GIMH

For the Aussies...

Player of the Series: Doherty
Batsman of the Series: Siddle (>Ponting)
Bowler of the Series: Johnson
Innings of the Series: Katich, 1st innings @ Adelaide
Bowling Performance of the Series: Johnson @ Brisbane
Shot of the Series: Hughes @ MCG - Bresnan has his first Ashes wicket. Full and wide, inviting a slash but Hughes didn't get enough of it
Ball of the Series: Oops, poor old Hilfenhaus has slipped as he tried to deliver this ended up with the ball getting stuck in his hand and delivering it close to his own boot. Bowden calls no ball before realising it's a dead ball
Moment of the Series: Beer to Cook, 1 no ball, 55.3 mph, Beer has a wicket! Or does he? Cook has gone for a big slog sweep and skied it to mid-on. But Beer's celebrations are short-lived - Billy Bowden asks for the third umpire to check on a suspected no-ball - and Beer has overstepped! Oh, a horrible moment for the debutant!
Best Match of the Series: WA tour match
Clown of the Series: Hildich

Player of the Series: Sir A Cook
Batsman of the Series: Sir A Cook
Bowler of the Series: Jimmy
Innings of the Series: Sir A Cook @ Brisbane
Bowling Performance of the Series: Jimmy at the beginning of day 1 @ Adelaide
Shot of the Series: Sir A Cook - 3.2 Harris to Cook, SIX, Cook throws everything at this, what a shot!
Ball of the Series: Tremlett - 14.2 83.2 mph, gone! Tremlett strikes again, what a delivery. Spitting off a length and going away off the seam, Ponting is rooted to the crease and pushes at the delivery.
Moment of the Series: 2-3 at Adelaide
Best Match of the Series: Melbourne
Clown of the Series: Swanny (diaires)

Player of the Series: Alistair Cook
Batsman of the Series: Alistair Cook
Bowler of the Series: James Anderson
Innings of the Series: Alistair Cook = 235* @ Brisbane
Bowling Performance of the Series: Mitchell Johnson = 6/38 @ Perth
Shot of the Series:
Ball of the Series:
Moment of the Series: The Siddle hat-trick
Best Match of the Series: Brisbane
Clown of the Series: Ponting (due to him going off at Aleem Dar)

Reckon England would have won this even if we showed up to this series, too bad we'll never know.

245ao, IMO.

Will make one.

ehhhhhhhhh [/Fonz]

Douglas Robert Jardine ya godless heathen!

Haha cheers mate, the same to you too. Should point out that in the real timezones that the better part of the world operates in, it'd been the new year for a good eight hours by the time you made that post, but having just spent my new year's day on the beach*, I'll let it slide. Hope you're enjoying the cold.



*where the sea meets the land, has sand, sun, and if you're lucky, n00dz

Yep you too plastic scouse **** head, and more sincerely to your family, hope you all have health and happiness for the coming year.

No worries mate. I removed that part of my post - I didn't get offended.

I was in a pretty bad mood until we started getting on the beers tbh haha.

yeah well it's great to go to a place packed with cricket lovers, althought they were all english. it's a shame we don't have anything like it because it'd be an amazing experience.

Yeah well we went to this one pub and found out that the barmy pub had the cheapest pints going around so we thought It'd be interesting to go to. It was completely packed and full of non stop chanting - Johnson the usual target. Had a good chat with a bloke who really knew his cricket. You would have been in your element I imagine. Poms were everywhere in Melbourne City. The next pub also had a huge group of barmy army supporters and we all had good drink while doing the sprinkler dance - I did remind them of 06/07 obviously

Thought you'd be proud to know that I went to the sponsored barmy army pub in Melbourne last night

Is it close to where you live? I take it its similar to what you do now...but for lots more money!!...lol

Congrats on the new job,really pleased for you...was this the job you mentioned when I saw you in December?

Haha, have indeed. Incidentally, meet Neil just before, good bloke.

Amazing how your avatar just went from awesome to average in the space of seconds.

The latter, but not too fussed