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Nov 12th 2011, 11:09 am
#556
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
I agree. SA just avoided the follow-on, and if they had would probably have lost by an innings and Australia would have been heroes.
I'm not a big fan of his, but I was impressed by Clarke. Not just the 151 against good bowling on a tough pitch, but more so his reaction to the defeat. Ponting would have had that 'caught in the headlights' look on his face and would have come out with every excuse in the book. Not so Clarke. He said that Australia had sucked and that their performance was unacceptable, that his 151 meant nothing and that heads are going to roll. Good stuff.
Ponting, Haddin, Johnson, Hughes really need to be worried about their places. Australia are now in a perfect position to start building for the future. It's up to them.
I'm not a big fan of his, but I was impressed by Clarke. Not just the 151 against good bowling on a tough pitch, but more so his reaction to the defeat. Ponting would have had that 'caught in the headlights' look on his face and would have come out with every excuse in the book. Not so Clarke. He said that Australia had sucked and that their performance was unacceptable, that his 151 meant nothing and that heads are going to roll. Good stuff.
Ponting, Haddin, Johnson, Hughes really need to be worried about their places. Australia are now in a perfect position to start building for the future. It's up to them.
I'll be at the Gabba on Day 3 as an interested spectator, it'll be amusing to see how the lower echelons of the ranking ladder are fairing.
I think I'll wear my Ashes shirt just because ...
Nov 12th 2011, 11:28 am
#558
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
Nov 12th 2011, 11:33 am
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
Oh well, he can watch all the games at once now.
Nov 12th 2011, 12:00 pm
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
Nothing so far in your media about possible causes?
Nov 12th 2011, 12:09 pm
#561
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
Nov 12th 2011, 12:10 pm
#562
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Nov 12th 2011, 12:40 pm
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Nov 12th 2011, 1:19 pm
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
Apparently police were called last night and he was in an 'agitated' state, it doesn't bode well.
Nov 13th 2011, 6:44 pm
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
Look, Peter Roebuck was a fine cricket writer. But he used his status to procure vulnerable young men. That’s fact. The manner of his death and the reasons behind it will probably be hushed up. Cricket’s like that. Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer ditto. Some may feel we should consider Roebuck’s talents in his obituary. I think we should focus on the truth.
Neal Collins
Nov 13th 2011, 8:13 pm
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http://neal-collins.blogspot.com/201...will-have.html
Look, Peter Roebuck was a fine cricket writer. But he used his status to procure vulnerable young men. That’s fact. The manner of his death and the reasons behind it will probably be hushed up. Cricket’s like that. Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer ditto. Some may feel we should consider Roebuck’s talents in his obituary. I think we should focus on the truth.
Neal Collins
Look, Peter Roebuck was a fine cricket writer. But he used his status to procure vulnerable young men. That’s fact. The manner of his death and the reasons behind it will probably be hushed up. Cricket’s like that. Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer ditto. Some may feel we should consider Roebuck’s talents in his obituary. I think we should focus on the truth.
Neal Collins
Nov 14th 2011, 1:49 am
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Nov 14th 2011, 5:14 am
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Nov 16th 2011, 2:41 pm
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Re: England v India, who is going to win
So, round 2 of SA versus Aus starts in about 5 hours, should be good.
I'll be a-streaming later :sunglasses:
I'll be a-streaming later :sunglasses:
