The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)
Jul 7th 2012, 2:38 pm
#1816
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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)
Very comfortable for England.
This tour was a chance for Australia to lay down a marker for next years Ashes, blood a few of the young guns to English conditions and for Captain Clarke to prove himself for the first time against real opposition. After the comfortable shallacking of India last summer a lot of cracks were papered over and some players over hyped. This tour has been a huge reality check to Australia and where they stand in international cricket. They have a tough overseas tour coming up and tougher opposition coming down here for the summer and it will be interesting to see where they stand before heading to England next year.
My guess is they will be in crisis.
This tour was a chance for Australia to lay down a marker for next years Ashes, blood a few of the young guns to English conditions and for Captain Clarke to prove himself for the first time against real opposition. After the comfortable shallacking of India last summer a lot of cracks were papered over and some players over hyped. This tour has been a huge reality check to Australia and where they stand in international cricket. They have a tough overseas tour coming up and tougher opposition coming down here for the summer and it will be interesting to see where they stand before heading to England next year.
My guess is they will be in crisis.
). England lost their review then two balls later had shout turned down that had it been reviewed would have been out. This is the problem at the moment. Everyone knows that Hawk Eye has a margin of error so how can you lose a referral when hawk eye predicts that it is only 49% hitting the stumps. If DRS is going to become mandatory then the ICC need to refund referrals in these situations. I remember this cost us in Brisbane on Clarke
Jul 7th 2012, 6:30 pm
#1817
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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)
Men's doubles at Wimbledon- one of the winners was a Brit. Apparently the pair have never won anything and had to have special permission to enter. In jubilee year you couldn't write a better script. Cue the film makers....
Jul 7th 2012, 7:07 pm
#1818
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How on Earth Australia have the No1 position I just dont know. I realise they inherited it to a degree but quite clearly England are by far the better team and should by rights be No1 in all 3 disciplines of the game. There will be a few fans back in Oz wanting to commit suicide after seeing what has happened to the team in the last few years.
Jul 7th 2012, 7:46 pm
#1819
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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)
They have never lost an ODI series 4-0 either ... 
for sunny Manchester.
for sunny Manchester.
Jul 7th 2012, 8:01 pm
#1820
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Jul 7th 2012, 8:01 pm
#1821
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First time for everything.
Jul 7th 2012, 11:43 pm
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Screw the Cricket, time for Mudger to whitewash Federer 3-0.
Oh to be in the pub in Scotland
Oh to be in the pub in Scotland
Jul 7th 2012, 11:55 pm
#1823
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Jul 8th 2012, 12:18 am
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Jul 8th 2012, 2:38 am
#1827
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Re: The Cricket Thread (...and other sport)
We walked into a bar, sampled the welcoming hospitality for a good 30 minutes and decided to head for an off-licence and a night at our temporary home.
In Ireland we had to be dragged out of bars, in Scotland we couldn't wait to get out of them
In Ireland we had to be dragged out of bars, in Scotland we couldn't wait to get out of them
Jul 8th 2012, 2:50 am
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they're used to conversing with sheep up that way, no surprise the banter wasn't up too much
Jul 8th 2012, 3:01 am
#1829
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Sports News - Federer pulls it back to 1 set apiece ... time for bed ...
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Jul 8th 2012, 6:17 am
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