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Great batsman, bad captain. Australian cricket seems to have a soft underbelly at the moment.
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Great batsman, bad captain. Australian cricket seems to have a soft underbelly at the moment.
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Back in the day, skippers like Ian Chappell or Allan Border wouldn't get mad. They'd get even, and then some.
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Will be a very different team for the Test series boys. Don't get ahead of yourselves now.
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Will be a very different team for the Test series boys. Don't get ahead of yourselves now.
Who are your test batsmen?
Can only think of smith and warner
Will be a very different team for the Test series boys. Don't get ahead of yourselves now.
Well I think a big issue will be the dispute between the CA and the ACA. If the Aussies sort it out then it will be a tough winter for us but if not, then I think England have a great chance of winning the series.
The Aussie team in 2010/11 weren't very good.
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Renshaw will open with Warner. No 3 is the big question mark. Shaun Marsh or Usman Khawaja. Maybe Pete Handscomb lifted to 3 from 5. Smith will bat 4 with Handscomb at 5 normally, 6 has been an issue but i think Travis Head is the answer.If Handscomb bats 3 then Head at 5 and the allrounder at 6. Marcus Stoinis or Moses Henriques would be the likely players. Then Wade at 7 then the bowlers. You guys may not have heard of Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb but you sure will.
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Every one of those guys has made it clear playing the ashes takes priority. It will not be an issue.
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I've not followed the Aussie team as much as I used too in the last 3/4 years( spent time living in aus during the great side 2004 ish) and was supprised by the line up yesterday batting wise
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I lived in Melbourne for a year back in 2009 so it'll be quite good seeing the Aussie test side come back into some sort of decent form again.
But then growing up with our shite England teams of the 90s/00s being beaten to a pulp by Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Ponting, and anyone else who's ever drunk VB I want the Aussies to be fucking terrible!
That whole Michael Clarke era seems to have taken you guys backwards...or was it just Marsh and the selectors during that time?
Either way the Ashes is the best event in sports. Way better than any World Cup, Olympics or Superbowl. Plus I'm pretty sure it involves the best form of banter going...sledging...miles better than this shitty Talksport 'bantz' shite.
Speaking of banter:
But then growing up with our shite England teams of the 90s/00s being beaten to a pulp by Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Ponting, and anyone else who's ever drunk VB I want the Aussies to be fucking terrible!
That whole Michael Clarke era seems to have taken you guys backwards...or was it just Marsh and the selectors during that time?
Either way the Ashes is the best event in sports. Way better than any World Cup, Olympics or Superbowl. Plus I'm pretty sure it involves the best form of banter going...sledging...miles better than this shitty Talksport 'bantz' shite.
Speaking of banter:
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aussiespursguy
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I lived in Melbourne for a year back in 2009 so it'll be quite good seeing the Aussie test side come back into some sort of decent form again.
But then growing up with our shite England teams of the 90s/00s being beaten to a pulp by Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Ponting, and anyone else who's ever drunk VB I want the Aussies to be fucking terrible!
That whole Michael Clarke era seems to have taken you guys backwards...or was it just Marsh and the selectors during that time?
Either way the Ashes is the best event in sports. Way better than any World Cup, Olympics or Superbowl. Plus I'm pretty sure it involves the best form of banter going...sledging...miles better than this shitty Talksport 'bantz' shite.
Speaking of banter:
By god we were strong then! Add the Waugh brothers, Matty Hayden and Justin Langer.
We had some good teams during the Clarke era but consistancy and selection caused a lot of problems. Also things changed massively when John Buchanan left. The lowest ebb was the Micky Arthur period. That was a disaster!
Boof Lehmann has steadied the ship, and is starting to make it his own. Really not sure about Smith as captain. But here we never strip a player of the captaincy. The Prime Minister is the most important man in Australia. Australia's cricket captain is the second!
The Ashes is a war! So many amazing, defining matches and series. Bradman, Botham, Warne and Snow. Botham in 81, Warne's delivery to Gatting (best delivery I have ever seen!). This series promises to be a cracker with both sides in reasonable form. Pitches should be very good with something early for the bowlers.
Sledging is a part of the game and a part I love it. There is no place in the game for racial sledging however. A good sledge can change a bowler or batsmans mindset. and is a great part of the game.
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Some great examples of classic sledging over the years:
Merv Hughes & Graham Gooch.
Merv Hughes was all over Gooch in one test and proceeded to say: "Would you like me to bowl a piano and see if you can play that".
Rod Marsh & Ian Botham.
In an Ashes match Botham arrived at the wicket to a bit of cheek from the Aussie keeper. Marsh : "So how's your wife and my kid's?". Botham: "Wife's fine. Kid's are retarded".
Merv Hughes & Javed Miandad.
During a test between Pakistan and Australia in 1991 Miandad tried to sledge Merv: "Merv you are a big, fat bus conductor". Only a few balls later Merv dismissed Miandad, ran past him and shouted: "Tickets please!".
Merv Hughes & Robin Smith.
Merv was bowling a few crackers that Smith couldn't even get an edge to. Merv: "If you turn the bat over you'll get the instructions mate".
Fred Trueman.
An Australian batsman was walking onto the field, opened the gate and before he could shut it, Trueman remarked: "Don't bother shutting it, son, you won't be there long enough".
Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne.
Cullinan was well known as being a bit of a bunny to Warne's bowling. The 2 hadn't played each other in some time so when Cullinan walked out to bat, Warne couldn't resist heckling him: "I've been waiting two years for another chance at you". Cullinan got him back with a ripper: "Looks like you spent it eating..."
Mark Waugh & James Ormond.
James Ormond came out to bat in a match with Australia. Mark Waugh, at slip, let rip: "What are you doing out here? You're too shit to play for England!" Ormond replied: "Maybe so, but at least I'm the best player in my family".
Viv Richards & Greg Thomas.
In a county match in England, Thomas was bowling to Richards and getting a few to whizz past the bat. After Richards played and missed another one, Thomas said: "It's red, it's round. Now fucken hit it!". This obviously angered Richards who proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground. Richards: "You know what it looks like now go and get it."
Merv Hughes & Graham Gooch.
Merv Hughes was all over Gooch in one test and proceeded to say: "Would you like me to bowl a piano and see if you can play that".
Rod Marsh & Ian Botham.
In an Ashes match Botham arrived at the wicket to a bit of cheek from the Aussie keeper. Marsh : "So how's your wife and my kid's?". Botham: "Wife's fine. Kid's are retarded".
Merv Hughes & Javed Miandad.
During a test between Pakistan and Australia in 1991 Miandad tried to sledge Merv: "Merv you are a big, fat bus conductor". Only a few balls later Merv dismissed Miandad, ran past him and shouted: "Tickets please!".
Merv Hughes & Robin Smith.
Merv was bowling a few crackers that Smith couldn't even get an edge to. Merv: "If you turn the bat over you'll get the instructions mate".
Fred Trueman.
An Australian batsman was walking onto the field, opened the gate and before he could shut it, Trueman remarked: "Don't bother shutting it, son, you won't be there long enough".
Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne.
Cullinan was well known as being a bit of a bunny to Warne's bowling. The 2 hadn't played each other in some time so when Cullinan walked out to bat, Warne couldn't resist heckling him: "I've been waiting two years for another chance at you". Cullinan got him back with a ripper: "Looks like you spent it eating..."
Mark Waugh & James Ormond.
James Ormond came out to bat in a match with Australia. Mark Waugh, at slip, let rip: "What are you doing out here? You're too shit to play for England!" Ormond replied: "Maybe so, but at least I'm the best player in my family".
Viv Richards & Greg Thomas.
In a county match in England, Thomas was bowling to Richards and getting a few to whizz past the bat. After Richards played and missed another one, Thomas said: "It's red, it's round. Now fucken hit it!". This obviously angered Richards who proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground. Richards: "You know what it looks like now go and get it."
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This has been comedy gold today.sri lanka cant catch a cold.lost count the amount of dropped catches and misfields.could have pakistan out twice by now.
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Yeah they've been pretty shit, so do England play the winner of this in the semi?
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Yeah.judging by the way they played today you would expect england to beat them.
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Another great sledge:
Glenn McGrath: "Eddo, why are you so fucking fat, mate?"
Eddo Brandes [Zimbabwe]: "Every time I fuck your wife, she gives me a choccy biccy." Even the Aussie fielders pissed themselves laughing at that one.
Glenn McGrath: "Eddo, why are you so fucking fat, mate?"
Eddo Brandes [Zimbabwe]: "Every time I fuck your wife, she gives me a choccy biccy." Even the Aussie fielders pissed themselves laughing at that one.
How come wade still playing for australia ? I think warner , renshaw , khawaja , smith and handscomb - these are australia's top 5 test batsmen.. Khawaja must play ahead of shaun marsh. Shaun marsh is only good in asian condition. He is not good enough in australian condition. Time and time again he has proved it.. Number 6 is a big worry for australia. Mitchell Marsh hasn't developed as expected , Moses henriques is such a poor player and I am not sure whether Stoinis is good enough to play at number 6 position.
