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Matthew T 
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Posted: June 27 2009 at 16:48 |
Hello I am putting up this post in the hope that one of the members from the UK has a liking for cricket and would like to discuss off and on the series.
I would like it to be done in a polite fashion and and to chat about the series not ( "we dun ya like dogs dinner ya pommie b*****ds" or" bloody drunken convict colonists can't play for sh*t" or sh*te depending on your preference.
I will praise a player from either side for good play and I would like to add that the last series we played in the UK we lost and to be honest this series could go either way, We do not have Glen McGrath or Shane Warne. Symonds has been chucked out of the team for bad behavoiur and no Gilchrist but Brad Haddin is doing a great job.
I see mention that Freddy Flintoff has been hitting a bit of form. I hope it happens for Brett Lee he does not seem to be as lethal these days.
Anyway let me know if anybody is interested. Tests are my fav but 1 dayers and 20/20 I do watch.
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 04:19 |
yeah sure, although there is a Cricket thread already up and running.
" bloody drunken convict colonists can't play for sh*t" "
You know the Barmy Army song then!  
I'm always up for some jolly banter you'll not get any nastiness from me.
Good luck for the forthcoming series....
..... you'll need it!  
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 04:25 |
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It's hard for even this Australian team to lose to England unless the latter pull themselves together out of the blue. It will definitely be more keenly contested than the 2006 edition though...nothing's gonna be like the 2005 Ashes anyway. I don't know what you Brits make of KP, but I think the way his captaincy was handled will only be detrimental to the health of English cricket in the near term; he's going to nurse the injury to his ego for some more time and England lost a potentially charismatic, inspirational leader.
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 04:26 |
Blimey! The sledging has started already. 
This series has to be tighter than the last. I don't think that there will be a whitewash this time...Gulp!
Edited by Man Erg - June 28 2009 at 04:28
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 04:34 |
Starts in Cardiff too! 
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 05:25 |
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:O
I'm Australian
Not a fan of Cricket though...
Good luck to both sides
*Fake smile*
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 05:28 |
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 05:33 |
 Man Erg wrote:
Blimey! The sledging has started already.
This series has to be tighter than the last. I don't think that there will be a whitewash this time...Gulp! |
If you were referring to me, well, no, I am Indian and I watch The Ashes because it's sort of a cricket ritual like Wimby in tennis. And as a rule, I would always like to see the Aussies lose  but I am afraid it takes a brave man - at least as far as 'outsiders' go - and a somewhat foolish one to bet on an English win. No offence meant and none taken, I hope.
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 05:48 |
No offence taken
Call me a fool but I bet on England winning in 2005 and I will be again in 2009 against what I see as the worst Australian team to tour England in many a year.
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 05:53 |
progmetalhead wrote:
Call me a fool but I bet on England winning in 2005 and I will be again in 2009 against what I see as the worst Australian team to tour England in many a year.
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This is indeed the worst Australian team in a long time We said so when they came to India last year and they got thumped 2-0 and I am sure the 0 in the right column hurt Punter more than the 2 on the left, they couldn't beat India even once! But as I said in the earlier post, all the transition may just have unsettled what could have been a good winning combination for England. I'll be too glad to eat my words if England win, anytime Australia loses is a great ocassion. Has nothing to do with the Monkeygate controversy - and I for one think Harby was guilty as hell! - but we've all grown sick and tired of Aus winning all the time. |
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 17:35 |
Before the the first Test in Cardiff I will put up my prediction on the outcome of the series of 5 tests........win,draw,loss,washout or even a tied one. anyway I will see how much of an expert I am by the end of the series.
Maybe we should all put up our predictions and guaranteed a good laugh because in all honesty I am not confident and I believe our bowling attack is not the same. If not for Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke who seem to me to be the only consistent batsmen in the team presently and don't forget Haddin is really the Wicketkeeper..
This is Englands best chance they have had in a long time.
Back with my series outcome prediction before July the 8th and the start of the first test.
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Matthew T
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 17:39 |
but we've all grown sick and tired of Aus winning all the time.
You are not the only one,I really want a close series. I agree it has made cricket boring even for me.
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Posted: June 28 2009 at 20:29 |
My prediction is that the 2005 scoreline will be reversed in favour of Aus...let's see if the results approach anything close to these figures eventually.
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Posted: July 04 2009 at 17:22 |
Here we go with my Test Series prediction.
I honestly believe England will win the series but it will be close.
2 wins to England
1 win for us unfortunately
2 draws (Bloody weather and bad light)
We shall see after the series how far out I am
My reason is the Aust bowling attack is not the same and our batting has been so so. Maybe the team might make a return to top form but I doubt it. Confident I am not !
I am hoping for a close series like everyone and the last thing I want to see is a whitewash. When test cricket becomes that uneven it becomes as boring as all hell and even if it is Australia doing the whitewashing I would rather turn it off and play music.
So lets hope at the last test at Brit Oval on the last day in the last hour Aust has 1 wicket in hand and 25 runs to get to win the the 2nd test and for the first time in their lives the English supporters and the Australian supporters ars together in praying that bloody light meter does not come out of that umpire's pocket and the series outcome is in the dark(pardon the pun)
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Posted: July 08 2009 at 15:04 |
Well England is in a good position. Three more wickets in hand with 336 runs on the board. If you can get the last of the batsmen to hang around for a while and get the score around 400 you will have us ( Aust) in a fairly tight spot as we will have the pressure on us to make the runs. A couple of quick wickets by England and our batting could get shakey.
Three scores over 50 by Pietersen, Collingwood and Prior has definately helped. Collingwood is a really good batsman.
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Posted: July 09 2009 at 03:32 |
Fairly evens I would say after the first day.
Five wickets down and I think we could have pushed for 450 + but could easily be all out for 350 now.
I see the Australian press and players from the past have already started to lay into KP. Thanks!!! 
Thats another century he'll score this series due to pissing him off!
The Windies tried that and paid for it handsomely.
I can see Hauritz going for some nought for 100 pluses by the end of the series too.
(btw am I allowed to make a joke out of barn-mouth Mcgrath when his prediction dies again?)  |
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Posted: July 09 2009 at 03:37 |
Both not the Teams they were......................a bit like the Blue Square Conference league
India are the world cricketers of the moment, this is more like a rugby tri-nations affair. Hope you enjot the tournament though, would like to see England romp home...............
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Matthew T
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Posted: July 09 2009 at 04:08 |
progmetalhead wrote:
Fairly evens I would say after the first day.
Five wickets down and I think we could have pushed for 450 + but could easily be all out for 350 now.
I see the Australian press and players from the past have already started to lay into KP. Thanks!!!
Thats another century he'll score this series due to pissing him off!
The Windies tried that and paid for it handsomely.
I can see Hauritz going for some nought for 100 pluses by the end of the series too.
(btw am I allowed to make a joke out of barn-mouth Mcgrath when his prediction dies again?) |
Now now,can't talk about Glen like that Agree about Hauritz myself. I have not read any negative press on Pietersen here but only really looking at the Aust cricket site and thats only for scores and stats. Anyway todays( late evening here) should give a good indication of how the match will be
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Posted: July 09 2009 at 04:09 |
Chris S wrote:
Both not the Teams they were......................a bit like the Blue Square Conference league
India are the world cricketers of the moment, this is more like a rugby tri-nations affair. Hope you enjot the tournament though, would like to see England romp home............... |
Chris you are off my Christmas card list
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Posted: July 09 2009 at 05:29 |
^ Haha......well now the Aussies v the Kiwis would be another story
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