The Ashes
Congratulations to all my friends in Australia for their well-deserved 5 - 0 victory in the Ashes series. Remember, however, it is just for the time being!
posted by Maalie at 7:08 pm
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18 Comments:
Yes, congratulations. The English team played like a load of twites.
oh yes they did.... simply awful.
But don't worry. We have had to retire 4 of our players (with more to go), at the request of the ICB, just to even things up a little for the rest of the world.
Warne has offerd to go to the UK to hold bowling clinics (and batting clinics too!).
Anyway, the one day series in now on....perhaps England can make amends
Lorenzo the Llama and Simon: I agree with you both! The English take their cricket so seriously in their white trousers! Give me real men and strong thighs in a rugby match all the time :-)
Actually...once upon a time, after an important rugby match here in town, I was at the swimming pool next morning... when who should arrive...but all these strong men in swimming togs! Go Tana Umaga!
All this talk of rugby players' thighs, mmm ... thighs ... mud, tackles, swimming pools, torn clothes .. oh I had better go and have a cup of tea.
So when will the English do the decent thing and let the victors keep the urn in Australia?
When did the English ever do the decent thing. Special relationship indeed.
So what did the English team do wrong? And don't blame the wives!
Lorenzo the Llama; out of the English and the Australians (simply HATE to bring it up again, Simon) who gave an under-handed underarm bowl all those years ago? Not the Poms...they look positively decent to me!
;-)
Sorry about my mum, she's laughing her head off, thinking she's so funny - water under the bridge I say. Poor old Poms, it can't be easy dealing with a 0-5 loss.
I just popped in to say hello to Maalie (and Simon if he's about.) I won't get round to updating my blog for a while yet... Happy New Years and all that. Rar rar rar.
Can you have an under-handed over arm? The English team did not practice enough together playing proper games, even one-day games, so they really couldn't get it together. Also the team they picked was not up to scratch as they didn't have any Macclesfield players on the side.
Ju's. It was a legal bowl. 100% Not in the "spirit" of the game, but legal. The true spirit of the game is to win, and that is why we are No. 1. Sledging should be banned too, but we are masters of it.
Ellee, lack of preparation and inability to convert a good result into victory eg a good batting effort in Adelaide.
Sadly the English are looking to the 20/20 match tonight to "find form"!!! and its not real cricket
Simon, well, from what I hear, your side scored a record number of runs when it was their turn to hit. Tee hee...
Bring on Jonny Wilkinson, I say ;-)
There's always next time, hopefully they will have learnt from their mistakes.
Well back from Spain Jim, lucky you. Did you go bird watching?
Estelle you are right! 220 off 20 overs.... a record.
England fell over 72 runs behind.
I hate to say it but the body language of the English was not too good.... AND we did not have all our A grade players...(some fresh faces in the team)
My apologies I'm unable to comment on the play from this year.
As to my jibe about the underarm bowl - I agree, it was a perfectly legal bowl. The point was decency though ;-)
That and after such an ego boosting win it would be my moral duty as a Kiwi to slag the Aussies off just a little! All in jest of course.
Ju's you make me smile a lot.. no offense taken.. just banter! ;o)
Hope Plumpy is ok!
um.. beat you in the first one dayer... by a bit...
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