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Post by firedancer on Sept 28, 2010 17:20:23 GMT
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Post by gabriel on Sept 29, 2010 7:14:26 GMT
Well you see, your 1st mistake was going down south. I'm glad you saw the light and visit God's own country. It's the greenest it's been in a long, long time. You wouldn't want to be out in Gundy at the moment (Goondiwindi). It's rained so much all the roads are flooded and you can't drive in or out. Tell you what, for the MacIntyre to be flooding there's got to be torrents pouring into it.
Anyway, nothing to do with cricket. Yeah, bring on the Ashes. I honestly have no idea who will win. But I think both teams will probably need spinners.
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Post by firedancer on Sept 29, 2010 21:15:39 GMT
I see that chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has climbed down over his accusations about England cheating.. cricketApparently he hadn't realised how his comments would be received Suppose he thought the English players would be delighted then to be accused of match fixing. Twerp.
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Post by gabriel on Sept 30, 2010 10:03:35 GMT
I see that chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has climbed down over his accusations about England cheating.. cricketApparently he hadn't realised how his comments would be received Suppose he thought the English players would be delighted then to be accused of match fixing. Twerp. Was he standing on a step ladder?
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Post by gabriel on Oct 2, 2010 13:56:57 GMT
wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8097590India chase Aussies' 428 on Test day two By Daniel Brettig 22:45 AEST Sat Oct 2 2010 Sehwag struck a disdainful 59 from 54 balls but a shortish ball from Johnson (2-29) caused a miscue to mid off nearing stumps, leaving India 2-110 from 21 overs at the close in reply to the tourists' 428. Though Johnson found a way through to back-up his bold words in the lead-up, Sehwag still motored the Indians to a start that made light work of the runs Tim Paine (92), Shane Watson (126) and Johnson (47) had fought so hard to compile. Of the other Australian bowlers, Nathan Hauritz (0-15 in two overs) bowled too full in a discouraging first stint as the sole spinner and Doug Bollinger's (0-22) lapses in length could be attributed to his Twenty20-affected preparation. Gautam Gambhir (25) added 81 with Sehwag before he was lbw to a Johnson delivery bowled across the seam and Rahul Dravid was largely serene in posting an unbeaten 21 in the company of the nightwatchman Ishant Sharma. The Australians were indebted to Paine, Watson, Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus (20no) for keeping the Indians in the field for more than five sessions. Wicketkeeper Paine deserved a century, building an innings of tremendous composure that will leave selectors pondering the future of Brad Haddin. Johnson, becoming only the 12th Australian to complete the double of 1000 Test runs and 100 wickets, cracked three sixes in his 66-ball stay. He showed how the attack could be taken to the left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha (1-113), who had been mesmeric in his economy up to that point. Opener Shane Watson also deserved plenty of garlands for holding the Australians together throughout a lengthy scoring drought.Ishant returned to the field after having scans to assess a jarred knee but could not bowl until close to the tea break, leaving a fearful workload for Zaheer Khan (5-94), Ojha and Harbhajan Singh (3-114). Paine and Watson began at 5-224 with plenty of work ahead after a poor conclusion to day one. Watson was beginning to regain the level of fluency he exhibited earlier in his innings when Harbhajan delivered a prancing off break that looped off glove and pad into the hands of short leg. Paine was encouraged by Johnson's uncomplicated hitting and heaved Ojha over the legside field in a sign that the balance had tilted. A drinks break and Zaheer's reverse swing did for Johnson, touching a ball that bent subtly away, and Hauritz did not last long before flicking Harbhajan to short leg. Zaheer's fifth wicket arrived when Paine edged low to second slip, short of a century but not the deep appreciation of his teammates. Paine said he was perhaps a little more relaxed in the knowledge that Haddin was likely to reclaim his spot behind the stumps in time for the Ashes series. "Not when you're out there it doesn't make any difference but in a way it can do (make a difference)," he said. "I know I've got nothing to lose, I know he's coming back and I know I've got a short time in the team so it's about enjoying that and I'm just happy at the moment and I'm preforming in the role I've been given." Harbhajan, limping noticeably after carrying leg problems into the Test, predicted a tough time ahead for Hauritz. "He will be bowling on a third day wicket, I was bowling on first day second day, so I'm sure there will be a little bit of help, but he will still have to work hard to get people out," he said. It's all about Watson. Without him, we'd be sunk.
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Post by gabriel on Oct 5, 2010 11:50:37 GMT
The Indians have beaten us by one wicket.
H'm.
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Post by gabriel on Oct 21, 2010 11:48:47 GMT
Sad for Australia. Very sad.
Ashes coming up. H'm. Do any England players have Indian bookies as best friends?
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Post by gabriel on Nov 2, 2010 12:02:12 GMT
I don't think you Pommies liked it when we flashed a message onto Big Ben. H'm. Something to do with bring the Ashes with you?
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Post by firedancer on Nov 2, 2010 15:32:23 GMT
Well, this Pom thought it was funny. I believe it was revenge for Sky Sports putting up images of Freddy Flintoff and Monty Panesar on Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2006 wasn't it and Richard Branson doing a St George's Cross at the last Ashes series? The Ashes wouldn't be the Ashes without this sort of thing I think Westminster Council has gone po-faced about it because they think it could spark off a series of stunts like it coming up to the Olympics, or summat.
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Post by aubrey on Nov 2, 2010 17:59:34 GMT
This means war.
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Post by gabriel on Nov 3, 2010 11:05:05 GMT
Yeah, I heard about the Harbour Bridge stunt. Well, you know, one icon against another. You Poms can go for the bridge then we can go for big b but I don't think that any Sydney authorities jumped up and down too much about it. If they did, then they need to get a life. End of the month in Brisbane. 1st Test. The Poms had better bring some spinners. We've finally had record breaking rain and it's tipped for cyclones and heavy rain through the Summer. God, I hope so. The weather is reasonable at the moment but all you need is a lot of rain and high temps and it'll be a typical Brisbane sticky wicket. Oh yeah. Go the Aussies. Oi!Oi!Oi! I actually hate that chant but what are you gonna do?
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Post by firedancer on Nov 3, 2010 12:30:01 GMT
Well, we have Graham Swann who is making a name for himself, but he will need some help from the pitches methinks....we shall see. Last time I was in Brisbane it was February and hot, hot, hot.....lovely. Are you getting some weird weather this year? The autumn here has finally arrived and in my part of the country all the trees and hedges are beautiful shades of red and gold. Bit like New England without the mosquitoes! Roll on the Ashes....
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Post by gabriel on Nov 4, 2010 7:41:04 GMT
Well it's November and we're pulling on jumpers. It's almost Summer. It's just bizarre. It was snowing not too long ago down south. Plain weird.
But everything is greenish. Compared to how it's been.
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Post by gabriel on Nov 6, 2010 12:59:49 GMT
Well, we totally suck at the moment. Just been beaten by SRI LANKA! I hope The Don isn't reading this at the moment. H'm. H'm. I don't know what else to say. Maybe I could bat at Number 3?
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Post by aubrey on Nov 6, 2010 16:35:26 GMT
As long as I can come in at no11 (there's a good chance of being a hero then).
(We used to have Australians living in our flat, so it would probably be ok for me to play.)
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Post by gabriel on Nov 8, 2010 12:17:28 GMT
It's like little girls with cat fights here at the moment. The Aus team appears to be falling apart before our eyes. Maybe Ponting and Clarke should take a cricket bat to each and be locked into a room together until they beat some sense into each other.
Unless..how's this for inspiration..it's all a great PR stunt by Cricket Australia to make fans rush out and buy tickets.
Because they couldn't give away tickets a few days ago in Brisbane at the last D/N.
OK. I'll go PR stunt.
I am not prepared to believe Aus will just roll over. If they do, that team will never play cricket for this country again, I can guarantee that.
And when the Ashes are at stake, we expect the best.
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Post by gabriel on Nov 13, 2010 12:16:09 GMT
I have to say, it's all wishy washy at the moment.
My best bet, they get onto the wicket.
Watched the boys across the road in the park this arvo.
Some pretty decent batsmen. They won't play for Aus but everyone had a great time playing the game.
And that's what it's all about.
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Post by gabriel on Nov 17, 2010 11:44:39 GMT
I'll post this for any other cricket desperates who want to know what might happen with the Ashes. It's not looking good from Australia's end but then, the Poms aren't exactly shining themseves. www.couriermail.com.au/sport/the-ashes
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Post by gabriel on Nov 18, 2010 11:11:53 GMT
Maybe a ray of sunshine who knows. Pietersen needs to get over himself. au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/8341034/okeefe-stuns-pietersen-hobartAustralia A spinner Steve O'Keefe dismissed Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen to reduce England to 5-147 at tea on day two of the four-day match in Hobart. After a rain-interrupted opening session, more showers forced tea to be taken 20 minutes early. Pietersen appeared to play inside a straight delivery and was bowled for five as England suffered a middle-order collapse, losing 3-13. O'Keefe has 2-23 from 9.1 overs while paceman Mark Cameron has 2-56 from 13 overs. Opener Cook made 60 in two-and-a-half hours before he was caught at mid-on from the bowling of O'Keefe to peg England back at 3-124. Jonathan Trott's attempted pull shot off Cameron lobbed to mid-off with his tally on 41. Trott took several minutes to walk off the field, head bowed, and having failed to post a half-century in three tour games he is one of few form concerns for the side going into next week's first Test in Brisbane. Cameron celebrated his second wicket by hitting new batsman Paul Collingwood with a painful blow on the hand. Collingwood is seven not out and Ian Bell is six not out. England had gone to lunch at 2-38, with only 7.2 overs bowled in the first session because of two rain delays. Nightwatchman Monty Panesar (13) fell to Clint McKay. He provided an early highlight, walking out to bat for the start of day two then sprinting back off the field having forgotten his forearm guard. Australia A were sent in to bat on Wednesday, recovering from five for 66 to make 230 thanks to half-centuries from O'Keefe (66) and Ashes squad member Steve Smith (59).
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Post by firedancer on Nov 22, 2010 18:31:32 GMT
What happened to the rest of your report Gabriel? No worries - I watched the match on the box. Are you gearing up for the Gabba yet?
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