sandwichsaint Posted 20 November, 2013 Posted 20 November, 2013 Buzzing for it. Can't really do many all nighters this week as I have an interview on Friday. Doubt I'll be sleeping much Saturday though especially after a skinful at Arsenal. How does that work? You drinking coffee at the Emirates?
Bucks Saint Posted 20 November, 2013 Posted 20 November, 2013 Carbs confirmed as opening - but fielding in 11 mins! Get in
skintsaint Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 123-5 on a flat pitch, impressive start by us
dubai_phil Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 Yep nice way to wake up in the morning Need to get Haddin out though
ericofarabia Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 Yep nice way to wake up in the morning Need to get Haddin out though How is your satellite signal? A few clouds and a drop of rain (ok thunderstoms as well) and my reception keeps breaking up. Bloody weather!! FYI .... If it improves, The Red Arrows are scheduled to do a display over Burj Al Arab at 1650 today.
Turkish Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 Good to see Broad giving it to the Aussies after the slating he's been getting. Looking forward to watching Mitchell Johnson crack again.
dubai_phil Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 How is your satellite signal? A few clouds and a drop of rain (ok thunderstoms as well) and my reception keeps breaking up. Bloody weather!! FYI .... If it improves, The Red Arrows are scheduled to do a display over Burj Al Arab at 1650 today. Oh sweet will check the skies later. I am still PMSL about the Typhoon in Dubai Tweets from this morning causing chaos! My signal was fine btw although had annoying sound interference from time to time from something called a Chappellie
Mikey88 Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 Broad arriving at the press conference with a copy of the Courier under his arm. Brilliant.
Colinjb Posted 21 November, 2013 Posted 21 November, 2013 Why are there two series in the same year again?
Appy Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Why are there two series in the same year again? So if doesn't clash with the world cup again.
rallyboy Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Couldn't sleep, had a listen. Been up 50 mins and we have scored 5 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ouch. Could be a long series.
tpbury Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Rise and shine chaps, we are being cooked rare on a flaming bbq! Be lucky to get a hundred!
dubai_phil Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Ouch. Alps to the General Sports Forum please. Paging for Alps. Gonna be a long winter if the Aussies have worked out Cook, Trott & Root
St Lej Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Tremlett proving to everyone why he should never be picked again. Joke of a selection, based purely on his form 3 years ago. Incredible decision from a professional sports selection committee to pick a player solely based on that.
Turkish Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Good to see Broad giving it to the Aussies after the slating he's been getting. Looking forward to watching Mitchell Johnson crack again. That went well then.
ecuk268 Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Tremlett proving to everyone why he should never be picked again. Joke of a selection, based purely on his form 3 years ago. Incredible decision from a professional sports selection committee to pick a player solely based on that. Should have taken Onions.
Minty Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Ah well, in true 'I only care about players from my club/county' style, at least Carbs got a few...
dubai_phil Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Ah well, in true 'I only care about players from my club/county' style, at least Carbs got a few... ^ only glimmer of positivity from the day
tpbury Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 Didn't look to be running well - hamstring I think for Carberry. The key point that the commentators make is that Johnson and Harris have 30kmh speed over Anderson, Broad and Tremlett. Which is pointless if not directed well, but they clearly had good aim today.
dubai_phil Posted 22 November, 2013 Posted 22 November, 2013 http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/england-collapse-a-relief-say-fans-2013112281361 BEING good at cricket just felt dirty and sordid, England fans said this morning. It was a moment of insanity As England finished the first day with Australia on 273-8, fans were seen skulking in downtown Brisbane self-consciously celebrating in the dimly-lit bars of the infamous Sports Pub district. England fan Wayne Hayes said: “There was a card in a phone booth offering ‘relaxing cricket boasting’ and before I knew it I was screaming ‘The finest team the world has ever SEEN’ with a bunch of men whose names I didn’t even know. “The next morning all I could think about was what I was going to tell my wife when I got home. What if a photo of me smiling and looking confident got back to her? “But today’s performance has proven what I knew in my heart all along – I’m a misery man and proud of it.” In Australia, where being good at sport has been legal since 1969, revelling in victory is considered socially acceptable and many well-known Australians have been photographed openly enjoying watching cricket in public. Hayes said: “After my experimentation the other night I know this makes me a hypocrite but if any of my kids came home one day and said they’d fallen for Barcelona I’d disown them.”
Hatch Posted 25 November, 2013 Posted 25 November, 2013 Trott is coming home, ( or going home depending on which way you view it) Stress related. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25085025
Viking Warrior Posted 25 November, 2013 Posted 25 November, 2013 Que lots of programmes on how stress affects our top athletes in the very near future
St Jim Posted 26 November, 2013 Author Posted 26 November, 2013 Fair play to Trott. It would be harder to admit you have a problem than to continue and bury you head in the sand and hope it goes away. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
St Jim Posted 3 December, 2013 Author Posted 3 December, 2013 Got my tickets for Saturday, really looking forward to it! The new Adelaide oval looks fantastic from the outside, let's hope it is the same on the inside and hope it still retains its charm. Are there any others on here over in Australia going to any of the tests? It'll be interesting to see who they bring in. My guess is Bresnan will replace Tremlett and Balance or Bairstow will bat at 6 with Root moving up to 3. That said there's a chance Monty may play as the Adelaide pitch historically spins day 4&5 but having said that, since the oval has been redeveloped the old pitch was ripped up and the new one is now a drop-in (so the can play Aussie rules in the winter) and who knows how the drop in pitch will play.
Bucks Saint Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 Got in 2am after the Villa defeat. Could only stand 10 mins of the humiliation in Adelaide. Got up at 6am today to see how many wickets we might have left. Silly me. My sympathy for anyone actually attending. Or going to the later tests. At least Carbs had a decent knock and took a catch - but thats me grasping at very small straws
Smirking_Saint Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 Got in 2am after the Villa defeat. Could only stand 10 mins of the humiliation in Adelaide. Got up at 6am today to see how many wickets we might have left. Silly me. My sympathy for anyone actually attending. Or going to the later tests. At least Carbs had a decent knock and took a catch - but thats me grasping at very small straws I watched a bit last night and the night before, both times I could only watch till about 2am, just absolutely dire capitulation from England. Ok, we arent getting the rub of the green as we did at home but boy the difference in confidence levels is staggering. It looks like men against boys out there. The Ossies all out attack looks to be working aswell and we seem scared/unable to bully either their bowling or batting attack right now. In short Im going to do an Alpine and suggest that Im worried about a spanking in this series.
Bucks Saint Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 I watched a bit last night and the night before, both times I could only watch till about 2am, just absolutely dire capitulation from England. Ok, we arent getting the rub of the green as we did at home but boy the difference in confidence levels is staggering. It looks like men against boys out there. The Ossies all out attack looks to be working aswell and we seem scared/unable to bully either their bowling or batting attack right now. In short Im going to do an Alpine and suggest that Im worried about a spanking in this series. Yep agreed, its a horror show. Please please someone drop KP, never understood why he was automatically back in the team. Bell at 3, Bairstow in. Bowling? Your guess etc
Smirking_Saint Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 Yep agreed, its a horror show. Please please someone drop KP, never understood why he was automatically back in the team. Bell at 3, Bairstow in. Bowling? Your guess etc To be honest the bowling hasnt been that bad, certainly not from a technical point of view. I think we are giving the ossies too much respect maybe but thats a tactic and field placement point. Batting wise ? God knows, its just, as you say, a horror show. Two decent batting wickets and we have managed little, whether Trotts leaving has caused too much imbalance I dont know ? Bell to be moved to 3 for me and Root 5. KP is a good, good player when he is on top but his forms been flaky for a while, unfortunately Bairstow etc just havnt got anywhere near his ability. Perhsps we need to play more aggressively at the crease but I dont know as confidence seems so low that I think that would be a disaster aswell.
Batman Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 i know its too early to say, but these ashes are lost when we beat them in the summer, they were always competitive in each test. we are miles off the pace and look like England from 20 years ago
St Lej Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 i know its too early to say, but these ashes are lost when we beat them in the summer, they were always competitive in each test. we are miles off the pace and look like England from 20 years ago I don't think it is too early to say actually. This test is a nailed on defeat so that's 2-0. We never cope in Perth on the bouncy fast wicker especially with Johnson in this mood so it's looking like 3-0 after 3. Personally I reckon it's worth a cheeky flutter on 5-0
Katalinic Posted 7 December, 2013 Posted 7 December, 2013 We've had it good for a number of years and these things go in cycles -transitionary period ahead as we phase out the old guard and bring in younger players. The signs were there in the summer when a number of tests could have gone either way so I can't say I'm surprised we are struggling.
St Jim Posted 9 December, 2013 Author Posted 9 December, 2013 It was a horror show on Sat. I left the ground during the lunch interval to grab a bite at a local pub and missed part of the middle session, when Johnson tpok all those wickets. It was the inly positive from the day (missing Johnson rip us a new @r53hole). The ground is fantastic but has lost a lot of its character.
Barry Sanchez Posted 9 December, 2013 Posted 9 December, 2013 Things do go in cycles, but what should not happen is **** shot selection, the ability to play with a straight bat and the mindset to stay at the wicket, what the **** was Carberry and Cook thinking, really what were they thinking? Bowling has been pedestrian. Fielding pretty crap. The batting is the worst I have seen in the last year since the late 90's, we have no runs in the team, we simply dont rack up big totals or have not done since New Zealand. We now **** scared of a bowler who got torn a new one a few years ago, the youth coming in as well does not have me convinced that they have the temperament for the 5 day game.
Barry Sanchez Posted 9 December, 2013 Posted 9 December, 2013 Good to see Broad giving it to the Aussies after the slating he's been getting. Looking forward to watching Mitchell Johnson crack again. I thought that as well.
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 9 December, 2013 Posted 9 December, 2013 Your shot selection has been appalling in this series. The number of players getting out early to hook shots is ridiculous. Play yourself in before starting to do things like that. Looking forward to next years tour based on this tepid display.
alpine_saint Posted 16 December, 2013 Posted 16 December, 2013 After the latest abject performances, I wonder how much longer Cook will be captain. Also,, I think its time to put Pietersen out to pasture. Totally undependable for a player of his experience.
Turkish Posted 16 December, 2013 Posted 16 December, 2013 After the latest abject performances, I wonder how much longer Cook will be captain. Also,, I think its time to put Pietersen out to pasture. Totally undependable for a player of his experience. He's the fifth highest run scorer in history for England! I know what you mean though, he's a bit of a bully in that he's fine when England are on top but when you need him to put in a big performance to drag you back into a game he rarely does it. Cook has been awful this series and we've been battered by a team that is far from great, duck in this innings too. We seem to be making a bit of a fight of it at last though, even though we are still 300 behind and the inevitable collapse is just round the corner.
badgerx16 Posted 16 December, 2013 Posted 16 December, 2013 The bowling is clueless and the batting lacks any backbone - it's a pathetic capitulation. The problem now is selection for the next test - do we drop some of the old stagers and risk the younger players getting mentally blown away, or tell the 'first eleven' to go out and earn a renewal of the central contracts that seem to make them think they're untouchable ?
alpine_saint Posted 16 December, 2013 Posted 16 December, 2013 The bowling is clueless and the batting lacks any backbone - it's a pathetic capitulation. The problem now is selection for the next test - do we drop some of the old stagers and risk the younger players getting mentally blown away, or tell the 'first eleven' to go out and earn a renewal of the central contracts that seem to make them think they're untouchable ? I'd go for the newbies.
hans gruber Posted 17 December, 2013 Posted 17 December, 2013 as an aussie I think its my duty to go wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!! ashes back where they belong apart from carberry and stokes who will be a superstar and broad who bowled really well. you boys struggled.. still 2015 will be a good tour. us aussies need to find a top 3... warner got lucky and is not a test player. rogers is too old and Watson should be at number 6
Window Cleaner Posted 17 December, 2013 Posted 17 December, 2013 So they come here and we give them a good drubbing, win test series 3-0 with 2 drawn, we go there in the same calendar year and get a tonking. What happened to real overseas tours where teams went to one country in a summer season and played a full season of county games and test matches ? Familiarity breeds contempt and a couple of weeks practice doesn't get you used to the wickets.
Halo Stickman Posted 18 December, 2013 Posted 18 December, 2013 So, in this miserable series, Carbs is England’s second top scorer – 2 runs behind Bell, still tucked in at the cosy no 5 slot – yet which batsman does Bob Willis think should be dropped for the 4th test? The Hampshire man, of course! So f ucking predicable
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