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Here's a prediction for you.....

If England bat first in Brisbane, they will be four down by lunch if Johnson starts in Australia's attack. Even if he doesn't we'll be 3 down.

Sounds good to me.

Yes, it's clear how much a session win means so much to Australians.......

They hold the session wins Ashes so I'm told.

^ Point is England only won one only test convincingly on home soil. The rest could of gone either way, and the weather saved your arse at times.

This series will be closer playing on our home turf.

Betty is pulling herself with this 0-5 nonsense.

Australia and India scored 3596 runs in 11 innings over six games. Had the Ranchi ODI not been washed out halfway, and the Cuttack ODI been played, this series would have comfortably breached the 4000 mark, which has never happened before.

Fours. Sixes. Hundreds. A double-hundred. Take your pick. Feel like it's becoming stick cricket? Well, you asked for it when you started feeling "bored" during an ODI. There used to be something loosely called the middle overs, when batting teams tried to build by taking singles and twos and fielding sides tried to contain by restricting boundaries. Fans apparently found the middle overs too tedious, especially with the rise of T20 cricket. (Part of an article from .........)
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Batsmen do practice hitting sixes much more often now - we see more in test cricket too. Field restrictions in ODIs favour the batsmen. But the flat pitches in India really are a joke.

So what is your starting XI in Brisbane for you pommy fans?

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

The rest could of gone either way

Could have, we know you are Australian, don't feel a need to prove it each time.

The weather saved us in one and you in one..... 4-1 is as good as 3-0.

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Australia and India scored 3596 runs in 11 innings over six games. Had the Ranchi ODI not been washed out halfway, and the Cuttack ODI been played, this series would have comfortably breached the 4000 mark, which has never happened before.

Fours. Sixes. Hundreds. A double-hundred. Take your pick. Feel like it's becoming stick cricket? Well, you asked for it when you started feeling "bored" during an ODI. There used to be something loosely called the middle overs, when batting teams tried to build by taking singles and twos and fielding sides tried to contain by restricting boundaries. Fans apparently found the middle overs too tedious, especially with the rise of T20 cricket. (Part of an article from .........)
= MONEY

Sounds like an absolute yawnfest, created for the more challenged people out there.....

Glad I missed it....

^ you keep on implying how you are more intelligent than people who watch ODIs.

You know what they say about people who always brag about their intelligence don't you?

For an alleged intelligent person you do use a lot of rofl smileys and 5555s to finish your posts.

Do you also run around your soi in your underwear wearing a tin foil hat calling out " I'm not crazy I'm not crazy" ?

So what is your starting XI for Brisbane then Mr. Smartypants?

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

The rest could of gone either way

Could have, we know you are Australian, don't feel a need to prove it each time.

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Oh FFS, I'm talking about the next series - how it should be a pretty good series

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

you do use a lot of rofl smileys

I don't. I don't use smileys, I think I did once recently so you didn't take offence as so you often seem to..... but that was the only time. I usually leave it to the recipient to decide what my mood is. They usually get it very very wrong.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

Oh FFS, I'm talking about the next series - how it should be a pretty good series

In what way does that justify this correct use of the English language?

My XI

Cook
Carberry
Trott
Pietersen
Bell
Root
Prior
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Tremlett

Tremlett is the real wild card here...... get him on form and firing and it'll make our job a lot easier.I don't believe Broad and anderson are good enough to carry this attack without a lot of help from this slot.

^ Kwajaja has a good technique but seems to lack the mental strength. Usually gets a good start of 30/40 odd then gets out. Sometimes he scores big but very inconsistent. Lehman is a fan of his though, so he may be given ANOTHER chance to prove he has what it takes. We have a couple of other guys who are out scoring him by far in shield cricket. Doolan and Crosgrove ( I think is his name ) are a couple that deserve a chance. Maddinson is another young player who looks good.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

you keep on implying how you are more intelligent than people who watch ODIs.

btw... I do have contempt for people who only have the attention span for one day cricket. This great game panders to these fuckwits and I have no interest in the shoddy product served up for them, none of which matters. It just means nothing.

Just for you I won't mention it again until you start implying that the Poms are not talking because they are losing a meaningless one day series that I for one won't be watching.

Bob you are world sportsman.Crixwr

I'm still miffed at the Seahawks' comeback.......

England playing Australia A in Hobart.......

243-0, Both Cook (118*) and Carberry (120*) have scored hundreds.

Doesn't mean a great deal but it's better than being all out for 180.

England XI - AN Cook, MA Carberry, IJL Trott, KP Pietersen, JE Root, GS Ballance, MJ Prior†, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, CT Tremlett, JM Anderson

Australia A - M Klinger, AJ Doolan, UT Khawaja, SE Marsh, CJ Ferguson, GJ Maxwell, MC Henriques*, TD Paine†, BCJ Cutting, TA Copeland, JM Holland

That's pretty much my test team having an obvious trial for who will get the number 6 slot with bell at 5.

Good to see the depth of the world's best bowling team...

Closed on 318-0

Cook 154*
Carberry 153*

Not a bad days work

England's top 4 have all made hundreds during the opening warm up games.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

you keep on implying how you are more intelligent than people who watch ODIs.

btw... I do have contempt for people who only have the attention span for one day cricket. This great game panders to these fuckwits and I have no interest in the shoddy product served up for them, none of which matters. It just means nothing.

Just for you I won't mention it again until you start implying that the Poms are not talking because they are losing a meaningless one day series that I for one won't be watching.

Don't let me stop you cutting and pasting your previous posts on your dislike of ODIs and the contempt for people who watch them Bob. It does get tiresome though.

I think it is quite clear that we all prefer test cricket over the shorter versions, but if there is a short version game on the idiot box it is most likely more entertaining than anything else on IMHO.

Each to their own I say ....

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

It does get tiresome though.

Something you do becomes tiresome..... duh.... don't do it then.

anyway.... consider the last word yours, then you can move on happy.

Match Status: Day 2 - In Progress (Rain Delay)