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If Johnson had any decency he would walk out the SCG jump on a horse and gallop back to Western Australia never to be seen again.
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Pig in the City posted:13. 0/58. All Rounder Bloody hell can Johnson ever string two games together where he is playing good cricket?
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You Am I posted:Bloody hell can Johnson ever string two games together where he is playing good cricket? This, but the entire Australian team.
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Seams posted:This, but the entire Australian team. Yeah, that's pretty true. Siddle's now the new all rounder
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Jan 4, 2013 07:50
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Nah it's good that Johnson is showing his true colours, less chance of him going to England.
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Jan 4, 2013 07:57
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Bandit Solution posted:Well, none of England's other quicks average under 30 either. Steve Finn averages 28.
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You Am I posted:Bloody hell can Johnson ever string two games together where he is playing good cricket? To be fair (grudgingly) he didnt bowl badly. And to be fair (again grudgingly) he hasn't been spraying crap all over the place in any game since he's been back. Thankfully he'll be dropped when Pattinson is back. Bird's clearly quite good, Siddle is Siddle and Starc is clearly better than Johnson. And at some point Alister McDermott will also join the long line of good fast bowlers to play and Johnson will be carrying drinks. And then there's also the long line of injured top level quicks to come back that are clearly better than Johnson. So dont sweat it.
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Jan 4, 2013 10:40
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Steve Finn averages 28. Tremlett averages <27.
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Jan 4, 2013 11:46
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It's nice to know there's a Test series coming up against New Zealand. That way, England can give Broad a couple of games to see if he's going to un-poo poo himself and if he doesn't, we can just pick someone else for the Ashes. I guess that means Anderson, Finn, Swann + Bresnan/Tremlett/Meaker as a four-man attack. I wouldn't be surprised if they swapped out Finn for Meaker for the NZ series, just to see how he gets on, but the selectors might not want to risk an inexperienced bowler if Broad still isn't up to scratch.
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kingturnip posted:It's nice to know there's a Test series coming up against New Zealand. Like you I'm worried about Broad, I hope being dropped makes the Rocky montage go off in his head and he sorts out whatever lingering mental or physical issues that have been affecting him. I can't see them swapping Finn for Meaker, they want Finn fit and firing. Meaker is one for the future but I'd be very surprised and worried if he plays an Ashes Test this summer. That would suggest injuryogeddon. Tremlett's still at the 'We can rebuild him. We have the technology' stage at the moment. They want him back for the Australia leg of the Ashes but I doubt they'll rush him back for the English summer. If he's fit & taking wickets for Surrey I'd like to see him play, though. I love his forearms. I'm new to posting here (see photo) but I think some of the Aussie regulars on here are too hard on their team. I think the Ashes will be a lot closer than some here are predicting. At the moment it feels like it all boils down to which side manages to keep their best bowlers fit: if England maintain grumpy Anderson & comedy tie Swann, who both bowled beautifully in India, keep Finn from falling over and sort out one of Broad/Bresnan/Tremlett then I think they have a very good chance. But the same goes for Australia. I do hope you keep picking Mitchell Johnson though. It just isn't the same without him.
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Jan 4, 2013 12:59
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NZ will still lose badly but at least they are showing some fight this innings
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Jan 4, 2013 13:09
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Mister Chief posted:Who is James Taylor? Who is John Galt
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Was really hoping NZ could make the South Africans go out and chase like 5 runs or something, but ah well. They can take something from that second innings at least. Isn't Tremlett like the English version of Cummins? Like super talented but always injured?
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Jan 4, 2013 14:04
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Chris Martin out for 0 without facing a ball.
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goatface posted:Chris Martin out for 0 without facing a ball. ~~the phantom strikes again~~
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Taylor's the one who Pietersen said was poo poo, causing a "senior player" to "confront him". The senior player was never named but I have it on good authority it was Ian Bell. Got all up in his face and asked him if he wanted to tango, apparently. Pietersen soon backed down.
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Lionel RichTea posted:Taylor's the one who Pietersen said was poo poo, causing a "senior player" to "confront him". The senior player was never named but I have it on good authority it was Ian Bell. Got all up in his face and asked him if he wanted to tango, apparently. Pietersen soon backed down. KP's a good 5 inches taller, I think you mean "Got all up in his upper body/neck area"
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Regardless, loving mad man is Belly.
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Lionel RichTea posted:Taylor's the one who Pietersen said was poo poo, causing a "senior player" to "confront him". The senior player was never named but I have it on good authority it was Ian Bell. Got all up in his face and asked him if he wanted to tango, apparently. Pietersen soon backed down. I find this funny because KP was meant to have bullied Bell back in the day because KP though bell was to 'soft' for international cricket.  Bell
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Jan 4, 2013 17:57
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He's a short ginger guy. Probably carries a stanley knife in his back pocket.
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I don't know if it was Bell really, Prior was a likely candidate iirc, although Trott isn't averse to fisticuffs and him and Pietersen have never got along (well, no one gets along with him, they don't even try and hide it anymore).
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warne thinks 39 year old spinner brad young, who played a few odi's in late 90's, could play tests for australia
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Jan 4, 2013 18:38
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Ian Bell never leaves home without his sledgehammer - he would smack KP so hard he'd end up back in South Africa!
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I dunno. Australia's problem is that they can't exploit England's lack of ability to play decent spin.
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tarbrush posted:I dunno. Australia's problem is that they can't exploit England's lack of ability to play decent spin. Australias problem is they've got 1 world class player and a team full of not quite good enough's.
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Jan 5, 2013 01:59
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Fantastic little innings by Wade.
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Jan 5, 2013 01:59
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That last 30 with Bird was amazing.
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It was great entertainment. Loved the crowd cheering Bird on.
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Jan 5, 2013 02:04
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The field placement, the bowling and the way Wade was batting felt like a T20 game.
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Lungboy posted:The field placement, the bowling and the way Wade was batting felt like a T20 game. I don't think you are allowed to space every bloke besides one slip around the boundary in t20. It was crazy negative. Glad it didn't work.
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Quanta posted:Siddle has a girlfriend?? Who wouldn't want to look at this face in bed? 
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Captain Appleseed posted:Who wouldn't want to look at this face in bed? 
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Captain Appleseed posted:Who wouldn't want to look at this face in bed? The most terrifying o-face in the history of cricket 
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Mister Chief posted:This is a question for NZ goons specifically. I have heard two separate references to Auckland scoring 12 runs off 1 ball remaining this year (against ND?) but I cannot find anything about this incident online. Anyone know what match this could be referring to? I'm pretty sure that it was Andre Adams batting, no idea who the bowler was though.
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SHUT THE gently caress UP IAN CHAPPELL
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