The Ashes

[andi06]

Brilliant, our Australian friends could learn so much from that - and put it to good use the next time they lose.

 

[matruck]

Yes well i hope Ben Stokes watched it as well, Seems you poms don't like to loose either and when things are looking down you do what you do best . Better luck with the next one boy's.
Mick.:wave:

 

[amigacooke]

Yes well i hope Ben Stokes watched it as well,

Yeah, well youngsters today eh?

 

[amigacooke]

Better luck with the next one boy's.
Mick.:wave:

You better watch it or we'll send Boycs back in. Two hours at the crease and he won't have even taken guard.

 

[matruck]

Sumtimes i wish those players were still playing. Let's make this interesting and have a little Trainz wager on the outcome of the next Match ?, If the Poms win any Aussie in this thread shall place a nice British Screenie in the Aussie Screenshot section and if the Aussies win you Poms shall do the same in your Screenie's thread. Nothing smart or silly just a screenie to show a bit of respect to the winner's. Any taker's.
Mick.

 

[amigacooke]

And if it's a draw, do we put an Indian screenshot in?

 

[andi06]

More advice on not counting chickens:

A young man who hailed from fair 'stralia
had earned lots of sporting regalia
'til one day he came last
and in spite of his past
the newspapers called him a failure

 

[matruck]

Yes the press out here are pathetic when it comes supporting sportsmen and women.

 

[pcas1986]

You better watch it or we'll send Boycs back in. Two hours at the crease and he won't have even taken guard.

Sounds a bit like Bill Lawry. I'm sure Bill could have at least forced a draw in the Adelaide test if he were playing for England. Hopefully the last three games will be more of a contest.

 

[patchy]

Going to be a tough ask, You mob have not won at the WACA for 35 years

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[amigacooke]

Going to be a tough ask, You mob have not won at the WACA for 35 years

Cheers,
Patchy

I'm thinking of launching a RunStarter for the English team where the batsmen have to pledge a certain number of runs to the innings. Failure to meet their target will result in a percentage of their match fee going to the Trainz KickStarter. That should get us through a few stretch goals.

 

[mquigg]

There wouldn't be too many of them game to pledge more than 10 runs! Maybe they could pledge ducks??

 

[pfx]

I'm thinking of launching a RunStarter for the English team where the batsmen have to pledge a certain number of runs to the innings. Failure to meet their target will result in a percentage of their match fee going to the Trainz KickStarter. That should get us through a few stretch goals.

HAHA! Post of the thread so far.

 

[patchy]

Mad dogs and English men in the hot WACA sun
1st day, Aussies on top

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[amigacooke]

Might help if England could win the toss for once.

 

[patchy]

Might help if England could win the toss for once.

We are using a two headed coins

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[amigacooke]

We are using a two headed coins

You cunning devils!

 

[patchy]

The Poms bowled poorly at the WACA
65% of balls were to short, So the slips become obsolete
You got to pitch the ball up a yard further to make us play off the front foot

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[amigacooke]

I'm guessing that as the Aussies were 143-5 (or 5-143 if you want to be really perverse) the bowling can't have been all bad.

 

[patchy]

No it was not
But bowling on a pitch which is sooo bouncey you gotta adapt

Cheers,
Patchy