View Poll Results: Who's gonna win The Ashes?
Australia
26
36.62%
England
37
52.11%
Draw (Australia retain - not win)
8
11.27%
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Who's going to win The Ashes?
Jul 9th 2009, 5:46 am
#31
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Australia finish the day on one for 249! 
Jul 9th 2009, 11:18 pm
#33
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Australia now at 2 for 325. Tasty!
Jul 9th 2009, 11:24 pm
#34
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Jul 10th 2009, 1:18 am
#35
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Never, ever, write off the Australians...despite the worst team in 10 plus years...
Whose the bespectacled Englishman in the commentary box that is having the others in stitches...
Whose the bespectacled Englishman in the commentary box that is having the others in stitches...
Jul 10th 2009, 4:56 am
#36
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Punter smacks Freddy for six! 
Australia 4 for 463 and the Poms are praying desperately for rain. I wonder if the hope of a draw due to inclement weather was behind their decision to play the first game in Wales...?
Australia 4 for 463 and the Poms are praying desperately for rain. I wonder if the hope of a draw due to inclement weather was behind their decision to play the first game in Wales...?
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Jul 10th 2009, 12:13 pm
#37
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Summer in S Wales. Long shots of the town show that UK haze that I have long forgotten about.
It's summer, possibly it's warm and people are in shirts. But still that white haze...
It's summer, possibly it's warm and people are in shirts. But still that white haze...
Jul 10th 2009, 9:43 pm
#38
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
I always thought Ricky Ponting was a great captain and greatly admired the Australian cricket team, although in Test cricket I would still like to see England win over them.
Having had it pointed out to me by a friend that Ponting is a cheat (shows how far out of the cricket loop I am that I hadn't even heard about it) I hope England wipe the floor with them.
Unfortunately though, I think it may be the other way round.....
Having had it pointed out to me by a friend that Ponting is a cheat (shows how far out of the cricket loop I am that I hadn't even heard about it) I hope England wipe the floor with them.
Unfortunately though, I think it may be the other way round.....
Jul 10th 2009, 10:29 pm
#39
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
I always thought Ricky Ponting was a great captain and greatly admired the Australian cricket team, although in Test cricket I would still like to see England win over them.
Having had it pointed out to me by a friend that Ponting is a cheat (shows how far out of the cricket loop I am that I hadn't even heard about it) I hope England wipe the floor with them.
Unfortunately though, I think it may be the other way round.....
Having had it pointed out to me by a friend that Ponting is a cheat (shows how far out of the cricket loop I am that I hadn't even heard about it) I hope England wipe the floor with them.
Unfortunately though, I think it may be the other way round.....
Added to that I do think that he is over competitive (call it cheating if you like) and the problem is that the person they are breeding to replace him (Clarke) is even worse.
Now is Ponting's greatest test. If he can guide this Aussie team through the next few years with a 75-80% win rate then I think he will be regarded as a very good captain, but we have already witnessed losses to India, SA (at home) since the great era of great players retired, so his record is not looking good
Jul 11th 2009, 11:10 pm
#40
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
50 odd for 4 ....wot a ******' shower of shite England are 
Jul 12th 2009, 1:40 am
#41
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Jul 12th 2009, 1:58 am
#42
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Jul 12th 2009, 8:51 am
#43
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
England bat all day for a draw from a seemingly impossible position. HOW'S THAT !!!!
Jul 12th 2009, 12:34 pm
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Jul 12th 2009, 12:44 pm
#45
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Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?
Can I have my vote back please? 
England were pants!!!!!
England were pants!!!!!