2010/11 Ashes dates

Unfortunately this schedule means the one-dayers will be played after the Tests.

A better schedule would be

December 15 - 19 @ Brisbane
December 26 - 30 @ Melbourne
January 5 - 9 @ Sydney
January 18 -22 @ Perth
January 26 - 30 @ Adelaide

Personally I'd like to spread it out over a longer timeframe than that but I understand that might be asking for too much in this day and age.

When will Hobart get an Ashes test?

Clutch wrote:25–29 November 2010 - Australia v England - Brisbane
3–7 December 2010 - Australia v England - Adelaide
16–20 December 2010 - Australia v England - Perth
26–30 December 2010 - Australia v England - Melbourne
3–7 January 2011 - Australia v England - Sydney

No surprises really, obviously the request for a sixth test was turned down by the ECB...

Smerky. Smerky, Smerky

I see.

DJ_Smerk wrote:When will Hobart get an Ashes test?

When Queensland or Western Australia secedes.

Total waste of time having the one dayers and/or T20s after the tests.
Noone gives a flying fark about them then. At least if they precede them they act as an hors d'œuvre.

Brass Monkey wrote:

vilkrang wrote:I don't remember this at all... There was speculation that the 2005 series would be their last tour in England but I can't ever recall any reports even hinting that they would retire pre 2006/7.

There wasn't.

It was just merlin in a "I'm a pea-brained 'never wrong' needle-dick" shocker.

Sherbert.

Oh dear ... can't resist lapsing into your jizz-flowered prose can you Monkeh ...
Perhaps you know no other way .... poor bugger ...

Anyway, to explain in small syllables ...there was speculation at the time before the tour began that tgm's recurring knee problems might keep him out of the first 2 tests. As for TGM, the rumours around him were always rife - and, there was a buzz of an impending announcement involving BOTH players and their futures.
So, my personal take on the series was that one or both would not play in every test, and based on this assumption, I called it 3 -1 England.

Are you with me jizz-queen ...?

Anyway, McGrath's knees got sorted, Warne had his mobile confiscated and the retirement announcements were finally made early series - ie., on the 23 December 2006, but that they would both only retire AFTER the series ended! By this time England were already under the cosh ...

So to summarize - I (I repeat I, my little Brasso-chookie) I cocked it when I (I repeat I) made my 3-1 England win Ashes prediction fpr '06/'07.

Though WhyTF you have a bee deep up your jacksie about the issue beats the hell out of me ...

Be of good cheer Monkeh ...

Ho hum.

Ho Cum in Danny's case

DJ_Smerk wrote:Ho Cum in Danny's case

Kinda like a jizz around Christmas time ?

Too much jizz spoils the broth.

DJ_Smerk wrote:Too much jizz spoils the broth.

Personal experience?

Never.

So HTF do you know?

Invader Zim wrote:

Clutch wrote:25–29 November 2010 - Australia v England - Brisbane
3–7 December 2010 - Australia v England - Adelaide
16–20 December 2010 - Australia v England - Perth
26–30 December 2010 - Australia v England - Melbourne
3–7 January 2011 - Australia v England - Sydney

No surprises really, obviously the request for a sixth test was turned down by the ECB...

Source?

CA spam

Clutch wrote:25–29 November 2010 - Australia v England - Brisbane
3–7 December 2010 - Australia v England - Adelaide
16–20 December 2010 - Australia v England - Perth
26–30 December 2010 - Australia v England - Melbourne
3–7 January 2011 - Australia v England - Sydney

No surprises really, obviously the request for a sixth test was turned down by the ECB...

Not overly happy about the Perth dates, again. Firstly, it's the start of school holidays which makes it hard to go to all five days (even though we manage) and secondly, it's hard to take a big chunk out of your life so close to Christmas (speaking from a mother's perspective here ).

Anyway, as much as I like a test series which hangs in the balance all the way through, I'm hoping we go into the Perth test with a 2-0 lead - the atmosphere last time was incredible.

In regards to 2005, I had predicted that the series would go down to the wire, with Australia losing the Ashes. I had watched England's previous at-home and away test series' (2003 v South Africa was one of the best test series I've ever watched) and I thought they were a lot better than our team, or media, had given them credit for.

I didn't think we were going to lose in 2009, yet strangely enough, that result didn't hurt as much as it did in 05.

Has it been mentioned already? Brisbane's small paper for stupid people has the story that the poms are looking for 3 fc matches prior to Brisbane. Fantastic!

Excellent. I hope they play the Warriors.

Ugh. I recall in the 80s the Wozzies hosting the the touring sides (Poms and Windies) and actually giving them a touch up. False hopes raised and Aus smashed in T1 was the result.

And farkin Chris Matthews getting picked, FFS.

2 FC matches tops and the Chairmans match at Lilac Hill should be enough

skully wrote:

And farkin Chris Matthews getting picked, FFS.

Good Times

Clutch wrote:25–29 November 2010 - Australia v England - Brisbane
3–7 December 2010 - Australia v England - Adelaide
16–20 December 2010 - Australia v England - Perth
26–30 December 2010 - Australia v England - Melbourne
3–7 January 2011 - Australia v England - Sydney

No surprises really, obviously the request for a sixth test was turned down by the ECB...

days 1-3 in Brisbane ... check
day 1 in Sydney ... check

a couple of days at the Aus A v England game in Hobart also look likely

lardbucket wrote:day 1 in Sydney ... check

Although the Assassin claims to be on a mission from God.

Day 2 at the MCG - possible, ballot for members' guest passes is this week.
Days 3,4,5 in the Members at the MCG - check.

Days 1 & 2 in the outer at the SCG - check.
Days 3,4,5 in the Members at the SCG - check.

Liver transplant booked for the day after the SCG Test.

skully wrote:

lardbucket wrote:day 1 in Sydney ... check

Although the Assassin claims to be on a mission from God.

not scared of him

locusts, on the other hand ...