3rd test Australia vs England @ Perth - WACA

[skeepe]

Here's what I don't get. Why do people think that we'll find it insulting if they call the Australian team old. We know they're old. But I don't really think you can argue with the results they're getting.

 

[JJ]

I have no problem with their age - they're still great cricketers - wasn't meant to be an insult at all...

Again, I think it's like the great Windies of the 70's and 80's - there was something in the water that produced an amazing group of cricketers - but it won't last, they cannot play forever, and the replacements cannot be of the same quality (and from what's been seen, they're not even close). Most of the succesful newcomers have been 30 somethings themselves

Warne will go on for as long as he can, as he has nothing else. The drugs ban probably did him some good. McGrath's time off probably did't hurt his body either.

But if Aust keeps up this trend towards ridiculous pitches that any mug can bat on, two things will happen - Ponting's average will keep rising and the nonsense about him being the best since Bradman will continue, and McGrath and Warne's careers will be ended more quickly

 

[skeepe]

Ponting isn't the greatest since Bradman. Ponting IS the greatest.

 

[JJ]

yeah, whatever - the point really is that these ridiculous pitches won't do you any favours

 

[[furrycat]]

yeah, whatever - the point really is that these ridiculous pitches won't do you any favours

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You really are getting old JJ- why go on about the team being old geriatrics? Just makes the rest of the world look stupid if they can beat old men.

 

[Y2Eel]

10 news reporting that McGrath may not play due to his heel problem. We'll see in the morning though.

I think McGrath was on the radio today Saying he's playing....

 

[willvillain]

I watched ten news last night and didn't see anything about McGrath being in doubt.

 

[Twizzle]

McGrath is fine, unless they have a warm up on the ground again

 

[Join The Bandwagon]

has Panaser been picked?

 

[Dani]

Monty is in!

 

[skeepe]

Panesar in for Giles, Mahmood in for Anderson.

 

[Twizzle]

good,

Anderson gorne as well

 

[madunit]

and it looks as though the wicket is going to have quite a bit in it for the spinners early on.

 

[Twizzle]

Punter wins the toss and Aussies will bat

 

[willvillain]

Punter wins the toss, chooses to bat.

 

[madunit]

thats the end of the series for england then.

 

[Twizzle]

geez poms have a long tail with Harmy at 9

 

[[furrycat]]

England to win

 

[aussies1st]

Good to see the English giving Monty a go at long last.

 

[willvillain]

Don't see the point in them bringing Mahmood in. Hasn't shown sh*t in the tour matches, and on a wicket that everyone is saying will only offer something to the spinners I don't understand why they didn't just dump Anderson for Monty and leave it at that - have Giles and Monty doing the job.