The 5th Ashes Test

[chicoazul]

Prior makes a ton off 109 balls only. Brilliant.

England up to 568/7 and close to humiliating the Aussies here.

England won't bat again in this series, 3-1.

 

[linglong]

This isnt a contest anymore,lol,wheres the fun? i'd sooner beat a half decent bunch of aussies than this shower of no marks,they're sullying the name of aussie cricket

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

at least we know what Ayres Rock is for now..

For all the Aussies to crawl under when their cricket team is [Poor language removed].

 

[Tubey]

ROFL @ that no ball! Classic! Nothing, not one thing, is going the Aussies way.

Poor Hilfenhaus!

EDIT: D'oh!!!!

 

[linglong]

Couple of more runs,declare and get on with it

I see collingwood is packing in test cricket i think the times right too go when the goings good and let the young uns in for that place nothing stinks more than a player past their best so good to see him out on a high.

 

[Elong]

Watson is another run-out shocker

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Feel better now. He needs a photo putting up in the Smack Him Lad thread.

 

[little curly alan ball]

Puts on best LCAB impersonation, stands up, "Oracula!"

All good LCAB mate, I haven't seen a lot of this evening's stuff either, been busy training for my own rep game on the weekend, would be way tougher getting up through the night, I know cos I do it when its in England!

Macca must be enjoying the cricket, England are truly great to behold!

Stands ... Applauds V/Capt' , lid .

You're REALLY coming ON , lid !!!

Hahaha .

McBollox in REGULAR contact , incidentally .

Man's NOT Awol getting beat is all .

 

[little curly alan ball]

Couple of more runs,declare and get on with it

I see collingwood is packing in test cricket i think the times right too go when the goings good and let the young uns in for that place nothing stinks more than a player past their best so good to see him out on a high.

It was time . Morgan is READY .

Raises hat to Collywood , lid .

 

[trebilcock66]

Can somebody tell me the words/tune that the Barmy Army sing about Johnson? TMS describes it as 'particularly cruel'?

Apologies if its been asked before.

 

[little curly alan ball]

Prior makes a ton off 109 balls only. Brilliant.

England up to 568/7 and close to humiliating the Aussies here.

England won't bat again in this series, 3-1.

Not tryna be Ora-Cula ; but check First Test thread....

I SO TOLD YOU MUFUKAS , btw ...!!!

 

[little curly alan ball]

Can somebody tell me the words/tune that the Barmy Army sing about Johnson? TMS describes it as 'particularly cruel'?

Apologies if its been asked before.

I dont know the new one , but last years was about him standing naked before a mirror flexing his biceps .

THAT will be the subject matter Id wager .

 

[linglong]

So it comes to pass the most inept bunch of Aussies ever try to win the ashes,will surely be beaten sometime tomorrow so what now?

They have to rebuild thats clear and from the ground up maybe Hussey and Johnson is worth keeping the rest is just ballast and should be thrown over board but thats their problem and one as an Englishman i don't envy for them,we've been there far too often in my lifetime.

So to us we cant be lulled by this bunch of Aussie shysters they'll be back and to EVER,no matter how bad,underestimate them will be at our own peril we mustn't allow the "boys club" mentality to creep back in,this side is far better than that one which won in 2005 (it plays like a team for a start) but in my eyes that team and management structure clearly thought they where better than,frankly better than they where this team (and i suspect management team) knows that if led right the sky could well be the limit but they now have to adopt,dare i say it an Australian mentality to winning and that means not getting pissed in public etc act like the highly paid sportsmen they are and you know what i think they will for once with the English cricket team i have high hopes.

 

[Zarrix]

The media over here are so defeatist, I guess it is somewhat refreshing in a way. But I can't imagine us being any worse than what we have dished up. After the retirement of the greats, I thought we will fall back to the pack, but remain a very good side. There are signs of a decline in the same vein as the Windies decline of the late 90's, and with our grassroots and domestic competitions, you have to ask, how has it become so bad.

Terrible administration, terrible coaching, mentally weak players that only care about their pay packets...

But I admire England for how they have gone about it in this series, very professional and strong outfit. If only they sent this team over in 2006, would have been something to behold.

 

[linglong]

The media over here are so defeatist, I guess it is somewhat refreshing in a way. But I can't imagine us being any worse than what we have dished up. After the retirement of the greats, I thought we will fall back to the pack, but remain a very good side. There are signs of a decline in the same vein as the Windies decline of the late 90's, and with our grassroots and domestic competitions, you have to ask, how has it become so bad.

Terrible administration, terrible coaching, mentally weak players that only care about their pay packets...

But I admire England for how they have gone about it in this series, very professional and strong outfit. If only they sent this team over in 2006, would have been something to behold.

Its a good call mate,your comparisons to the windies is right because i suspect that's whats going to happen now.

For my money,again like the windies,the Aussie's let that wonderful,great team grow old together clearly they hadn't the players coming through to replace them but to me to let the old ones carry on was a worse solution because when they finally hung their boots up the gulf was going to be huge and it is sadly.

From here it could well be decades before you're lot recover mate but and say this with hand on heart i hope it isnt,world cricket needs a strong aussie team.

Oh and my thoughs over that inept 2006 team we sent is this,that team clearly thought they where the bee's bollocks trouble was they where frankly crap,full of players who really wanted paying well for bugger all (KP take a bow),past their best ( mr Flintoff,calling Mr Flintoff,Harmy oh Harmy) mentally unready (Bell) indeed all but Colly came out of that shambles with their heads held high.

The fact a fair few of that lot managed to come back is a testament to them and i take my hat off to them

 

[Zarrix]

It is a compliment to their systems, and perhaps the people themselves that James Anderson and Ian Bell have come back here looking like completely different players to the plodders that landed here five years ago.

After this test, we need a total clean out. Ponting needs to retire, great player, but he is finished. Clarke should be sent back to find some form at domestic level. And he is certainly not captaincy material. The coaching staff (especially the muppet Tim Nielsen, who was somehow given an extension of contract late last year) . the admin. (James Sutherland especially) and the selection panel should mostly be moved on. I still can't figure out how Tim Nielsen got that three year extension considering his run of results. Would be like the RS giving Hodgson a five year extension based on their current season.