Thread: The Ashes

that's lucky, another time then.

just 7 days now fellas........


BTW - wotz with Trescothic ? he's gone home due to stress? i woulda thought every world sportsman would have to face some stress coming up to a big event. and as far as cricket goes theres not much bigger thnan this years Ashes?

sorry no sympathy - he's like that girl who quite rowing minutes before the finish line in the olympics

Yep your correct KW - Marcus is too stressed to take on the Aussies. He had a bit of a blubber and then flew home. Gee those POMS are girls blouses


Trescothick quits Ashes tour
England batsman Marcus Trescothick is flying home from the Ashes tour of Australia this morning after suffering a recurrence of his stress-related illness.

Trescothick flew out of Sydney late last night after failing to take the field during New South Wales' second innings in the drawn three-day tour game at the SCG.

Trescothick also cited stress when he quit England's tour of India earlier this year.

"Following discussions between Marcus and the England medical staff, it was decided that Marcus should fly home at the earliest opportunity," England head coach Duncan Fletcher said in a statement released by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Former England captain Alec Stewart said the news was a big blow to England's chances of retaining the Ashes.

"Now they've got to go back to the drawing board and the selectors have got to now work out who's going to open and how they're going to shuffle that order about," he said.

Trescothick has failed to find form in his two innings on the Ashes tour, scoring 2 against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra last Friday and 8 against New South Wales.

The Somerset batsman walked off England's tour of India in February and then took a break over the English summer to prepare for the Ashes.

Shortly after the team's arrival for the Ashes tour, Trescothick told reporters he was over his illness, but was bracing for Australian vitriol from fans in the upcoming series.

He said he had arrived in Australia feeling refreshed and brighter than when he left India, when he said he was burnt out and unable to enjoy the game.

Trescothick was the second-highest run scorer with 431 behind Kevin Pietersen (473) in last year's Ashes series but has not scored a century in 15 matches against Australia.

England's next tour match is a three-dayer against South Australia which starts in Adelaide on Friday. The first Ashes Test starts at the Gabba on November 23.

bit like the rugby git that prefered to practise penalty kicks than spend fathers day with his son.....

have a lookie

www.AustraliaStrikesBack.com.au

That is classic!

Mmm notice how quiet the POMS are on this thread. Probebly conceded defeat already

see your mob have already started racially abusing Monty Panesar.
bloody Aussies.

Any more poms getting depressed?

Originally Posted by kingwillyhggtb

BTW - wotz with Trescothic ? he's gone home due to stress? i woulda thought every world sportsman would have to face some stress coming up to a big event. and as far as cricket goes theres not much bigger thnan this years Ashes?

What a wanker!

This attitude probably sums up English sport. Respect to the Aussies; they still have pride in representing their country.

hehehe weclome to the other side ya pommy bastard

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

see your mob have already started racially abusing Monty Panesar.
bloody Aussies.

A couple of yobbos told him to go back to India - so what.

Hats off to the chap though at least he didnt go running off to the authorities blubbering to anyone who listened.

Whats the difference saying to him 'go back to india' then it is say calling Andrew Symonds a gollywog or telling matty hayden he is a red neck bastard from QLD. That happens all the time and you don't hear anything about that!

My second favourite session or day of any test series in Australia (after boxing day) is the first session of the first test at the GABBA.

I couldn't believe my luck when my business trip to Perth next week coincided with that special moment. However I couldnt believe it when the only spare time that I have happens to be when I am in a swish hotel room with 5 hours to kill waiting for a plane at excately the same time of that special first session

Originally Posted by MeMock

My second favourite session or day of any test series in Australia (after boxing day) is the first session of the first test at the GABBA.

I couldn't believe my luck when my business trip to Perth next week coincided with that special moment. However I couldnt believe it when the only spare time that I have happens to be when I am in a swish hotel room with 5 hours to kill waiting for a plane at excately the same time of that special first session

yah bladdy banana bender....

anyway good luck indeed (provided u can get tix.....) go buy a lottery ticket also.

Which part of Perth didn't you understand?

I will be in Perth - the Gabba is in Brisbane

But I have a entire morning off in my hotel room with it on the TV which is much better at home with a wife and daughter who hate the game!

Originally Posted by MeMock

Which part of Perth didn't you understand?

I will be in Perth - the Gabba is in Brisbane

But I have a entire morning off in my hotel room with it on the TV which is much better at home with a wife and daughter who hate the game!

oops,
probably the "Perth" bit.......

all i read was GABBA! lol

The Ashes has something to do with cricket, right ?

You know what you get when you load a cricket player up on steroids ?

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

The Ashes has something to do with cricket, right ?

You know what you get when you load a cricket player up on steroids ?

and gving thanks is wot we'll all be doing next week when you are too busy use the internet and pollute perfectly good threads with seppo comments.......

Nice save.
Hotel room, opening day. hot and cold running water, wow, room service?

Cheers Humphrey, a late night out the evening before at my favourite Perth pub which just happens to be comedy night which I love, so that slight hung over feeling that feels so good when you have not only hot and cold water and room sservice for breakfast but crisp clean white sheets, thick dark curtains, freezing cold air con, and a remote control.

But wait there is more, the flight later that day isnt to home - its across to kalgoorlie to see my best man who just happens to be working up there minus the wife and kids and has 3 days off when I arrive

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

You know what you get when you load a cricket player up on steroids ?

No. What DO you get when when you load a cricket player up on steroids?

Originally Posted by MeMock

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

You know what you get when you load a cricket player up on steroids ?

No. What DO you get when when you load a cricket player up on steroids?

he's gonna say a baseball player, cos the bigger and tuffer and meaner??


I hope i didnt scare him off..... i did add a wink at the end to indicate i was joking....

Yeah I hope he hangs around - he might learn something about tradition and grace and humility in sport

Oh and turning up drunk to a game and racial taunts and match fixing but lets teach him that later

Originally Posted by MeMock

Yeah I hope he hangs around - he might learn something about tradition and grace and humility in sport

Oh and turning up drunk to a game and racial taunts and match fixing but lets teach him that later

nah i never turn up drunk, i'm always at the ground around 10.30am..... mind u i get drunk pretty soon after that....

so what is up with trescothic?
i thought it was women issues but fletcher was apparently willing to fly the kids and wife over.
is he simply bonkers?