new captain? young players? a team of allrounders?

[mudrunner]

Cool story bro.

sorry, it was 3-1....

February 14 2003
By Dan Silkstone



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Australia v England International


Australia stunned England in one of the biggest upsets in soccer history today winning 3-1 against a near World Cup strength English team.



Socceroos win 3-1 against England - theage.com.au

 

[GIMH]

Near World Cup strength.

Interesting.

 

[Smudge]

funny.....last time we played your soccer team it was 2-0 wasnt it? but yeah, you might beat those young aussie cricketers in soccer. very few aussies play that poofter game.

mudrunner doing wonders to adjust the stereotypical view of Queenslanders, one feels.

 

[NZTailender]

Satire and irony is a dead art, one feels.

 

[mudrunner]

Satire and irony is a dead art, one feels.

you feel me, nz....

 

[Howe_zat]

That side wouldn't beat

Davies+
Wright
Patel
Blackwell
Yardy
Broad
Rashid
Trego
Chapple*
Swann
Woakes

Bres still gets left out

 

[pskov]

Bres still gets left out

Stick him in for Trego.

 

[Prince EWS]

That side wouldn't beat

Davies+
Wright
Patel
Blackwell
Yardy
Broad
Rashid
Trego
Chapple*
Swann
Woakes

The OP didn't even pick our best team of allrounders.

1. Shane Watson
2. James Hopes
3. Marcus North
4. Steve Smith
5. Brad Haddin
6. Andrew McDonald
7. Steven O'Keefe
8. Luke Butterworth
9. Nathan Hauritz
10. Mitchell Johnson
11. John Wayne Hastings

 

[mudrunner]

The OP didn't even pick our best team of allrounders.

1. Shane Watson
2. James Hopes
3. Marcus North
4. Steve Smith
5. Brad Haddin
6. Andrew McDonald
7. Steven O'Keefe
8. Luke Butterworth
9. Nathan Hauritz
10. Mitchell Johnson
11. John Wayne Hastings

thanks mate for adding something.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Haddin isn't really a proper all-rounder. Do Australia have their own version of Tatendu Taibu? A keeper who can add something with the ball? If so, slot him in damn it.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haddin isn't really a proper all-rounder. Do Australia have their own version of Tatendu Taibu? A keeper who can add something with the ball? If so, slot him in damn it.

To be fair, he did say we could pick a keeper in the opening post.

Greg Mail's probably the closest in the country (to my knowledge anyway) to someone who can keep, bat and bowl to at least grade cricket standard.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

To be fair, he did say we could pick a keeper in the opening post.

Why the restriction. Don't hold us back, Crabstick. If Mail can bowl, who knows when you might need to turn to him for a few overs. Whack him in there.

 

[Prince EWS]

Why the restriction. Don't hold us back, Crabstick. If Mail can bowl, who knows when you might need to turn to him for a few overs. Whack him in there.

Mail was actually on my infamous list of Sydney grade cricketers who took 15+ wickets at < 25 last season.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Mail was actually on my infamous list of Sydney grade cricketers who took 15+ wickets at < 25 last season.

Ah, well. **** Australia, he'll probably be playing for Wellington before the week is out.

 

[Spark]

The OP didn't even pick our best team of allrounders.

1. Shane Watson
2. James Hopes
3. Marcus North
4. Steve Smith
5. Brad Haddin
6. Andrew McDonald
7. Steven O'Keefe
8. Luke Butterworth
9. Nathan Hauritz
10. Mitchell Johnson
11. John Wayne Hastings

Haha oh dear.

This must be one of the first times you've actually picked #9 in a team.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha oh dear.

This must be one of the first times you've actually picked #9 in a team.

Strongly considered Faulkner and Christian ahead of him.

 

[Smudge]

Haddin isn't really a proper all-rounder. Do Australia have their own version of Tatendu Taibu? A keeper who can add something with the ball? If so, slot him in damn it.

They could bring Tim Zoehrer back?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

They could bring Tim Zoehrer back?

Good call. And he was a fine player too.

 

[JBMAC]

Good call. And he was a fine player too.

Sorry chum you've been rummaging in those bins too long if you believe that

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Sorry chum you've been rummaging in those bins too long if you believe that

He'd be an improvement on Australia's current 3 & 4 I reckon