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 18-Dec-2006, 09:52 | #1 |
| Registered Forum User MotoGP God  Posts: 15,644 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Swansea Mood: 749 racebike MGP The Ashes are coming home Well done to England, I think it was closer than the 3-0 scoreline suggests. There's certainly been some good fighting by the English, although having a few key players not firing, selection issues and the captian seemingly showing the strain has pretty much cost England the chance to retain the ashes. Englands player of the series so far would have to be Pietersen. Having said that, Australia played well and have done some pretty special things in this series. Hussey has really blossomed, Clarke has performed really well and Ponting seems to have an insatiable appetite for runs - a test average of nearly 60 and the most amount of ton's from any Aussie batsman ever. Warne has bowled quite well to a side that seems to be playing him better and it's taken a few magical deliveries to keep him on top and the wickets flowing. It's amazing that he has 699 test wickets and will get the chance in the boxing day test to record his 700th test wicket in front of his home crowd. As he's a Victorian that's really a fairytale. Gilchrist rattling off the second fastest test century - 57 deliveries was also pretty amazing. Especially when you consider that it took him 40 deliveries to get his 50 and then he just went ape! Well done to Punter and the boys  | |
| 18-Dec-2006, 09:59 | #2 |
| Registered Forum User Ducati in my Blood  Posts: 4,379 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dorking, Surrey. Mood: What a wonderful world. | |
| 18-Dec-2006, 10:11 | #3 |
| Registered Forum User Ducati in my Blood Posts: 4,379 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dorking, Surrey. Mood: What a wonderful world. As we're talking about sport here, I will consider as irrelevant any joke sounding like that: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.html  | |
| 18-Dec-2006, 10:43 | #6 |
| Registered Forum User Big Twin  Posts: 1,513 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Beds Mood: Black and grey (and a bit of red) | |
| 18-Dec-2006, 10:46 | #7 | |
| Registered Forum User MotoGP God Posts: 15,644 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Swansea Mood: 749 racebike MGP Quote:
Well, not really seeing as they will still live in the glass case in the MCC museum. I did offer to take them back to Aus for the MCC when I was in there on the tour but they didn't seem too impressed with my generosity ...  | ||
| 18-Dec-2006, 11:14 | #9 | |
| DSC Club Member Ducati in my Blood Bikes: 1100S Multistrada, 450RT, Gilera Nordwest, Bultaco Frontera, Rickman Metisse-being built!  Posts: 4,255 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Little Paxton Cambridgeshire Mood: Growing old-DISGRACEFULLY! Quote:
I'm seriously impressed Tony, that is a very well reasoned precis of the result when I would have really expected you to be crowing about sticking it to the bl00dy Poms. But you're right-we didn't deserve to win. John Growing old-disgracefully! | ||
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