England v Australia, 3rd Test, Edgbaston, Jul 30 - Aug 3

"but provide another fast bowling option as cover if paceman Mitchell Johnson's form slump continues."

FMD. My worst nightmares have materialised.

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK ORF Ya Stoopid NSP.

Most likely scenario

Johnson's sh!teness continues and Watson loses a leg when he bumps the gate on his way onto the field.

We are left with 5 batsmen and 3 bowlers

YT, Bollinger or Casson.


Will McGain get a surprise call up?

"Ricky Ponting claims he and the selectors never discussed dropping Mitchell Johnson despite a rising tide of anguish over the increasingly wayward spearhead."

Just when you thought they couldn't get any stoopider

G.Wood wrote:"Ricky Ponting claims he and the selectors never discussed dropping Mitchell Johnson despite a rising tide of anguish over the increasingly wayward spearhead."

Just when you thought they couldn't get any stoopider

Sincerely hope this is a cover up to say he is getting the arse, but I fear not.

skully wrote:"but provide another fast bowling option as cover if paceman Mitchell Johnson's form slump continues."

FMD. My worst nightmares have materialised.

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK ORF Ya Stoopid NSP.

Skully only way we will get rid of the NSP is if they get taken out in wooden boxes.
Any volunteers?

Shane Watson, epic stuff. I reckon he'll break down as soon as he starts bowling.

Merlin wrote:Clarke, it seems, has now dipped his oar in, the gist of his observations, when asked, being thus..

Unfortunately I think that Andrew (Fred to everyone else) will end up the loser when we win this Ashes series ...
Yes, we are 1 - 0 behind, but we play our best cricket when the chips are down....
I'm certain that if we play our best cricket we will win this Test match ...

Recent history to the contrary. IIRC, the last couple of times we've gone 1-0 down in a series, we've been unable to recover. Does 'play our best cricket' actually mean 'roll over and present a fully lubed arse'?

"Yes, we are 1 - 0 behind, but we play our best cricket when the chips are down...."

Even pup is admitting that Johnson, Watson and Hauritz are sh!t

As an English fan, I am delighted that Aus feel the need to drop the next Bradman in favour of a walking crock who's played one 3 day game since his last injury.

Fark. All of England is pointing and laughing at us.

I hate Ponting and the NSP. I think my brain will explode when Midge goes for 8 and over and WHI breaks down.

I reckon he'll break down as soon as he starts bowling.

........... & if he's the player of the match?

I'll break down.

If before Northampton Ponting and co were at least considering the idea of opening the batting with Watson at Edgbaston, then why on Earth didn't they open with him in the tour game? As it is, they opened with Andrew McDonald in the second innings. Bizzare, but good to see the Aussies thinking like England used to in the mid 90's- ie no logic whatsoever.

Mick Sawyer wrote:

I reckon he'll break down as soon as he starts bowling.

........... & if he's the player of the match?

DJ_Smerk wrote:I'll break down.

mmmmm

a win win

Do the stoopid qunts poo poo heads on the NSP need reminding that SR Clark is a DUBBER?

FFS ...

Ohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshit

sage

So Hughes is GGAAAAAWWWWWWNNNNN!!!!!!!!...........for one game and returns when twatto pings another hamstring as he jogs out onto the field?

How would the Aussies rate Twatto if they pretended his body was as robust as a very robust thingy?

And I thought it was going to be Hughes wot won the series and retained the urn for Oz; given all the build-up hype.

Wha' 'appened

TAYne POCson discovered incriminating photos of someone on the NSP? Or gave a quick polish? I don't get it...

Ponting - twat.

All of Australia is saying leave Midge out for Gump.

All of Australia is saying Shane Watson - WTF?

Ponting's head is saying:

I'm Ricky Ponting, I can do what I like.

This would not have happened if Langer did not retire

bloooody wozzies sh!t me

Good move RD, when all else fails, blame the Wozzie. Makes sense.