Dr Gloom

well we needed harmeson to get into a rhythm to stand a chance but he was all over the shop - that first delivery was woeful. still a lot of cricket to be played but the signs aren't good. we looked a nervous side that hasn't played a lot of cricket recently.

That's not depression that's called common sense. please don't swear in this thread

cafe 21 is alreet

she's fit in the old picture. absolutely rank in the later one. it's all about women with curves tbh. fuck the skanky herion chic look

the player is genius tbh

Watson... what a loss Bell, too much wanking? his replacment isn't much better tbh. michael clarke is piss poor. your number six is your weak link, just as wicket keeper is ours. i think you need a decent allrounder just as much as we need a wicket keeper that can bat and hold catches. Michael Clarke the weak link? He averaged just under 40 against England last Ashes series, which was terrible for us. I dont see how he is a weak link when he is more then handy with the bat and his fielding is superb. Can be handy with the ball (has an average of under 10 with the ball), so i dont know how he is a weak link... Besides that Hussey can bowl, he can do everything else. The bloke is a legend Considering the only Aussie batsman to average over 40 was Langer I think he did pretty well! By that i mean that Australia had the terrible series. So for him to averaged just under 40 was good, hence my point that i dont see how he could be the weak link. his test average is in the mid 30s. he looks vulnerable outside off stump. imo, clarke is definitely australia's weakest batsman hussey on the other hand could be man of the series. an average of 75 after 11 tests is pretty unbelievable.

i'm not so sure about ed joyce as a potential replacement either.

Watson... what a loss Bell, too much wanking? his replacment isn't much better tbh. michael clarke is piss poor. your number six is your weak link, just as wicket keeper is ours. i think you need a decent allrounder just as much as we need a wicket keeper that can bat and hold catches.

we're better than that man. hayden, gilchrist and martyn are shitting themselves at the prospect of facing super fred coming around the wicket. Hope you're right and I'm wrong. me too. i'm sure our ozzie friends will bump this thread up for me if i've got it all wrong. i just can't help but think we might have the psychological edge over them. i can't remember ever seeing world class destructive batsmen like gilchrist and harden ever looking so ordinary. what was gilchrist's average for the last series - was it even over 25? i can't remember him making one score the entire series, crazy for a man who averages in the high 50s. hayden would have averaged 20 odd too if it wasn't for his century in the final test.

we're better than that man. hayden, gilchrist and martyn are shitting themselves at the prospect of facing super fred coming around the wicket.

why do you say that? the ozzies are an aging and unbalanced outfit - take warne out of the equation and they're perfectly beatable. a lot will depend on whether a 36 year old mcgrath has the stamina. all our batsmen are in good knick and we've finally got a spinner than can turn the ball. i fancy our chances. We will be fine without Warney, Stewie will still be around for a couple of more years after Warne retires and from there we will have a few of the younger lads coming through again. Aaron Heal from the Warriors has already taken 15 wickets this season at the WACA ground out of all grounds! Culls is on the fringe there aswell so we shall be fine. ...don't forget he's a year older now too and he's hardly played any cricket in a year. is his aging body up to a 5 test series? take mcgrath and warne out of their side and they're ordinary. if mcgrath isn't on song or misses a couple of tests through injury, they're beatable. McGrath is easily fit for the 5 test series, there is no doubts. So there is no need to worry about him in that department. Take both Warne and McGrath out and yes we will be starved of two very good bowlers however we have the cover coming through to take their positions albeit it not as economical as them nor as consistant but we will still take the wickets we need and score the runs we need. England are struggling with injuries, Aussies 4-0 you really think it will be that easy? lords aside, we outplayed you in every test of the last series and were unlucky not to win by more than 2-1. we should have beaten you at old trafford and probably would have won at the oval if a day wasn't lost to rain. now that watson is injured i think you'll miss a trick if you go with a shorter tail but sacrifice a bowler. you struggled to bowl us out last time with just the three seamers. warne is a genius but he can't do it all on his own we're going to miss simon jones and vaughn. a mentally fit trescothick would have helped the top order but it's better that he's gone because his forms been shite since the ashes. our number six could win us the series. michael clarke and shane watson aren't in the same league as super fred tbh. i'd still say your slight favourites to win but i can't see it being a whitewash. i'll say 2-1 to the convicts, but i expect us to reclaim the ashes next time we play in england if warne and mcgrath aren't around.

someone in my office never flushes the toilet. our very own phanton shitter no less! fucking savage - you wouldn't do that in your own home would you?

i didn't say they would be total shite, just not the force they have been and certainly very beatable. bowlers win matches and i think after warne and mcgrath go, we'll have the better bowling talent.

...don't forget he's a year older now too and he's hardly played any cricket in a year. is his aging body up to a 5 test series? take mcgrath and warne out of their side and they're ordinary. if mcgrath isn't on song or misses a couple of tests through injury, they're beatable. Take their two main bowlers out of their side and they're ordinary? Well.........yeah! i mean look at the players who are coming through and will replace them in a couple of years... johnson, tait, clark, watson....all look fairly ordinary. once mcgrath and warne retire they're not going to be all that anymore

...don't forget he's a year older now too and he's hardly played any cricket in a year. is his aging body up to a 5 test series? take mcgrath and warne out of their side and they're ordinary. if mcgrath isn't on song or misses a couple of tests through injury, they're beatable.

why do you say that? the ozzies are an aging and unbalanced outfit - take warne out of the equation and they're perfectly beatable. a lot will depend on whether a 36 year old mcgrath has the stamina. all our batsmen are in good knick and we've finally got a spinner than can turn the ball. i fancy our chances. The Aussies are aging but they've still got alot of quality players that will bury England alive on our current form. The only chance we've got is drawing the series. i'm usually a natural born pessimist but i reckon we've got the great chance. we've got the psychological edge over a fair few of their batsmen. martyn, gilchrist and harden all struggled againt our seamers last time around and we've got far greater depth to our bowling. with watson injured, they're probably going to go with just the three fast bowlers again. the wild card is of course warne. he could win the series for them single handed. when he does eventually retire, the ozzies won't look half the side they are with him in it.

oops. i didn't see this thread.

why do you say that? the ozzies are an aging and unbalanced outfit - take warne out of the equation and they're perfectly beatable. a lot will depend on whether a 36 year old mcgrath has the stamina. all our batsmen are in good knick and we've finally got a spinner than can turn the ball. i fancy our chances.

who's getting excited about the upcoming six weeks of cricket? who thinks we can retain the urn? i think we've got a great chance of at least drawing the series, but we need harmeson firing. if he hasn't got his radar on and hoggy can't find any movement in the air we could be in trouble.

that's rancid tbf

not acceptable.

absolute gash. how it got beyond the pilot is a mystery

who, the black skeletor?

ramage is a decent centre half but woeful at left back. the sooner we get rid of carr the better. i'd like to see nobby at right back and dyer at right wing. but like alex points out, they'd still be aiming at le sib or a crocked shola up front. ...and where the fuck is babayaro?