*Official* Australia in England

[zaremba]

It's hard to say much against Paul Collingwood given how much he brings to this team, but **** me is he unattractive to watch

 

[social]

Yeah. It will be interesting to see if he can make it as a genuine wrist-spinning all-rounder. Off the top of my head I can't think of any in history. Benaud I suppose but not really a front-line batsman, which Smith certainly has the potential to be.

Should really have made his test debut at 6 against NZ early this year ae h'd scored 3 or 4 centuries in the latter part of the fc season but the selectors went the conservative route and stuck with North

 

[Jono]

Carn Aussies. Win this.

 

[pasag]

Yes, I've been talking too short term only. And yes, I have always maintained they are one formidable side, but just disagreeing with "nearly back to their best" type of observations.

Don't think anyone's claiming that :|

 

[Sir Alex]

Deserved wicket that for Hauritz. He has bowled with good rhythm.

 

[Sir Alex]

Don't think anyone's claiming that :|

I remember AndyC claiming that which sparked off the entire debate this morning. Leave it anyways.

 

[pasag]

Yeah. It will be interesting to see if he can make it as a genuine wrist-spinning all-rounder. Off the top of my head I can't think of any in history. Benaud I suppose but not really a front-line batsman, which Smith certainly has the potential to be.

Brad Hogg

 

[zaremba]

Brad Hogg

Mike Atherton

 

[Sir Alex]

You can insult me, Princess. Doesn't bother me. Sorry if I offended you, I meant to type "idiot" but inadvertantly typed what I really thought.

Apologies.

Great gesture Burgey. Now you two shake hands!

 

[Jono]

One more and it'll be game on.

 

[zaremba]

Is Bollinger's rug a little bit ginger? If so then he and the two batsmen would make a wonderful copper-topped threesome

 

[pasag]

Great gesture Burgey. Now you two shake hands!

 

[Furball]

****img hell guys, I'm out at a concert and getting bombarded with emails because a bunch of you are acting like children.

Cut it out.

 

[four_or_six]

Is Bollinger's rug a little bit ginger? If so then he and the two batsmen would make a hideous copper-topped threesome

I see Bollinger, I always think of this YouTube - Dougie's Hot Spot

 

[Burgey]

What about the CB series at home just months before that Losing to a poor team is even worse

Pssst.. Let you in on a secret..

Not when it really mattered

 

[zaremba]

I see Bollinger, I always think of this YouTube - Dougie's Hot Spot

 

[pasag]

Mike Atherton

Seriously though, we've lost a lot of great players over the past few years at ODIs, but the loss of Hogg almost hurts the most (I say almost because Symonds was by far the biggest loss). Was so good week in week out, if Smith is half the ODI player he was towards the end there it'd go a long way to filling that hole.

 

[four_or_six]

Oh my goodness, I can't believe Raina actually tried to pull it off! Haven't seen that clip before.

 

[Sir Alex]

I see Bollinger, I always think of this YouTube - Dougie's Hot Spot

 

[Jarquis]

Is Bollinger's rug a little bit ginger? If so then he and the two batsmen would make a wonderful copper-topped threesome

Genuine laugh at the combination of pre/post-edit post and then the edit reason

Oh, also. Was I the only one who really, really wanted to report GF's post?