***The Official Cricket Lovers Thread***

pjfan31

theserialthrilla wrote:

owww im loving reading the oz's slag off the oz's :shock:

See, we have a winning spirit here in Australia. We're not content with drawing unlike the poms. And yes, all you have to do is draw to retain them, but its retain, not win. That's why we are slagging to get the best side.

And, just wait, Broad will play shit in Adelaide. Swann will offer a bit of something, but he will play shit too. So your slagging will start.

Our 2nd spinner North got just as many wickets in the last test as your first rate. SO meh!!!!

theserialthrilla

what a stumping ...does that count

pjfan31

Mate, it was a good ball. He threw it up, goofy footed strauss tried to skip down the pitch, the ball dipped and he missed it. Now I know you know I don't like North. But it was a decent enough ball.

theserialthrilla

naaa it slipped out of his hand he never meant that ..



seen the so called catch again ....still going for not out :P but it had no impact on the game so lets move on..


england will be unchanged unless illness or some fool treads on a ball

pjfan31

haha, Hopefully Anderson.

England are traveling nicely. If I was a betting man I would be backing the poms.

What did the commentators on sky say about the catch?

All said they reckon it was a catch, but doubt that it would be given out. The commentators were Mark Nicholas, Warnie (I think), Tony Grieg came in and Ian Healy. All said they thought it was out.

theserialthrilla

said it looked to tv reply that the ball had grounded and that the 3rd umpire would have to give not out ..as he did

but also said that pointing felt he took the catch and that hes not a cheat ...but you cant always tell..


so ok...if you get your fingers under the ball spread out .but the ball still touchs the ground is it a catch...i feel this is what happened...his hand was on the ground with a gap betwen fingers and the ball also made contact with the ground. so is that in/out :?

i would say not out

pjfan31

On the evidence supplied you would have to say not out. Even though I am near on 100% convinced he caught it. Ponting rarely misses a catch. He is one of the best fielders the game has seen.

Not to mention Ponting's body language was pretty poor. I mean, they were never going to 'celebrate' cooks wicket at that stage. More a high 5 in relief. I think if it were earlier in the innings and Ponting got up, Threw the ball in the air and was high fiving everyone, that sends a more convincing message.

But benefit of the doubt has to go with the batsman so I'm not complaining, just saying it was out.

Thoughts_Arrive

CLARKE OUT, WHITE OR MCDONALD IN!

pjfan31

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

CLARKE OUT, WHITE OR MCDONALD IN!

Haha. Ronald? Look, I would possibly take WHite, but Mcdonald is ok, but not up to test standard (nor are about half the aussie side atm)

Thoughts_Arrive

I saw this funny story on the Today show this morning,
Some lady in the USA has a Twitter account called @TheAshes.
And every cricket fan globally is thinking it's an offical Ashes Twitter page and keep asking her Qns.
She's getting all pissed off at them saying she ain't got a fkn clue wtf they are talking about

catefrances

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

I saw this funny story on the Today show this morning,
Some lady in the USA has a Twitter account called @TheAshes.
And every cricket fan globally is thinking it's an offical Ashes Twitter page and keep asking her Qns.
She's getting all pissed off at them saying she ain't got a fkn clue wtf they are talking about

OMG!! my ex was telling me about this but i kinda zoned out whe he said the airhead didnt know what cricket was about. :rolleyes:

pjfan31

Yeh I read that yesterday.

What a derek. SHe should just change her name. Almost makes me want to join Twitter and bag out the poms to a yank.

Thoughts_Arrive

I haven't got a Twitter account but I am very tempted to create one so I can ask this @TheAshes woman who she thinks should be dropped from the team for the Adelaide test.

chime

Hear she is making cash out of it now as she is selling t-shirts :roll:

Thoughts_Arrive

chime wrote:

Hear she is making cash out of it now as she is selling t-shirts :roll:

Qantas offered her a free trip to Australia and a ticket to a match :?

chime

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

chime wrote:

Hear she is making cash out of it now as she is selling t-shirts :roll:

Qantas offered her a free trip to Australia and a ticket to a match :?

Yeah she won't travel alone so has said she'll take them up on it if they'll spring for her boyfriend aswell

May aswell get everything she can out of it I suppose :P

pjfan31

Yeh, but flying Qantas atm isn't exactly a prize....

Thoughts_Arrive

I hope they give her a ticket to a cricket farm instead.

pjfan31

I thought we would have had a bit more input in this thread from you Chime.

Don't get me wrong, one less Englishperson to bag us out isn't all bad.

Thoughts_Arrive

I might try my luck at a free trip to the USA by starting up a Twitter account @TheSuperBowl

"No you a'holes I dunno wtf u r talking about regarding the Green Bay Packers and the 49'ers this is a porcelain business"