Thread: The Ashes Tour

well 6 days to go let's see
I like this player Hill for Victoria
and Watson is a natural no 6 allrounder
Doubt Beer will play

One game for the Ashes...

beer - never seen him play so i don't know what he's got.
great name though.

seems an odd choice
his figures are not impressive

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

seems an odd choice

They're desperate.

well then not time to start thinking about the future

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

seems an odd choice
his figures are not impressive

Didn't stop them picking Doherty. I think someone mentioned earlier on this thread his first class average is an abysmal 48

Hill, Hughes, Ponting, Hussey, Clarke, Watson, Haddin, Harris, Johnson, Hauritz, Bollinger.
would go for me

Michael Beer?
look at his record!

It's a shambles, frankly... If the Aussies sneak off with a draw it'll be a minor miracle.

England by an innings, again?

Glad to see Johnson back should be fun watching him not get any wickets.

Shane Warne ?


Peerless: Shane Warne almost single-handedly won the Ashes in 2005 and only he can galvanise Australia's sorry side in the current series
Photo: REUTERS

The Ashes 2010: bring back Shane Warne – the anti-climax from this humiliation is ruining the fun - Telegraph

^ won't happen. He is too old and too fat (a bit like meself).

Unusually for an Aussie team, there are too many fragile minds; mentally weak (both ways???). Johnson is a prime example, can be on fire on his day, but does not handle pressure well... I don't think they'll pick him, it could be his ruin if he has the awful game that I'd imagine he could. It's a good pitch for him, but if his line and length are crap then he'll be bashed all over the park.

I'd like to see the drugs cheat back.

Originally Posted by daveboy

I'd like to see the drugs cheat back.

He does have the big match temperament despite all his foibles.

Well Victoria seem to be doing a better job than their national team!

Good on 'em.

It'll keep England on their toes.

The first session of the next test is goona be electric; can't wait.

Good Lord
Strauss takes his third first class wicket!

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Strauss takes his third first class wicket!

Do you know if this game is on the net, G2H?

I can't find a live stream
but the score is on cricinfo

Yeah, and the skysports scorecentre, too, thanks.

I don't really understand how this is gonna work, or not, with 3 days and big scores and declarations???

One thing seems clear(ish): the 3 bowlers that England wanted to perform, haven't taken many wickets...

If we get a win at Perth
The Melbourne pitch wont matter

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

If we get a win at Perth
The Melbourne pitch wont matter

Exactly. No pressure on the fragile Aussies then.

A lady walks in to the Police Staion in Adelaide and the desk Sergeant asks if he can help her.


' Yes', she said, 'I'd like to report a case of sexual assault'

'Where did it happen' asks the Sergeant

'In the park, just down the road' replies the woman

'Can you describe what happened?' says the Sergeant

'Yes.i was walking along the footpath near the trees when a man jumped out of the bushes and dragged me in there,pulled down my underwear and had his way with me'

'Can you give me a description of the man' asks the Sergeant


'Yes, he was wearing white shoes, long white trousers, a white shirt and was wearing 2 long white pads from his feet up to his knees' replies the woman

'Sounds to me he might have been a cricketer, probably a batsman', says the Sergeant

'Yes', says the lady,'he was an Australian batsman'

'That's very observant, did you work that out from his accent?' says the Sergeant.

'No' the lady replied, ' I worked it out because he wasn't in for very long'

As funny as it was in post #760....