dude, nothing the fuck is happening, the pitch is fucking RIP, the batsmen are filling their boots, the bowlers are completely uninspired
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:11 (seventeen years ago)
100 for ravi, 3rd in a row against the windies
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:11 (seventeen years ago)
Ravis is either gonna smash another 50 tonight or get out to a stupid shot.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:12 (seventeen years ago)
England should have bowled first, would have at least given the game a modicum of excitement
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:13 (seventeen years ago)
Who'd be a bowler these days?
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:13 (seventeen years ago)
...and we might have learned something
bowling first would've been stupid and would've rightly have been criticised. England can(hopefully)put up a big score and put pressure on the WI and see how the pitch changes the last 3 days.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:22 (seventeen years ago)
but what's the point in doing that?
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:29 (seventeen years ago)
It'll really annoy Chris Gayle
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:29 (seventeen years ago)
the point is you try to win the test match and win the series 2-0. Not fart about with nonsensical experiments just "to see what happens". Thank fuck youre neither an england captain/coach.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:33 (seventeen years ago)
It's not an experiment! It's bowling first. And it's probably the best way to ensure an England win rather than a draw.
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:37 (seventeen years ago)
by watching the windies rattle up 500 on an "RIP pitch"
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:39 (seventeen years ago)
a mentally-shot WI against a hungry England bowling attack? no chance.
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:40 (seventeen years ago)
it's not a good pitch but the WI aren't exactly trying to get much life out of it
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:41 (seventeen years ago)
basically i want our bowlers to be genuinely challenged coz that's where the ashes is being lost & won
Bopara out. Here's KP who needs a score.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:51 (seventeen years ago)
nope, it's jimmy as nighwatchmen to protect KP. Can he keep his run going etc.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:52 (seventeen years ago)
should do on this pitch
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:54 (seventeen years ago)
;-)
fidel is now flying
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:57 (seventeen years ago)
jimmy edges and it drops short of the keeper. edwards is making the pitch look wild now
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 14 May 2009 16:58 (seventeen years ago)
and there we go
― sorry for british (country matters), Thursday, 14 May 2009 17:12 (seventeen years ago)
You two are the Boycott and Agnew of ILX.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Friday, 15 May 2009 08:53 (seventeen years ago)
looks like no play today
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 15 May 2009 10:47 (seventeen years ago)
Jaggers and Pfunkboycs
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Friday, 15 May 2009 10:49 (seventeen years ago)
tom d is much more boycottesque
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 15 May 2009 11:12 (seventeen years ago)
Is Boycott too stubborn to admit that he's dead already?
― Everybody Wants To Shag King Boy Pato (King Boy Pato), Friday, 15 May 2009 11:16 (seventeen years ago)
I say: probably.
Lizzen, what I don't know about grigid threads - goundy grigid OR tezd grigid - isn't worth knowing, how many posts have you made to this grigid thread? You're rubbish you are.
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Friday, 15 May 2009 11:18 (seventeen years ago)
Roobish shurely?
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Friday, 15 May 2009 11:23 (seventeen years ago)
Bloody roobish at that!
Shocking shot by KP trying to hit a 6 to bring up his 50 and hes out caught.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 16 May 2009 12:50 (seventeen years ago)
this is a cracking spell by Broad, the way he got Sarwan out was the way Harmison used to bowl. God i wish Harmison could come back and bowl like this.Broad really is improving. He's become englands go to bowler with fred out.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 17 May 2009 11:59 (seventeen years ago)
Well done to strauss for implementing that plan and to broad for bowling superbly.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 17 May 2009 12:00 (seventeen years ago)
I think LJ mustve enjoyed that
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 17 May 2009 12:01 (seventeen years ago)
i enjoyed the way it sounded on the radio :P but credit to broad rather than strauss imo
anderson is england's go-to bowler imo
― BIG CHOO-CHOOS aka the steamtraindriver (country matters), Sunday, 17 May 2009 12:04 (seventeen years ago)
well actually maybe not, anderson's probably still the strike man, and broad the turn-to man
anyway i am going to play some cricket of my own now
― BIG CHOO-CHOOS aka the steamtraindriver (country matters), Sunday, 17 May 2009 12:07 (seventeen years ago)
Was going to be playing today as well, but our match in Potter's Bar was cancelled :-(
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Sunday, 17 May 2009 12:58 (seventeen years ago)
So Broad and Anderson's bowling this match is making me feel slightly more optimistic about the Ashes. Get Freddie and Sidebottom in and that's a pretty menacing, as well as varied, attack.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Monday, 18 May 2009 12:13 (seventeen years ago)
I've seen more menace from turtles on valium than that proposed bowling attack.
― Everybody Wants To Shag King Boy Pato (King Boy Pato), Monday, 18 May 2009 12:41 (seventeen years ago)
I can tell you're worried.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Monday, 18 May 2009 12:42 (seventeen years ago)
I actually had a nightmare last night, that England batted first in the first Ashes Test and scored 696, then Australia were 82-9 before Ben Hilfenhaus came in and smashed 77 to take them up to 240, then bowled England out for like 60 and chased 500-odd to win
I think the main nightmare was that England didn't enforce the follow-on tbh
Not sure about Sidebottom vs Australia; am thinking a second spinner wouldn't be the worst idea.
― BIG CHOO-CHOOS aka the steamtraindriver (country matters), Monday, 18 May 2009 12:53 (seventeen years ago)
Anderson denied a 10-fer
― BIG CHOO-CHOOS aka the steamtraindriver (country matters), Monday, 18 May 2009 12:56 (seventeen years ago)
No Symonds in Aussie Ashes squad strikes me as a big mistake.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Wednesday, 20 May 2009 09:23 (seventeen years ago)
^otm i fukkin hate watson btw u_u
― wilter, Wednesday, 20 May 2009 09:29 (seventeen years ago)
Watson is not very good, so on that front I'm all for him being selected.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Wednesday, 20 May 2009 10:32 (seventeen years ago)
Sidebottom's done, I reckon. I hope I'm wrong, as we could use a bit of variety, but I think those niggling reoccuring injuries might have reduced him to a pie-thrower, at least vs Aus.
There's no way that Flintoff will be fit for the whole series, but an attack of Anderson/Broad/Flintoff/Swann + one other might give us a chance in a couple of tests.. The 'one other' could be Panesar for Cardiff and possibly the Oval. But he's got to get some confidence back. I fear it will be Onions, who will need to tighten up considerably against the likes of Ponting, Hughes and Clarke. Possible outsider: Woakes?
― Dr.C, Wednesday, 20 May 2009 12:07 (seventeen years ago)
I think Tremlett must still be in with a chance too.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Wednesday, 20 May 2009 12:28 (seventeen years ago)
One person definitely not in the running is Chris Lewis...
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Wednesday, 20 May 2009 12:30 (seventeen years ago)