***Official*** Australia in England (The Ashes)

[Pedro Delgado]

it was great when he was getting interviewed today..he was so obviously sloshed out of his head, but trying his hardest to hide it

'behind these sungalsses theres a thousand stories' I think he said....

he also said that he thought there would be two pensioners by the fountain this morning..hehehehe..

BBC Sports Personality of the Year????? a dead cert

Aye, what a guy.

Warne a dead cert for BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year too IMO.

 

[aliG]

MAYBE ENGLAND SHOULD WIN MORE OFTEN....

well i really dont care about the team...but their fans...

 

[marc71178]

Which was, essentially, my point.

Giles isnt picked for his batting, because they spinners that are better batsmen than him. Hes picked for his bowling.

But of the 2 you named, one isn't a specialist spinner, and the other isn't as good a batsman as Giles.

 

[marc71178]

Oh just to add one more.......The incredible number of more than 215,000 viewers to this Ashes Thread !!!!!

Can I add another?

The supreme level of sportsmanship between the 2 sides.

Harks back to a golden age when you'd go hell for leather in the middle then sit and have a pint in the evening as mates.

 

[marc71178]

Kim Beazley blames John Howard for this. Oh look, I agree.

It's a shame he couldn't come over to take part in the presentation this time.

 

[marc71178]

This was from Monday's Mirror. Quite amused me. Obviously KP shaded the almighty in the end tho!

I still think Flintoff deserved the MOM in the 5th game.

Without that spell of 18 overs we were a long way behind on first innings, and I don't think we'd have survived.

 

[PY]

It's a shame he couldn't come over to take part in the presentation this time.

Your previous post would've been negated though.

 

[marc71178]

Your previous post would've been negated though.

Nah, because they'd have not asked him to join them for a beer!

 

[jlo33692]

Just a quick post as i love to see my new avatar on the side here,im ready to hand it over to the highest bidder now. ahahaha..is the party still in progress in London?

 

[aussie]

I've told you before - stop confusing me or I'll start saying "It's a gas, man" - something I normally reserve for when I'm walking past those holes in the road when the gas board are doing mains repairs.

hehe, got to get used to it edd

 

[Barney Rubble]

I was there on Monday for that glorious day, and this is the first chance I've had to post since. What a day.

Pietersen's innings was one of the greatest of all time, an innings of thundering violence, of heroic bravery, of unerring confidence, and of daring impetuosity, mixed with a bit of shining defiance.

The atmosphere was itself scarcely believeable, not a quiet moment among the Barmy Army. The Aussie players (except grumpy, bitter killjoy Matthew Hayden) were gracious in defeat and responsive to the crowd, and deserved their part in a stunning day's cricket.

One or two of you may have caught me on TV - I was the guy in the England ODI shirt who, as KP's first six soared over deep mid-wicket, didn't trust his catching ability, and so was forced to skilfully duck (or hurriedly dive, if you believe my mates) out of the way as it flew where my head would have been. I've already come across one guy in a pub who saw me on the Channel 4 coverage - I'm yet to get home and check if I'm on the highlights package.

Congratulations to England on a stunning victory, and to Australia on a great effort. Congratulations must also go to Freddie Flintoff, not only for winning Man of the Series, but for not being dead after how much he drank last night. Beer for breakfast? He was slurring his way through an interview at the parade (which I was also at, and which was also amazing) and just about made it through, but I think he deserves every drop for his efforts this summer.

Bring on Pakistan!

 

[jlo33692]

I was there on Monday for that glorious day, and this is the first chance I've had to post since. What a day.

Pietersen's innings was one of the greatest of all time, an innings of thundering violence, of heroic bravery, of unerring confidence, and of daring impetuosity, mixed with a bit of shining defiance.

The atmosphere was itself scarcely believeable, not a quiet moment among the Barmy Army. The Aussie players (except grumpy, bitter killjoy Matthew Hayden) were gracious in defeat and responsive to the crowd, and deserved their part in a stunning day's cricket.

One or two of you may have caught me on TV - I was the guy in the England ODI shirt who, as KP's first six soared over deep mid-wicket, didn't trust his catching ability, and so was forced to skilfully duck (or hurriedly dive, if you believe my mates) out of the way as it flew where my head would have been. I've already come across one guy in a pub who saw me on the Channel 4 coverage - I'm yet to get home and check if I'm on the highlights package.

Congratulations to England on a stunning victory, and to Australia on a great effort. Congratulations must also go to Freddie Flintoff, not only for winning Man of the Series, but for not being dead after how much he drank last night. Beer for breakfast? He was slurring his way through an interview at the parade (which I was also at, and which was also amazing) and just about made it through, but I think he deserves every drop for his efforts this summer.

Bring on Pakistan!

One or two of you may have caught me on TV - I was the guy in the England ODI shirt who, as KP's first six soared over deep mid-wicket, didn't trust his catching ability, and so was forced to skilfully duck (or hurriedly dive, if you believe my mates) out of the way as it flew where my head would have been. I've already come across one guy in a pub who saw me on the Channel 4 coverage - I'm yet to get home and check if I'm on the highlights package.

Sorry Barney i didnt catch the highlight but i do believe M Vaughan was asking for you before they all got onto the open top bus,He felt you should be a part of the team effort and the crowd would acknowlege you Hehehehe,only joking m8,..ps i did see you on the Tele,in Aus..well done you could have caught it though and really showed the aussies up hahaha

 

[Barney Rubble]

Sorry Barney i didnt catch the highlight but i do believe M Vaughan was asking for you before they all got onto the open top bus,He felt you should be a part of the team effort and the crowd would acknowlege you Hehehehe,only joking m8,..ps i did see you on the Tele,in Aus..well done you could have caught it though and really showed the aussies up hahaha

Did you actually expect me to take the first bit seriously?

Yeah, I would have tried to catch it if my past record with such matter wasn't so poor. I hope I didn't look too much of an idiot.

 

[social]

Can this year get any worse for Aus.

Lose the Ashes
Warnie separated
McGrath injured
Death threats
Now extortion attempts

I'd be tempted to declare this our annus horribilis but given the age of some our stars, that might be premature.

 

[sqwerty]

Can this year get any worse for Aus.

Lose the Ashes
Warnie separated
McGrath injured
Death threats
Now extortion attempts

I'd be tempted to declare this our annus horribilis but given the age of some our stars, that might be premature.

beat the rest of the world
remain number 1
blood a few new blokes

doesn't get any better !

 

[sqwerty]

I was there on Monday for that glorious day, and this is the first chance I've had to post since. What a day.

Pietersen's innings was one of the greatest of all time, an innings of thundering violence, of heroic bravery, of unerring confidence, and of daring impetuosity, mixed with a bit of shining defiance.

...........not to mention a hell of a lot of luck !

 

[social]

beat the rest of the world
remain number 1
blood a few new blokes

doesn't get any better !

Hate to see your definition of a shocker!

 

[nick-o]

Can this year get any worse for Aus.

Lose the Ashes
Warnie separated
McGrath injured
Death threats
Now extortion attempts

I'd be tempted to declare this our annus horribilis but given the age of some our stars, that might be premature.

Maybe you could lose to Bangladesh



Oh, you already did that, didn't you?

 

[social]

Maybe you could lose to Bangladesh



Oh, you already did that, didn't you?

And to Eng in an ODI

 

[luckyeddie]

Death threats
Now extortion attempts

Surprised no-one's haven't used those two as excuses yet

Oh, wait.....