The unhealthy obsession with the Ashes

[Burgey]

It's just so great that against Australia we can have such a lot of arguments and yet it's all really friendly.

GAGF

 

[four_or_six]

gagf

Haha...

 

[Richard]

I hate the fact that the Ashes gets its own forum on here, what is all that about? So it's more important then when number 1 in the world plays number 2? I don't know how that works

I'm sure if this site was a-buzzing with South Africans and thus there was endless discussion of the series, it would indeed.

However, there are more posters on here with an interest in England and Australia than any other team - and Australia's tour to England is longer than almost any other tour in this day-and-age. Thus, a separate forum is neccessary.

 

[Richard]

I wasn't here in 2005, but have read through the thread and it was a cluster****, would have felt sorry for the mods having to move posts into that thread every twenty minutes

That's before you even think about all the threads that weren't merged that could have been:
Pommies could rattle Aussies: Waugh - Cricket Web
Interesting article on Glenn McGrath - Cricket Web
england itinerary for summer 2005 - Cricket Web
2005 ticket farce - Cricket Web
The Ashes - Cricket Web
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie campaigns to have the 2005 Ashes shown on Free TV - Cricket Web
SBS to broadcast Ashes on Australian free-to-air TV - Cricket Web
The ``ASHES`` and the Pietersen diillema - Cricket Web
England Wicket-Keeper Dilemma - Cricket Web
The Ashes won't be close - Cricket Web
England's Ashes hopes vs Australia's sure Ashes chances - Cricket Web
What's Your Aussie Ashes Squad? - Cricket Web
Lehmann Dropped For Ashes - Cricket Web
Dean Jones says England should produce seaming wickets - Cricket Web
A bouncer from Tommo - Cricket Web
Last batting place for the ashes? - Cricket Web
English bowling strategies for Australian batsmen - Cricket Web
Ponting at Woolworths? - Cricket Web
Ian Healy's Ashes predictions - Cricket Web
ATTN all NZers - Cricket Web
Ashes XI - Cricket Web
Biggest sporting event...the 2005 Ashes or the 2005 Lions tour?? - Cricket Web
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12924
England should produce flat batting track for first test or two - Cricket Web
Umpires chosen for ashes series - Cricket Web
Clarke's hattrick - Cricket Web
England v. Australia Twenty20 Predictions - Cricket Web
Hodge & Lee team up to give their chances of a test call up a boost - Cricket Web
Alderman slags off Giles - Cricket Web
The Ashes are coming home! - Cricket Web
Sanath Thrashing The Aussies ! - Cricket Web
spooked by ghosts - Cricket Web
hogg vs jones??? - Cricket Web
Ashes - Cricket Web
Pietersen gets the nod - Cricket Web
Australians watching a different game - Cricket Web
Vaughan gets nasty - Cricket Web
How Will You? - Cricket Web
Lords Pitch - Cricket Web
England are getting all the umpire decisions in their favor this match - Cricket Web
How does Hoggard feel now about his pre match comments? - Cricket Web
Are any of teh aussie fans stilla a bit nervous about Pietersen still being there? - Cricket Web
I think Aus should play Warne and Macgill in tandem as of now? - Cricket Web
Why England's pre-Ashes hype was crazy and possibly doomed - Cricket Web
Bring in Collingwood for Giles? - Cricket Web
Jones is in form! - Cricket Web
Vaughan how badly he was bowled by Lee - Cricket Web
Dean Jones has advice. - Cricket Web
Ian Bell's post bangladesh career in pictures... - Cricket Web
are england capable..... - Cricket Web
'Brett Lee tried to kill me' - Pietersen - Cricket Web
Aussies Come Home? - Cricket Web
If Mcgrath is out for the series what will the final scoreline be? - Cricket Web
What would a combined Eng+Aus 11 look like? - Cricket Web
Geraint Jones - Cricket Web
the england to win thread.... - Cricket Web
No Balls! - Cricket Web
Record TV audience for 2nd Ashes Test - Cricket Web
Tardy over rates in the Ashes - Cricket Web
Gilchrist - Cricket Web
"Look Ma, top of the World!" - Cricket Web
My Aus team for the next test. - Cricket Web
Pontings captaincy - Cricket Web
Sorry but England can't win the Ashes - Cricket Web
Mcgrath the greatest........batsman? - Cricket Web
Clarke's Injury - Cricket Web
Trent Bridge & Oval - Cricket Web
Warne - The allrounder of the ashes so far?? - Cricket Web
Which players would you like to be thrown out of Australian side? - Cricket Web
I'm sorry but I just can't take the new 'tough' England seriously - Cricket Web
Australia very unlucky not be 3-0 up - Cricket Web
will McGrath play?? - Cricket Web
'It's just another Test' -Ponting, do you agree? - Cricket Web
Did Australia harm their ashes chances by not selecting lehmann? - Cricket Web
How much credit will England get?........... - Cricket Web
God save the Aussies! - Cricket Web
Ashes Test 4- Day 1 BUSH VERSUS POINTING. - Cricket Web
Harsh English papers - Cricket Web
Gillespie has a rant at English crowds - Cricket Web
Will Ponting get disciplined ? - Cricket Web
How nerve wracking has it been for the English fans? - Cricket Web
Ponting and Katich fined - Cricket Web
Aussies outplayed by England or umpires? - Cricket Web
Geoff Boycott is a pain in the arrrrrrse ! - Cricket Web
Damien Martyn - Cricket Web
Favorite Aussie Excuses - Cricket Web
Who really cares about the Ponting/Katich beat-up ??? - Cricket Web
Watch This Space! - Cricket Web
If Simon Jones is Unfit for the Final Test Who Would You Pick to Replace Him? - Cricket Web
Great Ashes series but..... - Cricket Web
The Aussies lack something... - Cricket Web
Anderson or collingwood for thursdays test? - Cricket Web
Be verrrrrrry careful England......... - Cricket Web
Wake up Londoners...... - Cricket Web
If Australia loses the ashes........... - Cricket Web
The thing about playing the extra batsman....... - Cricket Web
Burn The Bails - Cricket Web
This Ashes series is so exciting - Cricket Web
Who lives near the Oval? - Cricket Web
Why Australia have lost the Ashes - Cricket Web
Well Done England - Cricket Web
Best Of The Ashes - Cricket Web
Team Of The Ashes - Cricket Web
How do you feel? - Cricket Web
How do you feel? - Cricket Web
Ashes Players of the series.....and their missus - Cricket Web
"What they said"...A brilliant read. - Cricket Web
I feel sorry for Ricky Ponting - Cricket Web
excluding warne and flintoff, who were australia and englands players of the series ? - Cricket Web
Channel 4 special...is it the DVD? - Cricket Web
Ashes Death Plot Revealed - Cricket Web

 

[GIMH]

Jeez Rich, how long did that take you?

I wish you hadn't done that - I have 20 minutes of lunch left and want to read all those threads

 

[NUFAN]

Love the thread title :Ponting at Woolworths?

 

[Uppercut]

Most doomed comment in CW history found in one of those threads:

That's because Harmison and Jones do not swing the ball. If they pitch it up they will be absolutely slaughtered.

Quite possibly posted by Michael Clarke.

 

[Richard]

Jeez Rich, how long did that take you?

I really don't remember - I did it quite a while ago.

 

[Richard]

Most doomed comment in CW history found in one of those threads:



Quite possibly posted by Michael Clarke.

The one highlighted by Whelan here was even worse.

 

[Burgey]

Most doomed comment in CW history found in one of those threads:



Quite possibly posted by Michael Clarke.

Poor bastard was obviously unaware of the great mint conspiracy.

Never forget. Never.