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Ah the home Ashes series is almost upon us, my personal favourite sporting event (not down under, that's just generally depressing.) I need something big sporting wise to focus on and quit my worrying about QPR for a while.
Anyone going?
I was at the first day of the World Test Championship at the Oval yesterday. The Aussies looked in depressingly good nick with the bat and their pace attack appears as terrifying as ever.
I think it's going to be an exciting, tough, tense series that'll go down to the wire. I only managed to get tickets to the very final day of the Ashes on 31st July at the Oval, you never know.
I predict...
Crawley to average less than 20 with Duckett getting closer to mid 30s Brook to really secure his position as an outstanding talent and mainstay of the team Pope to struggle again~ Root, in what could be his last home Ashes, proving his worth again Bairstow - haven't a clue which version turns up post broken foot
Broad - an Ashes too far? You'd be mad to write him or Jimmy off. Robinson to nab Smith at least four times..
Travis Head bowls off spin and Smith started his career as a leg spinner. Spin doesn’t win you matches in England fast seam and swing bowlers do. And all this talk of Australia only need a draw, we always play to win not draw.
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While picking a team comprising of 3 front line bowlers and 2 part time bowlers love the fact an Aussie thinks Travis Head can be seen as senior spinner with his 9 Test Wickets think Kevin Pietersen might actually have taken more Test wickets and if England had picked him as the main spinner in Australia would expect England to see a Dust bowl greeting them
During a one-day match between Australia and Zimbabwe in 1996, McGrath was becoming increasingly frustrated with Brandes’ attempts at the big heave-ho outside off-stump. After several play-and-misses, McGrath looked big Eddo up and politely enquired: “Why are you so fat?” As quick-as-a-flash, Brandes retorted: “Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
After playing-and-missing at a number of his deliveries in a county game in England, Thomas sarcastically told Richards: “It’s red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering.” Richards proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground and calmly replied: “You know what it looks like, now you go and find it.”
Didn't one of the Aussies once ask Botham "How's your wife and my kids?" to which Botham replied "The wife's alright, the kids are a bit retarded though" or is that a myth???
During a one-day match between Australia and Zimbabwe in 1996, McGrath was becoming increasingly frustrated with Brandes’ attempts at the big heave-ho outside off-stump. After several play-and-misses, McGrath looked big Eddo up and politely enquired: “Why are you so fat?” As quick-as-a-flash, Brandes retorted: “Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
After playing-and-missing at a number of his deliveries in a county game in England, Thomas sarcastically told Richards: “It’s red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering.” Richards proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground and calmly replied: “You know what it looks like, now you go and find it.”
The first one is so old I think WG Grace claimed to be the first to say it.
Didn't one of the Aussies once ask Botham "How's your wife and my kids?" to which Botham replied "The wife's alright, the kids are a bit retarded though" or is that a myth???
I have heard that one before. The Aussie concerned when I heard it was Rod Marsh
While picking a team comprising of 3 front line bowlers and 2 part time bowlers love the fact an Aussie thinks Travis Head can be seen as senior spinner with his 9 Test Wickets think Kevin Pietersen might actually have taken more Test wickets and if England had picked him as the main spinner in Australia would expect England to see a Dust bowl greeting them
Head and Smith are “part time” spin options only as the simple reality is that we have no one as good as Lyon. If you win the series, Lyon’s calf will be a big reason why.
During a one-day match between Australia and Zimbabwe in 1996, McGrath was becoming increasingly frustrated with Brandes’ attempts at the big heave-ho outside off-stump. After several play-and-misses, McGrath looked big Eddo up and politely enquired: “Why are you so fat?” As quick-as-a-flash, Brandes retorted: “Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
After playing-and-missing at a number of his deliveries in a county game in England, Thomas sarcastically told Richards: “It’s red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering.” Richards proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground and calmly replied: “You know what it looks like, now you go and find it.”
I always liked when KP was tonking Aus around in the ODIs before the 05 Ashes. He edged a ball, and Michael Clarke shouted "why won't you just get out??" at him.
Clarke had recently been through a high profile divorce and KP lent forward and said "Ah, you're just sad because nobody loves you" and apparently even Punter and Warnie were creasing in the slips
Need to finish off the Aussies quickly and then bat well the rest of the day, ideally get a big first innings lead. One ton required from somebody, preferably two.
During a one-day match between Australia and Zimbabwe in 1996, McGrath was becoming increasingly frustrated with Brandes’ attempts at the big heave-ho outside off-stump. After several play-and-misses, McGrath looked big Eddo up and politely enquired: “Why are you so fat?” As quick-as-a-flash, Brandes retorted: “Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
After playing-and-missing at a number of his deliveries in a county game in England, Thomas sarcastically told Richards: “It’s red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering.” Richards proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground and calmly replied: “You know what it looks like, now you go and find it.”
I seem to recall McGrath fired up big time when he asked a West Indies player "what does Brian Lara's c*ck taste like?" and got the response "ask your wife".
I seem to recall McGrath fired up big time when he asked a West Indies player "what does Brian Lara's c*ck taste like?" and got the response "ask your wife".
Need to finish off the Aussies quickly and then bat well the rest of the day, ideally get a big first innings lead. One ton required from somebody, preferably two.
Thats the ideal but think it will be close and England will need the rain forecast to be better than it sounds
If we can get ahead with the bat today and give ourselves a chaseable target on day 5 that would be a good effort.
Aussies I thought were playing time a lot yesterday to reduce our chances, didn't seem to want to score runs in that last hour
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During a one-day match between Australia and Zimbabwe in 1996, McGrath was becoming increasingly frustrated with Brandes’ attempts at the big heave-ho outside off-stump. After several play-and-misses, McGrath looked big Eddo up and politely enquired: “Why are you so fat?” As quick-as-a-flash, Brandes retorted: “Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
After playing-and-missing at a number of his deliveries in a county game in England, Thomas sarcastically told Richards: “It’s red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering.” Richards proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground and calmly replied: “You know what it looks like, now you go and find it.”
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
During a one-day match between Australia and Zimbabwe in 1996, McGrath was becoming increasingly frustrated with Brandes’ attempts at the big heave-ho outside off-stump. After several play-and-misses, McGrath looked big Eddo up and politely enquired: “Why are you so fat?” As quick-as-a-flash, Brandes retorted: “Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit.”
After playing-and-missing at a number of his deliveries in a county game in England, Thomas sarcastically told Richards: “It’s red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering.” Richards proceeded to hit the next ball out of the ground and calmly replied: “You know what it looks like, now you go and find it.”
Good stuff, thanks for sharing.
My favourite is the Merv Hughes / Javed Miandad exchange and here, Merv gives us his version of the story:
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
You’ll all be pleased to know that the headline in the Aussie media this morning was “Bairstow’s beautiful catch” Credit where’s its due, it was a great catch. Might be a game defining moment
You’ll all be pleased to know that the headline in the Aussie media this morning was “Bairstow’s beautiful catch” Credit where’s its due, it was a great catch. Might be a game defining moment
What a knock from Crawley. Such an awesome player to watch when he gets going - hope this is the start of the making of him as an England player as he has all the ability in the world. He's dismissed my prediction of his averaging less than 20 this series anyway.
Sessions couldn't go much better than that - 7.12 an over off 25 overs! Just what we needed.
In fairness, he could have played on twice and slashed over the slips which could have easily gone into one of their bucket handed players.
Just not many test openers that can play an innings like that. Guess there's always going to be an element of luck with his approach, great when it comes off and effin annoying when it doesn't.
Interesting see the change in pressure through the series. England ran their bowlers into the ground in the first couple of tests, where they bowled 23 and 18 no balls. That's fallen to 3 in the last two tests and Australia have already bowled seven this innings. There's a chance of Starc and Cummins being burned out for the decider, let's hope the Ashes are still up for grabs.
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