Any cricket fans here??
there's a small matter of the ashes starting tonight. what are people's thoughts/predictions??
i don't see much hope for us to be honest. could be embarrassing. i'd love the boys to prove me wrong tho.
jammy b*stard!
flintoff's fitness and captaincy, defensive spin bowlers, unproven players eg. mahmood, steve h not in form and jones behind the stumps!
Cricket - the finest of all gentlemanly pursuits
Lads - I'm surprised you didn't update this thread with the results. For the record, Australia regained the Ashes 5-0. I managed to enjoy a superb and fairly evenly balanced day 2 of the 5th test in Sydney, before it all turned to custard for you on day 3. Adelaide was a historic great escape as you seemed destined for a draw (but it was hard to watch Flintoff cry as the match slipped away). Melbourne was a 3-day text book study in capitulation.
Fletcher should be hung out to dry. You needed to play Panesar much earlier. The Harmison ball did indeed portend bad things for the Poms. There were some great English sessions but you never really strung those sessions into days and the days into tests. There's none so hard on you though as Geoff Boycott over at Test Match Special - his podcasts involved a 10 minute rant - then he'd say - "don't think I enjoy putting in the boot". Good to see him back with special comments. Aggers was brilliant as usual.
Special mention to the Barmy Army - great bunch of lads who are welcome here any time - none of the anti-social behaviour the media tried to beat up. Pity they stopped the trumpeter for the first 2 tests.
But cheer up guys you just beat Australia in a one-day international - your last one of the tour - difficult for you to get into the final. Farewell English cricket team. We'll see you at the world cup in April and of course back for the real thing on your shores in 2009. I hope it's more like 2005 - now that was a series for the ages - electrifying stuff like when I was a lad - even if the result was wrong - it was good for the game. Be careful handing out those MBE's in future huh!
I'll go along with all he just said