NationStates Jolt Archive

Yes, it's that time again.
The Ashes have begun at Lord's in England.
Who do you think will win? For years now it seems this will be the most equally matched series...
Name your reasons.
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For all those that have no idea what I am talking about...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes
Do bother to have a look, as it is actually quite an amusing little anecdote that got this business started....

i agree this is the most evenly matched series in a long while, and its probably our best chance too. was it really wise to swap thorpe for that new guy whos name ive forgotten? and besides, he sounds extremely australian to me.

Id love to see England Win.
Do i think they can do it?Yes
How A lot of Rain and Bounce Aussie out!
Vaughns the key.

Pressure and heat equals Diamonds no it equals taylor being an Arse!
Go Pommie bastard!

And Hayden is off.

England does have a strong team this time around, but Australia is hitting form at the right time. Langer, Ponting, Martyn, Gilchrist, and to a lesser extent Hayden, are all getting into top form. McGrath and Lee are bowling well, while Warne hasn't had much of a bowl yet.

Vaughan and Strauss are good batsmen for England, but can they defeat the Australian top-order?

Australia is my vote.

Why is there a tendency of "myrth" appearing in polls?

(Sorry to tell you that I'm no cricket fan.)

Why is there a tendency of "myrth" appearing in polls?

You've been here since 2003 and have just now started to notice this cliché?

You've been here since 2003 and have just now started to notice this cliché?

Yes, I've only just noticed. What does that word mean?

Yes, I've only just noticed. What does that word mean?
I think he used to be a Mod. Someone then started to include his name in polls, and it has stuck ever since....

I think he used to be a Mod. Someone then started to include his name in polls, and it has stuck ever since....

I thought I saw someone with that username long ago.

Ponting is out.
55-2.

Ponting is out.
55-2.
You must be weeping seeing as you havent said the others!LOL

You must be weeping seeing as you havent said the others!LOL
Meh, I'm not a big fan of the Australian Team. Nor the English for that matter.

I liked the Pakistanis when they were on their tour in Oz last Summer. Afridi! Yay!

Anyways, Langer and another guy....can't remember his name now are out too.
83-4.

EDIT: Let me correct myself...87-5.

Meh, I'm not a big fan of the Australian Team. Nor the English for that matter.

I liked the Pakistanis when they were on their tour in Oz last Summer. Afridi! Yay!

Anyways, Langer and another guy....can't remember his name now are out too.
83-4.
Yeah he was great.

Did anyone see the pitch report? I started watching after 5 overs and I reckon Ponting should have bowled first...

Vaughns the key.


Gilchrist is the key

Gilchrist is the key

McGrath is the key. So are Gilchrist, Clarke, Ponting, Langer, Hayden, Warne, Gillespie, Lee and Katich. If anyone in the Australian side has a good day, Australia will win that day.

McGrath is the key. So are Gilchrist, Clarke, Ponting, Langer, Hayden, Warne, Gillespie, Lee and Katich. If anyone in the Australian side has a good day, Australia will win that day.
lol well clark ponting langer and hayden are not the keys today

oh crap now its definatly game on

lol well clark ponting langer and hayden are not the keys today

Oh well, If there's one thing our batting lineup has it's depth. Perhaps we'll get another 100 run partnership between Dizzy and Pigeon like we did against the Kiwis. :D

Oh well, If there's one thing our batting lineup has it's depth. Perhaps we'll get another 100 run partnership between Dizzy and Pigeon like we did against the Kiwis. :D

Or not...

How 'bout a century for Warne?

*crosses fingers*

Or not...
now that would be something

Well Warne is nothing if not entertaining when he bats..

Well Warne is nothing if not entertaining when he bats..

I remeber the first time I saw him bat in real life. There was a buzz arround Adelaide Oval as Warnie walked out to face the West Indian fast bowler. I still remember the klunk when his off stump fell over first ball.

Well Warne is nothing if not entertaining when he bats..
its just not cricket

I remeber the first time I saw him bat in real life. There was a buzz arround Adelaide Oval as Warnie walked out to face the West Indian fast bowler. I still remember the klunk when his off stump fell over first ball.
wasnt that after he took like 5 wickets?

Carn' the Poms! Crush the Aussies!

wasnt that after he took like 5 wickets?

I don't know, I must of been 7 years old, and I'm 16 now. I have never seen Australia bowl at Adelaide Oval.

Spongey!

well Richie is still the best, there will be a nation day of mourning when that old corpse kicks it

Carn' the Poms! Crush the Aussies!

Did you see the footy show. The only decent player in your team has had his best feature destroyed.

And why, prey tell, are you going for the poms?

well Richie is still the best, there will be a nation day of mourning when that old corpse kicks it

lol. delicately put. :D

Did you see the footy show. The only decent player in your team has had his best feature destroyed.

And why, prey tell, are you going for the poms?

I'm going for the Poms because i love supporting the underdog. And i did see Fev getting his dreds cut off, but don't even start paying out the Blues because Port Power, quite simply, SUCK! :sniper:

its just not cricket

He still doesn't have a test century like Dan the man :p

I'm going for the Poms because i love supporting the underdog. And i did see Fev getting his dreds cut off, but don't even start paying out the Blues because Port Power, quite simply, SUCK! :sniper:

I will choose to ignore that defamitory remark about the REIGNING PREMIERS.

How could I forget that you support the underdog? Though you must be used to it, being a Blues man... :D

He still doesn't have a test century like Dan the man :p

My father is a Kiwi, and he was in the room with me when Warnie holed out to cow corner on 99. The shame...

He still doesn't have a test century like Dan the man :p
but Vettori is a champ, Warine is a has been with a hard-on

I will choose to ignore that defamitory remark about the REIGNING PREMIERS.

How could I forget that you support the underdog? Though you must be used to it, being a Blues man... :D
:p

I will choose to ignore that defamitory remark about the REIGNING PREMIERS.

How could I forget that you support the underdog? Though you must be used to it, being a Blues man... :D

Well EBH, do you know that only 1 'reigning premier' has ever missed the finals the next season? And do you know that your Power will become the second at the end of this season. Great job of defending the premiership...

Well EBH, do you know that only 1 'reigning premier' has ever missed the finals the next season? And do you know that your Power will become the second at the end of this season. Great job of defending the premiership...
you may want to check that stat there mate

but Vettori is a champ, Warine is a has been with a hard-on

I hope they'll pick Dan for the World XI during the super series, but with Kumble and Murili in the squad it's probably unlikely :(


But then again, they are playing at the SCG in a 6 day test. Three spinners maybe? :D

Shane Warne's out for 28.

175-7, it's going pretty well

EDIT: so is the other guy, katich(?) w00t!

Shane Warne's out for 28.

175-7, it's going pretty well
wtf was that Warnie

you may want to check that stat there mate

Sorry, 3 teams in the AFL (1982-onwards) have missed the finals after winning the flag. Still, it's never happened to Carlton.

Sorry, 3 teams in the AFL (1982-onwards) have missed the finals after winning the flag. Still, it's never happened to Carlton.
Dont the victorians like to refer to it as the AFL/VFL you cant just include and exclude the stats you want

178-9


That's almost a New Zealand second innings score.


Here comes the man himself, Mr #11.

Dont the victorians like to refer to it as the AFL/VFL you cant just include and exclude the stats you want

I'm South Australian.

I'm South Australian.
I never said you were not

178-9


That's almost a New Zealand second innings score.


Here comes the man himself, Mr #11.
ow ah glenn Mcgrath

Australia are all out for 190.

ow ah glenn Mcgrath

10 not out!

This guys average just keeps going up :p

190 all out W007!!

England just have to survive the Aussie bowling now...

England 11 for 2. Not a good start.

:( 18 for 3

19-4...


What the hell is wrong with the batting today? The pitch doesn't look all that bad.

Crunch time. Pieterson and Flintoff are either gonna tear them up or we are not gonna get to 170

right I don't see England making 150

right I don't see England making 150
I don't see England making 50. In total. :(

Why did I think England had a chance of winning this morning?

I'll just play Brian Lara Cricket on the PS1 and pretend that that's the real ashes :p

I don't see England making 50. In total. :(

G Jones can bat and Pieterson is still out there but I'll admit that theres not much left after that.

Pietersen and Jones batting well

Good line...good length...he - ouch! That was a big BUMP! in the head.

Can't wait for it to start again tonight. What an opening day to such a highly anticipated series. It'll be late night beers tonight.

Why did I think England had a chance of winning this morning?

I'll just play Brian Lara Cricket on the PS1 and pretend that that's the real ashes
id rather play EA Sports 2002.

England will comeback.

id rather play EA Sports 2002.

England will comeback.

They're not out of it by any means. If Pieterson can smack a few around & the tail sticks with him, they could still set a target. Who knows how the second innings will then go.

Pietersen 50, 14 off the last 3 balls

Cricket = zzzzzzzzzzzz for me, sorry...

They're not out of it by any means. If Pieterson can smack a few around & the tail sticks with him, they could still set a target. Who knows how the second innings will then go.
Well i only need to look at the last series OZ played its no good putting heat on them in the first Innings if you follow up with letting them get 350+.


So did anyone else notice englands lack of playing the line of the ball against McGrath?

Crap its not that hard hes pitching off stump and moving it in so obviously it aint no good playing middle!! :confused:

And backfoot?

Tail ain't doing badly either Last wicket partnership of 33

England Goneski!

155 I'll take that considering yesterday

155 I'll take that considering yesterday
Yeah play the line boys play the line.

Graeme Thorpe Just retired

Langers gone
18-1

The pitch ois really favoring the bowlers today ain't it!

The pitch ois really favoring the bowlers today ain't it!
Just like yesterday?

Wow, we (England) might actually have a chance in this. Certainly not going to be a draw (that's what I predicted on Monday). If we can get the Aussies out by the end of tomorrow, which should be possible...anything could happen.

As an Aussie let me just say ... we will win, u poms got nothing :p

As an Aussie let me just say ... we will win, u poms got nothing :p
*Throws Gumboot At Ocker*

Please man, we all know NZ never made it into the ashes cuz you guys weren't cool enough :p

Vaughan is a good batsmen for England, (I edited it so it made sense)

Lol nice one mate, no i dont really think the England captain is good enough, but ya know, not my choice

However, I do think the rest of the team can do it, if Pietersen can carry on with his fantastic form, Flintoff can stop hitting out quite so much, and if our bowlers can keep taking wickets at a good rate

So yeh my votes with England

Australia :sniper: England

Please man, we all know NZ never made it into the ashes cuz you guys weren't cool enough :p
Yeah well i didnt see you playing in the first Nation vs Nation Match!

As an Aussie let me just say ... we will win, u poms got nothing :p
And it's Johnny wwilkinson kciking to win the world cup for ENGLAND.....

Interesting day's play. If England can bowl us out for a lead under 350 I think they've got a real shot at winning. If we can get the lead up to 400 or more, then it'll pretty much shut the door on the Poms. Can't wait for day three!

Marto... nooooooo... oh, well, 65 isn't too bad.

Its a damn shame that Clarke threw away his wicket... he played fantastically, and he has a habit of first-time centuries (first Test, first Test in Australia)...

Another hundred runs, and I think the Aussies should win, but the English will have 2 and abit days to get the runs...

And it's Johnny wwilkinson kciking to win the world cup for ENGLAND.....

did u hav to rub it in ... on another note

ENGLAND ONE MAN TEAM !!! (that was the general saying down here0

did u hav to rub it in ... on another note

ENGLAND ONE MAN TEAM !!! (that was the general saying down here0
Yeah and you didnt even have "Nobody" and you still lost!

*Apparently "Nobody's" perfect.

England had more than Wilko.

I was just playing EARugby 2002 and was playing against England and everytime Wilkonson got the ball it was Drop Goal or run into touch!
LOL-Its so accurate.

Have England Restricted them?
I imagine the wicket will calm down and if the English learn about playing a straight bat and at the ball they might stop McGrath from Skittiling them...

did u hav to rub it in ... on another note

ENGLAND ONE MAN TEAM !!! (that was the general saying down here0
Shows how much you know about rugby dosn't it, rugby c an't be a one man game, a one man team would lose, what about JR trys? Johnnos dive and leadership?

England 5 for in the second innings. Looks like only the weather can save them now. On the positive side, Pieterson has really stepped up & looks like he could be a great batsman for the Poms.

Ill bring this back up with the second test tomorrow

Wickets been ruined at Edgbaston by rain, Collingwood was called up because of it, Edgbaston was almost destroyed by a tornado that missed the ground by about 800 metres.

What do you guys think for the second test?

Despite being thrashed in the first test, I still think the Poms have a genuine chance of winning the Ashes. I wouldn't write them off completely. Having said that, I reckon we'll retain them 2-1 or 3-1.

I can't wait for the first session tonight.

We might start a new thread later, with the poignant question:
Should Cricket be played in the rain?
Extreme Cricket!

We might start a new thread later, with the poignant question:
Should Cricket be played in the rain?
Extreme Cricket!

I've played when its slippery and it really sucks trying to bowl. You can't get any rythem because you're too worried about wiping out and fucking up your ankles.

Eh i stuffed a calve muscle bowling. :p
Locks up in the cold.

When bowling in the rain im more worried about the ball coming out of the hand too early than personal injury.

Though if i were to slip id hate to fall backwards and smack my head.-Its like being tackled by a Samoan.LOL

England!!!!