Ashes 2010/11

[taylorsworkrate]

Ponting just tried to claim the pace attacks of both sides are similar.

What utter utter bollocks Ricky.

[Leighton]

Ponting just tried to claim the pace attacks of both sides are similar.

What utter utter bollocks Ricky.

I couldnt believe it when he said that, what a complete sour shit he really is. He's becoming deluded, did he also say that he doesnt feel like he's done anything wrong so far?

England though, WOW! Is this the best all-round performance for a few generations? They are looking more than the real deal at the moment. Bring on the 3rd.

[usav]

Fantastic stuff.

Bit of a pisser about Broad.........

[Warren Aspinall]

Ponting just tried to claim the pace attacks of both sides are similar.

What utter utter bollocks Ricky.

I couldnt believe it when he said that, what a complete sour shit he really is. He's becoming deluded, did he also say that he doesnt feel like he's done anything wrong so far?

England though, WOW! Is this the best all-round performance for a few generations? They are looking more than the real deal at the moment. Bring on the 3rd.

Watched that aswell, he sounded like he's trying to grasp at anything. It must be hard to go from captaining the best side of all time to a very poor side in a couple of years....... i'm not sniggering here....honest.

[Warren Aspinall]

The aussie press will be interesting over the next week.

Sydney Morning Herald

The Australian

The Age

The Daily Telegraph

Some of the reader comments are awesome.

[VillaZogmariner]

Well the rain and thunderstorms they were predicting have just hit. Shame it's about 2 1/2 hours too late for the Aussies! haha

What a fantastic morning!

[taylorsworkrate]

VillaSubmariner I trust you'll be nursing a rather sore head tomorrow?

Enjoy yourself chap.

[taylorsworkrate]

Fantastic stuff.

Bit of a pisser about Broad.........

Yeah shame bout Broady. 

I do think we are equipped to deal with his loss well though.  The back up bowlers have all looked good and the extra bounce at Perth should suit Tremlett.

Australia have massive problems though.

They've already dropped Johnson and Hilfenhaus from the 1st test.  Now Katich is out injured, North will surely be dropped and Doherty has no place in International cricket.  Bollinger also looked poor, he had no control and leaked runs.

What can they do though?

Phil Hughes will probably come in for Katich, but has had big problems with the short ball previously.

Khawaja will most probably come in for North.  But is the third test of an Ashes series where your team has just been crushed the best time to make your debut?

Who comes in for Doherty?  Steven Smith who looks like a part time leg spinner at best (although useful with the bat), or recall Hauritz, which would be a real admission of a serious error by the selectors.

If Bollinger is dropped do they recall the out of sorts Johnson or the ineffective Hilfenhaus? It would look pretty pathetic if they did but it doesn't look like they have any young quicks pulling up trees in their domestic game .


I remember when England use to have these sort of problems during Ashes series's. 

[taylorsworkrate]

This is rather interesting:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legends-come-to-blows-at-ashes-20101207-18o28.html

[VillaZogmariner]

VillaSubmariner I trust you'll be nursing a rather sore head tomorrow?

Enjoy yourself chap.

I've had an afternoon stuck in my backpackers because of how bad the storms are that have hit Adelaide. Good job we finished them off in the morning because after about 1.30pm we'd have had no play at all!

Luckily I've had a couple of bottles of vino to keep me company!

[VillaZogmariner]

This is rather interesting:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legends-come-to-blows-at-ashes-20101207-18o28.html

My money would be on Beefy in that fight!

[Dave Cooper please]

What do you reckon, Bresnan, Shazad or maybe even Tremlett in for Broad?

Perth will be another batters wicket so maybe the extra pace of Shazad to hurry them up a bit?

[taylorsworkrate]

What do you reckon, Bresnan, Shazad or maybe even Tremlett in for Broad?

Perth will be another batters wicket so maybe the extra pace of Shazad to hurry them up a bit?

I'd go Tremlett.  He bowled well in the Australia A game taking 7 wickets.

Perth, whilst good for batsmen has the most pace and bounce of any service in Australia.  Phil Hughes has had real problems against the short ball as has Michael Clarke.

Bresnan i think would be a slightly negative selection.  We need to keep our foot on the Aussie throat and the best way to do that is attack.

I like Shazad, but he's more of a skiddy / swing bowler.  Maybe Sydney would suit him quite well.

[OzVilla]

This is rather interesting:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-legends-come-to-blows-at-ashes-20101207-18o28.html

Good for Beefy, Chapelle is an absolute cockwomble.

Brilliant win for the boys, Australia have huge problems.

Tall, pacy bowlers always do well at Perth - Tremlett is 6''7'' isn't he? 

[PaulWinch again]

Well done lads, excellent.