt make it to edgbaston??
sorry for ya.... we managed to pick up some last minute returned tickets i think.... i havent told my boss yet :$ im sure it will be fine though :whistle:

[Sir Brian]

Oh Dear. :wraith:

[swiss miss]

theyre not all out as i type this..... only 2 days of batting required from swann, harmison and onions, easy.....

[Sir Brian]

Back in the Game (H)

[Jacx]

Looking good

[swiss miss]

lets get to the end of today without losing any wickets first!!!

[mr doom]

i will be happy if we last all day tomorrow and we will have a nice lead and 2 days to bowl them out


had a bet with my mate that the aussies would not win the ashes i coud not loose the bet lmao

[mr doom]

yes we won the ashes

:yay:

[Sir Brian]

anti-climax.

[swiss miss]

anti-climax.

not sure i understand that?
the england bowlers tore through australia in their first innings (i wont mention any dodgy decisions :whistle:). They batted very well to set an unreachable target for australias second innings and duly ground out the wickets they needed :jaijai:

[mr doom]

i think he means we could all see what was coming for the last 2 days it was jst a matter of when
:whistle:

[swiss miss]

i think he means we could all see what was coming for the last 2 days it was jst a matter of when
:whistle:

aaaah, didnt either of you have that dreadful feeling that england might just screw it up??? or that it would rain??!!! i need to have more confidence in them.... perhaps??!!

ENGLAND SLIGHTLY LESS APPALLING THAN AUSTRALIA - The Daily Mash (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/england-slightly-less-appalling-than-australia-200908242003/)

p.s. the daily mash is hilarious, i may have mentioned this before here.... i forget.

[Sir Brian]

aaaah, didnt either of you have that dreadful feeling that england might just screw it up??? or that it would rain??!!! i need to have more confidence in them.... perhaps??!!

ENGLAND SLIGHTLY LESS APPALLING THAN AUSTRALIA - The Daily Mash (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/england-slightly-less-appalling-than-australia-200908242003/)

p.s. the daily mash is hilarious, i may have mentioned this before here.... i forget.


I loved this bit:

Meanwhile all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is currently on his way to Sao Paolo after accidentally staggering onto a freighter at four o'clock this morning dressed as a Vietnamese prostitute and swigging peach schnapps and lighter fluid from a policeman's helmet with a little umbrella in it.

Tom Logan, deputy editor of Wisden, said Flintoff should now be in line for a knighthood, adding: "They've been handing them out to any fucker that can row a boat, so I don't see why Freddie shouldn't get one for staying sober enough to strap his pads on all by himself."

:haha: