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Post by Emerald Midi on Jul 22, 2009 17:00:48 GMT
I felt sorry for Mitchel; we all know he's an excellent bowler, but on this occasion he just was too far off target to be effective. I too hope he performs to his more customary standard tomorrow so that when/if England beat the Aussies again i don't want my cousin in Queensland making more excuses ;d
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Post by Tubbs on Jul 22, 2009 17:03:35 GMT
Each to their own lads....but Cricket!! I'd rather watch paint dry!!  ;D |
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Post by Emerald Midi on Jul 22, 2009 22:33:25 GMT
Each to their own lads....but Cricket!! I'd rather watch paint dry!! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by cptkay0s on Jul 23, 2009 14:00:30 GMT
Each to their own lads....but Cricket!! I'd rather watch paint dry!! ;D funnily enough that's how I feel about football & rugby  tubbs lol |
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Post by cptkay0s on Jul 23, 2009 14:01:27 GMT
I felt sorry for Mitchel; we all know he's an excellent bowler, but on this occasion he just was too far off target to be effective. I too hope he performs to his more customary standard tomorrow so that when/if England beat the Aussies again i don't want my cousin in Queensland making more excuses ;d Pat since when is a statement of fact an excuse LOL ;D  Warren  |
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Post by weegeo on Aug 13, 2009 8:52:20 GMT
Well it`s all setup for an exciting finish to the ashes series i remember saying when England won the last test not to discount the Aussies or get them angry and look what happened England got hammered, it also looks as if they are thinking of a retrograde [good word that] step in thinking of bringing back Mark Ramprakash {shades ot the time they brought back cowdry and may lol] to bat at the age of forty to me that is the same as bringing back willis or even botham but i hope it works [thats if it happens] England always seem to fall back on the old guard when things get tough.
I hope that the match will be exciting and full of runs
weegeo---------- Soon to be 60 dusting off his bat waiting the call to open lol lol
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Post by cptkay0s on Aug 24, 2009 10:32:41 GMT
Well done to the Pommies - a deserved win.
You should see the bunfight it's causing over here - baying for selector's blood and calls for Ponting to stand down - all bloody nonsense if you ask me - it was simply a matter of being outclassed.
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Post by oliver101 on Aug 24, 2009 12:22:21 GMT
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You still have one of the best sides in the world, and Ricky Ponting would still hold his place in any test side in the world. He was still very gracious in defeat and he went up even further in my estimation because of this. The other thing to bear in mind is who have you got who is better placed to replace him. I say stick with him and just find yourselves another Warnie or McGrath, who were real match winners. I would just ask why you didn't play Hauwitz.
Ian
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Post by sweeney on Aug 24, 2009 12:23:07 GMT
Well done! England. Great finish...........Hope they can now keep it up.......Gerry.
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Post by Emerald Midi on Aug 24, 2009 13:21:22 GMT
Well done to England. A great victory over the Aussies, in fact, any win over the Aussies is great, isn't it But seriously, well done to them, but I hope and pray England get trashed when they play Ireland on Thursday in Belfast. Anyone going to this? I hear all tickets are sold out. |
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Post by weegeo on Aug 24, 2009 15:27:49 GMT
I hope to be there hope it`s a good game though
What an absolute brilliant ambassador for his country Ricky Ponting is his comments on Englands win was brilliant even though you could see on the inside he was hurting very badly,as for taking the captaincy of him i think that would be mad he is an outstanding world class cricketer it would be hard to pick a world team without him in it so hard luck Ricky Ponting but i think you should be proud of your efforts if only your team had the same effort
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Post by Emerald Midi on Aug 24, 2009 17:01:49 GMT
That is a good point, George. In fact, some commentators on Sky suggested that apart from some individuals, Pontin, for one, this particular Australian team is not up to the standards of old, which is something I agree with. But then again, as an England fan [when it comes to Cricket, and only then if they're not playing Ireland ] I am not complaining. |
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Post by weegeo on Aug 24, 2009 22:35:31 GMT
Very true Pat but they are a team that is in a rebuilding situation having lost 2 great bowlers and 3 outstanding batsmen it would have been criminal if England hadn`t beaten this team. It would have been amazing to watch Shane Warne bowling on that pitch he would have taken all 10 wickets lol anyway thats the Ashes for now
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Post by Emerald Midi on Aug 25, 2009 7:08:48 GMT
Indeed, so we can only imagine what things may have been like, however let's not forget that the Aussies had a fully fit team back in 2005 when England did the good. This time around both teams were under par, England lost Peterson, and Flintoff was only marginally fit, but despite this still managed to be there for the lads and help England pull off another great win. Now we have a new-ish England team to look forward to, Broad is finally starting to come into his own; that 5 wicket take was a joy to witness, wasn't it. And young Jonathan Trott looks like he's already established himself with his century. I am really looking forward to the 20-20 next week |
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Post by simmo123 on Aug 25, 2009 15:14:41 GMT
Hi all,just a few quick lines before the Simmos leave the UK on this coming Sunday 30th Aug to continue our :spending the kids inheritance trip: from here we go for a relaxing 4 weeks in Phuket before returning to Aussie,we hung around for the extra week hoping to fill the last bit of space in our suitcase with a little urn containing some rather well known ashes   but it wasnt to be,congratulations to the English team for pulling off an incredible feat in the face of certain defeat & watchout for the next series we will be highly motivated.Just a few words on our time in the UK & Ireland,Patricia & myself have had an absolutely wonderful time since arriving at the end of May,so many great memories to keep for the rest of our lives,to the members we had the pleasure of meeting up with what can i say,your kindness & generosity will never be forgotten,to all the members we could not catchup with aplogies for not being able to get to your part of the country.Best Wishes to all, the Simmos (Terry & Patricia)
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but it wasnt to be,congratulations to the English team for pulling off an incredible feat in the face of certain defeat & watchout for the next series we will be highly motivated.Just a few words on our time in the UK & Ireland,Patricia & myself have had an absolutely wonderful time since arriving at the end of May,so many great memories to keep for the rest of our lives,to the members we had the pleasure of meeting up with what can i say,your kindness & generosity will never be forgotten,to all the members we could not catchup with aplogies for not being able to get to your part of the country.Best Wishes to all, the Simmos (Terry & Patricia)