Cricket
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The convicts fight back!
Pleased as I am with today's play, i cant forget that Australia's top order failed again in the first innings (with the exception perhaps of Warner). If it wasn't for Haddin and Johnson, our score would have been pretty similar to England's.
I'm hoping the second innings is better…Clarke, Smith, Watson, et.al. need to step up. Looking forward to the weekend....
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Good point from an Aussie on BBC:
Can't believe the English media and fans already writing their team off. I'm an Aussie and delighted to see us on top but this series has plenty of life left in it. There is a lot of quality in that England team and plenty of good cricket to come. Don't write your team off yet England.
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Ah, the media here does that kind of stuff too - quick to jump on or off the bandwagon.
I think England will come back in a big way, at least i hope so. I want Australia to win the series (of course), but i also want it to be close and hard fought.
I'm starting to like Broad. He was copping it from all directions during this match and he stood tall, took it all, and dished some out too. That's the kind of thing that makes ashes cricket special.
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Yeah, losing the Ashes is bad enough but the fact that we've offered no resistance whatsoever so far makes it even worse. A 5-0 drubbing wouldn't be so hard to take if they were closely contested matches with the advantage swinging back n forth throughout.
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I keep out of this thread for good reason, but this was too good not to share. Both Brits and Aussies should enjoy this….
"Watch @BrettLee_58 show @PiersMorgan no mercy in a ferocious over where the latter failed to trouble the scorers http://cricketa.us/1ik409p"
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For what good reason do you keep out of this, Snowy? C'mon man, I'm half English but I still enjoy winding the Poms up!
And yeah, the Piers Morgan thing - awesome. I saw that live and loved it. Some were saying he was brave for facing up to BL, but seeing the way he basically ran away from every delivery made me think otherwise.
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Thanks for the link Snowy, i'd forgotten he was doing that. Jealous of BL be able to bowl at that toad, think I would've aimed for his throat.
Looks like we're going throw some young blood in to the team for the 5th test, can we stop the white wash….?
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Toad…ha ha. He really is.
Well the Aussie media are certainly pumped up about a 5-0 whitewash, so that should almost certainly prevent it from happening.
I feel sorry for Cook having to bear the brunt of the criticism. Sure, his tactics have been "interesting" at times, but he hasn't had much help along the way. How he stays so calm and diplomatic when interviewed amazes me. I'd be hurling bricks at journos by now!
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Looks like we're going throw some young blood in to the team for the 5th test, can we stop the white wash….?
That'll be a no then. We may as well have Piers Morgan opening the batting the way things are going. Had high hopes for Carberry but it just hasn't happened.
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17 for 4…..seventeen for four!!! What a farce.
