: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:40 pm  

changa wrote:

a few underarms will fix it

An 'underarm' to Ponting's chin, maybe.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:48 pm  

GT wrote:

How he can talk about the spirit of the game considering a) the Australian attitude towards the spirit of the game for the past I don't know how many years and b) the way he attempted to claim that catch of Collingwood when he got nowhere near the ball is laughable. The sign of a desperate man.

where is the link to this unfair accusation please

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:58 pm  

changa wrote:

where is the link to this unfair accusation please

Which unfair accusation? The press conference broadcast across the world in which he ranted about the English not playing to the spirit of the game? Or the television footage of the test match broadcast across the world in which he took the catch off Collingwood's pads and then went screaming at the umpire that he'd held the catch and wasn't appealing for LBW like everyone else? Before, of course, he was then seen having words with Collingwood?

I'd suggest you either look online for the interview (both the video and quotes are out there) or watch the last day's play again.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:08 pm  

these are false and unjust acustations of appealing a catch.he was appealing a lbw . this is an outrage . if u do not play fair . aussie's will keep the ashes my chap. we will have a cup of tea in the members area of lords. call stumps my chaps

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:10 pm  

GT wrote:

Which unfair accusation? The press conference broadcast across the world in which he ranted about the English not playing to the spirit of the game? Or the television footage of the test match broadcast across the world in which he took the catch off Collingwood's pads and then went screaming at the umpire that he'd held the catch and wasn't appealing for LBW like everyone else? Before, of course, he was then seen having words with Collingwood?

I'd suggest you either look online for the interview (both the video and quotes are out there) or watch the last day's play again.

Didn't Mr McGrath require a "towel" in 2005 as well when he was last man?

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:13 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

Didn't Mr McGrath require a "towel" in 2005 as well when he was last man?

No he didn't...this is Australia we're talking about, they are the sole arbiters of fair play in the game of cricket, they wouldn't have even dreamt of delaying anything whatsoever...no sirree

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:37 pm  

1934 since we lost

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:47 pm  

changa wrote:

1934 since we lost

Lost what?

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:51 pm  

Robbo4 wrote:

Lost what?

Since the convicts lost an ashes test match at Lords.

: Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:54 pm  

changa wrote:

these are false and unjust acustations of appealing a catch.he was appealing a lbw . this is an outrage . if u do not play fair . aussie's will keep the ashes my chap. we will have a cup of tea in the members area of lords. call stumps my chaps

Funny way of appealing an LBW, is running up to the umpire, ball in hand, suggesting a catch and screaming "I caught it".

Face it, despite dominating, you choked