The Ashes

Nadji · The Ashes

Since theres been a fair bit of chat about The Ashes in other parts of the forum I thought I'd make an official topic.

I'd like to start it off by saying the Australians are currently 1-0 up for those who dont know or somehow missed it heres a little more info: http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=38051

Oh and, GO AUSSIE!

inter united ***

Aussies!!! dont get me started ridicuously confident. but on the other hand theres no way i can see our selves winning this series or even a match if we keep up like this. we have no attacking force harmison is screwed not throwing properly at all. this is the team i would have if everyone was fine and dandy (no injuries) ok here goes:-
1. Strauss
2. trescothic these to starting batsman
3. vaughn
4. Bell
5. Pietersen
6. flintoff
7. G.Jones
8. Hoggard
9. S.Jones
10. Montie Panasar however u spell it
11. HArmison he cant bat

StevieCoppellisaGod

Inter, wot about this:
1.Trescothic
2.Stauss
3.Cook
4.Piestersen
5.Flintoff
6.Bell
7.G.Jones or Read
8.Giles
9.S. Jones.
10. Hoggard
11. Harmison HE CAN BAT

but i also would put vaughan n panesar n collingwood in if i could.

StevieCoppellisaGod

Oh, harmison ain't supposed to throw. its bowling, throwings cheating.

hottntott

Brilliant first test - England warming up. Remember last years ashes series - fabulous. I was at Lords on the last day of the first test then, when the Aussies destroyed us, and look what happened after that. This time England could have opted to try to defend for 2 days, but instead went out to get an impossible 600 plus winning score. Always remember, in sport nothings impossible! Theres always a first time - like the young guy in minor league football who scored 3 goals direct from corners over the weekend.

Nadji

True and if historys anything to go by, If youll take your mind back to last years Ashes you may remember the Australians winning the first test and well... you know the rest

hottntott

Right - and I was there that day - last day of first test - very sad, except for the Aussies there. But it was all good stuff. Pieterson did not get much chance to shine, but just to see him punch the ball to the boundary faster than the eye could follow was enough to indicate what was to come. Warne and McGrath were great that day. Not only did we get beaten but we got soaked at the same time

inter united ***

i went to a cricket match between pakistan vs england 1 dayer AMAZING!! it was the last 1 dayer to draw or pakistaN to win finger biting stuff even tho we won abdul razzaq was slogging every single ball 4 6 you had to wear a safety hat becos u didnt know where it went. plus there was loads of oompa loompas in the crowd (people dressed up of course) it was a great laugh.

hottntott

At its best, what a blinding game cricket is. How do they do it - fielding all day ,hours chasingthe ball all round the ground. Then dodging missiles hurled at you head - wicket keepers with broken fingers playing - fast bowlers crunching their joints to bits. I think they are the toughest guys, hard cookies.

Nadji

Too right I have a lot of respect for cricketers, Ponting's 194 kept him at the crease for 600 odd minutes

hottntott

The recent Aussie teams have been responsible for turning cricket into the attacking game it is now. They transformed it . They are so good for the game. That's why I luv em, and luv to beat em.

inter united ***

espically beat them plus nadji i dont want to be picky but it was ricky pontings 196

Nadji

Yes your right, dosn't matter though its largest number the English batsmen will be seeing for a while.

hottntott

I bloody well hope so Nadji! Are things now looking up (or down as you see it.) 266 for three - nuffin 4 Shane & Glenn yet. Earwigo Eawigo Earwigo!

inter united ***

PIETERSEN AND COLLINGWOOD MATE ALL THE WAY FLINTOFF BETTER GET AT LEAST HALF A CENTURY OTHER WISE IM GOING TO FORCE THEM TO BRING IN MAHMOOD LOL

hottntott

Time to kick some arse down under, boys. Go for it

Nadji

England doing well in the first innings, hopefuly Collingwood or Pietersen does not prove me wrong.

hottntott

HOWZATT!!

inter united ***

Colling woods amzing 206 and KP's 158 (again) what a partnership whupped shane warnes around the wicket approach.

Nadji

haha, I was sitting there watching it and saw Collingwood make it to 196, And im thinking "I'm going to cop it now"

inter united ***

i stayed up and watched to like 5 in the morning it was awesome but bl;oody hell im naked

hottntott

Bugger.

Nadji

Australia 2-0 up boys! what a thrilling test! Everyone had written us off!

I'd like to take the time to say:

WAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY

hottntott

I hadn't. Bottle went from opening over. Could see it coming - went to bed. Bugger.

inter united ***

u no what strauss was playing amazing (as usuall) and that biased mofo of a umpire gave him out and the ball never hit his bat or glove infact it never hit anything

hottntott

I was in bed. But that'll do. those useless bloody umpires again. ROBBED - ROBBED! O, its hard to be a good sport on a day like this! ROBBED. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory once again. Help - we've changed our minds - we're not declaring! It was all a big misunderstanding. Look - forget the bit about declaring or we take our ball back.

Nadji

Look guys we cant go blaming the umpires even if their decisions are trash

hottntott

Absolutely right - we ruined a great game by not attacking, denied the Aussies a great run chase. The buggers might still have won - but at least they would have known they'd been in a fight, instead of being challenged to cream puffs at two paces.

inter united ***

nah the real reason y we lost was bcos ashley giles -the idiot. dropped ricky ponting on 33-nob head. then 109 runs later ponting goes out. oh well no use crying over spilt milk

Nadji

Still 3 tests to go...

hottntott

Inter - you are so right - when it happenned you could tell where it was going - it was the key moment in the destiny of that game. If he had taken it I think it would have been game over. But that's the Aussies for ya - can't keep the buggers down.
Nadji - thanks for the nice thought. Mission impossible I would think against such opposition. There again , that's just how we like it, bout time we kicked their asses again. Game on brothers.

inter united ***

yep ashley giles move over let montie panesar take ur place but then again did u see montie miss that catch against india the player was Donnie the wicket keeper. then he caught it the second time. nice

hottntott

He has to have a chance this time - altho Ashley has made such a great contribution in the past.

Nadji

Bring on the Panesar! I want to see him in action

hottntott

Duncan Fletcher says Monty is the best finger- spinner in the world.

Nadji

They better play Monty on thurday

inter united ***

nadji have u ever seen monty in action if u havnt ur missing out. wem we played pakistan he took 5 wickets and harmison took the other 5 in manchester

hottntott

Whatever happened to that Harmison - anyone seen him around? Genghis Harmison -come back - we need ya.

Nadji

Seems Hoggard is your main hitman at the moment which is a small weakness not to have a variety I believe England need to rework there bowling stratergies because they have proved they can use a bat. If they get the balance of bat and ball going they might be able to turn things around.

inter united ***

so might any team but u havnt answered my question

hottntott

I coulda been someone. Yea, so could anyone. THURS - destiny calls!

Nadji

Andrew Symonds looks set to replace Martyn, Roy is a legend

hottntott

Can't wait.

inter united ***

u colud cut the tension with a spoon

hottntott

Right - we'll take em on with one arm tied behind Panasar's back. Flintoff on one leg. Wicketkeeper with his eyes closed. C'mon then - let's ave ya. Bring it on you ol buggers. Come and get your cumuppence here and now. Well, Thursday then.

Nadji

One more sleep till monty is released from his cage

hottntott

Play the music - open the cage.

inter united ***

raaaaaaaaaa!

inter united ***

that is the sound what montie makes when he takes 5 wickets from dirty ozzies

Nadji

Dont write us off yet...

hottntott

As if we would do such a thing.

Nadji

That the game boys I'm sorry for your loss but its a 3-0 victory and the fastest ashes retake in history.

hottntott

That's a fact, Nadji. We played great stuff in patches. We've got a young team, the best is yet to come. Pieterson at 4 etc. Congratchers to the Aussies, the buggers jus don't know when they are beaten.

Nadji

Yes well done Poms, valliant effort. Ponts said he wants a clean sweep, also Warne is looking good for those 700 wickets! (there is talk of Shane retiring in the next couple days)

hottntott

Well seeing as we are so very great at coming valiant seconds - we may well now proceed to smash ya to bits! Mind you, that could be because the Aussies won't be able to play properly for laughing.

inter united ***

U no what if we had simon jones, micheal vaughn, trescothic and harmison back in shape like we did the last ashes we would be a chef of death and brew up a storm.

hottntott

Simon Jones was a sad loss - he was devastating last time. Vaughan will soon be fit. Harmie will come back. Don't know about Trescothick.

inter united ***

trescothic is just F**king nuts

StevieCoppellisaGod

this came to me when i was readin this thread again. y'know football fans( well reading fans at least) sing "Your worse than Graham Poll" well what about " Your worse than Daryl Hair"?

your worse than daryl hair, your worse than daryl hair,
you know you are, you surely are
YOU WORSE THAN DARYL HARE!!!

inter united ***

No daryl hair wasnt that bad a umpire he made the right decision about pakistan. he isnt thT bad a umpire plus it was in our favur about ball tampering so it dont matter. plus in the one dayers u saw ahktar sliding his thumb nail down the side of the ball

hottntott

Stevecopple - Inter is right, - Darryll just became the sacrificial lamb to paper over the cracks. If you stick your head up over the parapet you risk getting it shot off. Other umpires will know better and keep their mouths shut - never mind the rules. This is why so many chuckers go unchallenged now. Talking about the chants - whoever Southampton are playing, if they are giving that team a good stuffing they sing 'you're Pompey in disguise, you are'. This is their greatest insult.

StevieCoppellisaGod

sorry, but it was him or billy bowden nand his bent finger, their the only umpires i can remember.

Speaking of disguistes, opening day boro called us sunderland 20 minutes in. Shame on them. Beaten by Sunderland

the-bats-boston

C'mon England. So we've lost The Ashes, we have one more test to shine. We can do it. Do it like last years. I remember the final day of the final test, well how could I forget, I was at the ground.

hottntott

Great day that.

the-bats-boston

One of the best, this series...not going so well. Flintoff kept England going at the end, but he was out, and you couldn't count on Panasar to get many runs. Hehe!

Oh well, if we get the Aussies out for nothing too big, then we still have a chance.

hottntott

Yep. This time, they were just too good for us. In the matches we had moments when they were at our mercy, but we blew it. They didn't let us off the hook. Respect to Warne , probably the greatest bowler ever, in spite of his faults. Respect to the other great players in their team. Well played. A blip for our team, they will be ready for next time, we have some great players, no doubt. Next time, the Aussies are ours! meanwhile, congratulations to Nadji and all 4 aces Aussies. They done us up like a kipper, I admit.

the-bats-boston

You're right.

Australia have been the better team for all of this Ashes Tour. Their batting has been oustanding, and they have bowled England out usually between 150-300 runs.

Overall, England have performed pretty poor. Unlike last year where the opening test was our only fault. This year has been a bad series, but it's time to move on. Duncan Fletcher needs to focus the team on the ICC World Cup now, and build some confidence for when The Aussies come back to England. We'll show them who's boss! Especially if they lose Shane Warne, Justin Langer, Glenn McGrath?

We'll have to see, c'mon England!

inter united ***

yep then we will be UNSTOPPABLE in test matches not so much in one dayers.

the-bats-boston

For sure! England need to train harder towards One dayers. We usually suck at them.

hottntott

I think we played too much tough cricket between the two ashes tussles. those easten tours are sapping. Also Simon Jones was a sad loss. Trescothick, Vaughan, - too much tough cricket. And over-training is a problem. The best training for cricket is cricket. In the old days players, escpecially bowlers, did not keep breaking down like this. OK - I'm done.

the-bats-boston

Oh well, lot's of the England team are new players, and are quite young. Over the next year or so, they should work together as a team much more. The loss of Trescothick and Vaughan shows a lot. But I'd rather it be sooner than later, so the new players like Monty Panasar and James Anderson can play some more international cricket. Look at how Butcher and Hussain disappeared, but England bounced back.

Although I am pretty annoyed about Garaint Jones being replaced with Chris Reid. Reid just can't bat.

inter united ***

james anderson isnt new to the england team hes been injured for ages now since the last time we played bangladesh.

the-bats-boston

I thought he only played One Dayers, I mean he is new to Tests. Or did he used to play the Test matches?

Nadji

You beauty 5-0! (been wating a while to say that) looks like Ricky lived up to his word, apparently the English media is being very harsh on Flintoff and the team in general.

the-bats-boston

Well done, you were the better team...all tour around! Congrats, Congrats. We'll beat you next time, just you wait!

StevieCoppellisaGod

stupid Nadji... with you good team and your... no, wait, that's the only thing I can think of that could make me angry with you...

WITH YOUR GOOD TEAM!!!

the-bats-boston

With your great team!

But wait until they're classics like Warne, McGrath, Langer all retire.

inter united ***

thats really now is it not. warne said he'll retire after the ashes

the-bats-boston

Yeah, so for the next Ashes...we will win!

hottntott

I hope all the kids are out there giving it Warne in the summer. Such a great effect on our game that would have - spinning magicians back again all round. Nadji - join the new champions league cup.

the-bats-boston

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Nadji

hottntott

Well, he is very popular here in England of course, and has played for my local senior county Hampshire for some time. He has been a legend here for a while. Quite right too. We like all those horrible Aussie b*******! But especially Shane.

the-bats-boston

Yeah, Shaney has ruled for many years! Good for him , I say!

Now...one last time...

NICE ONE SHANE!

oldman

Shane should teach people like freddie (flintoff) & kevin (peiterson) how to handle his spin coz they can only knock off 50-80 with his amazing spinners

inter united ***

y did u put in brackets for there second name?

sneddon_1000

the last ashes when england won was a fluke, australia has probably the best ever team just a shame warney has retired, it might be a little closer next time! better get back in the nets poms if you even wanna dream of beating the aussies

StevieCoppellisaGod

That wa sposted in January, and your right, Simon Jones being fit for the whole tour was a fluke