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Post by romaniprincess on Oct 18, 2011 11:20:13 GMT -5
As a Brit/Pom, I'm afraid I support England during the Ashes!  We've got (I think) a unique double with both the men and women being number one in Test cricket right now! I used to play and I love the game and I hope the Aussie members here (I'm a Londoner and I love the down to earthness of the Aussies) won't mind me crowing a bit! (Being a Brit, we don't get many chances to do that!) |
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Post by deyana on Oct 18, 2011 18:31:48 GMT -5
Well, well done to them! I don't know much about Cricket, but I hear that England is one of the best teams out there.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2011 1:01:36 GMT -5
Test cricket is one of the most boring games to watch. 5 Days from morning to evening, and at the end of it..... No decision.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2011 2:14:03 GMT -5
We've got (I think) a unique double with both the men and women being number one in Test cricket right now! enjoy it while it lasts, RP;D took the pants off us [india] and deservedly got to be the #1. in the ongoing revenge series  ODI's IND 2 ENG 0 and 3 more to go !! but the aussies will be a totally different cuppa... they're baying to get back into the #1 slot. slammed my favourite team, them sri lankans - in their recent tour. will the english summer last ??  :brishti |
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Post by slowhand on Oct 19, 2011 5:55:49 GMT -5
The Aussies are rebuilding at the moment but it won't take us long to get the No 1 spot back.................where we belong ;D
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Post by romaniprincess on Oct 19, 2011 9:32:45 GMT -5
Test cricket is one of the most boring games to watch. 5 Days from morning to evening, and at the end of it..... No decision. You obviously haven't watched it recently! In our last series against India - who at the time WERE number one in the world - we won 4-0. |
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Post by romaniprincess on Oct 19, 2011 9:36:06 GMT -5
These things go in cycles anyway. For a long time the Aussies were number one - before them the West Indies dominated. In the last few years it's fluctuated a bit
My advice to the Aussies would be to work hard on their bowling. I know a bloke like Shane Warne is impossible to replace but the Aussie spinners that they've used since then haven't been IMO remotely up to Test class.
Hilfenhaus is good, Siddal either brilliant or awful, Johnston wayward but can be effective.
You need a lot more consistency in your fast bowlers and you have to find a half-decent spinner.
Right now, Anderson, Broad, Swann and various permutations of support bowlers are pretty well dominating the batsmen!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2011 2:53:22 GMT -5
I know a bloke like Shane Warne is impossible to replace but the Aussie spinners that they've used since then haven't been IMO remotely up to Test class.! really ?? nathan lyon- 5 for 34 in a TEST match - bowling to the likes of spin-playing -gurus like jayawardane and sangakkara. beat that !!!! and what of pat cummins ?? siddle is back on the saddle - ponting is back in form - and clarke is baying for blood. together with all the above - australia will be playing the ashes AFTER playing a test series in south africa. whereas england will be going in for the Ashes, their last test series was with India. AND - no home advantage for the english either which is why i'm tellin ya - enjoy the #1 slot for the english summer is going to come to an end pretty soon ;D :brishti |
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Post by romaniprincess on Oct 20, 2011 4:04:29 GMT -5
I know a bloke like Shane Warne is impossible to replace but the Aussie spinners that they've used since then haven't been IMO remotely up to Test class.! really ?? nathan lyon- 5 for 34 in a TEST match - bowling to the likes of spin-playing -gurus like jayawardane and sangakkara. beat that !!!! and what of pat cummins ?? siddle is back on the saddle - ponting is back in form - and clarke is baying for blood. together with all the above - australia will be playing the ashes AFTER playing a test series in south africa. whereas england will be going in for the Ashes, their last test series was with India. AND - no home advantage for the english either which is why i'm tellin ya - enjoy the #1 slot for the english summer is going to come to an end pretty soon ;D :brishti We won in Australia as well, don't forget. Clarke and Ponting are coming to the end of their careers; their bowling is still wildly inconsistent; and England are full of confidence after a great run. I think we'll still hold on to the Ashes and stay number one for a while. |
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ODI's IND 2 ENG 0 and 3 more to go !!