Aussie Ashes Squad

I don't think Broad's weakness is lack of heart, or courage. Everyone who has played with him remarks not only on his intelligence, but his "wise head on young shoulders".

Didn't he get hit for 30 (36?) in one over, and come back pretty soon after with good figures?

I would guess Danny is rather uncertain if he has a bit of the David Capels about him - pitching it up just nicely (and not too fast) to be hit handsomely around the park by Test batsmen.

Personally, I think he has improved gradually but conspicuously, and is now generally a reliably threatening bowler. ~ I could of course be wrong!

JKLever wrote:Danny isn't confident in him because he looks prettier than his sister.

There's a hard ruthless streak lurking behind that Blond hair...

Heard his sister is one to watch. Says you. Haven't seen her yet.

Bah - soz Danny. Didn't mean to "speak for you". Was just trying to interpret what I thought you thought was the problem. In case you'd had to hop off.

Brass Monkey wrote:

JKLever wrote:Danny isn't confident in him because he looks prettier than his sister.

There's a hard ruthless streak lurking behind that Blond hair...

Heard his sister is one to watch. Says you. Haven't seen her yet.

Actually she looked hot in the clips shown in the 3rd ODI, she was filming the play for analysis from the gantry. Still pics, less impressive...

PeterCS wrote:Bah - soz Danny. Didn't mean to "speak for you". Was just trying to interpret what I thought you thought was the problem. In case you'd had to hop off.

That's cool Peter, I'm actually being naughty at the mo, but I'm already in holiday mode and there's no bosses around - not that it matters, I'm still getting audited.

I just haven't got the heart to play goody-two-shoes any more.

It's all that stump-smashing their dad did. Built up the wildly debonair look.

JKLever wrote:
Actually she looked hot in the clips shown in the 3rd ODI, she was filming the play for analysis from the gantry. Still pics, less impressive...

Photos don't do a great deal of justice. I'm sure she's fit. Don't worry.

Brass Monkey wrote:

PeterCS wrote:Bah - soz Danny. Didn't mean to "speak for you". Was just trying to interpret what I thought you thought was the problem. In case you'd had to hop off.

That's cool Peter, I'm actually being naughty at the mo, but I'm already in holiday mode and there's no bosses around - not that it matters, I'm still getting audited.

I just haven't got the heart to play goody-two-shoes any more.

Well, err, good luck then mate!

taipan wrote:

Bradman wrote:Jesus skulls a starving man will eat road kill. Ask RD.

I don't think RD actually ate it

Don't bet on it taips. He had to offer something in return.

FWIW, if England win Ashes 09, I reckon Stuart Broad will have played a large part.

Bradman wrote:

taipan wrote:

Bradman wrote:Jesus skulls a starving man will eat road kill. Ask RD.

I don't think RD actually ate it

Don't bet on it taips. He had to offer something in return.

Shagged possibly, but not ate.

"I've heard of a captive audience, but this is ridiculous."

skully wrote:

freddled gruntbuggly wrote:

PeterCS wrote:You're all (well, most) going into obsessive detail, but what about the big one - the series result of all that statology?

2-0 If we're lucky and there's a lot of rain.

I'm assuming you mean 0-2 or are you using the "home team first" method?

I always use the 'home team first' system. It's less open to misunderstanding.

taipan wrote:

Bradman wrote:

taipan wrote:

Bradman wrote:Jesus skulls a starving man will eat road kill. Ask RD.

I don't think RD actually ate it

Don't bet on it taips. He had to offer something in return.

Shagged possibly, but not ate.

I say again, desperate men.

In a probably vain attempt to get the forum away from RD's sex life. (How can one encounter in a gazillion years count as a sex life?)

Big Dog wrote:

skully wrote:BD!!! WTF you been???

G'day skully

Been battling a few health issues over the last 12 months but hope to be a bit more prevalent from now on.

Welcome back BD, glad to hear the health's improving.

Hope we get to see a lot more of your insight, plus some more of your Friday funnies now that you're back on deck.

skully wrote:FWIW, if England win Ashes 09, I reckon Stuart Broad will have played a large part.

but less than consistently failing with the bat and dropsy efforts from fleas and haddit and pork pie bowling from bung

skully wrote:FWIW, when England win Ashes 09, I reckon Stuart Broad will have played a large part.

Fixed.

Who is RD? Red Duster?

He's Woody.

Coupla stories...

The Squnt says Fred's a big risk.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned England that playing Andrew Flintoff in the forthcoming Ashes series could be fatal if the all-rounder is not fully fit.

Ponting and his teammates flew into England this week ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament which precedes the Ashes and the combative batsman wasted little time turning up the heat on the old enemy.

While Ponting claims he feels refreshed and ready for battle after four weeks away from the game, England are fretting over the fitness of Flintoff, as he continues to recover from knee surgery.


And...

Paris talks up Aus balance

Michael Hussey is tipping Australia's mix of youth and experience to guide the team to Ashes victory, despite admitting he is expecting a "huge challenge" in the looming series.

As Australia's World Twenty20 squad arrived in Birmingham, Hussey laid out the virtues of the new faces and fired out a warning to a confident England side:

"We have a mixture of young fresh faces like Phil Hughes, who is so exciting, with a lot of talent, and has done well in his initial time as this level.

"We have some good experienced players as well. Hopefully that blend will help us but I think what really matters isn't whether you are young or old but doing the business out in the middle. That's all that counts.

"But we have got an excellent squad… one with a lot of confidence out of winning the Test series in South Africa."



Thoughts?

Tis a pity there's not more of a balance between the number batsmen and the rest of the team.

Plus we'll have a lot of players to depend on whose only cricket for a while will have been T20.

Indeed, qmy, a point that has been well made by the Emporer and then Spanky.

Ya gotta wonder whether AB was tanked during the NSP session for the Ashes squad selection to let these qunts get away with this imbalance.

Turn it up for the media, fellas. ...

Morning Pete.

Evening Skulls

You are mainlining on smilies these days ...