: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:23 pm  

tiger2000 wrote:

Shambles

Eng 78/5

5 wickets for 20 runs since 6pm.

We are Pathectic & Spinless at times...

[Wheels]

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:30 pm  

The Joker® wrote:

We are Pathectic & Spinless at times...

I hope England don't score another run. They don't deserve to.

I've been dissapointed in my time by some performances, but after looking forward to this match for so long, and the last two matches form, I'm absolutely gutted I won't see any cricket on Monday.

I fear or this team now Freddie's retired, I really do.

Set of useless bastards, the lot of them.

Ashes cricket, Headingley 2017, bring it on.

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:30 pm  

Never mind Ponting asking for the extra half hour, England should just declare to avoid further embarresment.

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:31 pm  

The Joker® wrote:

We are Pathectic & Spinless at times...

Selectors will stick to this team. Consistency wins, apparently.

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:32 pm  

Wheels wrote:

I hope England don't score another run. They don't deserve to.

I've been dissapointed in my time by some performances, but after looking forward to this match for so long, and the last two matches form, I'm absolutely gutted I won't see any cricket on Monday.

I fear or this team now Freddie's retired, I really do.

Set of useless bastards, the lot of them.

Ashes cricket, Headingley 2017, bring it on.

Agree 100%...
And the last ball of the day dropped, Shame he didn't take it...

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:36 pm  

Well, that's that, then.

oggy123 wrote:

Dont rate that Hughes at all im just glad hes in the squad and not a Hayden/Langer they are a young team with hradly any expeirance of the english conditions the variable bouce and the swing (Orthodox and Reverse) 2-0 englanmd for me Pieterson or Flintoof MOS

Still confident, Mr. "I Play The Game Therefore I Know Everything"?

: Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:12 pm  

What I don't understand is England's mentality.
They approach a five day test like a one day international.....why?
Get in and fecking stay in....being boring doesn't matter.
Use up time...take your time...run down the clock......graft....anything but flash at shots.
A test match over in less than three days (it will be)...and we won the toss?
There as got to be some serious @rse-kicking both for our team and the people who prepared the wicket.
One up in the series requires two docile batting pitches....equals two draws.
Barring our useless batsmen.

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:33 am  

could it go back to the fire alarm in the hotel going off. wakeing up the england team at 4am

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:10 am  

changa wrote:

could it go back to the fire alarm in the hotel going off. wakeing up the england team at 4am

It could be anything if they are looking for excuses.......
They can't hack it basically.....can't get their heads around the mental requirements needed to treat every singles batsman's innings in a Churchillian way........with dogged determination.
It's just not there.
It's a team game and individuals should not treat that collective ethos with a cavalier attitude and unreasonably risk their wickets.
Once that happens the domino effect can quickly kick in.

: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:39 am  

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/5996321/The-Ashes-leaked-dossier-shows-what-Australia-really-think-of-England-team.html Justin Langer explains all

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/theashes/5996321/The-Ashes-leaked-dossier-shows-what-Australia-really-think-of-England-team.html Justin Langer explains all