Cricket

[theESCO]

Explain it to me, simply, if you can. I'm interested but it really makes no sense.

[AussieBoy]

u have a nice sunny summers day (pref Boxing Day) crack open a case of beer put on some snags and get pissed with ya mates and debate LBWs over the soothing sounds of Richie Benauds voice, then have a backyard hit when during lunch break when hammered, dogs count as fielders

thats cricket my friends

[Broden Terry]

u have a nice sunny summers day (pref Boxing Day) crack open a case of beer put on some snags and get pissed with ya mates and debate LBWs over the soothing sounds of Richie Benauds voice, then have a backyard hit when during lunch break when hammered, dogs count as fielders

thats cricket my friends

Hahaha, I love how you explained that. I love some backyard cricket.

[YourNewestSam]

Cricket is where you play for 5 days and end up with a draw, right?

Yet I still enjoy it.

[AussieBoy]

Cricket is where you play for 5 days and end up with a draw, right?

Yet I still enjoy it.

na its that game where we smashed England at their own sport

BOOM! sorry had to do it

[npmshah]

na its that game where we smashed England at their own sport

BOOM! sorry had to do it
keep in mind Australia is unnaturally great at cricket...
and England isnt exactly the best team... India is also better than the Brits at it...

[YourNewestSam]

na its that game where we smashed England at their own sport

BOOM! sorry had to do it

Haha, well we have to let you win something.

[Broden Terry]

Haha, well we have to let you win something.

What's the supposed to mean? :-d Should be a good upcoming Ashes series this one.

Apparantly Andrew Symonds has been sent home from England tonight because of more off field indiscretions.

[YourNewestSam]

What's the supposed to mean? :-d Should be a good upcoming Ashes series this one.

Apparantly Andrew Symonds has been sent home from England tonight because of more off field indiscretions.

Nothing, just a bit of banter =P

Yeah, I just read about Symonds. Missed training this morning or something. Looks like his international career is over.

[Broden Terry]

Nothing, just a bit of banter =P

Yeah, I just read about Symonds. Missed training this morning or something. Looks like his international career is over.

It should be a great series. England are in some really good form at the moment. :-)

I think Cricket Australia are looking at terminating his contract which would most definitely see his international career come to an end. It's a shame because he's such a talented and important player.

[npmshah]

i have no idea whether India is in the ashes seires or not (:hitself: for me nubness)
but i do know that when we play England, we'll whoop their asses, and we'll do the same for Australia...

[AussieBoy]

apparently Roy went on a bit of a bender after watching the State of Origin in England, and went of drinking without telling anyone all over a period of 48hrs, dumbest prick alive, the ppl who would kill to have the talent and opportunities he has, if i can bloody restrain from having a beer at the pub during Origin and i only gotta do apprentice work the next day, im sure he could with at twenty20 world cup coming up

[Broden Terry]

i have no idea whether India is in the ashes seires or not (:hitself: for me nubness)
but i do know that when we play England, we'll whoop their asses, and we'll do the same for Australia...

The Ashes is just England vs. Australia competing against each other in five test matches. Although it's perhaps the most anticipated series on our cricketing fixture.

We'll get India next time. No sweat. ;-)

[npmshah]

The Ashes is just England vs. Australia competing against each other in five test matches. Although it's perhaps the most anticipated series on our cricketing fixture.

We'll get India next time. No sweat. ;-)
haha ok... right now i get all my cricketing info from the ICC website (which i havent checked in forver)
apparently New Zealand beat India by 9 runs :hitself:
two of my fav contries head to head... i would not know who to root for...
i am so jealous of any of the people in the UK atm... i wish Canada would host some damn cricket events...
hopefully ill be able to attend the 2011 Cup in India

[Broden Terry]

haha ok... right now i get all my cricketing info from the ICC website (which i havent checked in forver)
apparently New Zealand beat India by 9 runs :hitself:
two of my fav contries head to head... i would not know who to root for...
i am so jealous of any of the people in the UK atm... i wish Canada would host some damn cricket events...
hopefully ill be able to attend the 2011 Cup in India

I don't think it matters very much though because it was only a Twenty20 practice match if I recall correctly? There's definitely a lot of cricket being played in the UK at the moment. I'm looking forward to our 09/10 summer of cricket. Have you ever been to a cricket match, Neeps?

[killerswells]

u have a nice sunny summers day (pref Boxing Day) crack open a case of beer put on some snags and get pissed with ya mates and debate LBWs over the soothing sounds of Richie Benauds voice, then have a backyard hit when during lunch break when hammered, dogs count as fielders

thats cricket my friends

i always thought boxing day was strictly canadian. you do mean the day after xmas right?

and someone explain the way the game works. these guys played on our lacrosse practice field all the time in university, and they always fucked up our fields. bastards

[npmshah]

I don't think it matters very much though because it was only a Twenty20 practice match if I recall correctly? There's definitely a lot of cricket being played in the UK at the moment. I'm looking forward to our 09/10 summer of cricket. Have you ever been to a cricket match, Neeps?
unfortunately, NO... i have not... that is why i wish a cricket match would come to the MOntreal.Quebec/Toronto area up in Canada... my uncle would def be going, and i would tag along :-D... However, when i move to Australia/NZ/Uk (its gonne be one of them... bahaha) i am def attending some circket matches...

[npmshah]

i always thought boxing day was strictly canadian. you do mean the day after xmas right?

and someone explain the way the game works. these guys played on our lacrosse practice field all the time in university, and they always fucked up our fields. bastards
cani guess those guys were indian? lol... my family always plays on the baseball fields at parks and we eff them up all the time...
and i think the UK has boxing day as well...

[killerswells]

cani guess those guys were indian? lol... my family always plays on the baseball fields at parks and we eff them up all the time...
and i think the UK has boxing day as well...

hahaha yep definately indian. how did you know?

[npmshah]

hahaha yep definately indian. how did you know?
i'm indian and that sounds like my uncle and family friends with baseball fields... hahaha

[Broden Terry]

unfortunately, NO... i have not... that is why i wish a cricket match would come to the MOntreal.Quebec/Toronto area up in Canada... my uncle would def be going, and i would tag along :-D... However, when i move to Australia/NZ/Uk (its gonne be one of them... bahaha) i am def attending some circket matches...

I understand. It's unfortunate that there's a shortage of quality cricket matches that are being played there. There's definitely a lot of cricket in Australia/UK. There's usually a really good atmosphere. Twenty20's are amazing to go and watch. The amount of excitement and action just has to been seen live to believe.

[Anderson]

Netherlands.:-0

[Broden Terry]

Netherlands.:-0

Beating England on the last ball. :-0 Nobody could have expected that.

[npmshah]

I understand. It's unfortunate that there's a shortage of quality cricket matches that are being played there. There's definitely a lot of cricket in Australia/UK. There's usually a really good atmosphere. Twenty20's are amazing to go and watch. The amount of excitement and action just has to been seen live to believe.
haha qft
thesame thing happens with tennis matches... and i love attednign US Open when it its happening...
i cant wait to actually watch a cricket match though

[Broden Terry]

Australia just got beaten by eight wickets in their opening match of the Twenty20 world cup. :-(

[AussieBoy]

Australia just got beaten by eight wickets in their opening match of the Twenty20 world cup. :-(


and now bt by Sri Lanka and i out of it before it pretty much started... so much for that

bring on the Ashes

[Broden Terry]

and now bt by Sri Lanka and i out of it before it pretty much started... so much for that

bring on the Ashes

Apparantly we got fined for slow over rates too. Looking forward to the Ashes though. It's going to be such a good series.

[pennie]

Yea so Ireland has a cricket team playing in Cricket world cups and everything? :shrug: I never knew this.

[FayeQC]

Is there Twenty20 thread somewhere? Cannot wait for the semi-finals!

[npmshah]

Yea so Ireland has a cricket team playing in Cricket world cups and everything? :shrug: I never knew this.
haha its been like that for a while.
America needs a cricket team, but most of us think were so "superior" and only deserve to play amongst ourselves
UGHHHH

[npmshah]

india seems to be sucking atm... we lost to both England AND South Africa

at least theyre both respectable teams.
if we lost to Canada id lose all faith in the Indian Cricket Team

[Simo FS]

Where are all you Australians? Watch England beat Australia in the Ashes!

[BryterJonah]

Joseph O'Neil's Netherland(brilliant book) gave me some interest in this sport.

Is it as confusing and embedded in European culture as it's been made out to be?

[AussieBoy]

Where are all you Australians? Watch England beat Australia in the Ashes!

hahaha , turn it up Sim Dogg!! youre off your head mate! even without our little alcoholic Roy Symonds we'll still whip ya 5-0! though u guys kick our arse when it comes to the sledging, the Barmy Army rule!!! i laughed soooo hard during the last Ashes at the SCG when they sang "get your shit stars off our flag!!" classic!

[Simo FS]

hahaha , turn it up Sim Dogg!! youre off your head mate! even without our little alcoholic Roy Symonds we'll still whip ya 5-0! though u guys kick our arse when it comes to the sledging, the Barmy Army rule!!! i laughed soooo hard during the last Ashes at the SCG when they sang "get your shit stars off our flag!!" classic!

We'll bounce back. You just watch us destroy your players. Our Barmy Army will be in full force. Should be a good series.

[ammar]

YES YES! WE WON! So happy right now, this is exactley what our country needs. I'm just so happy for the country, we really needed this.

[Broden Terry]

Ashes time :-)

[Regards]

I'd love to have this sport explained to me as well...

[pennie]

I'd love to have this sport explained to me as well...
me too

[goodarmcindy]

Is anyone watching the Ashes?

Incredibly finely poised at this point though I would say (being horribly biased) that England are ahead at this point.

[AussieBoy]

Is anyone watching the Ashes?

Incredibly finely poised at this point though I would say (being horribly biased) that England are ahead at this point.


not anymore!!! go punter and the Kat, centuries for each!

[goodarmcindy]

not anymore!!! go punter and the Kat, centuries for each!


Game on now though.

[Broden Terry]

England held on for a draw in the first Ashes test. Although they had some nice tactics towards the latter end of the day. I'm not bitter. Just sayin'

[The Pharmacist]

haha ok aside from how poorly india is doing, even though the motherland did like event the game....for all you people who don't know how to play...

Cricket is played with two teams of eleven players , with two umpires
(referees) on an oval shaped field. The size of the field varies, but
generally has a diameter of around 350 yards. A cricket bat is oblong
shaped with a narrow handle. A full-sized bat is around 3 feet in
length. A cricket ball is made of cork and covered with leather, and
is then stitched up. A ball weighs around 5 ounces. In the middle of the field is what is known as a pitch. A pitch is a
hard, flat strip of dry ground around 22 yards long. 22 yards is an
old imperial measure called a chain. Two batsman are at the pitch at a
time, both at different ends, with one facing the delivery of the ball
from the bowler.
At either end of the pitch is the crease. This is a line marked about
4 feet in from either end of the pitch, and it is used for 2 reasons.
The first is as a mark from which the bowler must bowl from or behind,
and a mark for the batsmen to stand at to deliver the ball and to mark
whether a run has been completed. If a batsmen is out of his crease,
he can be stumped by the wicket keeper if he is receiving the ball at
the batsmen’s end, or can be run out by the fielders at either end
when taking a run.
The bowler runs up to the pitch where he bowls the ball overarm with a
straight arm. the delivery is usually overarm but there have been
famous incidents when cricketers in international matches have bowled
underarm
Teams score by getting runs. A run is completed when a batsman hits
the ball and then runs to the other end of the cricket pitch, getting
past the crease. The non striking batsman has to run to the opposite
end as well. The batsman can run as many times as they like, but the
batsmen can get out if their stumps are hit with the ball by a fielder
before the batsman reaches the crease. The stumps are three sticks of
equal size measuring around 3 feet tall with the width of a ball
separating them. This is the traditional method to set up the pitch.
The stumps are placed at either end of the pitch in the ground and set
out so that the ball cannot pass through the gap between them. Bails
(small pieces of wood) are balanced on top of the stumps.

[YourNewestSam]

England held on for a draw in the first Ashes test. Although they had some nice tactics towards the latter end of the day. I'm not bitter. Just sayin'

And what's your excuse for the 2nd test? :P

Anyway, in all seriousness, 3rd test Thursday. England without Pietersen (replaced with Bell, should have just put out 10 players, its the same effect) but Flintoff is fit. I don't know anything about the Aussie team yet.

Thoughts on this match and the matches so far anyone?

[AussieBoy]

And what's your excuse for the 2nd test? :P

Anyway, in all seriousness, 3rd test Thursday. England without Pietersen (replaced with Bell, should have just put out 10 players, its the same effect) but Flintoff is fit. I don't know anything about the Aussie team yet.

Thoughts on this match and the matches so far anyone?

sounds like they are gonna pick the horrendously out of form Mitch Johnson... hope he comes good, dont know whats been doing this tour after being brilliant for 12months

[YourNewestSam]

Australia 202-7, 2nd day lunch. England have been bowling fantastically.

Edit : 203-8, took a wicket right before lunch. 77-7 in the morning session. I'm lovin' it.

[Pawan1993]

Hey guys. Who reckons England will win the match?
I reckon they have a chance but Aussies have a habit for coming back out of the blue.
Anyway England are 116/2 and trail by 147. I reckon it'll be a lead of around 100-200 unless someone from Australia steps up. Good piece of action.

Edit: And the pitch is looking rather flat as well as the rain threatening the game but with moisture there could be swing and we all saw what Anderson did with some of that.

[Simo FS]

I don't think we'll get a result. We're in quite good form though.

[Broden Terry]

I'm still slightly confused as to how Phil Hughes could get dropped :shrug:

[YourNewestSam]

If the weather stays like this it'll end up a draw.

I'm still slightly confused as to how Phil Hughs could get dropped :shrug:

Because the England bowlers found him out, even the Northampton bowlers in the 3 day match last week got him out for 20ish. I don't see him getting back in on this tour after Twitter-gate.

[Broden Terry]

If the weather stays like this it'll end up a draw.



Because the England bowlers found him out, even the Northampton bowlers in the 3 day match last week got him out for 20ish. I don't see him getting back in on this tour after Twitter-gate.

He has a few technical issues at the moment, but I'm confident that he can overcome them and be a strong contender for selection in the remaining two tests. I also think Stuart Clark should have been included in the side. He's our most consistent bowler. Our selections so far this series have been puzzling to say the least.

[Simo FS]

Hughes is a really good, young batsman. He's just struggling with the short ball at the moment. I saw him perform against South Africa. He can be a very dangerous player once he gets settled.

[YourNewestSam]

He's only 20, so its not the end of the world that's he's not in this test, or maybe th remaining ones. I think the pressure of playing in England for the Ashes may have gotten to him. I expect him to be lethal in the future, unfortunately for England.

Clark should have replaced Johnson for this test at least. Johnson is another one who will hurt England in the future, but his form has completely disappeared. Which I guess is a good thing for us :-d

[YourNewestSam]

Day 3 has been rained off completely. Looks like it's heading for a draw.

[AussieBoy]

Goooooo Rain!!!!

[AussieBoy]

Hughes is a really good, young batsman. He's just struggling with the short ball at the moment. I saw him perform against South Africa. He can be a very dangerous player once he gets settled.

its probably good for him too, we all know he's gonna be back in the team eventually, same with M.Clarke, did him wonders when he got dropped in the 05 Ashes, came back from it a much better player.. plus fan of Watson (and his missus!)

how good is it that its raining, saving a arses big time, gotta love those English summers! we're struggling big time

[Pawan1993]

I'm still slightly confused as to how Phil Hughes could get dropped :shrug:

First of all you should be confused. He is twice the opener Watson will ever be,
I hate it when players do well for one match and then the critics call them the best new find.
Watson done good in opening one dayers but not tests.
Look at his first class record, not a single score above 20 as opener.
Watson is a good all rounder not an opener.

Edit: Oh and I'm predicting this match to be the draw and the series to go 2-1 England's way.

[Broden Terry]

It's so important that we get our selections right for the next two tests. Clark, Lee and Hughes would all have to be chances. I'm just unsure of who the selectors would drop.

[AsianPunker]

I would prefer they put Clark in before Lee. I can't believe Hussey's excuse last week about not seeing the ball early enough cause his head has on the wrong angle. Obviously whatever he tried made it worse.

[Pawan1993]

Yeah the selectors need it right and no offence but the Aussies always come up with lame excuses.
In Cardiff they blamed the "dirty" tactics and while Hauritz said he'd do it if he was in the same scenario the others continued their blame.
Only a handful of Australians don't have much arrogance/ego.
To win though, words won't change anything. They need the seletcors to get rid of maybe Siddle and bring in either Clark or Lee.
Johnson's too good a bowler to kick out, but the Aussies need their batsmen to click. Anyway they got Strauss, so there's the backbone gone but there's still alot of bowling left.

[Broden Terry]

Hilfenhaus is bowling superbly. He's definitely been our most consistent bowler this series.

[Pawan1993]

England win or draw if the Aussies are lucky.

[YourNewestSam]

If we start today like we did the other day, ie two wickets in two balls, England should go on and take it. Key wickets are Hussey & Clarke, with them down the rest of the Australian batsmen aren't in the best form of their lives.

26-8 this morning, leaving 1 to win, send out Flintoff to open... Or am I dreaming?

[Broden Terry]

26-8 this morning, leaving 1 to win, send out Flintoff to open... Or am I dreaming?

That's a nightmare from an Australian perspective :-0 I think we'll hold on for a draw. We've been very average with both bat and ball though.

[Pawan1993]

Very hostile spell from Freddie here.

[Broden Terry]

Very hostile spell from Freddie here.

Surely Anderson will get a spell very soon? He could potentially do some damage with a swinging ball.

Edit: He just came on.

Unrelated, but I've been quite impressed with Watson's form at the top of the order.

[Pawan1993]

Anderson's on and if there's nothing big it'll be a draw.
Watson's not a test opener. Can't really negotiate the new ball very well. Someone who has a solid technique needs to be there. Ponting could move up and push up the rest of the order.
And Watson's out.
I said he can't negotiate the new ball. Too much swing for him and Ponting's good at playing pace.

[Broden Terry]

... And now Watson's out. I'm not posting here anymore. I brought the bad luck :-(

[Pawan1993]

... And now Watson's out. I'm not posting here anymore. I brought the bad luck :-(

Haha. Don't worry .I doubt Hussey will get out anytime soon.

[AussieBoy]

yaaayyy a draw!!!

well done Pup!!! great century, throw him in as captain now!

and good stuff North, same u miss out on the ton

[Pawan1993]

yaaayyy a draw!!!

well done Pup!!! great century, throw him in as captain now!

and good stuff North, same u miss out on the ton

Who knows. Maybe this draw can motivate Australia to win the next match as that's what motivated England in The Oval.

[Chop[chop]]

Who knows. Maybe this draw can motivate Australia to win the next match as that's what motivated England in The Oval.

I could see that happening. I think there's a chance that there could be at least one more draw before the end of the series though.

[Pawan1993]

;50431502']I could see that happening. I think there's a chance that there could be at least one more draw before the end of the series though.
Yeah. I'd bet for a 2-0 to England win, the way they're going but the Australians have been unpredictable (not all teams almost lose to NZ at home in one dayers and then beat SA at their home in tests).
So when I think in that way I'd say 2-1, 2-0 or 1-0 all England's way.

EDIT: lol I just went through almost all the possibilities besides 1-1.

[Pawan1993]

Next test on today!!!

[nlo13]

I went to Bermuda and saw a Cricket match one. Yeah.

[YourNewestSam]

and England have lost the Ashes...

[Broden Terry]

This is quality viewing. Six down at lunch.

[Pawan1993]

and England have lost the Ashes...
You're right. No team can lose a match like this and expect to win the last test.
I was right that draw did motivate Australia and Johnson's back.

Edit: England really need Pietersen and Freddie back for the last test if they want to win the ashes.

[Broden Terry]

We could probably wrap this up before lunch if the bowlers bowl like they did on the opening day. They were fantastic.

[YourNewestSam]

Surprised we made it past lunch. Well done to Broad & Swann for their 100 partnership. Still needing major changes for the final test I think.

Perhaps 11 bowlers, they seem to bat better than the batsmen :-d

[Pawan1993]

This thread is dead, but I can't wait till next Thursday for the last ashes test.

[Broden Terry]

This thread is dead, but I can't wait till next Thursday for the last ashes test.

Are you confident that we'll retain the Ashes? I suppose we only need a draw. It'd be nice to win it outright on foreign soil though.

[Pawan1993]

I'm not confident for any result whether it be 2-1 England, 2-1 Australia or 1-1. England could bring in Mark Ramprakash who hasn't played in ages and is aged 38. But still the man averages over 90 in county cricket this season. He made 80 and 134 in his last match and 270 sumthin in the match before (only played one innings that match). But if he's in the English team, the Aussies have alot to fear. BTW his last hundred was made in 130 balls (fast for first class test cricket). Imagine if Piertesen makes a miracle recovery as well. Damn that'll be Strauss, Cook, Ramprakash and then Piertesen/Bell. Compare that to the Australian top four: Watson, Katich, Ponting (not good form) and Hussey (really bad form). Strauss and Ramprakash will be enough to rip the Aussie bowlers.
Anyway sorry for the long reply and Ramprakash's statistics are here: http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19323.html
And I just saw, Flintoff will be back and Jonathan Trott is likely to replace Bopara and not Ramprakash.
Being the home ground for Surrey, I think Ramprakas would be better suited to The Oval because he plays for Surrey and would know the conditions well.

[YourNewestSam]

Australia have nothing to fear, Ian Bell is still going to be playing. We should just play with 10 men, it's the same effect.

[Broden Terry]

Watson looks like he's secured his spot for the fifth and final test. I'm just wondering if our selectors should drop Clark for Hauritz? Keeping in mind that Watson can be called upon to take the ball as our fourth fast bowler. In saying that though, I'd feel more comfortable having Clark play. :shrug:

[Pawan1993]

Australia have nothing to fear, Ian Bell is still going to be playing. We should just play with 10 men, it's the same effect.
Yeah, just checked Cricinfo. Bell's playing and it looks like Trott will get his debut by replacing Bopara and Flintoff is playing.

Watson looks like he's secured his spot for the fifth and final test. I'm just wondering if our selectors should drop Clark for Hauritz? Keeping in mind that Watson can be called upon to take the ball as our fourth fast bowler. In saying that though, I'd feel more comfortable having Clark play. :shrug:
I'd rather have Hauritz play because The Oval spins a bit so you can have him there with the batsmen thinking will it spin or will it go through. That's the beauty of spin bowling: some spin, some don't.

On another note, Dravid's coming back for the SL, India and NZ tri series. Damn that's good Rohit Sharma let too many chances go.

[AussieBoy]

Watson looks like he's secured his spot for the fifth and final test. I'm just wondering if our selectors should drop Clark for Hauritz? Keeping in mind that Watson can be called upon to take the ball as our fourth fast bowler. In saying that though, I'd feel more comfortable having Clark play. :shrug:


happy they picked Clark, brings some stability with his tight bowling, but they may be wishing they took Ritz as the pitch looks pretty dusty and may become a bit of spin haven come days 4+5, and were batting last so could be in trouble there, 300 might be a good score from england if this pitch deteriorates, glad Lee didnt get picked, nothing against the bloke but he aint fit

[Pawan1993]

England should be disappointed because even if the pitch will deteriorate, the way they started off suggested an easy 400. With 300-350, they won't feel safe, but if they had 400, it'd give a sense of assurance. Anyway good debut by Trott. It was disappointing to see him get run out in the fourties.

[YourNewestSam]

Wow, what a 2nd session. 73-8. Stuart Broad bowled well and the pitch is perfect for spin. Shame Australia don't have Shane Warne anymore :-p

[Broden Terry]

We're not looking good. Neither is that pitch :-(

[Pawan1993]

Broad really does try hard as a bowler and a batsmen and he's gotten the benefits in this and the last two test matches. I reckon England will be all out for 200-250 if lucky and Australia will have around 375-415 to chase where they will collapse get all out at 150-180.
Edit: The pitch btw is almost like a minefield. It's almost as bad as Eden Gardens in India, although Eden Gardens is a minefield to 'bang it in hard' pace bowling. Swann will be really loving this.

[Pawan1993]

Australia have lost the ashes.

[Broden Terry]

Batted well that last session. Still need to survive two days or chase down the runs. It's not looking good.

[AussieBoy]

Ponting needs a captains knock of a double century, well overdue

[Pawan1993]

Ponting's on the verge of retiring. Questioned captaincy, drop of form (not as bad as Hussey's though) and a couple of blows to the head.

[YourNewestSam]

Well played England.

[AussieBoy]

Ponting's on the verge of retiring. Questioned captaincy, drop of form (not as bad as Hussey's though) and a couple of blows to the head.

he really shouldve got a century, needed a captains knock, steve waugh wouldve done it

in saying that congrats to England, well played, and without KP, and congrats Fredie Flintoff on great test career, showed great sportsman ship shaking Husseys hand before celebrating with the boys

hope theres no Tragfalga Sq double decker bus celebrations again though

im shattered

[Duexy]

babyhands

[Pawan1993]

he really shouldve got a century, needed a captains knock, steve waugh wouldve done it

in saying that congrats to England, well played, and without KP, and congrats Fredie Flintoff on great test career, showed great sportsman ship shaking Husseys hand before celebrating with the boys

hope theres no Tragfalga Sq double decker bus celebrations again though

im shattered
England really deserved it. Played as a team unlike the Australians. And Strauss really led from the front which is where Ponting failed. I can see him retiring at the next World Cup, maybe earlier.

[YourNewestSam]

I can see Ponting retiring after the next Ashes in Aus. If he wins he can go out on a high, if he loses he'll be forced out. Obviously, Aus will win that one 4-1.

England played well, but we need much more improvement. Especially in the batting. Collingwood has to go, he done really well in Cardiff and he's a top class fielder, but he can't bat and he's 35 (I think) time to bring in someone younger. Cook needs to have a spell back in County Cricket to get some confidence/technique back into his game. Once we get some stable batsmen in at 3 & 4 (Pietersen & Bell probably) we can look to win more tests, we have a great tailend for once, all capable of scoring, so there's not much excuse left for us now.

[Broden Terry]

England thoroughly deserved it. Their bowling was so good in our first innings and that was virtually the deciding factor.

[Pawan1993]

I can see Ponting retiring after the next Ashes in Aus. If he wins he can go out on a high, if he loses he'll be forced out. Obviously, Aus will win that one 4-1.

England played well, but we need much more improvement. Especially in the batting. Collingwood has to go, he done really well in Cardiff and he's a top class fielder, but he can't bat and he's 35 (I think) time to bring in someone younger. Cook needs to have a spell back in County Cricket to get some confidence/technique back into his game. Once we get some stable batsmen in at 3 & 4 (Pietersen & Bell probably) we can look to win more tests, we have a great tailend for once, all capable of scoring, so there's not much excuse left for us now.
I really do think one person from the English team should go. Collingwood is a debatable option because he would be so good in holding a draw if England really need it. Not many batsmen can survive 300 balls of blocking and single-taking. Collingwood though, can.
Cook is a tough situation. Once you're so deep in to your career and you've been doing what you should quite a few times then it's hard to go back and change it. I have had to change my batting technique and it's been really difficult (even though changing a bowling action is more difficult). Especially after you help your team win. Sometimes it's better not to change your action. People are saying Mitch's bowling action is to awkward to do anything. Then he goes to SA and breaks two fingers. Usually though players just cover their weaknesses. For Cook I suggest leaving alot of balls outside off. Just like Gambhir and Strauss.

[Pawan1993]

England thoroughly deserved it. Their bowling was so good in our first innings and that was virtually the deciding factor.
It was their bowling. They had that extra orthodox way of bowling. Australia though have more modern bend your back and knock the shits out of the opposition bowlers. England are also more serene in their batting while Aus don't have those kind of players. Aus are also running out of new talent compared to other countries. And the deciding factor is Strauss who led from the front while Ponting just fought.

[Pawan1993]

Ashes are gone and England has won. Now for the tri-series between India, NZ and SL. Who'll win?

[phil19]

ive recently taken up indoor cricket. its pretty intense

[AussieBoy]

Ashes are gone and England has won. Now for the tri-series between India, NZ and SL. Who'll win?

whats the home ground??? i would think India should win, even away

[AussieBoy]

ive recently taken up indoor cricket. its pretty intense


ive always wanted to, cause i dont have the patience or will to be playing and standing in an outfield or waiting to bat on a sat arvo in the sun, when could be at the beach.. but love playing so indoor on a thurs night or something would be mad

[phil19]

ive always wanted to, cause i dont have the patience or will to be playing and standing in an outfield or waiting to bat on a sat arvo in the sun, when could be at the beach.. but love playing so indoor on a thurs night or something would be mad

yeah i would definately recommend it. its a lot of fun. and goes pretty fast. though fielding in close is pretty scary sometimes haha. my team sucks so hard and we still have a good time so i can only imagine how awesome itd be if you're actually good :-p

[Broden Terry]

Ashes are gone and England has won. Now for the tri-series between India, NZ and SL. Who'll win?

Perhaps it's wishful thinking, but I'd love to see NZ win this series.

[Pawan1993]

yeah i would definately recommend it. its a lot of fun. and goes pretty fast. though fielding in close is pretty scary sometimes haha. my team sucks so hard and we still have a good time so i can only imagine how awesome itd be if you're actually good :-p
I've been really wanting to play cricket this season because last season I played I had a shitty team and they never held on to catches. I really wanted to join another team this year, but noooo, because of studies I can't do do pretty much anything. Fucking high school.
Perhaps it's wishful thinking, but I'd love to see NZ win this series.
India easily.

[Pawan1993]

ive always wanted to, cause i dont have the patience or will to be playing and standing in an outfield or waiting to bat on a sat arvo in the sun, when could be at the beach.. but love playing so indoor on a thurs night or something would be mad
I would love to be playing cricket on a Saturday afternoon. More fun if your an all-rounder so you can bat and bowl.

[Undue Noise]

I think India will take the tri-series.

[Broden Terry]

India easily.

As much as I want NZ to win, I believe India should win too.

[phil19]

I've been really wanting to play cricket this season because last season I played I had a shitty team and they never held on to catches. I really wanted to join another team this year, but noooo, because of studies I can't do do pretty much anything. Fucking high school.

India easily.

hahaha i dropped a catch this week, and i felt awful about it.
there's always next season

[Pawan1993]

hahaha i dropped a catch this week, and i felt awful about it.
there's always next season
Haha. That feeling of letting your team down really kills you doesn't it? I got run out once for a duck and half the team collapsed. We eventually lost the match by like 2 wickets and in the last over. Just one more over could've gotten a draw. But my team kept on dropping catches besides just two players. You only dropped one. So it doesn't matter.

[phil19]

Haha. That feeling of letting your team down really kills you doesn't it? I got run out once for a duck and half the team collapsed. We eventually lost the match by like 2 wickets and in the last over. Just one more over could've gotten a draw. But my team kept on dropping catches besides just two players. You only dropped one. So it doesn't matter.

yeah it does. its the worst. ive never played cricket really before so im probably one of the worst players in the team, and thats something which ive never really experienced before. i can usually handle myself ok in most sports i play so its hard to get used to sucking personally aswell. haha
really? well if everyone else got out aswell, then its not so bad. ducks just look really bad on the score card

[AussieBoy]

I would love to be playing cricket on a Saturday afternoon. More fun if your an all-rounder so you can bat and bowl.

yeah but i live down the road from Maroubra Beach and 15mins to Bondi... theyre too tempting

[Pawan1993]

yeah but i live down the road from Maroubra Beach and 15mins to Bondi... theyre too tempting
Haha, the beach. Is beach cricket an option? Now that's a fun game.

[phil19]

Haha, the beach. Is beach cricket an option? Now that's a fun game.

XXXX gold beach cricket is awesome

[AussieBoy]

Haha, the beach. Is beach cricket an option? Now that's a fun game.

XXXX gold beach cricket is awesome


lol!

XXXX gold beach cricket! me and my friend spent so long trying to catch the cool ball they used 6's when that toured here, in the end we just bought some from Rebel.. they even had the huge yellow roll out wickets so u can play on the soft sand there

[YourNewestSam]

Good article on Afghanistan qualifying for the Twenty20 World Cup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/oliverbrett/2010/04/crickets_most_heartwarming_sto.html

[ammar]

Good article on Afghanistan qualifying for the Twenty20 World Cup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/oliverbrett/2010/04/crickets_most_heartwarming_sto.html
read something similiar on Al JAzeera as well. Excited for them, really good for the country.
No talk bout the IPL shit going down in this thread? Some really shady stuff going on... first is how a fucking bomb went off outside a statement and news organizations around the world didn't even make a big deal about it. I was reading the times and the bomb article was in the bloody sports section!
I'm from Pakistan so I just get pissed off because if this happened over their it would be all over the news. IPL def trying to cover shit up.

[Broden Terry]

Oh my god. We just got robbed by Billy Bowden.

[AussieBoy]

yeaaaa cricket thread is bumped!

what happened in India, i dont have fox???
if Billy Bowden has fucked us over ill kill him, the muppet stopped being useful years ago

[CheckeredFloors]

Cricket gets real boring real fast.

I used to care, back when we had big names and dominated everyone. Nowadays I couldn't name half the side and could care less if they win.

[Thesleepingwell]

Cricket gets real boring real fast.

I used to care, back when we had big names and dominated everyone. Nowadays I couldn't name half the side and could care less if they win.

Even if it was the Ashes?
England vs. Austrailia. Cricket's biggest rivarly of nations.

But yeah Cricket can be dull. Personally Twenty20 matches are more exciting.
I just wish when it comes to Test matches, that they weren't so damn slow.

[CheckeredFloors]

Even if it was the Ashes?
England vs. Austrailia. Cricket's biggest rivarly of nations.

But yeah Cricket can be dull. Personally Twenty20 matches are more exciting.
I just wish when it comes to Test matches, that they weren't so damn slow.

Yeah i'll probably watch some of the ashes but only in like 20 minute blocks though.

[YourNewestSam]

71 runs and an innings (and a half).

[joeag1985]

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BOOM! CRICKET!