*Official* Ashes Series Thread

[Neil Pickup]

Originally posted by marc71178
Guess what, we've got another injury!

Silverwood is in hospital having a scan on his ankle, doesn't look good.

Will we be forced to call up a replacement for a replacement?

This is just past a joke now...

They've said it would be someone from the Academy, which quick bowlers are there?

 

[anzac]

at the time of the NZ tour to Oz the Kiwis had 11+ team / squad players out thru injury, and had not been able to bowl a 100% fit 1st choice attack since the Zimbabwe leg at the begining of the SA tour.......and still have not been able to do so!!!!!!!

I know England's injury list looks bad but I don't think it matches the Kiwi's yet - about on a par to what happened in Zim / SA. It is very similar to what happened with the Kiwis with the new / replacement players also getting injured after a couple of games.

You never know some good may come out of it & England may unearth a potential star - I mean Bond was not selected for the Oz tour, and made his debut as a result of injuries sustained on tour to O'Connor (prior to 1st Test), Nash (1st Test), Cairns & Tuffey (who was flown over as a replacement for Nash as I recall)!!!!!

 

[marc71178]

Looking at today, maybe that'll be Harmison - great figures amongst the carnage - how did he bowl, actually watching it?

Radio kept cutting out to "Yesterday in Parliament" and "The Morning Service" !!!!!

 

[Rich2001]

Originally posted by Neil Pickup

Originally posted by marc71178
Guess what, we've got another injury!

Silverwood is in hospital having a scan on his ankle, doesn't look good.

Will we be forced to call up a replacement for a replacement?

This is just past a joke now...

They've said it would be someone from the Academy, which quick bowlers are there?

I guess Anderson will be the obivious replacement...

Remaining players at the academy.

Kabir Ali
James Anderson
Gareth Batty
Ian Blackwell
Rikki Clarke
Kyle Hogg
Gordon Muchall
Monty Panesar
Chris Read
Darren Stevens
Chris Tremlett
Jamie Troughton
Graham Wagg
Mark Wallace

 

[chris.hinton]

it either Ali or Anderson

 

[jaspalsinghrana]

Now even the replacements are getting injured, Silverwood is out of the gteam with injuries.

God save the English team

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by jaspalsinghrana


Now even the replacements are getting injured, Silverwood is out of the gteam with injuries.

God save the English team

Not even God can help us

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I reckon it'll be tough but God can save the English team.

Anyway, I'm probably the only person in the world who thinks this but what about young Tremlett? I think he looked pretty impressive last summer and he showed he can bat a bit at Under 19's.

 

[Bazza]

Well we have lost two bowling attacks - Gough, Caddick, Hoggard, Flintoff, Giles, Jones, Silverwood, plus Crawley, Vaughan, Butcher, no Thorpe, I heard someone mention Trescothick, then there's Harmison, Tudor... so we have 8 out through injury, plus one more and maybe 5 who are playing but ideally wouldn't be seeing as they are not 100%.

 

[wahindiawah]

Originally posted by Mr Mxyzptlk
I reckon it'll be tough but God can save the English team.

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And he can do that by change of whether, showers in all the three test matches would be welcommed by English team

 

[Tim]

Well you'd have to say that England didn't help themselves too much by picking 3 or 4 players under injury clouds before they came to Australia.

 

[Rik]

Grrr up again at 2:15am and where is Rich? Probably in bed...lucky :rolleyes:

 

[Bazza]

Originally posted by Mr MxyzptlkAnyway, I'm probably the only person in the world who thinks this but what about young Tremlett? I think he looked pretty impressive last summer and he showed he can bat a bit at Under 19's.

Well being a Hampshire fan I know this guy can bowl. He is a bit like McGrath but taller and gets alot of bounce and movement off the pitch. I think (and hope) he can become a really good bowler but we'll have to wait and see what he does next season first.

 

[marc71178]

Did he have a relatively full season in 2002 or was he a bit part player?

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by marc71178
Did he have a relatively full season in 2002 or was he a bit part player?

Relatively full season but didn't do anywhere near as well as his 1st season in which he just played a few games.

 

[anzac]

yesterday we saw the results of what confidence can do for a team.....aggression at the crease & quick runs even if players get out!!!! The innings only last for 99 overs but a score of over 450 at a run rate of over 4 per over!!!!!

no tons and only 3 'small' half centuries, yet only 3 scores under 30 from the team - Langer, Gillespie & McGrath!!!! For once a complete team performance with the bat, although you could be disappointed that no one took the opportunity to go on with it!!!

We know that it is a very good pitch for batting when we see the number 8, 9 & 10 taking the big stick to the bowlers!!!!

sorry England but it looks like it will be all over b4 stumps on the 3rd day!!!!

 

[age_master]

WHEN YOUR HOT YOUR HOT


revenge a Butcher runs vaughn out then neext ball McGrath traps butcher

 

[Kimbo]

well its all over.
it was a pity about tudor...
i then thought it was poor taste when lee bowled a bouncer two balls later... he got a good booing for it too.

 

[Eclipse]

yeah so did I.

It was good to see Lee worryed about Tudor however.

 

[marc71178]

If he was that bothered, he wouldn't have bounced in the first place - there wasn't any real need to bounce him was there?