Originally posted by Trance Nutter
See, I laugh at people treading on their stumps, but that is because of two reasons.
1) I played with feet nailed to the pitch
2) The ball kept hitting them before I could step on them
hehe, my brother bowls at the low 80s on a back garden with plenty of bumps in it, i'm forever moving out of the way in whatever direction I can
As it happens, it was a good game that could've gone either way, that's what we should have, what's the point in thrashings etc when u can have edge of the seats drama.
Aug-07-2005 12:55
nicknack
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
quote:
Originally posted by Ian^
hehe, my brother bowls at the low 80s on a back garden with plenty of bumps in it, i'm forever moving out of the way in whatever direction I can
As it happens, it was a good game that could've gone either way, that's what we should have, what's the point in thrashings etc when u can have edge of the seats drama.
yah i agree, if it's one thing i hate it's when a team wins by an innings and what not, goddam boring
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Aug-07-2005 12:56
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
quote:
Originally posted by nicknack
yah i agree, if it's one thing i hate it's when a team wins by an innings and what not, goddam boring
we had that against bangladesh, we never went down past 3 wickets, so flintoff, Jones etc never even had a chance, we played a spinner in both games who got to bowl 1 over & not bat, no wonder he looked bored
Aug-07-2005 12:58
Philby
Statement: Die, meatbag!
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia
WE WUZ ROBBED!!!!1
omg teh suspense!! fark almost made it in the end, but great game!! bloody poms hehe
great picture, as after all the emotion of the 4 days, the pain, the sometimes confrontational attitudes, that we're all human
Aug-07-2005 13:19
Trance Nutter
........... I got nothing
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Adelaide, Australia
quote:
Originally posted by Ian^
great picture, as after all the emotion of the 4 days, the pain, the sometimes confrontational attitudes, that we're all human
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Adelaide, Australia
All i can say is FUCKING YES!!! *Pumps Fist In The Air*
Aug-07-2005 14:00
00soups00
cruzin
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Melbourne
quote:
Originally posted by Ian^
great picture, as after all the emotion of the 4 days, the pain, the sometimes confrontational attitudes, that we're all human
its true.... great snap.. pity about the loss for the aussies.
i foudn it interesting the slant the aussie media took this morning in the papers. (i didnt see the dismissal or read the article) but it said in the herald sun - "but was he really out..."
what was that about??
Aug-07-2005 22:51
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
quote:
Originally posted by 00soups00
its true.... great snap.. pity about the loss for the aussies.
i foudn it interesting the slant the aussie media took this morning in the papers. (i didnt see the dismissal or read the article) but it said in the herald sun - "but was he really out..."
what was that about??
there's debate about whether or not the glove was on the bat at the time, but i've seen commentary on 2 channels, and even darren lehman said 'oh no thats out' so if current players can think things are out, its easy to see how the gen public can
Aug-07-2005 22:55
jizza
boys dont cry
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: smellbourne
all you aussie ****s who cry robbed... diddums. what a fuckin ripper of a finish. i knew it would come down to some poxy form of dismissal cos god forbid flintoff or harmison would bowl line and length during the final partnership ffs.
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Aug-07-2005 23:47
Ghostface
down with the sickness
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Melbourne
Great match. No-one can deny that. I think it's a bit of a reality check for us after the first test whitewash. Could have been different if it wasn't for McGrath's mishap but that's life and one man doesn't make a team. As a team England are on the way up and we are an ageing side. Bring on the third test.
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Aug-08-2005 00:09
nicknack
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
quote:
Originally posted by Ghostface
Great match. No-one can deny that. I think it's a bit of a reality check for us after the first test whitewash. Could have been different if it wasn't for McGrath's mishap but that's life and one man doesn't make a team. As a team England are on the way up and we are an ageing side. Bring on the third test.
hehe, although if mcgrath was playing and he was in with lee for the last wicket i doubt we would have lasted as long as we did haha :P
that's true though, we are definatly an aging side, unless some new guys start coming through, right now apart from clarky and lee not much youth, england on the other hand is the opposite i think, oh well all countries go through there ups and downs, look at west indies now compared to what they used to be when ambrose and walsh etc: were at their prime.
im not sure whether it is just me but do any of you pommies think the captaincy of england is a curse?!? i mean from my memory atherton and nasser didnt have the best time of it in regards to batting when they took on the captaincy and now it is a similar issue with vaughn (well recently) . maybe england should have no captain then everybody can bat at the prime
