Cricket & Ashes tour - tough times for us?

[Savoy Special]

Yes , tough one.

I feel Hughes will come good but the Ashes are to important to chance.He is lacking confidence at the moment and will have to take one for the team.

I like Hussey in to open and put Watson after Pup.

Johnson vs Siddle to be dropped ? Clark in for sure!

My vote is Johnson out but there is a micky hair in it!

If Watson breaks down again (poor bugger) we will have to put him out of his misery.

 

[Sean K]

Great to see the Poms being put in their rightful place.

Being given a right royal how's your father right now.

Take it Poms!!

Take it!!!!

 

[knocker]

Great to see the Poms being put in their rightful place.

Being given a right royal how's your father right now.

Take it Poms!!

Take it!!!!

really kennas? show's how much/little you know :

 

[tigerboi]

Renly took us 4 tests to play our best bowler

I never understood not playing clark in the first 3 tests,hes played over there & is the ideal type of bowler you want like terry alderman & glenn mcgrath were,up until clark got a start our bowling was mediocre.

i feel alot better with the pommies gone at 5/82 as i remember headingly '81 we made 400 odd england got 100 odd followed on then botham just went crash bang wallop,we only needed about 120 but bob willis produced the best bowling of a pommie ive seen got about 8/30 odd to get us out.

i thought young hughes was unlucky i would of dropped hussey but dont forget england are without petersen & flintoff so the last test is the last test.

8/43 bob willis took,its on youtube...probably the finest spell of bowling by any bowler...especially as he only had about 120 to bowl at.

this was the game where marsh & lillie backed england at 500/1 after they had to follow on...

dont rule england out as flintoff will play the last test for sure & dont be surprised if petersen plays.intiguing series...tb

 

[ands]

Re: only took us 4 tests to play our best bowler

dont rule england out as flintoff will play the last test for sure & dont be surprised if petersen plays.intiguing series...tb

I don't know if Flintoff would have made 300 in the 1st innings to make their score respectable! Looks like all the Aussie bowlers are making an impact in this test, I still can't believe they didn't win the 1st test, they used 7 bowlers in the 2nd innings of that test! Anyway, Go the Aussies!

 

[white_crane]

Re: only took us 4 tests to play our best bowler

dont rule england out as flintoff will play the last test for sure & dont be surprised if petersen plays.intiguing series...tb

They're records in this series don't say much...
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=4249;team=1;type=series
although Flintoff has being batting ok.

Australia to win 2-1

 

[tigerboi]

Re:freddy only needed 2 shots to belt our duds

well there you go ASF trendsetters the tiger said dont rule out england as flintoff will play.he didnt need to fire too many shots to get over our mediocre side.

freddy took a 5 for at lords & ran out ponting at the oval,crash bang wallop ashes are gone...Dont forget this fact,england played a batsmen less with the keeper at 6,so it shows you what a very mediocre bowling attack we had...tb

They're records in this series don't say much...
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine...wling_by_team.html?id=4249;team=1;type=series
although Flintoff has being batting ok.

Australia to win 2-1

 

[Julia]

How many test matches comprise The Ashes?

 

[sptrawler]

How many test matches comprise The Ashes?

I don't think anyone is watching, Julia.

IMO, I think cricket popularity in Australia, is on the most rapid decline since Julia Gillard and for the life of me I don't know why.

The fifo, 24/7 lifestyle doesn't seem to be able to fit cricket in.

 

[dutchie]

How many test matches comprise The Ashes?

5 Tests for the Ashes

also

2 x T20's

5 x One day Internationals

(all vs England)

Then the whole thing repeated in Australia starting in Nov. 2013

(they will be sick of each other by the end of Jan. 2014)

 

[sptrawler]

5 Tests for the Ashes

also

2 x T20's

5 x One day Internationals

(all vs England)

Then the whole thing repeated in Australia starting in Nov. 2013

(they will be sick of each other by the end of Jan. 2014)

It is amazing how nobody is talking cricket, well that is among the people I mix with. Yet 10 years ago it would have been the main topic of discussion.
It just seems to have fallen off a cliff.

 

[Porper]

It is amazing how nobody is talking cricket, well that is among the people I mix with. Yet 10 years ago it would have been the main topic of discussion.
It just seems to have fallen off a cliff.

I put cricket on a level par with snooker...slow, boring and often results in a draw. It's just tedious and I think people have finally had enough. Even in England where the team is doing pretty well.

Compare cricket to the recent Lions tour...no comparison. Colourful, fast and entertaining.

 

[Julia]

Five, OK. I was hoping it was only three. Completely takes over the ABC Local network for the entire period it's on, ball by boring ****ing ball.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

It is amazing how nobody is talking cricket, well that is among the people I mix with. Yet 10 years ago it would have been the main topic of discussion.
It just seems to have fallen off a cliff.

10 years ago we were winning everything, now there's infighting and lost games.
Years ago, young kids played cricket/tennis as a summer sport. Now they play softer sports like basketball, soccer, cycling and Angry Birds. So the parents probably follow suit with their interests.

Trends change so fast nowadays. In all aspects of life. I sound like an 80 year old.

 

[MrBurns]

Weak as p***

What a pathetic effort, looked more like a bunch of 3rd grade girls.

 

[dutchie]

Weak as p***

What a pathetic effort, looked more like a bunch of 3rd grade girls.

It's too embarrassing to watch.

 

[MrBurns]

It's too embarrassing to watch.

They should be ashamed, I know I am.:bad:

 

[johenmo]

Must be time for a new coach,,, oh! Wait! They just did that! Hmmm.. wonder if the players might be the reason the team lays poorly....?

 

[robusta]

It is amazing how nobody is talking cricket, well that is among the people I mix with. Yet 10 years ago it would have been the main topic of discussion.
It just seems to have fallen off a cliff.

If Australian cricket was listed on the stock exchange I would be looking to buy now.
We once had a great team then the likes of Chappell, Lillee and Marsh retired and we went through a period not dissimilar to the the present. Not only were the Pom's thrashing us I seem to remember us getting beaten by the Kiwi's!!! There was unrest in the team and the selectors were working overtime dropping and elevating players.

In the midst of these dark days something incredible happened, to buck up out Captain Cranky (Border) we seemed to find some decent players like Taylor, Boon, McDermott, Hughes and Waugh and the winning started. Later we seemed to find some more handy players like McGrath, Warne, Ponting and Gilchrist.

This period of winning everything started to get a bit tedious to me but now interesting times are here again.

 

[MrBurns]

Ashton Agar is the only one in the team that looks competent, I'd buy shares in him tomorrow. But the rest ?