A Summer of Cricket – SPOILERS

Didn’t see Clarke, but he does get a bit more leeway as the Captain…

Anyhoo, think I’ll go to bed and catch the highlights in the morning, going to be a frustrating day I suspect, fingers crossed we get enough play to have a good shot at these remaining wickets. C’mon Aussies! 😀

Didn’t see Clarke, but he does get a bit more leeway as the Captain…

Pour quoi?

Because a Captain has more **** ing authority, zokes, that’s why. Keep the **** up! 😀

This’ll get rained into a draw, no question.

Because a Captain has more **** ing authority, zokes, that’s why. Keep the **** up!

Are you Ricky ponting in disguise?

8) 😆

BBC website has this note of optimism:

But what’s on the other side of the rain-soaked cloud of doom to the south , I wonder? I’m not de-tensing myself just yet.

From Rain Today – and the wet stuff is steadily moving NE. Not looking like a lot more play for a while.

So am I right in thinking that when Mother Nature wins the day it will mean that we have RETAINED THE ASHES ALREADY? [/u]

That’s THREE SERIES IN A ROW[/u]
and FOUR OUT OF THE LAST FIVE. [/u]

Goodness me, that’s a little one sided isn’t it?

Yup. A draw today retains the ashes.

Lots of folk on the BBC website are bleating about it, wishing the Aussies would win today, so we can win the series in fine style, with fine swashbuckling stroke play… I doubt the Aussie supporters would be saying the same if they were in England’s position.

I doubt the Aussie supporters would be saying the same if they were in England’s position.

I know the media wouldn’t be, hence their vitriol at being ‘cheated’ this morning

But thankfully most of my mates here are actually more interested in the game than just winning. Which, come to think of it is probably a good thing, given their results over the past few years 😆

Gary Neville on TMS is saying he wishes the Aussies were ‘narky’ like they used to be. It would certainly make it more enjoyable beating them – they’re a bit too nice these days. Even Warner seems quite affable.

Even Warner seems quite affable.

Well, he’s an exceptional socks ambassador…

There’s lovely for you. 🙂

Staying where they belong

For the next couple of years at least

Get in!

Australia could not have done much more really apart from declaring a bit earlier y’day with hindsight. England always behind, but with the forecast known well in advance, only batted 5 overs less than Australia in the first innings, thus taking plenty of time out of the game.

Staying where they belong for what, a few months possibly until the rematch. Just wondering if KP’s body will make it that far or retire earlier 😕

Well done England – third time in a row innit?

Well, he’s an exceptional socks ambassador…

Not quite as good as the Qantas air safety video – can’t embed on my phone for some reason:

what’s that Skippy?

the sound of the biggest whinge in ashes history.
suck it up bogans.

Yes, yes, but, but….. the DRS, and the umpires, and the rain, and Broad not walking (even though none of us do), and the time-wasting, and they’re all South African anyway, and we don’t even like test cricket any more, WAHHHHHHHH!

Not quite as good as the Qantas air safety video – can’t embed on my phone for some reason:

Oh mother of god no! That was almost enough to make me change to Virgin for frequent flyer business travel. That said, it became more amusing the worse the season went for them!

And after yesterday’s outburst on the news about it being everyone else’s fault (especially Stewart Broad), it would seem, given the 10 seconds of coverage that it was given, that the locals never really liked cricket any way. 🙄

😆 😆 😆

The latest from Australia: “This Ashes series doesn’t matter, it’s the one in Australia that does”

Oh. Dear.

It’s been so bad they called an election just to avoid talking about it.

Some great bogan comments on the Sidney morning herald cricket pages

Australia lost the series because of the mangled DRS system, umpires, rain and Root. Root caused Warner to be sent into exile. Then the umpires and the DRS consistently worked against the fair and ever sportive Aussies. And then came the weather..

We Aussies don’t need to prove anything to anyone. We are the best in the world. The only reason we lose games is because of horrible umpiring decisions, unsporting opposition players, hostile crowds and imperfect technology. No other country has given as much to cricket in terms of character and skills as we have.

The Poms deseved a shallow Ashes victory in the rain. Aleem Da’s decision for Broad saving the 1st test for them, DRS rubbish, blatant time wasting, ridiculous over use of their sub fielders and the fielding team asking for light yesterday?
Soft victory for a soft team. .

I think the Aussie team should start copying the English tactics:
-pressure umpires
-don’t walk when obviously out
-ball tampering
-dodgy pitches
-slow play
-stalling tactics
-appealing for catches when they knew the ball had not been hit
-playing South Africans as English
Obviously England will do anything to win, and fallen into the Indian trap of preparing dodgy wickets. I hope Cricket Australia never stoop so low as to fix the wickets, and then during the match give the wicket some extra life if Eng lose the toss.
I think England lost a lot of respect by their disgraceful stalling tactics on day 4, which unfortunately were rewarded, by umpires (after being hassled) to call bad light when the Aussies were batting.
Aussies cricket fans can’t wait until the cheating poms come down to OZ….

And countless more posts of drivel from the whinging Matilda’s
It’s all about blaming others instead of a bit of self assessment as to why you fail.

As a non cricketing person it looks like the Aussies beat us in the last match even if they didn’t win.
They might do the same in the next 2 matches ,surely the jumping up and down should wait til then.
I appreciate the rules are the same for everyone, it just seems a bit odd.

I’m very amused by the ‘soft victory for a soft team’ comment in the Aussie newspaper. Wasn’t this the Aussie team that had a full-on tour barney over grown men not submitting their homework?

Doesn’t get much softer than that. They can’t go back to the Boonie beer drinking record era, but they need to rediscover some grit. Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor weren’t often pictured propping up a bar, but they had some bottle and some attitude.

In the longer term, they need to unearth some players that are a shoe in on the team sheet for every game. Only really Clarke, Siddle and Haddin are that at the moment, and Haddin is past it and showing his age with the gloves.

Root caused Warner to be sent into exile.

Indeed, by callously, and with malice aforethought, leaping on to Warner’s fist.

🙄 And they say the British are the whingers? 😆

surely the jumping up and down should wait til then.

Not really. They can win the next two matches, and it won’t change a thing. They needed to win the series to regain the Ashes, we only needed draw it, and in doing so, we’ve retained the Ashes at the earliest opportunity. We could simply not turn up to both of the next matches and forfeit the games, and it still wouldn’t change that fact.

Root caused Warner to be sent into exile.

It’s not so much who caused it for me, it’s the fact that they sent him off to SA at all.

Why didn’t they just do what any sensible person would do in that situation?

Just sit him down and say “On the record, you did a very silly thing there. We are going to fine you, and if you do anything like it again, you’ll be sent home – we can’t avoid it. Off the record, you have brought shame on us – he hasn’t even got a black eye.”

To the press (through gritted teeth) – “it’s been dealt with inside the camp”.

Looking at Warner objectively, I think he will still be found out in test cricket, but he’s one of their 2 or 3 best batsmen (even if he is a limited overs player in essence), and they should pick him.

At least he tried to thump one of the oppo rather than sending texts to them undermining his own captain…………

Just sit him down and say “On the record, you did a very silly thing there. We are going to fine you, and if you do anything like it again, you’ll be sent home – we can’t avoid it. Off the record, you have brought shame on us – he hasn’t even got a black eye.”

Because he’s already had plenty warnings for being a tit on Twitter etc. Until they realised the parlous state of their top order, most Australian press wanted him sent home in disgrace also.

Monty, put it away.

This could be interesting. Wonder what the ECB response will be to this revelation

So now KP has allegedly cheated by putting silicon on his bat to avoid hotspots????
Got to be another bogan whinge tactic, if you team is not playing well accuse the opposition of cheating.

I think the Aussie team should start copying the English tactics:

The tactic they should copy is “winning”.

Aussies: you lost, deal with it.

I suspect Monty is an STW regular – he’s already weed in some guy’s shoes… so how long before he pwns Michael Clarke with bombers?

😆

Just shows how most sports fans are not objective whether cricket or footie

Australia were probably beaten by the weather this test and they have done better than I would have expected so far so well done to them.

The DRS has been truly woeful for both teams IMHO and they need to look at it as it has made some howlers rather than remove some.
Perhaps let the Umpire call DRS rather than players ???

The accusations of cheating etc are not even worthy of a response

I see Shane Warne thinks the England players are “smug”. Now, where’s my ironing board.

Perhaps let the Umpire call DRS rather than players ???

Oh god no, it’ll end up like rugby where the on field officials are incapable of even scratching their arse without asking for the TV official’s view

I see Shane Warne thinks the England players are “smug”.

Good. They have a right to be!