The Ashes Thread - Page 5 - Aircraft of World War II

Wildcat · 12-05-2006, 05:11 AM

PS. How good was Warnie? especially that ball that got Pieterson!

rochie · 12-05-2006, 05:21 AM

can't belive we let that slip, all that good work inthe first three days and we just toss our wickets away and once again write off warne because he had a quiet start to the match starting to think we got lucky last year !!!!

Desert Fox · 12-05-2006, 05:30 AM

We Aussies have been thinking you got lucky ever since you won last year.

rochie · 12-05-2006, 05:33 AM

will admit if mcgrath didnt get injured and with better weather things might have been different last year

Gnomey · 12-05-2006, 05:36 AM

Perhaps.

How the **** did that manage to throw that one away, that was reminices of the old England and their batting collapses. Oh well still 3 to play so anything can happen

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rochie · 12-05-2006, 05:36 AM

just heard pakistni bowlers had drugs charges overturned

rochie · 12-05-2006, 05:37 AM

i hope so gnomey

abramsteve · 12-05-2006, 07:21 AM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:lo l:

A great game guys. A typical heroic english stand on Saturday, followed by a typical Australian come from behind win!!!

Comisserations poms....

Wildcat · 12-05-2006, 07:23 AM

If they sorted their bowlers out, I believe England would be a much better team. As it is, Flintoff and hoggard are carrying the attack. Giles doesn't seem to be a threat, Anderson is inexperianced and Harmison is out of form, Flintoff doesn't even want to bowl him at times. His confidence must be shot to pieces.
The batsmen seem to be getting on track, except for Cook and Jones, However Flintoff hasn't really fired as well, poor bloke can't do everything!
Maybe everything will fall in place for England in the third test.... maybe.

Wildcat · 12-05-2006, 07:26 AM

Steve, did you get to the game? or were you like me, stuck at work and forced to watch it on the telly.

Gnomey · 12-05-2006, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildcat

If they sorted their bowlers out, I believe England would be a much better team. As it is, Flintoff and hoggard are carrying the attack. Giles doesn't seem to be a threat, Anderson is inexperianced and Harmison is out of form, Flintoff doesn't even want to bowl him at times. His confidence must be shot to pieces.
The batsmen seem to be getting on track, except for Cook and Jones, However Flintoff hasn't really fired as well, poor bloke can't do everything!
Maybe everything will fall in place for England in the third test.... maybe.

I would agree Wildcat. I would also say (and many others are) that we should be playing Panesar instead of Giles depite the formers batting weakness he is easily the best spinner we have and could do a lot of damage on these pitches (Shane Warne esq). They better play him in Perth or there is something very wrong within the England set-up. Jones should probably miss out the next game as well, despite being fine with the gloves his batting has been poor to say the least...

rochie · 12-05-2006, 08:58 AM

10 runs from jones and giles so much for a stronger tail !!!
come on monty twirl em out in perth

abramsteve · 12-05-2006, 09:07 PM

Nah mate I was stuck at work all weekend. Luckily I work at a place with a bunch of other sports fans though, so we had a little telly to keep track of things! Mostly had to catch the days highlights on Fox.

Yesterday I had two tickets offered to me, but I was committed to a family run up to Naracoorte! Bugger! The only peice of cricket I saw yesterday was at a truck stop in the south east! I heard the final run be scored on the radio just as we came into range.

cheddar cheese · 12-06-2006, 02:37 PM

Pick of the English bowlers?! Only Hoggard can take that claim...

I say we drop Anderson for the next test and have the two spinners...
Sense would tell me to drop Anderson and Giles and play Panesar and Mahmood instead, but I love Giles too much...
Keep Jones, Read is a terrible batsman...no real technique, he just slogs...Jones is a fantastic driver of the ball and is strong square of the wicket...

And why was Ponting man of the match? Collingwood should have been surely...

Wildcat · 12-06-2006, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheddar cheese

Pick of the English bowlers?! Only Hoggard can take that claim...

Yep, by far the most dangerous of the English bowlers. However Flintoff has been playing well also.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheddar cheese

And why was Ponting man of the match? Collingwood should have been surely...

I was a little surprised about that too, I was expecting Collingwood, possibly Hoggard. Ah well, the man's a legend what do you expect!

12-05-2006, 05:11 AM	#61
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12-05-2006, 05:36 AM	#65
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 16,440	Perhaps. How the ** did that manage to throw that one away, that was reminices of the old England and their batting collapses. Oh well still 3 to play so anything can happen . __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"** Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

12-05-2006, 07:23 AM	#69
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,760	If they sorted their bowlers out, I believe England would be a much better team. As it is, Flintoff and hoggard are carrying the attack. Giles doesn't seem to be a threat, Anderson is inexperianced and Harmison is out of form, Flintoff doesn't even want to bowl him at times. His confidence must be shot to pieces. The batsmen seem to be getting on track, except for Cook and Jones, However Flintoff hasn't really fired as well, poor bloke can't do everything! Maybe everything will fall in place for England in the third test.... maybe. __________________

12-05-2006, 07:26 AM	#70
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,760	Steve, did you get to the game? or were you like me, stuck at work and forced to watch it on the telly. __________________

12-05-2006, 05:21 AM	#62
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,608	can't belive we let that slip, all that good work inthe first three days and we just toss our wickets away and once again write off warne because he had a quiet start to the match starting to think we got lucky last year !!!!

12-05-2006, 05:33 AM	#64
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,608	will admit if mcgrath didnt get injured and with better weather things might have been different last year

12-05-2006, 05:37 AM	#67
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,608	i hope so gnomey

12-05-2006, 07:21 AM	#68
abramsteve Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 34	WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:lo l: A great game guys. A typical heroic english stand on Saturday, followed by a typical Australian come from behind win!!! Comisserations poms....

12-05-2006, 08:58 AM	#72
rochie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk Posts: 3,608	10 runs from jones and giles so much for a stronger tail !!! come on monty twirl em out in perth

12-05-2006, 09:07 PM	#73
abramsteve Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 34	Nah mate I was stuck at work all weekend. Luckily I work at a place with a bunch of other sports fans though, so we had a little telly to keep track of things! Mostly had to catch the days highlights on Fox. Yesterday I had two tickets offered to me, but I was committed to a family run up to Naracoorte! Bugger! The only peice of cricket I saw yesterday was at a truck stop in the south east! I heard the final run be scored on the radio just as we came into range.

12-06-2006, 02:37 PM	#74
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Pick of the English bowlers?! Only Hoggard can take that claim... I say we drop Anderson for the next test and have the two spinners... Sense would tell me to drop Anderson and Giles and play Panesar and Mahmood instead, but I love Giles too much... Keep Jones, Read is a terrible batsman...no real technique, he just slogs...Jones is a fantastic driver of the ball and is strong square of the wicket... And why was Ponting man of the match? Collingwood should have been surely... Last edited by cheddar cheese; 12-06-2006 at 02:40 PM.

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