chris955

Well I was thinking a bag of sour grapes but grapefruit works.

scrubbedexpat098

Sorry, bit of a blackadder fan, the phrase Baldrick is a case of sour grapes

Beoz

I left it open for you to substantiate your ridiculous claim and you didn't .... but I can help ...... Trevor Chappell.

chris955

Oh a huge Blackadder fan, forgot that one. It is how it came across. I just got the feeling that if Australia won the Ashes then sport would have been the average Aussies No1 priority

scrubbedexpat098

Beoz, mate, like I said I was just trying a bit of a wind up, I've got no intention of getting into a hurl of insults with you or anyone else. Come the next ashes I'll possibly be eating my words, but I'm prepared for it, and will not be reacting badly at all, cos although I love the game I don't consider it worth getting into an internet braul over. I'm gutted however that you didn't bring up bodyline, cos I was gonna retort with Trevor Chappell, and it was all gonna get nasty and we'd have fistycuffs at the Sydney test. As it is you've still got a chance of buying me a beer

Beoz

No one is reacting here fella. I just am amused by the way you pulled the bad sportsman thing out of the bag, twisted it around, and never followed it up with any factual ammunition. I certainly wouldn't stoop to such lows and paint a broad brush at England as being bad sportsmanshippers - though there will always be a few bad eggs everywhere. Flippant comments make easy meat.

Lets get that beer at the Sydney test

scrubbedexpat098

Only if England win is sportsmanshippers an actual word?

see the thing about me is that I'm very difficult to wind up, basically cos I'm too lazy to give a **** about anything enough. Most of my claims are unsubstantiated, but great for getting a rise out of someone, I don't even mean the vast majority of it. Call it a mishievous streak

chris955

I dont see the end result in Australia being much different, closer but still a win to England especially if all the team fire on all cylinders. With Sydney being 2nd on the list for days lost through rain lets hope the weather doesnt influence the results

scrubbedexpat098

Jesus I hope not, spending 4 days with the Father in law is bad enough, be worse if it's pissing down.

Broad Shoulders

it's an opinion, it's not a fact, it won't haunt me one bit

papilon

I think the aussies might be taking a bit to much out of this test and if they gey smashed invthe next 2 they will have nowhere to go. They should have kept a low profile. Heard Lehman talking this morning and according to him the only thing that kept them from winning was the weather. Lots in the media also seem to be overly confident after Australia s much improved performance without any result.

Can't believe all this crap about not the way to win an Ashes series. What complete BS, England did the job in 3 tests end of story. This is what good teams do. England have now won 4 of the last 5 that shows a period of dominance by England. England have won this series with there 2 best batsmen in serious form slumps. Hopefully this will be corrected by the time they arrive down under, heaven help Australia then.

Beoz

Best have a word with Cooky about that. He did say he felt it was a poor way to retain the Ashes. Oh .... and England haven't won the series yet ..... just retained the Ashes. Just thought I'd point a few things out .....

chris955

No team would want to win because of the weather but at the end of the day I think Cook and England will remember that so far in 3 tests they have won 2 and drawn 1, it wont make them lose any sleep. The whole point is to win or retain the Ashes, they have done that convincingly with an under par team.

DeadVim

England have 'just' retained The Ashes.

You wouldn't have to rewind that far back to settle for that as an England supporter. Be surprised even.

#TheUrnIsGoingNowhereMaybeNotTrailingTwoNilWillHel pNextTime

Beoz

Complacency can be evil ...... jusy saying