2nd Ashes Test: Australia v England at Adelaide Dec 3-7 2010

[JJ]

whoooooped

Tommy, will you lead a verse of "Swing Low..." or "God save the Queen"

 

[pantherz9103]

lol @ Australia.

England should just bowl bouncers and try and hit Siddle & Bollinger. Break a few ribs, and just physically damage the merkins.

Yeah we're sh*t right now but then Kiwi fans show up to remind us it could be worse..

 

[ElectricEelMan]

West Indies
1993
Perth
Unlike this test, no disgrace

That was the test Ambrose got 7/25 in the 1st innings

Australia all out for 119 in the first innings after being one stage 2/85

Ian Bishop got the first two wickets ... then Curtly Ambrose went bonkers and apart from a run out, took the remaining wickets in without doubt the best spell of bowling I have ever seen ... and most likely ever see.

 

[ElectricEelMan]

Ian Bishop got the first two wickets ... then Curtly Ambrose went bonkers and apart from a run out, took the remaining wickets in without doubt the best spell of bowling I have ever seen ... and most likely ever see.

A spell of 7/1 if memory serves me correct

 

[the_flight_of_the_magpie]

Swann is a champion

 

[JJ]

Yeah we're sh*t right now but then Kiwi fans show up to remind us it could be worse..

All good, in tests we're going ok (better than you in India ), and you're heading downwards at a fair rate!

 

[WarriorsFan4Life]

Yeah we're sh*t right now but then Kiwi fans show up to remind us it could be worse..

LOL!, tell me about it LOL!!!. ocrazy:

...still credit goes to England for stuffing the arch enemy.

 

[jargan83]

So you would drop very well performing players like Katich, Haddin and to a lesser extent Hussey just because they are old?

Katich is injured, will apparently play no further part in the series

 

[Tommy Smith]

whoooooped

Tommy, will you lead a verse of "Swing Low..." or "God save the Queen"

Im thinking 'Swing Low', but i'll let El_Dickablo decide :lol:

God Save Your Queen!!!!

Swanny!!!!!

 

[Fast Eddie]

Brave effort by North... deserves another crack

Exactly, was very gutsy and should keep his spot for the rest of the series.

 

[pantherz9103]

All good, in tests we're going ok (better than you in India ), and you're heading downwards at a fair rate!

We still beat you in tests easily enough even with our current woeful performing team Its certainly hard to watch this period in Australian cricket. I hope they can turn it around before too long, we can't end up like the West Indies after their golden era.

 

[JJ]

We still beat you in tests easily enough even with our current woeful performing team

pretty tight these days... don't see much improvement in your lot...

 

[Big_Bad_Shark_Fan]

RE: dropping katich

To be honest Katich and Watson have been shown up by Cook/strauss. Opening is the easiest position to bat in Australia and I think putting Hughes in will be a good change, whether he gets runs or not. Katich and Watson really only have starts in them. Big team scores are built on big runs from the top 3.

While Ponting has failed this series im still confident he has big runs in him. Katich and Watson seem to get in, the fields are open and the ball is hard so they get away, but then the field tightens the bowling just geos to line and length, the ball softens and they really struggle to get the ball away and score. Katich is slow and Watson only has one gear.

 

[sam54no]

So you would drop very well performing players like Katich, Haddin and to a lesser extent Hussey just because they are old?

Yes. In 2 Years time, i don't think they should be there.

Players like Hughes, Paine, Ferguson, Khawaja etc. have all got 10 year test careers ahead of them.

Why would you want to keep older players who have nothing to prove, and deny players who are young and good enough.

We could easily be back at the top of the tree in 3 to 4 years with a good group of young players coming through.

 

[Collingwood Storm]

3rd test team should be...

Hughes
Watson
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Hussey
Haddin
O'Keefe/Hauritz
Harris
Siddle
Hilfenhaus

Neilson should go after this series... losing back-to-back Ashes is unacceptable and Ponting should lose the captaincy and be made to earn his spot again.

 

[El Diablo]

All good, in tests we're going ok (better than you in India ), and you're heading downwards at a fair rate!

ranked 8th in tests

7th in ODI's

:lol:

real good

 

[Big Pete]

Congrats England, well deserved victory and it's tough to imagine Australia wrestling the Ashes off of you now.

Again, celebrate it folks!

 

[Fast Eddie]

Rogers
Watson
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
North
Haddin
Hopes
Mcgain
Hauritz
Siddle

 

[Tweed Titan]

Katich is injured, will apparently play no further part in the series

He was talking about for the next ashes, not this series.

 

[hineyrulz]

Even watching Gilligans island is better than watching Australia play cricket ATM. SS Minnows is rather appropriate watching us play. Time to bring in generation next, and I don't think Ponting is the man for that
Job.'hopefully he steps aside gracefully and concentrates on his batting in what should a young Australian team.