Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
No I meant in terms of people on atm.
Cuz' you should look at the amount of people there are during the India/SA matches on that thread.
But it was just an exaggerated statement.
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***Official*** 5th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
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Cuz' you should look at the amount of people there are during the India/SA matches on that thread.
But it was just an exaggerated statement.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
KP became the 90th batsman to be caught Gilchrist, bowled McGrath today. Second only to Lillee/Marsh with 95.
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Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
Good to know
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Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Another series or even just a test and that would have been a nice record to break.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Match report up.
Went for Gilchrist as MotM. Played the innings which took Australia to a strong position in the match, and also picked up 9 dismissals. There was no obvious candidate for the award though. Any of Lee, McGrath, Warne or Gilchrist could reasonably have got it. Didn't think much of the official Clark pick, I think it was mostly a token gesture as he didn't get man of the series.
Went for Gilchrist as MotM. Played the innings which took Australia to a strong position in the match, and also picked up 9 dismissals. There was no obvious candidate for the award though. Any of Lee, McGrath, Warne or Gilchrist could reasonably have got it. Didn't think much of the official Clark pick, I think it was mostly a token gesture as he didn't get man of the series.
Craig
World Traveller
What was he saying? The same thing he has been saying all series and the stuff we already know? When will these guys start to tell us something we don't know?
yes, i had a teary moment there... lol
i think this transition period will be interesting... will be interesting to watch how Ponting/Gilly/Hayden tries to get these youngsters [Johnson Tait Hilfenhaus Cullen Bailey Heal etc.etc. Rogers Jaques] and make em feel comfortable in the team...
its gonna be Pontings team now.. McGrath Warne and Langer were all inherited from Tubbs Steve Waugh
im gonna miss McGrath and Warne absolutely choking batsmen down mentally.... :'( Together they've taken 1000 wickets ... at an economy rate of 2.5... Average of around 23... and five wickets per innings... UNREAL..and the way they work out the FINEST of batsmen... is just ....extraordinary and theres no point explaining why.. they just wear batsmen down
and of course Langer.. see the first 20 balls he faced today is so him :'( i always feel confident when he is batting under pressure.. ie. start of a test match.. i know he WILL price his wicket
i think this transition period will be interesting... will be interesting to watch how Ponting/Gilly/Hayden tries to get these youngsters [Johnson Tait Hilfenhaus Cullen Bailey Heal etc.etc. Rogers Jaques] and make em feel comfortable in the team...
its gonna be Pontings team now.. McGrath Warne and Langer were all inherited from Tubbs Steve Waugh
im gonna miss McGrath and Warne absolutely choking batsmen down mentally.... :'( Together they've taken 1000 wickets ... at an economy rate of 2.5... Average of around 23... and five wickets per innings... UNREAL..and the way they work out the FINEST of batsmen... is just ....extraordinary and theres no point explaining why.. they just wear batsmen down
and of course Langer.. see the first 20 balls he faced today is so him :'( i always feel confident when he is batting under pressure.. ie. start of a test match.. i know he WILL price his wicket
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Yep suddeny Ashes contest have a great hype to em. England shouldn't stress much about this result, when they are # 1 & dominating test cricket they'll look back at this result and laugh..We'll be back in 2009.
Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You might forget why you support Australia too...
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
ah you aint gotta worry with me dawg, i know what i'm about..You might forget why you support Australia too...
Slow Love™
International Captain
Great to see Warney, McGrath and Langer all go out on a high - as well as Ponting getting the ultimate revenge, but I ultimately feel a residual annoyance at the fact that England were so crap. Without doubt Australia were a significantly superior side, but this English side still had too much talent IMO to go down 5-zip. Pietersen may well have been attacked for not being a team man, but he put a value on his wicket that few of the English bats did.
On the other hand, sadly, 5-nil probably does accurately tell the story of the series. Virtually every time Australia needed something special, they found something, and every time England were confronted with a decisive moment, they caved. It may sound harsh, IMO, with a few notable exceptions, there was a real lack of character shown this series by the English, and it got worse as the series went on. Taking a dead rubber, generally common enough, never looked likely, and it wasn't solely down to the Aussie's determination, as impressive as it was. Even when being beaten in the last Ashes, Australia tended to hang on by their fingertips and force the Poms to actually finish us off. It's a matter of pride.
On the other hand, sadly, 5-nil probably does accurately tell the story of the series. Virtually every time Australia needed something special, they found something, and every time England were confronted with a decisive moment, they caved. It may sound harsh, IMO, with a few notable exceptions, there was a real lack of character shown this series by the English, and it got worse as the series went on. Taking a dead rubber, generally common enough, never looked likely, and it wasn't solely down to the Aussie's determination, as impressive as it was. Even when being beaten in the last Ashes, Australia tended to hang on by their fingertips and force the Poms to actually finish us off. It's a matter of pride.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
The stunning thing about the 5 nil scoreline for me is that of all the poor English sides that have gone to Australia over the last 20 years this is probably the most talented, most aggressive & most successfull unit & yet the were so hammered. The series that i saw in 98/99 & 02/03 England showed have lost 5-0 then. Just shows how brilliant Australia were in the tight situations & how bad they wanted that little urn back. But i reckon this beating could be blessing in disguise for the English team TBH, since no order side in the world currently is capable of doing what Australia have done to them in this series
Got to blow up that urn up for me, too little for such a huge series..
Got to blow up that urn up for me, too little for such a huge series..
Fiery
Banned
Whaaaat. Most aggressive? Apart from Pietersen, all the recognised batsmen have been timid and boring as bat****.
