Things couldn't possibly get worse than this... er, knock on wood...

[marc71178]

Come now tec, we know that their replacements are just as good as McGrath and Warne are!

We've been told that so many times by certain people!

 

[anzac]

ahh despite all that we managed to beat them in the 5th test! oh wait they didnt have warne and mcgrath.

but seriously - weren't they a bowler down in the 2nd innings due to injury????

& didn't the same thing happen when IND beat them on their tour to AUS????

 

[chicane]

Come now tec, we know that their replacements are just as good as McGrath and Warne are!

We've been told that so many times by certain people!

The indians just played the attack they were put up against. They may have done just as well against McGrath and Warne, given McGrath's uninspiring return and well we've never really had too many porblems with Warne.

 

[marc71178]

Actually they weren't against England, but we can still accept that the main reason we won that game was that ther bowling attack was much weaker than usual...

 

[twctopcat]

Actually they weren't against England, but we can still accept that the main reason we won that game was that ther bowling attack was much weaker than usual...

Dead rubber as well, they probably had a few too many celebratory shrimps and VB's.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Can't be. There were more fight in Ipswich when they got rolled 9-0 by Manure than in Alex Tudor..

Ah yes. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Craig]

Gough's injuries were always obvious, Johnson hasn't ever had it on England duty.

Tudor happened to be feeling rough when the chips were down (on more than one occasion)

So are you a subscriber to Beefy's theroy that Tudor should go and spend some time in the Royal Marines to "toughen him up"?

At nothing else, he has bowled well v Australia (well he certainly was not the worst) and in particular Steve Waugh.

 

[luckyeddie]

So are you a subscriber to Beefy's theroy that Tudor should go and spend some time in the Royal Marines to "toughen him up"?

At nothing else, he has bowled well v Australia (well he certainly was not the worst) and in particular Steve Waugh.

I'm a subscriber to the school of thought that Tudor ought to consider joining the Brownies to 'toughen him up'.

 

[Langeveldt]

I'm a subscriber to the school of thought that Tudor ought to consider joining the Brownies to 'toughen him up'.

I can imagine the conversation..

Rikki - "What the hell are you doin' here tudes?"

Oh, that could be applied to the Surrey dressing room aswell

 

[luckyeddie]

I can imagine the conversation..

Rikki - "What the hell are you doin' here tudes?"

Oh, that could be applied to the Surrey dressing room aswell

Close enough

 

[cbuts]

nzs last tour to africa - zimbabwe and south africa - 32 players were used. 24 players played an international. 15 players made their nz debut. 9 players made an nz international debut

 

[anzac]

just did in the 3rd Test - Mills side strain & Martin tight hamstring = 2 bowlers down & no spinner to hold up an end...............

 

[Waughney]

I'm not suprised at all.

 

[Langeveldt]

I like the way they called up Rob Nicol from the stands "Before he got to the bar"