VH-KCT* From Australia, joined May 2001, 479 posts, RR: 2 Posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 986 times:
Australia won the toss and elected to bat... Second ball of the first over and Gilly has been caught LBW. Last ball of the over and now Ponting has been a little more lucky, Billy Bowden not giving him out LBW.
End of the first over and it's 1/0 (. wk . . . .) - things aren't looking good.
TSV From Australia, joined Nov 1999, 1641 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 942 times:
Just when Bangladesh are looking like they could give it a very good shake they go and loose another wicket. Still they have played very well irrespective of their lowly standing.
Steve7E7 From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 470 posts, RR: 52 Reply 11, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 928 times:
What price the Aussies to beat England tomorrow now they have been humiliated by Bangladesh?
For whatever reason,our Antipodean cousins appear lacking in the vital departments.England on the other hand are full of confidence and in Michael Vaughan,have a captain who has instilled the winning philosophy into his team.
England's Twenty20 win was dismissed by the Aussies as a one-off....let's see how they perform tomorrow.
Valid point Roy,but can you honestly say you've seen an Aussie touring team as uninspiring as the current party?
I watched the game today and I can honestly say I didn't see anything to frighten the England boys at all.The batsmen didn't want to attack the ball as they used to do and the Bangladeshi's made their bowlers look ordinary.
When you consider the manner of our victories against Bangladesh,you have to wonder if the Aussies will have any confidence at all going into tomorrow's game.
TSV From Australia, joined Nov 1999, 1641 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 916 times:
Quoting Steve7E7 (Reply 11): England's Twenty20 win was dismissed by the Aussies as a one-off
No it wasn't "dismissed" as a one-off win - it was "dismissed" because it was Twenty20 (only a handful of Twenty20 games have been played over here and the Jury is still well and truly out).
Quoting Steve7E7 (Reply 13): but can you honestly say you've seen an Aussie touring team as uninspiring as the current party?
1977 definitely. And there have been a few after that (1981, 1985) that have sunk to pretty much the same level despite promising starts.
Quoting Steve7E7 (Reply 13): you have to wonder if the Aussies will have any confidence at all going into tomorrow's game.
The nucleus of this Team has always said they are prepared to back themselves in any situation. Not taking anything away from Bangladesh but keep in the back of your mind that there is / was the distraction of the Andrew Symons "incident" (whatever it was - which will also help England as they'll be up late dealing with it).
In all likelihood they'll go out and throw caution to the wind which should make it an entertaining match if nothing else other than England demolish them.
Steve7E7 From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 470 posts, RR: 52 Reply 15, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 910 times:
Quoting TSV (Reply 14): In all likelihood they'll go out and throw caution to the wind which should make it an entertaining match if nothing else other than England demolish them.
I really hope they do make a game of it.
I have every respect for the Aussies and it saddens me as a cricket lover to see a great side struggling for form.That said,there is a saying that every dog has his day and maybe,just maybe the Aussies might have had theirs.
Whatever the result tomorrow,it promises to be a cracking match and let's hope Mr Ponting can psyche his troops up for a thrilling game of cricket.
WhiteHatter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 902 times:
Quoting Steve7E7 (Reply 13):
Valid point Roy,but can you honestly say you've seen an Aussie touring team as uninspiring as the current party?
I watched the game today and I can honestly say I didn't see anything to frighten the England boys at all.The batsmen didn't want to attack the ball as they used to do and the Bangladeshi's made their bowlers look ordinary.
When you consider the manner of our victories against Bangladesh,you have to wonder if the Aussies will have any confidence at all going into tomorrow's game.
In the other thread (before it got hijacked by crackpot nationalist lunacy) we discussed the Australian team and how it's going through a bit of a schism at the moment.
It was bound to happen as people leave and retire, and others come up. England rugby is a prime example in the way it fell to bits after the world cup win.
Teams ebb and flow. The current Aussie side is struggling, but they will be back before long. Their brilliant schemes for sporting academies and bringing on young new talent is a credit to Australia; so maybe this year they couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo but give it a few more seasons and tours and expect a lot of exciting new Aussie blood to emerge.
Monteycarlos From Australia, joined Mar 2005, 2107 posts, RR: 31 Reply 20, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 876 times:
Notice to England Cricket Fans:
Australia has decided to hand you the ashes on a silver platter. On behalf of Australian Cricket fans and our country as a whole, I apologise to you now for the lack of competition we will present to you in the next two months.
What a travesty - losing to Bangladesh... stupid Aussie hacks!
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 24, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 833 times:
Given that result, the hammering by England in the 20/20, the defeat to Somerset and yesterday's further defeat to England, is it time we now re-opened the question of whether Australia as a team deserve full Test status?
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
25 TSV: To hack around that "Toy Story" quote and stir in a bit of Kamahl; Banco you are a sad cruel little man and I pity you.
27 BarfBag: Very interesting. Could you elaborate ? Where did you meet him and how did it go ? Keep in mind though that the English and Aussie cricketers and the
28 Banco: Guilty as charged. Besides, we've got to get the piss-take in now before you improve. What, Lord Snooty? Lovely chap.
29 HAWK21M: So whats Bangladesh's ODI ranking Now regds MEL
30 Monteycarlos: We just weren't prepared after playing crap opposition all summer!
31 Banco: For Bangladesh? Who had you been playing? Scotland?
34 BarfBag: Didn't take very long to start gnashing those teeth eh, Banco ? By the way, considering Australia's imminent rejection from the list of test playing
35 TSV: Well with England at 3 for 6 right now chasing 267 (very achievable given their recent form); yes you are right again! (I can't believe I'm saying th
36 TSV: Well looks like Australia finally won one! Although that unbroken 10th wicket partnership between Uncle Fester and Lurch was a bit of a worry. Betcha
37 Banco: It was? Blimey, you lot are down on confidence!
38 TSV: I thought that was obvious. But if it wasn't - continue to be dazzled by the bluff and bullshit and lose to the bottom of the heap approach. Mark my w
39 Banco: Wasn't that the "worst Australian team ever to leave these shores" according the Australian media? The parallel I've seen drawn is with the 1992 (??)
40 TSV: I was thinking actually about some individual parallels or similarities if you like. For example : Strauss reminds me of Taylor; Collingwood to a cert
41 Banco: That's interesting. The one he's usually compared to is Justin Langer; because Langer spent a few years at Middlesex and made a big impression on a c
42 BarfBag: How about discussing the implications of three possible outcomes of the Ashes in a (somewhat) serious manner; I see two are being discussed at length,
43 Banco: Well, I wouldn't pay attention to the ODI's as a form guide for the Tests for either team, so I'm not sure I'd place any more importance on Australia
44 BarfBag: Indeed, but in what manner ? For example ? Who are the older members who might be pushed off the boat ? And how will it effect the young guns, say Pi
45 Banco: Graham Thorpe has already said he will be retiring at the end of the season, and he's the only one who you could really call "older". It's quite a you
46 BarfBag: It would be sad to see Thorpe go. I guess his wife really messed with his head ? I'll be happy to push Giles off myself - I've never forgiven him (and
47 Banco: Yes, Thorpey had a really tough time. OK, his wife had an affair and then left him, but these things do happen and you can't judge those involved; but
48 BarfBag: Its quite obvious - the King of Spain bowls mainly down the leg. Ah, that doesn't quite rhyme, unless perhaps if you use a deep Rex Harrison voice
49 Banco: Funnily enough, he doesn't any more. He's managed to change his line to about leg and middle and he's quite an attacking threat now. Just look at how
50 BarfBag: He just came to his senses and realized that the wide off leg line might help him avoid being thumped in India, but that it really gets him nowhere in
51 QANTASforever: I've let you guys go about your business here so far, but I feel I must inform BarfBag that the British are welcome to Shane Warne. In fact, I'll giv
52 Gman94: Sorry QFF, the minimum charge for us taking Shane Warne of your hands is 100,000 euros and I reckon that's still a great deal for Australia.
53 TSV: Big difference to last week. They didn't even lose one wicket last night chasing the total. Only the third ever Australian win by 10 wickets in ODIs a
54 Banco: Queensland I think. Not sure where. But his father worked all over the place, so he also spent a lot of time in Papua New Guinea. That's pretty much
55 TSV: **Generalisation time** Sounds like his Dad is/was a Miner. (That's one of the biggest problems in the mining industry in Australia expats who think
56 Banco: Simon Jones that is, not Geraint. Anyway, Hayden's a big girl's blouse for reacting like that. Pathetic. The bowler's allowed to do that and Jones ap
57 TSV: Yeah I knew that but I suppose others might not have if I suddenly changed topic (as it was happening as I was writing) and was talking about the Bow
58 Banco: So he's a big bloke. So what? His reaction was still well over the top. Whingeing, really. Well it wasn't a great throw, but that's why he apologised
59 TSV: Just over 9 minutes to reply! Isn't it a working day over there? By the way Fox Sports 1 on pay tv over here were supposed to replay highlights of las
60 Banco: You are showing your age. Those lot were before my time. I grew up watching Willis, Botham, Old, Allott, Alderman etc. I did catch Lillee and Thomson
61 TSV: Answer : No. I wasn't playing as much by then. I think that most people don't like to remember that tour (for obvious reasons!) especially for Lillee
62 Banco: I believe Lillee perked up somewhat when he realised he'd won several tens of thousands of pounds due to the Botham/Willis heroics at Headingley. As a
63 VH-KCT*: And Brett Lee seems quite partial to it, too! Typically we never hear anything about it. Looks like he's starting on little kids now, obviously they'
64 Monteycarlos: Difference being, McGrath can actually bowl. Jones isn't small! And I wouldn't want to f**k with Hayden either...
65 Banco: Actually, I really don't believe that allegation. No-one's come forward saying they heard it, least of all the child he's supposed to have sworn at.
66 VH-KCT*: No wonder, then, that he has such a high opinion of himself - all you idiots are encouraging him! Oh and as for the seemingly unscripted comment by K
67 Banco: Classic! Actually, one of the funnier commentary moments we had was when the late great Brian Johnston and Jonathan Agnew ended up crying with laught
68 VH-KCT*: Banco, that's the first time I've heard that for myself - fantastic Well we certainly got off to a good start considering we batted first, four bounda
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