: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:56 pm  

all aussies are drunk after 3 pints of your kangaroo mickey. Lightweights

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:06 pm  

Good job Mike Hussey is holding the innings together, Michael Clarke gone cheaply to Bresnan.

Mind, KP has gone and got himself dismissed by Rikki Clarke for just 1 at Edgebaston, so nothing to gloat about there,

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:14 pm  

Wouldnt worry about Pieterson hes going to give us a real big series

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:04 pm  

Aus 284-6

Eng 268-7, good job Cook got a ton.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:03 pm  

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

The same Phil Hughes who has an average of almost 70?? Yeah he's turd him!!

And as for them being a young squad - pffft, its one of the oldest squads to come over for a long while...there's just 3 players 26 and under, 7 who are over 30 and 4 who are 28/29...and a few of them have played CC over here for a fair bit of time - M Clarke, S Clark, M Hussey, S Katich, M North, S Watson not to mention others such as Ponting and Lee who have toured here at least once before.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:12 pm  

Is it just me that's starting to question oggy123's knowledge of cricket?


I think we've got a good chance, but it won't be a walkover. Say what you like about this Aussie side, it's still a very talented squad. And I do feel some people have unrealistic expectations of this England squad as well.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:20 pm  

changa wrote:

but freddie is a drunk

Yes, and Sir Ian Botham was an upstanding, teetotal gent, who wouldn't say boo to a goose...

Seriously, I'd take a drunk Freddie Flintoff over a sober Shane Watson...

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:22 pm  

GT wrote:

And I do feel some people have unrealistic expectations of this England squad as well.

From brief discussions I have had with people who aren't really cricket fans but are ready to jump on any bandwagon that gets going they seem to think that the sport was suspended in September 2005, and England are just as good now as they were then.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:25 pm  

GT wrote:

Is it just me that's starting to question oggy123's knowledge of cricket?

I have to agree, he seems to lack a certain grasp of the game, the most obvious one his prediction that 3 of the tests will be draws???...

Unless the weather takes a drastic turn for the worse, then I can't see there being many drawn tests, as the recent trend for test cricket suggests that most matches now reach a positive conclusion....Even back in '05, the 2 drawn tests were arguably only so becuase of some poor weather.

My own prediction??...3-2 or 3-1 to the Aussies.

: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:31 pm  

Good day batting wise for Alistair Cook, not so good days for just about all of the others.

Good day bowling wise for Bresnan, Harmison and Onions, whereas Mahmood and Rashid haven't done much to advance their claims.