England 2012 Cricket Thread

[paul_e]

Good teams win the key sessions.

In this match those were before lunch and after tea on Sunday, and we destroyed them in both, 1 with sa masterful batting display out of the very top drawer and the other with some excellent bowling and captaincy to make the most of very nice spinning conditions.

[PaulWinch again]

Ashley Giles is taking over the ODI and Twenty20 coaching.

[Dave Cooper please]

Ashley Giles is taking over the ODI and Twenty20 coaching.

Bugger.
Congratulations and all that but would have liked another year making The Bears even greater.

[Villan For Life]

Ashley Giles is taking over the ODI and Twenty20 coaching.

Bugger.
Congratulations and all that but would have liked another year making The Bears even greater.

I always thought he'd become an England coach but didn't expect it to happen so soon!

[bertlambshank]

Bad news for the Bears.

[eastie]

Very sad to see ash go, he has been a great servant to Warwickshire and I wish him luck with England.

[The Left Side]

Bad news for the Bears.

This

[PaulWinch again]

Ponting has retired. Hell of a player and even in bad form I used to fear him coming to the crease.

[Villan For Life]

Ponting has retired. Hell of a player and even in bad form I used to fear him coming to the crease.

Indeed fabulous player and a great captain.

Wonder if he fancies a stint as player-coach of the Bears?

[Dave Cooper please]

Shame, I looked forward to seeing the little rat-faced twunt's middle stump being uprooted time and again next summer.

[hilts_coolerking]

A pantomime villain for England supporters but he's essentially a decent guy who loves cricket.  Excellent article from cricinfo here:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/current/story/594363.html

[JD]

Punter is one of the greats (although the first Aussie Captain to lose 3 Ashes Series). 

He will be missed though.

[ACVilla]

Ponting has retired. Hell of a player and even in bad form I used to fear him coming to the crease.

Indeed fabulous player and a great captain.

Wonder if he fancies a stint as player-coach of the Bears?

Ooooohhhh, now I like that idea.

[LeeB]

Shame, I looked forward to seeing the little rat-faced twunt's middle stump being uprooted time and again next summer.

I echo Dave's sentiments.

[Dave Cooper please]

A pantomime villain for England supporters but he's essentially a decent guy who loves cricket.

Enough of this "pantomime villain" bollocks!
He was an Aussie, and fucking good at cricket, so he wasn't any "pantomime villain" he was the enemy pure and simple, him and Warne and the Waughs and the fucking rest of them.
Do I respect him, fuck yes, would I have wanted him to get a golden duck if he had played us next summer? Oh fuck yes!