**Official** Tour Matches

[GIMH]

As bad as the infiltration of 'cheat', 'racist', 'we have x number of people' into youtube comments and cricinfo comments?

I think you might have misread his post

 

[wfdu_ben91]

I don't know what worse, the overreactions or the bitterness and sulking of the people complaining about the "so-called" overreactions. Taking into account that the ones complaining generally don't know what they are talking about, I'd go for the complainers.

 

[Burgey]

Shut up you convict ****

**** off, soap-dodging limey ****!

 

[BoyBrumby]

Didn't take long before people started getting googly eyed for Harmi did it .

Yeah, can literally hear the knees jerking.

Still 9 wickets to fall this innings.

Did Willis just say Onions has more class than Siddle? Huge call.

 

[King Pietersen]

2nd for Harmison. Punter gone.

 

[GIMH]

I don't know what worse, the overreactions or the bitterness and sulking of the people complaining about the "so-called" overreactions. Taking into account that the ones complaining generally don't know what they are talking about, I'd go for the complainers.

 

[tooextracool]

Message to Harmison: Stop bowling short to Ponting he aint Phillip Hughes FFS!

glad someone conveyed that message to him.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Another rank ordinary shot to get himself out from Ponting. Willis approaching climax at the bowling, but was a wide one that left the right-hander a bit. Could and should have been left.

 

[pietersenrocks]

Message to Harmison: Stop bowling short to Ponting he aint Phillip Hughes FFS!

Yeah, Ponting's ability to pull is what makes the battle more interesting.

There's nothing better than seeing Harmy pinning Punter.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Yeah, can literally hear the knees jerking.

Still 9 wickets to fall this innings.

Did Willis just say Onions has more class than Siddle? Huge call.

Is Onions related to the Queen?

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Don't agree. We'd have a long tail starting at 7 if Broad doesn't play. He's started to show genuine improvement with the ball, and is a very capable batsman, definitely deserves a go in the first 3 Tests at least. The one position up for grabs will go to either Onions, Harmison, Panesar or Rashid. I'd be tempted to go for Harmison, just have to see how Onions goes in this innings. If he picks up a few then it'd be harsh to drop him.

That's the attitude that got you beaten 5-0 last time round, when you selected Ashley Giles, a guy averaging 37 with the ball in Test Cricket, but also because he could bat a bit. Onions doesn't look impressive either. So you'd be better off going with Anderson, Flintoff, Sidebottom, Harmison and Swann.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, can literally hear the knees jerking.

Still 9 wickets to fall this innings.

Did Willis just say Onions has more class than Siddle? Huge call.

He just compared him with McGrath and Pollock ffs.

Punter out to another wide one. Clearly taking the piss here our blokes - Harmy for Cardiff and 0-160.

Not a bad idea to get North in.

God Willis is just cod-awful. Someone show him his own **** leadership in 82-83 when Norman Cowans and Eddie Hemmings out-bowled him.

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Haha, how convenient.

 

[tooextracool]

He just compared him with McGrath and Pollock ffs..

Err dont see how hes wrong in comparing his delivery stride and bowling action to those 2. With the exception of the head looking down (which seems to be a fad in England these days) he does get close to the stumps and bowls similar lengths to Pollock for sure.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Onions doesn't look impressive

He just compared him with McGrath and Pollock ffs.

Think the truth somewhere between the extremes of opinion from Ben & Bob, tbh.

Onions has ability, obv, but bit early to start work on the statue.

 

[pietersenrocks]

That's the attitude that got you beaten 5-0 last time round, when you selected Ashley Giles, a guy averaging 37 with the ball in Test Cricket, but also because he could bat a bit. Onions doesn't look impressive either. So you'd be better off going with Anderson, Flintoff, Sidebottom, Harmison and Swann.

Agree with ur team selection but Giles is the same guy who spun Aussie middle-order at Edgbaston in 2005.

Broad is getting better n better and he's good enough to play as a 4th seamer but the guys like Harmisson, Onions & Siebottom can't be overlooked.

And talking about the long tail, we've Freddie & Swann at #7,8. So, we won't have a long tail even without Broad.

 

[Burgey]

I don't know what worse, the overreactions or the bitterness and sulking of the people complaining about the "so-called" overreactions. Taking into account that the ones complaining generally don't know what they are talking about, I'd go for the complainers.

Just don't bring any of your 80 lines of sentence-by-sentence-quote posts in here mate. A test only lasts 5 days, and it's hard enough to stay awake through the night without having to read them.

 

[pasag]

Utterly embarrassing commentary from Lloyd.

 

[zaremba]

Agree with ur team selection but Giles is the same guy who spun Aussie middle-order at Edgbaston in 2005.

... and the same guy whose half-century at the Oval was (arguably) crucial in winning the Ashes. Batting ability should never be underestimated, particularly for someone who is basically a supporting bowler.

 

[zaremba]

**** off, soap-dodging limey ****!

At least our breath is minty-fresh