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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 18:56:16 GMT
Disgraceful end to the Ashes, this leaves a bitter taste in the mouth despite the win. Well we at least know it would have been 4-0 ! The momentum is with England Definitely would have been 4-0, ridiculous ending. The umpires rightly booed at the presentation....utter garbage throughout the ashes!
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Post by Maccca100 on Aug 25, 2013 19:02:47 GMT
I cant wait to shit in his baggy green in Perth
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 19:06:40 GMT
Setting up game he says.....the truth is that you set yourself up for defeat by shite play and you couldn't face the music when it all went wrong.
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Post by greenhoff74 on Aug 25, 2013 19:07:25 GMT
The umpires decide that the days play has ended, England should have got the runs quicker well they had light, it's not the first time either.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Aug 25, 2013 19:11:28 GMT
BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Moral victory mate ......we know it would have been 4-0 a complete drubbing I just don't like the rule more than anything. We have played mediocrely and battered them, excellent.
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Post by fortressbritannia on Aug 25, 2013 19:14:11 GMT
I'm gutted not to win 4-0 but Clarke and the Aussies will be completely and utterly psychologically obliterated. To be in such a strong(ish) position and gain a bit if pride and confidence, but to be completely smashed and to resort to pure desperation as they were is a major boost.
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Post by harrysburrow on Aug 25, 2013 19:41:13 GMT
I'm gutted not to win 4-0 but Clarke and the Aussies will be completely and utterly psychologically obliterated. To be in such a strong(ish) position and gain a bit if pride and confidence, but to be completely smashed and to resort to pure desperation as they were is a major boost. Spot on mate. Despite the fact they'd lost 3 of the previous 4 tests, they'd actually managed to gain some momentum in this one. We ballsed up our selection and then bowled poorly to give them the opportunity to get a decent first innings score. Then we batted very negatively in our first innings and got some bad press. But Clarke has pretty much cancelled all that out today and I for one think it's a pisser!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 19:42:24 GMT
The umpires decide that the days play has ended, England should have got the runs quicker well they had light, it's not the first time either. England didn't do much wrong today ....you couldn't have expected them to score much quicker than they did.....how would you have gone about it any differently ? The ball was in their court not ours
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Post by discokaraoke on Aug 25, 2013 19:45:33 GMT
The umpires decide that the days play has ended, England should have got the runs quicker well they had light, it's not the first time either. 206 off 40 overs is good going in my book on a last day test wicket, and the Aussies on full attack! No complaints from me. Ps KP hit the fastest 50 in ashes cricket
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 19:46:05 GMT
Setting up game he says.....the truth is that you set yourself up for defeat by shite play and you couldn't face the music when it all went wrong. Get ready for round two in November
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 19:54:10 GMT
Setting up game he says.....the truth is that you set yourself up for defeat by shite play and you couldn't face the music when it all went wrong. Get ready for round two in November I can't wait let's smash them again Anyway Bispham, the England players are celebrating with several alcoholic refreshments and it's on fair that the fans (both negative and positive ) do the same. LET'S RAISE A GLASS TO THE ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 19:58:21 GMT
Get ready for round two in November I can't wait let's smash them again Anyway Bispham, the England players are celebrating with several alcoholic refreshments and it's on fair that the fans (both negative and positive ) do the same. LET'S RAISE A GLASS TO THE ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM Attachment DeletedAlready doing so Ambassador ...and several of them WELL DONE ENGLAND !
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Post by harrysburrow on Aug 25, 2013 20:14:26 GMT
I'm on The JDs too chaps. Good Healh!
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Post by salopstick on Aug 25, 2013 20:46:50 GMT
It pains me to say it but the Aussies could have batted out the day. So fair play to Clarke for trying to force a result
England have batted to negative all series against mediocre bowling
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 21:39:07 GMT
I'm on The JDs too chaps. Good Healh! Cheers Harry !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 21:43:30 GMT
It pains me to say it but the Aussies could have batted out the day. So fair play to Clarke for trying to force a result England have batted to negative all series against mediocre bowling And still won 3-0 ....and would have been 4-0 but for the light .....I see no hope of the Australians improving their game enough against an England side that will perform much better over there
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Post by salopstick on Aug 25, 2013 21:44:32 GMT
It pains me to say it but the Aussies could have batted out the day. So fair play to Clarke for trying to force a result England have batted to negative all series against mediocre bowling And still won 3-0 ....and would have been 4-0 but for the light .....I see no hope of the Australians improving their game enough against an England side that will perform much better over there 4-1 but for the rain and light
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 21:48:51 GMT
And still won 3-0 ....and would have been 4-0 but for the light .....I see no hope of the Australians improving their game enough against an England side that will perform much better over there 4-1 but for the rain and light Well they probably would have won at Old Trafford but for the rain ...but it was not certain .....one thing for sure though is that 4-1 is a hammering ....and a result that I would take with delight from the series in Australia
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Post by northantsash on Aug 25, 2013 21:59:36 GMT
Clarke is as bad as ponting in defeat. he didn't do the declaration for the sake of the match or spectators. he tried to prove a point on the day when the whole cricketing world would be watching that England may have won the series but they are negative etc. he thought we would come out and probably go for 3 an over maybe getting 130-140 losing a few wickets.
having grown up watching the likes of warne and McGrath torment England with the ball and the Waugh brothers, hayden, langer etc with the bat. its nice to see the aussies squirm and be made to look the fools, cant have enjoyed that last session too much today with the exception of Faulkner.
cant wait for the return series and would love another victory over there
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Post by salopstick on Aug 25, 2013 21:59:48 GMT
A hammering but the results overshadow the fact that we have played poor against a garbage Australian team
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 22:04:24 GMT
A hammering but the results overshadow the fact that we have played poor against a garbage Australian team Perhaps so , but I am sure we will play more to our ability in Australia
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Aug 25, 2013 22:07:05 GMT
Clarke completely bottled it today, his conduct towards the end was nothing short of shambolic. This is not football, you can't behave like that. Did Cook confront the umpires in such a way at Old Trafford?
All in all, this is a comprehensive victory for England. Australia can take nothing from this series other than the fact they didn't lose as heavily as they expected. The end of this test cancels out the washout at Old Trafford. Only Rogers and Harris that have really stood out for me as class acts, even Peter Siddle went missing from time to time. That's not to say England have been superb as the top order other than Root's 180 have been very poor, but class is permanent and I fully expect them to re-find their form.
Well done boys and roll on November, let's making it 17 unbeaten!
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Aug 25, 2013 22:16:35 GMT
I thoroughly recommend reading through this thread again, really marks the varying emotions of an Ashes series!
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Post by followyoudown on Aug 25, 2013 22:17:36 GMT
A hammering but the results overshadow the fact that we have played poor against a garbage Australian team Perhaps so , but I am sure we will play more to our ability in Australia Agreed England played well below their ability and won comfortably, the Aussies were playing close to the top of their game and still lost, batting wise there's so little in the cupboard I was reading talk of Adam Voges being picked down under.
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Aug 25, 2013 22:21:32 GMT
Perhaps so , but I am sure we will play more to our ability in Australia Agreed England played well below their ability and won comfortably, the Aussies were playing close to the top of their game and still lost, batting wise there's so little in the cupboard I was reading talk of Adam Voges being picked down under. Australia could do a lot worse than picking Voges. He's a decent bat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 22:42:05 GMT
Perhaps so , but I am sure we will play more to our ability in Australia Agreed England played well below their ability and won comfortably, the Aussies were playing close to the top of their game and still lost, batting wise there's so little in the cupboard I was reading talk of Adam Voges being picked down under. Voges is a better bat than some of them that the Australians have picked this time ......I know he is getting on now but Simon Katitch is still getting good runs for Lancashire and Cameron White ...they have better players out there
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 22:47:01 GMT
I thoroughly recommend reading through this thread again, really marks the varying emotions of an Ashes series! It certainly can be stressful at times to be an England Follower !
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Aug 25, 2013 22:59:56 GMT
I thoroughly recommend reading through this thread again, really marks the varying emotions of an Ashes series! It certainly can be stressful at times to be an England Follower ! That it can!
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Aug 25, 2013 23:10:50 GMT
Agreed England played well below their ability and won comfortably, the Aussies were playing close to the top of their game and still lost, batting wise there's so little in the cupboard I was reading talk of Adam Voges being picked down under. Voges is a better bat than some of them that the Australians have picked this time ......I know he is getting on now but Simon Katitch is still getting good runs for Lancashire and Cameron White ...they have better players out there Agreed, I heard Shaun Marsh today as well , ( I think Botham said it). The fact is, players like Khawaja just don't cut it. Hughes reminds me of Bopara and let's not forget the disaster that was Ed Cowan.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 23:23:09 GMT
So, what happens to our days now the ashes are over?
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