| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 12:39 - Jun 20 with 2520 views | MedwayR |
Exactly my thoughts when I saw it, obviously trying to give his bowlers a confidence boost but surely he could've done that without making himself look ridiculous!! |  |
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| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 12:40 - Jun 20 with 2516 views | daveB |
They do have a decent bowling attack though, I think the Ashes will be closer than many seem to be predicting |  | | |
| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 12:42 - Jun 20 with 2513 views | Metallica_Hoop |
That's like saying Carcass sing beautifully.
Fair play to him though just adds top the fun. |  |
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| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 12:50 - Jun 20 with 2497 views | Rangersw12 |
The point he is making is that if they have injuries they have bowlers to step up if you look at us our bowling reserves are quite thin so can see where he is coming from
The Aussies shouldn't be underestimated and my worry is that we never play well as favourites |  | | |
| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 13:16 - Jun 20 with 2464 views | toboboly |
I imagine SA would also dispute that... |  |
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| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 13:31 - Jun 20 with 2444 views | BlackCrowe |
| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 12:50 - Jun 20 by Rangersw12 |
The point he is making is that if they have injuries they have bowlers to step up if you look at us our bowling reserves are quite thin so can see where he is coming from
The Aussies shouldn't be underestimated and my worry is that we never play well as favourites |
Agree with your last sentence but not your first. I reckon we've got cover in positions 1 through 11 for the first time that I can remember. Of course the destructiveness of Anderson's bowling or Pietersen's batting is exceptional is probably the best in the world but the cover is as good as anything Australia have got.
Their quicks are being billed to be able to take 20 English wickets in a match, every match. Assuming that's the case and we know that our bowlers certainly can take 20 wickets then it's down to batting and we have Cook, Trott, Bell, Pietersen and Root (not to mention the likes of Bairstow, Prior etc) and they have Clarke.
Anything can happen during an Ashes series of course but on paper only Clarke would make it into an England side I reckon.
All talk of 5-0 though is absolute rubbish IMO. IF we win it, it won't be by more than 2 matches. |  |
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| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 13:34 - Jun 20 with 2439 views | derbyhoop |
I think he must have got the team sheets the wrong way round. |  |
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| Deluded Aussies - Cricket Post on 14:24 - Jun 20 with 2404 views | loftus77 |
Remember 1989? Then, as now, we went into the Ashes as strong favourites (Gooch, Gower, Botham et al) having won the previous two Ashes series.
Few gave the Aussies a chance and their Test record in the years 1987-89 was poor.
The rest is history...be warned.
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