The Ashes in Australia, 2013/2014.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Still no centuries. 247-6 is an improvement though, maybe England can actually get over 300 before losing.

Or the Weather Gods save us.

[Rors]

Moral victory :scarf:

All set for Monty to hit the winning six required at 18:29 local time. To complete his century.....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monty to summon the spirit of Cardiff '09. :bow:

[Rors]

IT'S RAINING!!!!!!!!!1111ONEONEoneone

[Ollie the Optimist]

if england escape with a draw here, it would be one of the funniest things. the aussies would go nuts

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I was going to stay up until the first wicket.

Night. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dear god.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Prior gets his fifty. Just five more of those needed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

293-8. Come on Jimmy!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

301-9, off goes Prior for 69 hooking. What is going on in their heads?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it duly went 2-0.

Cook said some guff about us doing the right things in lead up to games. :lol: Really?

[Rors]

And it duly went 2-0.

Cook said some guff about us doing the right things in lead up to games. :lol: Really?

Pick ourselves up and go again....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

To the WACA! :rose:

[LDG]

Red rover :(

[Letters]

Don't really follow cricket but sounds like we're getting raped right up the bum bum.

[Syn]

Didn't know you were still in Dehli.

[Letters]

:rimshot:

:d

[Ollie the Optimist]

when does the ashes start? really looking forward to it


*in massive state of denial*

[Rors]

Seam seam and more seam the order of the day on the bouncefest pitch that is Perth (not to mention the devastating impact of the Fremantle Doctor breeze). Sadly this could mean one of either erratic Finn or going-backwards Tremlett....

[Rors]

Broad :doh: Talk about keeping hold of the bait.

Remember New Zealand in March? He clearly doesn't. Berk.

[Rors]

Of course days like yesterday that end quickly means that highlight packages feature forward defensive strokes :lol:

[Rors]

Not that England bothered with too many of those.... :whistle:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Won't you come home George Bailey

:haha:

[Rors]

"You just need to block everything. Duck and weave. Wait for the bad balls to hit them." Guess who....

[Rors]

Won't you come home George Bailey

:haha:

Bumble :wacko:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Bumble :wacko:

Dark horse to replace Hansen?

[Rors]

Stop the car...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Third test tonight at the WACA. 2:30 am start our time so that means the final session of the day will be on at a reasonable time in the morning.

[Syn]

Michael Clarke's 100th test. Really doesn't seem like he has been around for that long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He was getting near centuries even back in 2005. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's going to be in the mid to high 30's in Perth for the next few days. Don't lose the toss Cook you berk.

[Syn]

Ah look y'know it looks a pretty good wicket but there's plenty there for Mitch and the other quickies so I'm sure we'll be right up for it.


"He's a fighter," Gilchrist added of Clarke. "He's not a guy that prances around and just has flashy cars or clothes. He likes flashy cars, he likes good clothes, but he's a fighter and he's got some real character in there.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/dec/11/australia-michael-clarke-100-caps-england-ashes

Thanks for clearing that up Gilly. Shearer-esque.

[Syn]

Cook goes with 'tails' again and it's heads again. Australia win the toss and elect to bat first.

#3-0

[cricketsi]

England captains' coin toss abilities :ilt:

Clarke gone now, just need the wanker Warner to fuck off and actually finish the bowling job off for once... then we can watch the batsmen fail.

[cricketsi]

143-5, another good start, please finish them off this time, get Haddin out quickly!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook. :lol:

Aussies 258-5 now. Smith on 80, Haddin on 52, just lofted one in to the air. Carberry jogging in to it, doesn't pick it up. :doh: At least it wasn't a drop as such this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

267-6, Haddin with a wild slash at it. Haddin goes for 55.

Umpire checking for no ball again...Stokes is ok this time. Jesus wept.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith edges one towards the slips, doesn't carry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smith gets his century! Well done to him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Root on.

Golden arm. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England take the new ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broad getting some treatment from Johnson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia close on 326-6.

[cricketsi]

So frustrating again. As always, think Bresnan was a bad pick. He's a bits and pieces cricketer - neither a test quality bowler or batsman. Waste of a team place.

[Syn]

You're a waste of a team place.

[cricketsi]

You're a waste of a team place.

You sure you didn't mean my face?

You must realise I'm correct. England selection policy is a shambles. Much like your face.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 102-2, Cook on 45, KP on 3. Root went for 4 with something that occured in the England Ashes, given out on sound alone, much like Smith's.

Australia were bowled out for 385.

Smith went on Nelson. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook gets his fifty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play and miss from Chanderp...KP. 3 off 33. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP teases one to gully, drops short.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Johnson gets England some runs. Very kind.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

136-3, Cook gives his wicket away for 72.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP edges between slips and gully to four. Great way to go past 8000 runs. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

146-4, KP you berk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Survival mode again. 21 runs since that last wicket.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 180-4, still short of avoiding the follow-on. :lol:

[cricketsi]

146-4, KP you berk.
I hate Pietersen, just constantly squandering his natural talent.

Bresnan had better get some runs and prove me wrong in my assertion he was a bad selection.

[cricketsi]

England are 102-2, Cook on 45, KP on 3. Root went for 4 with something that occured in the England Ashes, given out on sound alone, much like Smith's.

Australia were bowled out for 385.

Smith went on Nelson. :haha:

So, are the Aussies going to start booing Smith and Root now for being cheats? :doh:

[Rors]

KP you utter utter tit. "That's just the way I play". Yeah, and don't we know it...

Now have to bat beyond tea tomorrow with six wickets only in hand, tall order.....:(

[Rors]

Not sure what happened to Carberry there, he seemed to just lose that one completely.

[Rors]

That KP 'shot' just gets worse. Even in an exhibition match a semi-pull hoik like that would be bad enough, let alone given the status and position of this match. Managing to pick out mid-on with that type of shot. Mid-on! Total berk.

[Syn]

Bell should bat higher up. Easily the best England batsman on current form. He'd stop the rot early.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I hate Pietersen, just constantly squandering his natural talent.

Bresnan had better get some runs and prove me wrong in my assertion he was a bad selection.

Bresnan is endemic of their willingness to change the bowling as horses for courses but rarely the top order batting line-up, unless it's enforced.

I do like Bresnan though, he's usually a 7/10 player.

[cricketsi]

Bresnan is endemic of their willingness to change the bowling as horses for courses but rarely the top order batting line-up, unless it's enforced.

I do like Bresnan though, he's usually a 7/10 player.

The trouble is, he's seldom anything more than that either.

[cricketsi]

Bell should bat higher up. Easily the best England batsman on current form. He'd stop the rot early.

I think he probably should be batting higher. Ideally it wouldn't be an issue as we wouldn't always collapse to 100-odd for 5.

[Rors]

Bresnan is endemic of their willingness to change the bowling as horses for courses but rarely the top order batting line-up, unless it's enforced.



I'm all for a settled side, but the kid gloves the top six get isn't healthy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

A lot of it stems from KP, he's completely unwilling to be played at anywhere other than No.4, which I don't really get. Most great sides have ballbashers right at the top.

[Rors]

Just drop the fucker. :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You'll be surprised to learn, England collapsed to 251 all out.

Australia already 183-1, leading by 317. Warner with a century.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

183-2, Warner pubbing one too many. Swann gets rid of him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0912: Aus 2002 (Watson 19*, Clarke 3*)

England won't be chasing that down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

223-3, Stokes bowls Clarke.

[Rors]

England won't be chasing that down.

Feels like it:(

[Rors]

Giving reviews back with the new ball is a bit silly. It means ludicrous reviews before it arrives!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Feels like it:(

Well yeah, the chase is already a lot more than what England have made in the series and it's only 369.

Australia close on 235-3.

Ashes. :wave:

[Rors]

:(

[Rors]

Boycott really just said this, "I don't mean to be respectful". Indeed...

[cricketsi]

Just pathetic. Why am I wasting my time staying up/getting up for this shit? Unforgivable lack of fight.

[cricketsi]

Team for next match, people?

Cook
Carberry
Bell
Root
Ballance
Bairstow
Stokes
Swann
Broad (if fit)
Anderson
Finn

I like Prior, but he can't stay in the team on his current form. KP can fuck off forever for all I care. Just not sure there's anything in this touring party to change things up. If Broad's injured, I'd get Bresnan in, even though I don't like much as a cricketer because Tremlett and Rankin are equally ineffective and lesser batsmen.

Don't think Compton should have been dropped last year, and Onions should have got games in the summer and also be part of the set up.

[Rors]

I still think even with the Ashes gone they wouldn't make changes as wholesale as that. The top order have some sort of Teflon-esque 'quality' about them. KP is going nowhere, sadly.

[Rors]

Warner is a glorified humper. Three times he nearly played on to Bresilad in the first over. Plus the fact he's a total scrote...

[Rors]

Missed stumpings, handing byes on a plate....Prior is having one. And that's before we get to his batting.

[cricketsi]

Root at 3 doesn't work. Same pattern, a few early runs, then get stuck making no progress and play loosely eventually, getting out for not much.

[cricketsi]

Australia invite KP to offer up his wicket. He duly obliges. Idiot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great stuff.

Only 361 to get guys!

Also, Cook. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell and Stokes are doing quite well though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell gets his fifty.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The pitch looks like it has had an earthquake occur overnight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell, what have you done? No need to play at it whatsoever.

220-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stokes gets his fifty. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 251-5. Stokes on 72.

[PGFC]

Well done Stokes :clap:

[Rors]

Trying to smash it over long-on. When you have to save a match. With a fielder at...er...long-on. Just fuck off.

[Ollie the Optimist]

watching essex getting bowled out for 20 was less embarrassing then this shower of shite england have produced. what a shocking series

[Marc Overmars]

Aussies win back the Ashes.

How can you go from being great to shite in a few months?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook said he doesn't know. Well that's just great.

Still, well done to Stokes for England's first century in the series.

As for the rest: :lol:

[GP]

England :lol:

Just alwful

[Japan Shaking All Over]

It was quite painful to watch

[Heisenberg]

Truly disastrous tour and it's not even over yet! Some of the warning signs were there in the summer - like struggling to get above 400 (or at all?) and only dominating with the ball whereas it had been with bat and ball in 2010/11 but I didn't expect this to happen.

[IBK]

The fact that we have ended up here against a good, but not brilliant Australia side is nothing short of criminal. Heads should roll.

[Rors]

Have to treat Melbourne and Sydney as serious One-Off Tests. I.e ruthless changes. But ones with winning in mind. Broad not being 100% is perfect opportunity to give one of the Big Tall Medium Fast Pacers a chance, Swann is doing nothing so might as well give Monty a go, and Prior is having a fucking 'mare. As for KP, just go home.

[Rors]

As comments on the Guardian Vic Marks' article suggest though, too many of the squad are just too damn matey in this context. Anderson, Swann and Prior in particular are thick as thieves. Nothing necessarily wrong with that in itself, but it means that Flower daren't upset one of them for fear of the house of cards coming down. Dangerous.

[Syn]

As comments on the Guardian Vic Marks' article suggest though, too many of the squad are just too damn matey in this context. Anderson, Swann and Prior in particular are thick as thieves. Nothing necessarily wrong with that in itself, but it means that Flower daren't upset one of them for fear of the house of cards coming down. Dangerous.

Theyre facing the same problems as India did from 2011. They'd achieved everything they wanted to - the World Cup, no. 1 test ranking - and they didn't have the fire to keep performing. England are relying on too many 30+ year olds. No coincidence that some talented young player showed more fight and managed to deal with pace quite easily. The Aussies aren't very good. It has been a disgusting performance from England, and the lowest quality Ashes series probably since Bradman was notching up 300s against villagers.

[Syn]

Nice to see Stokes playing proper cricket shots. Can't stand ipl cunts like Warner and Watson getting credit for cross-batted nonsense.

[Rors]

Theyre facing the same problems as India did from 2011. They'd achieved everything they wanted to - the World Cup, no. 1 test ranking - and they didn't have the fire to keep performing. England are relying on too many 30+ year olds. No coincidence that some talented young player showed more fight and managed to deal with pace quite easily. The Aussies aren't very good. It has been a disgusting performance from England, and the lowest quality Ashes series probably since Bradman was notching up 300s against villagers.

It is no excuse AT ALL, but I think having back-to-back Ashes series might have an adverse impact on motivation. Broad carrying the local paper under his arm to the press conference after Day One. Okay, funny (and said publication were clearly dunces), but it gave the impression the job was already done. Beefy channelling the spirit of Pigeon with his predictions didn't help...

[Ollie the Optimist]

piers morgan has called for pretty much everyone to be dropped bar KP.

funny that.

[Rors]

piers morgan has called for pretty much everyone to be dropped bar KP.

funny that.


Nothing to do with the column KP 'wrote' for his paper, ohh no

[Rors]

One thing in (slight) mitigation, that pitch was an absolute fucking death trap! :haha:

[Rors]

(And is 'The Hokey-Cokey' really the best the Barmy Army can do?! :haha: Unless it is due to the -highly unlikely -event of it being a reference to Half Man Half Biscuit's 'Petty Sessions', then that's a bloody ludicrous song to have in the repertoire)

[Syn]

Scorecard du jour:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/535117.html

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swann has been hammered for summoning the spirit of Pardiola.

[Rors]

Scorecard du jour:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/535117.html

Tankerville :bow:

[Rors]

Swann has been hammered for summoning the spirit of Pardiola.

Almost as bad as that comment was the fact he also suggested he wanted to be a Shed Seven gig.....

[Syn]

Tankerville :bow:


Charles Bennett, Fourth Earl of Tankerville, played an important part in Chertsey's preeminence in the late 18th century. Educated at Eton from 1753 to 1760, he succeeded to the Earldom in 1767. In 1771 he married Emma, daughter of Sir James Colebrook of Gatton, and soon afterwards they settled at Walton on Thames. He had a rather murky reputation - he once got involved in a brawl with a coachman - and one report said that he was "renowned for nothing but cricket playing, bruising and keeping low company." A sound batsman, for much of the 1770s he was a keen patron of Surrey cricket and a regular member of the Chertsey side. His enthusiasm for the game extended to him employing "Lumpy" Stevens as his gardener as well as William Bedster.

www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21694.html

:bow:

Deserves a call up.

Interesting that catches weren't counted as the bowler's wicket...or maybe this particular scorecard was a one off.

[Rors]

:bow:

Deserves a call up.

Interesting that catches weren't counted as the bowler's wicket...or maybe this particular scorecard was a one off.

Tankerville doesn't sound like the type who would just do a Root and "smile back".

That's interesting about the scorecard, although given the bowling 'figures' only show the number of wickets, this might be rescued from an incomplete card. Still, History!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Almost as bad as that comment was the fact he also suggested he wanted to be a Shed Seven gig.....

As heinous as it gets.

[Rors]

As heinous as it gets.

"Are you looking for pleasure?/Or are you going for gooooollld?"

:rose: :doh:

[Heisenberg]

Swann's just retired

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/25481772

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wow. :blink:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Swann retires with immediate effect.

Selfish or given the opportunity to jump before he was pushed?

[Rors]

I suspect he was politely informed that he wouldn't play in Melbourne, and then the thought of carrying drinks for five days allowed ego to kick in....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thought he might stick around for the ODIs, even if he wasn't to play the remaining two tests.

Think it's a bit strong a reaction to being hammered all round the park in one series.

[Rors]

KP next :pray:

[Rors]

"Some people playing the game at the minute have no idea how far up their own backsides they are." - Graeme Swann

Whoever can he mean.......? <_<

[Rors]

"It will bite them on the arse one day and when it does I hope they look back and are embarrassed about how they carry on.”

Whoever ca...<_<

[Syn]

Swann's a twat. Had a couple of good years but won't go down as a top bowler. Fuck him.

But for god's sake don't pick Panesar. Time to try some younger players. There was some fuss about Kerrigan earlier on. Why not try him?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies won the toss and chosed to bowl.England 58-1. Cook going for 27. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

More of the same really, few runs scored for many balls faced. 226-6, KP dropped in the fourties, still not out on 67.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Bresnan and KP already gone :rolleyes:

[Ollie the Optimist]

not sure blame can got to KP today, poor shot but with 3 wickets left and with 3 batsman who have scored about 3 runs between them I'm not surprised he went on the attack. in this innings, blame goes elsewhere, most batsman got starts, all failed

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Johnson has killed us again. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monty and Anderson to get us over 300. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England all out for 255. :lol:

[Ollie the Optimist]

cheers for turning up lads

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done to the bowlers. Annihilated them!

[Ollie the Optimist]

best bit of the days play was piers morgan being repeatedly hit by brett lee bowling around 90mph. glorious stuff

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well we wake up to yet another pathetic collapse from England.

Aussies need another 201 to win.

[IBK]

Best word to describe our team - SUPINE!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook just dropped a dolly.

Cook dropped one earlier also. :rolleyes: Although that was more Bairsy's fault apparently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

64-1, Stokes does get Warner this time!

[IBK]

Difficult to think of a worse tour for England.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0. Jesus wept.

[PGFC]

Ah well, it was fun whilst it lasted :shrug:

[IBK]

TBF it hasn't been fun for 2 years.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fifth test tonight. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win the toss and will bowl first. :o

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England: Cook (c), Carberry, Bell, Pietersen, Ballance, Stokes, Bairstow (wk.), Borthwick, Broad, Anderson, Rankin.

Australia unchanged.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

22-1, off goes Warner. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

51-2, Rogers bowled by Stokes! Well, chopped on really.

[cricketsi]

Deja fucking vu. Brad Gilchrist Haddin at it again. Well done Stokes, at least we've replaced Freddie!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Probably could have been bowled out for less but can't complain too much of a side bowled out first day.

England's batting. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I didn't realise the nightwatchman had been put in. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

8-2. Off goes And...no, it's Cook. :doh: And it was an embarrassing lbw.

Watson just dropped a dolly off Bell.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson with an injured thumb now. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

14-3, off goes Anderson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies go to review. Eek.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah going down legside by some way. Good.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP cutting it fine running on Warner's arm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

17-4, pathetic from KP.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Ballance! Easy situation to make your batting debut in. :unsure:

[Syn]

Jebus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasser looks fed up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

23-5, Bell goes for 2 off 32. Fuck this.

[Marc Overmars]

Why the hell can't we bat?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Little bit nervous kittens.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We have avoided the lowest first innings score of all time. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0 it shall be, then. :(

[cricketsi]

:crying: That is all....

...actually, it can only really be :haha:

[cricketsi]

Why would they select Rankin for the squad, who's never done anything, over Onions, who is proven at International level? Rankin's not even young with potential to improve.

[Rors]

This is pathetic... Bairstow being caught at short-mid-on ( a position that barely even exists) when it was put there solely to ensnare him summed it up. Or was it Cook leaving a straight one. Or Kp dabbing at... or or or or

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Even Stokes' wasn't clever but at least he contributed something.

Cook and KP. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Can England surprise us all and do something special today?

No.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rogers gets his century.

200-5, off goes Bailey.

[LDG]

:sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good fight England. Out in 30 odd overs.

[Heisenberg]

:crying:

[Rors]

:censored:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

I forgot about that one.

[Rors]

Definitely needed to be dusted off..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ODIs to enjoy now. :sick:

[Syn]

ODIs to enjoy now. :sick:

Got it spectacularly wrong for the test series but I'll predict they'll be closer (it'll be hard to be less competitive anyway). A few english twenty20 twats playing in Australia already in the big bash. They might get a call up.

[Syn]

Andy Flower or Kevin Pietersen.

Personally I think England will get rid of both.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England made 269-7. Cook made a stunning 4. Root 3 off 23. :rolleyes: Ballance top scorer with 79.

Australia 142-0 in reply. :( Finch on 77, Warner on 57.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

163-1, Root gets Warner. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

165-2, Jordan bowls Watson for a duck!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finch gets his century. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

237-3, Finch goes for 121.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

252-4 currently. Bresnan got Clark for 43.

[Syn]

Root 3 off 23. :rolleyes:

That's really bad in a total of 269 with 3 wickets in hand. If half those balls went to Buttler, England might've reached 300.

England screwed over by an umpiring decision early in Warner's innings. Buttler caught the edge, Warner walked, third umpire didn't accept it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't know what's going on with him, perhaps afraid to actually hit it in case he nicks one. Odd how much he gets so bogged down in every game though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia win by six wickets. :sick:

6-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook: 270 would have been defendable if we'd bowled right. :lol:

Those damn bowlers, letting us down again.

[Xhaka Can’t]

England are super shite

[IBK]

England are super shite

The little piece of loser never left through all the good times. Me - Flower should go, not KP.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England made 300-0 in the second ODI, Morgan with a century. :bow:

Aussies are 171-5 in reply so England are in danger of winning a match. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Or perhaps not. Boundary after boundary. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

200-6, off goes Haddin!

Bresnan. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

206-7, off goes Maxwell!

Blewitt hasn't been able to complete his story. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We are on the verge!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aussies are far too close.

[PGFC]

Un-fucking-believable :sulk:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

FFS.

Have them at 244-9 and end up losing it. :crying:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And soon to be 8-0.

England only made 243-9 off their 50 overs, Australia already 165-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:crying:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England made 317 in the Fourth ODI.

Australia are 77-1 in reply.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

110-2 , off goes Wade. :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook does something right and gets a good review to get rid of Bailey on 132-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

174-4 currently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bresnan gets Finch!

189-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

230-7, I think England might actually win a game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stokes just dropped the win.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ENGLAND WIN!!! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia set 217-9 in the final ODI.

England are 73-2 in reply. Cook not out on 34. :o

[McNamara That Ghost...]

90-3, Cook goes for 39. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

154-4, off goes Morgan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

160-5, Root went not long ago. Bopara tried his luck in getting out and luck was against him.

Watson drops it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

45 from 48 needed for England.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

174-6, off goes Buttler. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bopara whacking it everywhere!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

194-7, terrible run out for Big Tim.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

204-8, Broad bowled. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

13 off 13 needed. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

209-9. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

8 needed off the last over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Australia win. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Australia win the T20 series with one to spare. :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SSN say Andy Flower is no longer England's head coach.

What a dreadful tour.

[Syn]

Apart from watching England get their feathers ruffled in the first test, it's been a very dull tour IMO. So uncompetitive that it just hasn't been fun. It has however speeded up a lot of the structural change that England were going to have to face. That's about the only good thing about this.

If England somehow manage to convince Gary Kirsten to coach them, they're laughing. By far the best coach in the world right now. His track record has been sublime.

[IBK]

Apart from watching England get their feathers ruffled in the first test, it's been a very dull tour IMO. So uncompetitive that it just hasn't been fun. It has however speeded up a lot of the structural change that England were going to have to face. That's about the only good thing about this.

If England somehow manage to convince Gary Kirsten to coach them, they're laughing. By far the best coach in the world right now. His track record has been sublime.

:pray:

[Ollie the Optimist]

an awful tour but i hope Andy Flower is remembered as Englands greatest coach. 3 consecutive ashes wins including one in Austrialia, a first series win in India for almost 30 years, world number one test side, T20 world champions and some very impressive test wins against most sides.

I think on balance it was the right decision for him to go but what he did for English cricket should never be forgotten. Flower and Strauss took england to heights never reached before.