Ntini77
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3 no balls now in this test that have taken wickets.
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The Official Ashes 09 Thread
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Ntini77
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Collingwood's last test ?
Knight1979
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out of curiosity....(I'm a yank)....how long does this go on? seems like all summer?
2/3 more daysKnight1979 said:out of curiosity....(I'm a yank)....how long does this go on? seems like all summer?
bornblueegg
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may I quote
Named in honour of Colin Bell actually,blueegg - I'll just add it to the multitude of your other errors.
Why do you singularly fail to see any fault in our captain,despite almost every major cricket expert highlighting them?
I can hardly be bothered listing yet again his numerous shortcomings,but if you honestly think that choosing to bat first in the most recent fiasco was inspired decision-making,then I despair.
Yes, the team as a whole did fail.
But who is ultimately responsible for motivating,leading and getting the best out of that team?
Strauss is a lousy captain,by any yardstick,and is only captain by default.
I fervently hope England win this test,and therefore the Ashes.
But if they manage to do so,it would be despite his lack of direction and not because of it.
The russian ballet dancer fails again
Named in honour of Colin Bell actually,blueegg - I'll just add it to the multitude of your other errors.
Why do you singularly fail to see any fault in our captain,despite almost every major cricket expert highlighting them?
I can hardly be bothered listing yet again his numerous shortcomings,but if you honestly think that choosing to bat first in the most recent fiasco was inspired decision-making,then I despair.
Yes, the team as a whole did fail.
But who is ultimately responsible for motivating,leading and getting the best out of that team?
Strauss is a lousy captain,by any yardstick,and is only captain by default.
I fervently hope England win this test,and therefore the Ashes.
But if they manage to do so,it would be despite his lack of direction and not because of it.
The russian ballet dancer fails again
kp789
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5 tests in an ashes series, each test(game) consists of 5 days maximumKnight1979 said:out of curiosity....(I'm a yank)....how long does this go on? seems like all summer?
Corky said:Was going to bet on Aussies, it is only 7/2 first odds I saw, was hoping for 8/1 or more.
Shocking if you are English.
johnny crossan
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The decision to bat at Headingley was simply unavoidable, if he had not and then we had lost he really would have been hung out to dry. Our abysmal batting on the first day was absolutely nothing to do with Strauss and everything to do with the calibre of our other batsmen. Anybody who has played cricket knows that the captain's influence ends when you get the bat in your hand.bornblueegg said:may I quote
Named in honour of Colin Bell actually,blueegg - I'll just add it to the multitude of your other errors.
Why do you singularly fail to see any fault in our captain,despite almost every major cricket expert highlighting them?
I can hardly be bothered listing yet again his numerous shortcomings,but if you honestly think that choosing to bat first in the most recent fiasco was inspired decision-making,then I despair.
Yes, the team as a whole did fail.
But who is ultimately responsible for motivating,leading and getting the best out of that team?
Strauss is a lousy captain,by any yardstick,and is only captain by default.
I fervently hope England win this test,and therefore the Ashes.
But if they manage to do so,it would be despite his lack of direction and not because of it.
The russian ballet dancer fails again
Today he was simply excellent as a captain and as our most reliable batsmen. I don't know who you'd pick to lead the team but whoever it is your dead wrong (IMO). We are on the verge of a great triumph and your response to this fantastic performance is to rubbish our best player who is also undoubtedly the best captain since Vaughan bowed out. You'd really rather have KP or Freddy or Colly - simply preposterous.
mcfcliam
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300 lead is the equivilant to 500 on the shite batting pitch which will only get worse.
England should try and bat the day tomorrow and get as many runs on the board as possible and attack.
The Aussie's can't win if we get past a 350 lead imo.
England should try and bat the day tomorrow and get as many runs on the board as possible and attack.
The Aussie's can't win if we get past a 350 lead imo.