England set off to Australia to retain Ashes tonight.

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Originally posted by Stubby:
The slow pitch has made it harder for the batsmen to time the ball well enough for fast run scoring. This, combined with a relatively slow outfield.

Plus the fact that both teams were playing for a draw from day 2 onwards.

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Originally posted by bazz:
There's always The Ego of course, but I tend think of him as South African anyway.

It's all a bit unnatural.

Not the first South African to do well for England though, is he?

Basil D'Oliveira, Allan Lamb, Robin Smith - quite an impressive roll-call there, I'd say!

Jon, I'm glad you didn't include Tony Greig.

Oh yeah - I knew there was someone I'd forgotten!

Mind you, he didn't exactly cover himself in glory with his comments prior to the series against the then-mighty West Indies in 1976

I suppose you're well chuffed he now lives in your part of the world

Surely even Duncan Fletcher will see that the current attack is not going to take 20 wkts and win a game without Panesar. I don't know if he has the ability either, but we aren't going to find out if he does not play. With the batsmen looking more solid he just HAS to pick him. Please!

Australia 2-0.

England, how on earth did you manage that?

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
With the batsmen looking more solid

About as solid as soggy toilet paper, sadly.

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oh bugger.

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Originally posted by JWM:

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Originally posted by Chillkram:
A disappointing lack of posts on here from the England contingent now that the team are doing well.

It's ... because I'm holding my breath...

Oh bloody hell.

Further analyses of where England went wrong seem pointless if at least 250 runs cannot be scored on a flat pitch.

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The phrase "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" (or even a draw!) springs, almost inevitably, to mind.

EDIT: Karma! At exactly the same time I mention 'jaws', what does Y-Y M post?

I can hear McGrath right now!

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Posted Sat 02 December 2006 17:00 Hide Post
I woke up expecting the usual middle order collapse and - oh joy.

Shame Monty didn't get the nod.

Ahhh, I just got the wrong day.

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I can hear McGrath right now!

Er yes, he was overheard at the post-match celebrations saying "better to be Dad's Army than a bunch of young pussies" or something to that effect.

Steve

For once, I don't suppose you can blame him really

Oops, I just realised that I got the thread title wrong. What I meant to say was "England set off to Australia to return Ashes tonight"

Figuratively speaking of course, because we all know that no matter how many times they beat us, we actually still get to keep the little urn for ourselves.

I'm sure there's a joke for Eric Morecambe in there somewhere.

Looks like I'm buying you that pint Jon, the fat lady's out of the dressing room and waiting in the wings to come on!

Mark

Mark, I sense a smile on your face in your last post - still anaesthetised by the Armageddon, no doubt...

It's not good, is it?

James

English cricket faces 'Armageddon'.......?

bloody embarassing bunch of wasters thats all they are!!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Geoffrey Boycotts quote, 'My grandmother could have hit that with a stick of rhubard' comes to mind.

i hate em
i hate em
i hate em
basdards!!

Calm down Scotty, calm down, think about the Hammers instead........oops, er, shouldn't have said that!