*Official Third Test at Edgbaston

[zaremba]

, it was Swann's standard off-break and Ricky did himself with an amatuerish mistake. That's about it.

Looked a decent ball to me. But hey, Ricky's vision was obviously clouded by the tears in his eyes after all the booing from all those horrid English yobbos.

 

[Ikki]

Maybe he has lurked for years and waited for this moment to call you out?

Or he's a sock.

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's the mindset and second-guessing yeah? To me, that screams that something is wrong with our thinking. Normally we'd put them away, but I think the batsmen are tentative instead of going for it.

Anyway, you smell. Really, really badly.

'Tis a national tradition, in my defence.

 

[Nate]

At least if we lose this Test (and we deserve to as it stands atm) we might see some changes.

Nah Nathan, shut ya face, Johnson will come good, drop Hilfenhaus and Ponting, etc etc etc.

 

[Ikki]

Looked a decent ball to me. But hey, Ricky's vision was obviously clouded by the tears in his eyes after all the booing from all those horrid English yobbos.

LOL. Well, we're used to playing with the Spirit of the game.

 

[Burgey]

St Ricky gets booed by an English crowd. Boo ****ing hoo. Never see rowdy behaviour from the crowds in Oz do we?

Of course we have mate. There are pissed idiots at every ground in Australia, as there are in England.

But when St Sachin the Selectively Deaf toured here last year he was roundly cheered onto and off from every ground he played. Flintoff was appreciated out here last time and cheered on as well. Monty was a cult figure, Duminy was roundly applauded as well.

The last time an Aussie crowd gave an England skipper that big a serve on the way in was that **** Mike Brearley, who'd stopped Lillee using the aluminium bat the week before. What's more, Brearley didn't belong on the field as a test match batsman.

 

[Nate]

Looked a decent ball to me. But hey, Ricky's vision was obviously clouded by the tears in his eyes after all the booing from all those horrid English yobbos.

!!!!!!! !

 

[four_or_six]

Of course we have mate. There are pissed idiots at every ground in Australia, as there are in England.

But when St Sachin the Selectively Deaf toured here last year he was roundly cheered onto and off from every ground he played. Flintoff was appreciated out here last time and cheered on as well. Monty was a cult figure, Duminy was roundly applauded as well.

The last time an Aussie crowd gave an England skipper that big a serve on the way in was that **** Mike Brearley, who'd stopped Lillee using the aluminium bat the week before. What's more, Brearley didn't belong on the field as a test match batsman.

I don't think it's an English think to cheer the opposition onto the field. But all the crowds have been clapping centuries, and the Edgbaston crowd were respectful of Ponting's batting landmark.

 

[Nate]

Of course we have mate. There are pissed idiots at every ground in Australia, as there are in England.

But when St Sachin the Selectively Deaf toured here last year he was roundly cheered onto and off from every ground he played. Flintoff was appreciated out here last time and cheered on as well. Monty was a cult figure, Duminy was roundly applauded as well.

The last time an Aussie crowd gave an England skipper that big a serve on the way in was that **** Mike Brearley, who'd stopped Lillee using the aluminium bat the week before. What's more, Brearley didn't belong on the field as a test match batsman.

Brian Lara at Adelaide, Smith at the SCG, etc.

 

[four_or_six]

Brian Lara at Adelaide, Smith at the SCG, etc.

Murali...

 

[chalky]

I think that's been the problem. Often, you dont want to show that you're tentative and you go for your shots, yet those shots aren't ones you'd be taking in hindsight if you weren't so overly concerned. That's how I feel we've been batting. Just awful stuff.

I almost get the feeling that Australia fear losing the Ashes so much that at the whiff of England doing well we start to second guess everything.

Just don't think you are as good as you (fans in general, media) think you are to be honest.

England are an average side with many weaknesses yet are well on top in the series.

Ponting aside don't think Australia have a world class player in form, how the **** they beat South Africa in South Africa is a mystery to me. The Saffies must have went on the lash between the series in Australia and the series at honme

 

[Nate]

Murali...

...will be playing for Victoria this season?

 

[zaremba]

Of course we have mate. There are pissed idiots at every ground in Australia, as there are in England.

But when St Sachin the Selectively Deaf toured here last year he was roundly cheered onto and off from every ground he played. Flintoff was appreciated out here last time and cheered on as well. Monty was a cult figure, Duminy was roundly applauded as well.

The last time an Aussie crowd gave an England skipper that big a serve on the way in was that **** Mike Brearley, who'd stopped Lillee using the aluminium bat the week before. What's more, Brearley didn't belong on the field as a test match batsman.

Yeah it's in your last 2 sentences that your point began to look a little more flimsy. "Nah mate we've never booed an English skipper since the one we booed a few years ago"...

Anyhow, for those who are wondering, of course it's wrong to boo St Ricky.

 

[four_or_six]

...will be playing for Victoria this season?

Now that will be fascinating.

 

[Burgey]

Murali...

Treated terribly here early on. Far better on his last tour tbh.

 

[zaremba]

the Edgbaston crowd were respectful of Ponting's batting landmark.

Unlike Ponting and his team when Bell passed 10,000 FC runs in this match. Very clearly decided not to applaud him.

But hey, Storm In A Teacup alert.

 

[Nate]

Unlike Ponting and his team when Bell passed 10,000 FC runs in this match. Very clearly decided not to applaud him.

BELL IS SCUM





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[Burgey]

Yeah it's in your last 2 sentences that your point began to look a little more flimsy. "Nah mate we've never booed an English skipper since the one we booed a few years ago"...

Anyhow, for those who are wondering, of course it's wrong to boo St Ricky.

Try 30 years ago mate, a week after he was involved in a heated on-field incident (not that that should matter, but it always does).

Anyway, whatever floats their boat I suppose.

 

[four_or_six]

Hopefully we'll start well tomorrow, still in with a chance.

Decent effort from Watto, especially after his embarrassment with his bowling earlier.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Good day's cricket, for my money. Real shame we missed day 3, but we can still win this. Draw fav by a ways tho, wouldn't really want to be chasing much more than 150 on this.