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Who's going to win The Ashes?

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Who's going to win The Ashes?

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Old Jul 16th 2009, 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
he was clever enough to employ Troy Cooley though, whose work with our bowlers will never be forgotten
And now the Aussies have Cooley.
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Never liked Fletcher. He was of the opinion that runs won test matches rather than bowlers. He was (and still is) wrong in my view.

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He is wrong... the only way you can win a test match is to take 20 wickets (declerations etc). You only have to score 1 run. But you could score thousand runs and still not win if you dont take 20 wickets.
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Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
The point he is making though is that who is Pricky Ponting to point the finger at playing in the "spirit of the game" when he has a track record like his.

It's like Gary Glitter calling Michael Jackson the scum of the earth and a dirty little kiddy fiddler
I can see what he was aiming for; I just think his argument would have been better if he didn't start by saying he agreed with him.
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I see Australia is creeping up on the poll?

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...Its just a shame that Scotland are shite at every sport or I would be voting for them to win as well...
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Old Jul 16th 2009, 8:19 pm
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Lightbulb Re: Who's going to win The Ashes?

I still say England will win this Test. All they need is a little more consistency in their batting. Australia's bowling attack is weak - as expected - and I don't see any movement in the pitch.
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Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
I still say England will win this Test. All they need is a little more consistency in their batting. Australia's bowling attack is weak - as expected - and I don't see any movement in the pitch.
I'm just not so sure that England's bowling attack is much better.
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Originally Posted by robclaridge
...Its just a shame that Scotland are shite at every sport or I would be voting for them to win as well...
Yeah but we know we are shite! and are more than happy to admit it

But i still don't want England to win - anything
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But i still don't want England to win - anything
Why?
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Why?
I'm joking Hutch Just on the wind up.

I don't care who wins the cricket or any other sport (apart from football obviously) - doesn't bother me in the slightest.
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Old Jul 17th 2009, 3:47 am
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
I'm joking Hutch Just on the wind up.

I don't care who wins the cricket or any other sport (apart from football obviously) - doesn't bother me in the slightest.
I take it that now you are a resident of Brisbane, you'll be supporting the local side when they play Celtic?
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I take it that now you are a resident of Brisbane, you'll be supporting the local side when they play Celtic?
They've already played.
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Old Jul 17th 2009, 4:12 am
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
They've already played.
Have they? Well there you go. Not that we'd expect the football team from a small provincial town to make big headlines.
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Have they? Well there you go. Not that we'd expect the football team from a small provincial town to make big headlines.


They did make headlines and they are from a city, not a town!
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Strauss out immediately, and two more in quick succession!

I had expected him to reach his double century and England to finish on 430, but they've just stumbled to 9 for 389.
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