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Yeah, kudos to him.Very gracious from Punter, I have to say
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*Official* Second Test at Lords
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Pizzorno
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Fantastic performance to mark the occasion too. Put in a great effort for his team.
wfdu_ben91
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Was more making a point of it, but take it however you will. Enjoy your win.
Ausage
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Good to see credit where it's due.Very gracious from Punter, I have to say
Neil Pickup
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Please keep making the excuses. Blaming someone else is the best way to ensure that any shortcomings aren't addressed.
Also, missing leg stump my arse.
Burgey
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Just for the record, Ponting has acknoweldged England outplayed Australia at the outset of his speech on the radio. And again in his preso speech.
Wanted to put that out there, before everyone comes on here and says because he didn't deliver his remarks with a big ****-eating grin on his face he wasn't gracious.
On the radio he's asked about Flintoff and said he bowled well, which is what Australia expected. I'm just noting this down for the benefit of our English brethren.
The English crowd gives Ponting a cheer as he responds in a quality and gracious manner to a **** question from Atherton about the umpiring. Doesn't blame them. Again, if anyone wants to bag him about this, please feel free to dispute this account.
Biggest cheer is for the umpires, fittingly so. Rudi gets a special award for his 100th test - not, as some Aussies on here have suggested, MOTM.
Nice from Strauss acknowledging Haddin and Clarke before throwing himself at Flintoff's feet.
Wanted to put that out there, before everyone comes on here and says because he didn't deliver his remarks with a big ****-eating grin on his face he wasn't gracious.
On the radio he's asked about Flintoff and said he bowled well, which is what Australia expected. I'm just noting this down for the benefit of our English brethren.
The English crowd gives Ponting a cheer as he responds in a quality and gracious manner to a **** question from Atherton about the umpiring. Doesn't blame them. Again, if anyone wants to bag him about this, please feel free to dispute this account.
Biggest cheer is for the umpires, fittingly so. Rudi gets a special award for his 100th test - not, as some Aussies on here have suggested, MOTM.
Nice from Strauss acknowledging Haddin and Clarke before throwing himself at Flintoff's feet.
Jakester1288
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Flintoff man of the match, good decision.
Jakester1288
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Not trying to troll.
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wfdu_ben91
International 12th Man
Yeah, he always cops it, but rarely ever says anything wrong.
stephen
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As did I.
Minor quibles aside, I really don't enjoy it when the better team wins and that team isn't Australia.
On the plus side Johnson has now cemented his place as an all-rounder with yet another fine half century. Our side just needs everything to click for the next test. Our batsmen need to realise their form in the first innings, and our bowlers need to improve their lines. Do these two simple things and we will start winning again.
zaremba
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Post-match interview:
Aggers: So how come you only had 2 five-fors before now Freddie?
Fred: Well I'm not very good Aggers.
Burgey
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Look mate, I was as filthy as anyone on the decisions - you always are when it's your team on the end of them.
But Australia lost this game because they were ****, especially days 1 and 2. The umpires didn't bowl wide and short and make it impossible to set a field. Nor did they play 5 or more **** pull shots in the first innings to surrender wickets to the opposition.
England were good (not outstanding mind) for a fair bit of the game; Australia were terrible for 2/5 of the game. That was the difference, England were more disciplined.
If Australia revert to the disciplined approach from Cardiff, they'll get their rewards in the next few tests, mostly because (imo) they've got a better side atm than England. But not so much better that they'll romp it if they aren't at or near their best.
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Neil Pickup
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I listened to that press conference very intently, for the slightest bit of ammo to throw back at him. Unfortunately I couldn't find any, so I'm going to settle for simple infantile gloating over the result.
fredfertang
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... has Boycs asked Aggers how many 5-fers he took yet?
Athlai
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Sig worthy for any fan IMO
wfdu_ben91
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Johnson isn't getting enough credit either. Took Flintoff's very best and still wasn't good enough to get him out.
zaremba
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