Re: Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, January 3-7, 2011 (II)

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:01

Watson is a freaking disgrace. All his good work with the bat has been undone in this series with 3 run outs of the 3 openers, each of which was his fault.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:04

How good is Tremlett by the way? Hard to believe he was a surprise pick for the tour. He's been the bowler of the series for me.

by Henry Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:05

Jontyh wrote:
Henry wrote:They just said on the news that it's free entry tomorrow. Huzzah!

Should be a top buzz. How many ex-pats and tourists will be storming the SCG then - any guesses?

I reckon there will be around 20,000 in. 97% of them English.

by doremi Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:05

Mick Sawyer wrote:
He's obviously not been watching Steyn and co in action over the last few days.

You obviously don't know that an "attack" consists of all the bowlers.

Yeah, SA still miles better than anyone else (except Pak but cheaters don't count). And Steyn is an ''attack'' in himself.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:06

But Harris and Tsotsobe are mediocre.

by ever hopeful Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:21

Henry wrote:Bresnan- Averaging 41 with the bat, and 28 with the ball.

Better than Botham.

And much less annoying.

by ever hopeful Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:27

ever hopeful wrote:
Dello wrote:Couple of balls have really died and trickled to the keeper.

Think it'll be hard for England's seamers to come up with 10 wickets - need this pitch to start taking some turn ..

Did you mean:

Think it'll be hard for England's seamers to come up with 10 wickets by the close - need this pitch to start taking some turn if they're to clean this up tonight" ?

You were right. It's going to need a tad longer.

by doremi Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:45

JGK wrote:But Harris and Tsotsobe are mediocre.

by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:53

Paul Keating wrote:Is the Aussie series defeat worse than the 5 zip drubbing of England four years back?

5 losses in a row

or 3 innings losses in 5 games

What is worse?

5-0 worse I would think, but the fact it's on your home soil whilst our drubbing was on an away tour might make it comparable.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 12:56

Aye 5-0 is worse.

In fact, losing 3-1 with 3 x 1 run losses would be worse.

by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:01

I tried to get to sleep last night during the Clarke and Khawaja partnership, but once I turned off the TV I was literally bursting out with laughter whilst I tried to sleep thinking about that Watson run out. Ended up watching every session so feel utterly farked right now.

But, I've never felt so proud of the English cricket team as I did when I finally got to sleep last night. An utterly mesmerising day, fantastic bowling and batting and there was probably only half an hour where Watson was smacking it about when Australia had anything to cheer about.

I hope we wrap it up quickly tomorrow. Obviously no chance of a win or even a draw for Australia, but it would sum up the series if we managed to finish it off within half an hour tomorrow which is what we deserve.

It's really really weird to be this proud of the English cricket team. It feels like some sort of alternative reality. Legendary tour, and I don't use the word lightly.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:10

Plenty to be proud of. Just about every player is playing as well as can be hoped. Can't ask for more than that.

by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:13

JGK wrote:Plenty to be proud of. Just about every player is playing as well as can be hoped. Can't ask for more than that.

It's just a shame we have these stupid ODIs to come. They would probably get a decent reception back at home if they came back tomorrow but in a month's time I think the excitement would have died down.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:17

Still. There is a World Cup coming up so the practice is going to be useful.

The 1987 World Cup was the start of the resurgence for Aust cricket after the utter depths of the 86/7 Ashes.

by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:25

JGK wrote:Still. There is a World Cup coming up so the practice is going to be useful.

The 1987 World Cup was the start of the resurgence for Aust cricket after the utter depths of the 86/7 Ashes.

No resurgence please. You are just fine where you are.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:37

Dont' worry about it. In 1987 we had a few up and coming and hungry youngsters (S Waugh for one) and a captain held in the highest regard by the cricket world.

This time round we'll have a talentless rabble and who even knows who will be captain.

by furriner Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:42

At the start of this series I said England would win 1-0. It looks like 3-1, but there's a 1 in there so basically I was right.

Damn I'm good.

by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 13:46

I actually can't farking believe my Dad has managed to fluke 4 correct Ashes scores in a row.

I'll have to let you all know what he says for the next series, but there is no f**king way he can get 5 in a row, 4 is weird enough. 3 was weird enough, I thought this series would end his run.

by JKLever Thu 06 Jan 2011, 14:04

Tomorrow is going to feel very much like Old Trafford 1989, except some mad poms actually turned up to watch that.

by JGK Thu 06 Jan 2011, 14:06

I reckon quite a few mad Poms will turn up tomorrow as well.

Being free and all and with the Pound so crap.

by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 14:08

Free entry is a clever move, providing they open the bars early Very Happy

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by Guest Thu 06 Jan 2011, 14:13

Quote from BBC blog:

"Johnson has undergone a prolonged character demolition in the last six weeks. You think he'd be kicking himself, but with his accuracy he'd probably miss."

Laughing

by Red Thu 06 Jan 2011, 14:17

vilkrang wrote:Quote from BBC blog:

"Johnson has undergone a prolonged character demolition in the last six weeks. You think he'd be kicking himself, but with his accuracy he'd probably miss."

Talking about inaccuracy, Hilfenhaus did a Johnny Howard today with one of his deliveries.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse.

At least the selectors surely can no longer be in denial.

by Blackadder Thu 06 Jan 2011, 18:39

Here is the 10 point plan by TGM.
Simplistic stuff, but still way ahead of CA.

1. International players must play more domestic cricket. If you want to perform at the top then the foundations must be strong.

2. No more resting players. They should want to play every game, creating a toughness of mind and body.

3. No more seven one-dayers against the same team. One-dayers keep everything ticking over financially, but maybe an ODI at each major venue - five in total - and three Twenty20s would better serve our side.

4. Talk more cricket after a day's play, don't rush off. Get to know your teammates better.

5. Fewer support staff. Get the coach or manager to organise specific people to come in when required, which leads to more thinking for yourself and not relying too much on others.

6. Bowlers to stop thinking about going for runs and start thinking wickets. Attack the stumps, bowl fuller and risk being driven.

7. Batsmen to work against bowlers not bowling machines. We need proper, hard net sessions with a purpose. Every session must be about learning and improving.

8. Create an environment that is competitive and team-orientated not individual.

9. It's not a job, it's fun and enjoyable to be playing cricket and representing Australia. When selecting players, look for spirit and a sense of fun.

10. Cricket basics. As I said earlier, we need to do them better than anyone else in the world.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/the-ashes/former-test-great-shane-warne-reveals-his-10-point-plan-to-lift-australia-in-wake-of-ashes-humiliation/story-e6frf3gl-1225982754931

by Gary 111 Thu 06 Jan 2011, 19:02

Red wrote:Chappelli just said that England has far and away the best attack in world cricket!

Watching Tim Bresnan's posterior chugging up to the crease continously for 5 days can do strange things to a man.

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