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    • RocknRollR
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      Dear god. I should be happier than I am. What happened? Where did it all go so badly wrong for Cook's men?

      5-0…. Who would have thought?

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        My favourite headline:

        "Englands Horror Movie Changes Into Farce"

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • RocknRollR
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          England looking good for a win in the current ODI.

          Edit: Hmmm…upside down picture?

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          • WinchyW
            Winchy
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            What an embarrassing loss in the ODI series! Very pleased that we gave India a good drubbing in the test series but things don't look good for the World Cup with us playing so badly in 50 over games.

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            • M
              Maynard Friedman
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              I have to congratulate the Aussies and commiserate with the Kiwis for their only bad performance. An enjoyable cricket World Cup for most people. Just don't mention England…

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              • H
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                Pretty excited for the Ashes, love watching it when the series is in the UK. I think the Aussies are really going to miss Ryan Harris's bowling on the pommy pitches.

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                • M
                  Maynard Friedman
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                  One down, roll on Thursday and Lords…!

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                  • SreeniS
                    Sreeni
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                    Everybody was asking WHEN Australia will win this. This series is going to be fun, even without KP participating.

                    Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk

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                    • SreeniS
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                      And Australia steamroll England at the home of cricket. I haven't seen a better comeback. It is going to be fun at Edgbaston.

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        Yeah, that was completely and utterly embarrassing…...

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          Maynard Friedman
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                          At least it won't be 5-0!

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            Good point.

                            I was mightily impressed with the way the Aussies came back for the drubbing they received in the first test, I remain extremely sceptical that the English team have the same resolution of character.

                            I hope I am wrong.

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • SreeniS
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                              I wonder what is it about the two countries that produces such different types of cricketers. The closest to Australian style of batting in England is Jos Buttler  or Ben Stokes. Australia has Chris Rogers (who has played for four counties) who is more like Cook than Warner. One would think that there would be similarities between two sides that have been playing against each other for so long.

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                                Maynard Friedman
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                                Perhaps it's the nature of the pitches (due to geography and weather conditions) which reflects the type of players produced to (theoretically) best suit their conditions.

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                                  3-2 is now the worse case scenario. This series is swinging more than one of Jimmy Anderson's deliveries!

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                                  • ddtrashD
                                    ddtrash
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                                    One of my Australian work colleagues reckons the Aussies threw the Edgbaston game to make for a more interesting series. He was deadly serious as well.  Personally I just don't see the Aussies being that charitable, I am sure they would have been aiming for another white wash.  All makes for an interesting end to the series.

                                    There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                                    • SreeniS
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                                      If England win this Ashes, so many experts will have to eat their words.

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        @ddtrash:

                                        One of my Australian work colleagues reckons the Aussies threw the Edgbaston game to make for a more interesting series. He was deadly serious as well.

                                        Did he actually say that with a straight face?

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • ddtrashD
                                          ddtrash
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                                          Deadpan straight!  He honestly thinks the Aussies turned it up at Lords and then backed off to make more of a series of it.  Not sure he is all there - the lack of logic is alarming !

                                          There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            Tell the feckin feckin arsehole not be so insulting  😃 😃

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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