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[Gumby]

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[Gumby]

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POMMY BAST*RD :D

[Grunt]

90/1


You should put some slip fielders in.

[Gumby]

And Big Matty is out again in the 30's

pi55 him OFF !

[AlexS]

First what? :confused:

HH.

To bat at first wicket to fall.

[jow104]

The rot is starting to set in???????????????????????????
for 2

[echnidna]

So who'se winning :D :D :D

[Gumby]

So who'se winning :D :D :D

Katich gone, how b l#dy predictable...won't be long now :(

What a boring, tedious, flatulant, flat headed, swivel eyed, faunicating bunch of gits !

[jow104]

Gumby you heard its 4 down.!!

Still 4 hours to go though.

[Grunt]

I just wish the umpires wouldn't get it wrong as often as they do. I think the umpiring has been below par for the entire series.

Don't get me wrong, England deserve to win this test, I just wish they did by themselves.

[boban]

Its 1am and their 5-251, I have to be at work in the morning and I cant go to sleep.

I was going to post a few hours ago and say we'll resist the Brits.

A sign of a great side is the ability to win when your playing below par. We wont win but I believe we wont lose this match.

Fingers crossed.

[Grunt]

Unbelievable test match.


Match drawn. 9/371. McGrath & Lee had to bat 4 overs.

[craigb]

O.K. I take it all back about Ponting.
A true Captain's knock. Well done Punter. :)

Well done the Poms too, they had by far the best of this match and probably should have won it, truth be told.

I still reckon there needs to be some team changes though.

What is the point of perservering with Hayden? He's lost the plot.
Similarly, Katich must be under pressure from Symonds and Dizzy should not be picked for the next game, his efforts with the bat in the first innings not withstanding.

Who do they have that can play as an opener with Langer though seeing they left Hussey at home?

[ptc]

I recon it was Fixed!

[silentC]

Move Martin up maybe? I would have said Gilly but he is playing shocking cricket at the moment. They'd have to consider bringing Symonds in, wouldn't they? Get rid of Katich and Dizzy, bring on Symonds and give Kasper another go.

[Grunt]

If they drop Hayden, Hodge will come in and probably open.
I think they will give Katich another go.

The selectors tend to make it very hard to get into the Australian team and equally hard to get out. Especially if the player have had past success. It's been 15 test matches since Hayden had a century. Maybe it's time for him. I don't want the selectors to do another Mark Taylor.

[craigb]

I don't want the selectors to do another Mark Taylor.

Me either! :eek:

How did he get away with that? :rolleyes:

[silentC]

Do you reckon they would drop Hayden?

[Studley 2436]

Right now as a card carrying South Aussie I am feeling a bit sorry for Boof Lehman who was dropped out when Clarke came along. I reckon Boof would be a real asset to this team right now. May not be the shiniest thing going but he is a good bat and a useful Leggie when called on too. He has a ton of experience in England. They should have given him this tour.

What about Stuart McGill. Spinners are doing allright. What's the problem with having him alongside Warne?

Most of all I reckon the batsmen have to be told to put a price on their wickets. They might have got away with bashing everything for a long time but the Poms are bowling too well now for that.

Anyway 10 days now to practise and work it out and come out for another really good test.

We can't moan because all this time we have wanted to see a good test match and we have had two crackers now. It beats the heck out of watching Australia steamrolling whoever comes along. Gives us something to cheer for and get worked up over.

Studley

[Grunt]

Gives us something to cheer for and get worked up over

Hear, Hear.

Been such along time since I've had a knot in my stomach waiting and hoping for a good result in a test match. 2 in row. Test cricket. Just love it.

[HappyHammer]

Hear, Hear from me too, two to go.... could be a drawn series.

Bloody hate Manchester and it's rain !!

HH.

[craigb]

Do you reckon they would drop Hayden?

Don't know about them but I sure would. :rolleyes:
Let him have some time to go and write another BBQ cookbook. :p

WRT Lehman, he was over there comentating on the Edgbaston game.
Surely someone can loan him a set of creams. ;) :D

[silentC]

We can't moan because all this time we have wanted to see a good test match and we have had two crackers now. It beats the heck out of watching Australia steamrolling whoever comes along. Gives us something to cheer for and get worked up over.
Yeah but they could've waited until after the bloody Ashes. Of all the Test series we could've started our losing streak in, it had to be this one. It's the bloody barmy army I can't stand to see when England is winning. Bloody bunch of out of tune yobs!! Poor winners, they are... :mad:

[Studley 2436]

Actually I really notice the Pommy Propaganda sorry Commentary Team. What about that Simon Hughes so and so. He has really nice pictures and makes some really stretched interpretations on them. What about the one where Dizzy was coming in to bowl five years ago and now. "He had bounce vitality" etc etc. I couldn't see much difference. What I notice with Dizzy is he has lost the killer gleam. Used to have it he doesn't right now.

Anyway Kudos to Ritchie Benaud who as always gives balanced and reasonable commentary. Doesn't take sides, is happy to state his opinion doesn't pretend his opinion is fact.

Studley

[LineLefty]

Oh joy of joys. That arrogant air of inevitability evaporated after a terrible last over by Harmison, who, lets face it, choked. Thats the difference between the two teams. If England were 1-20 with a day to play on that pitch do you think they would survive? Do you think they would have even got close in the second test? Do you think Simon Jones could last 4 overs as Glen McGrath did? No they would've dropped to their knees and offered their necks, as they did in the first test.

Downhill skiers, the lot of them,

No more sympathy or "hoping for a good contest". Bring it on!

(Yes I did stay up and watch it, finished at 2am perth time)

[craigb]

Actually I really notice the Pommy Propaganda sorry Commentary Team. What about that Simon Hughes so and so. He has really nice pictures and makes some really stretched interpretations on them. What about the one where Dizzy was coming in to bowl five years ago and now. "He had bounce vitality" etc etc. I couldn't see much difference. What I notice with Dizzy is he has lost the killer gleam. Used to have it he doesn't right now.

Anyway Kudos to Ritchie Benaud who as always gives balanced and reasonable commentary. Doesn't take sides, is happy to state his opinion doesn't pretend his opinion is fact.

Studley

Well I watch it on Fox so don't have to listen to any of those w*nkers. :D
I'm no fan of Botham's but he seems to have toned down the parochialism a bit.

Michael Holding is usually pretty good value. DAvid Lloyd's o.k. Greg Blewett has a touch of the Michael Slaters for mine.
Bob Willis can put you to sleep, but I'd rather listen to any of those blokes than Tony Grieg.

Q: If England, South Africa and Australia play a one day series, who does Grieg barrack for?

[HappyHammer]

Q: If England, South Africa and Australia play a one day series, who does Grieg barrack for?

He'll sway in the breeze until the last minute and then say I told you so.

HH.

[Grunt]

At least no one has had to listen to Bill Lawry.

Why is it during the Aussie summer every time a wicket falls, Lawry is in the commentary seat?

[HappyHammer]

It's the bloody barmy army I can't stand to see when England is winning. Bloody bunch of out of tune yobs!! Poor winners, they are... :mad:

Now, now just because the Australian supporters have only one song Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie and had to be coaxed to wear yellow. Singing is in the blood of all sports fans in the UK. Whether they can hold a tune, I doubt it but at least they're showing the team some support. They also sang as loudly during the tour of Australia when England were getting murdered.

HH.

[silentC]

It's not their singing it's their attitude ;)

[HappyHammer]

Please forgive them SC it's been so long they've forgotten how to win with class, they'll remember again, just give them time...:D

HH.

[Gumby]

It's time for some hard decisions, even at the risk of losing this series. They have to build for the future. Hussey should be there (but is at home), Hodge should play (he can bowl spoin too), Dizzy is GORN.

I'm not fretting over Boof, he was just as capable as the others of misfiring when he was needed. Clarke is 'iffy' at best. Once Gmc and Warnie go, it will bring this lot back to the field real quick. None of them handle the reverse swing which moves the ball much later than normal swing bowling. England also bowl it MUCH better than we do, and at a higher pace.

Ponting did well to hang on but should have been there in the end. We were very lucky but the cracks in the dam wall are strting to appear and it could burst open at any time.

[craigb]

"Where's your missus gone?/ Where's your Missus gone?" to Shane Warne

"Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army"...repeat all day

"Engerland, Engerland, Engerland. Engerland, Engerland, Engerland" see above

Yep, sheer class :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[LineLefty]

"Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army"...repeat all day


Kinda like those creative souls who spend $700 to get personalised number plates with their own first name.

[AlexS]

Hodge should play (he can bowl spin too) .

To say nothing of his fielding. Stopped lots of runs and took a magnificent catch. Seemed to be very awake and pushing for a permanent place.

[HappyHammer]

"Where's your missus gone?/ Where's your Missus gone?" to Shane Warne

"Barmy Army, Barmy Army, Barmy Army"...repeat all day

"Engerland, Engerland, Engerland. Engerland, Engerland, Engerland" see above

Yep, sheer class :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Read my post above...

You forgot...

"Get your **** stars off our flag" AND
"God save your gracious queen" :D

HH.

[DanP]

IMO Englands refusal to bowl at the stumps of tail enders lost them the game.

Dan

[boban]

Just thinking that the most important period in the match seems to occur when the coin is tossed.

I love watching Hayden bat when he is in full flight but hes not, is he. I would persevere with him because he is still getting starts. I think he will come good but he needs to curtail the agression and build an innings. Just my humble opinion.

We have been so good in the past because we have rotated the batsmen's form (so to speak). Rarely did they all fail like in the last two tests. Think about this. If Hayden got 30 and we scored 460 would we still be calling for his head?

I dont think we are bowling well enough in the first innings. McGill should be brought in and really slow the runs.


Dan P - when you bowl at the stumps the tailenders seem to have an uncanny nack of getting bat to ball.

[Gumby]

IMO Englands refusal to bowl at the stumps of tail enders lost them the game.

Dan

We don't bowl at the stumps. Why should they have an advantage :rolleyes:

[Gingermick]

Trying to get tail enders out every ball was Englands downfall, even in the Test they won, Aust should never have got that close.

[jow104]

Hope your team are good swimmers, the ground had over an inch of water laying yesterday :p

Should make for an interesting first day who ever bats first.

[vsquizz]

McGrath out Kasper in....Bugger Just heard on radio anybody know why?

Cheers

[Two-Words]

he's injured

[Grunt]

From www.baggygreen.com.au

McGrath ruled out of Test
Cricinfo staff

August 25, 2005

9.45am Australia suffered a major blow when Glenn McGrath failed a late fitness test on his injured elbow and was forced to admit defeat in his bid to play at Nottingham. His place will be taken by Michael Kasprowicz. McGrath looked ill at ease during the run out, and appeared to be struggling. For the third Test running Australia have been forced to make a late change to their preferred bowling attack.

[Two-Words]

From www.baggygreen.com.au (http://www.baggygreen.com.au)

McGrath ruled out of Test
Cricinfo staff

August 25, 2005

9.45am Australia suffered a major blow when Glenn McGrath failed a late fitness test on his injured elbow and was forced to admit defeat in his bid to play at Nottingham. His place will be taken by Michael Kasprowicz. McGrath looked ill at ease during the run out, and appeared to be struggling. For the third Test running Australia have been forced to make a late change to their preferred bowling attack.

told ya

[jow104]

My sympathies are extended to all Australian ladies (are they still called sheila's) over the next 5 days. The menfolk will be very uneasy and most probably will not retire to the bedroom owing to the need to watch TV. :D

[AlexS]

My sympathies are extended to all Australian ladies (are they still called sheila's) over the next 5 days. :D

You reckon it will last that long? :D

[jow104]

Can somebody give GUMBY a telephone call, tell him the cricket has started.

It's 7 days since his last posting.

Is he keeping his head down from my bouncers ;)

Or perhaps he is unwell?

[jow104]

Gumby :

How about Australia all out for 79.

and some red ink
__________________
woody U.K.

Above was posted four days ago on the thread RTA200 RTA 300

Any takers 79 all out?????????????????????????????????

Somebody wake up Gumby ;)

22 for 3

[ptc]

Hayden ???

[Gingermick]

It's not the fault of one player, though I'd like to blame Bleep and MC larke.

[Studley 2436]

Can't help feeling the batsmen really have to lift their game. Mind you how many wickets now on no balls? They are all a bit tardy at present. So much comes back to confidence. Australia belted England in the first test but England got their confidence up in the second test. Ponting really mucked up putting them in first there.

Mind you our side is getting old and it appears to be time for some sort of change to the guard.

Studley

[Grunt]

I think it's the bowling. The English bowlers a streets ahead, are putting pressure on and bowling excellent swing. We are chucking down crap in comparison.

If you bowl well then the presssue is off the batsmen. This is why it is so hard for teams batting 4th have so much problem chasing large totals.

[Gingermick]

But Australia is bowling better to the tail enders. ;)

[jow104]

I think the problem is, all those diamonds flashing distracts the opposition :confused:

[HoutBok]

How about that finish.
If the Poms had less South African deserters around they would probably wipe the tail a lot better and not have had to chase at all.
You can say all you like about Warne's lifestyle but on his day he is still a world beater.
Well done England - sets up a great final test!!!

[lesmeyer]

Well done England - sets up a great final test!!!
Houtbok,
that is a very UN-AUSTRALIAN remark - in fact, VERY VERY UN-AUSTRALIAN.
Well you can do so beacuse you're a South African.
Just watch us in the final test. I think it will be a humdinger.
Regards
Les

[RETIRED]

As I said before: it is in the script.

[jow104]

I,m getting very concerned.

Where is that Aussie fan Gumby ;)

[Gingermick]

Maybe he's having an identity crisis. As Australians we define ourselves by winnging cricket, rugby league, that game where they kick an oblong ball around an oval and to a lesser extent rugby. But particularly cricket. If we lose the ashes there will be a national identity crises.

Maybe Gumby was crossing his fingers and anything else he could cross in hope of victory and hasn't yet been able to disentangle himself?

[Unhappyhammer]

As Australians we define ourselves by winnging .....

Yeah there seems to have been plenty of that since you started losing:D

UHH.

[Gumby]

:mad: :mad: :mad:

Bunch of overrated, overpaid, big headed, loudmouthed, under performing, know-it-all, gutless wonders !!

(And I'm not even going to begin to tell you what i think of our guys !) :D :D

[jow104]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Hi Gumby ,

You have had me worried for over a week, glad to see you're fighting fit and ready for the final test.
We've got the umpires on our side ;) and the best players, and this could go on for the next 20 years :rolleyes:

[Daddles]

This is dreadful. This is awful. I just can't stand to see a pommy cricker lover HAPPY :mad:

And it doesn't matter what happens in the last test, Jow won't let us forget this for the next decade or five. :(
... and he forgot to mention that the commentators are his side too :mad:

Richard

[Daddles]

Over on the Web Fishing Club forum, one of the members joked that the poms were going to win that last test - we haven't forgiven him yet.

Cheers
Richard

[Gumby]

We've got the umpires on our side ;) :

You've also got big Matty on your side as I see things. :mad:

(BTW, I tried sending you a PM but your storage box is full)

[jow104]

(BTW, I tried sending you a PM but your storage box is full)

Gumby perhaps it is just as well ;)




Actually I have tried to empty the private message box or getting it to take messages again.
Can anyone give me some idiot instructions what to do?????????????????????

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PS Gumby I'll take a chance post the message on this thread :D :D :D

[Gumby]

I'll send you a PM to tell you how to do it...................



ummm...........


No. there's a problem with that plan but i can't think what it is.....


In the PM section, on the top RHS of the box, you can tick all the messages. Tick then all, or just the messages you want to delete. Scroll down to the bottom and it says 'move to folder'. Just drop down that box and select delete, then press go. result = all gone. (Just like our top order :( )

You do this for the inbox, and sent items as well.

[jow104]

Gumby,

I've been doing that for over a week, but they all keep comming back.

Perhaps an administrator will look into the matter for me.

[email protected] is the only way at the moment to pm me.

[Grunt]

You have had me worried for over a week, glad to see you're fighting fit and ready for the final test.
We've got the umpires on our side and the best players, and this could go on for the next 20 years


I was wondering when you were going to start to gloat.

[jow104]

Grunt,
Please forgive me, but for two years I have had to take a lot of bouncers ;)
I did warn you all in OZ. that things were on the change here.

Even our local barber is talking about cricket now.

Anyway lets all enjoy the 5th test.

[Gumby]

Anyway lets all enjoy the 5th test.

I sincerely hope you don't ! :D

[Grunt]

I actually think that having another strong team in international cricket is the best thing for cricket. I just wish it wasn't England. :D

[HappyHammer]

Yeah there seems to have been plenty of that since you started losing:D

UHH.

I don't know who this UHH bloke is but I like him :D

HH.

[HoutBok]

I also wish the other strong side wasn't England. But you can't have everything!!!

It's just so nice to watch Australia play when the result is not a foregone conclusion.
My Pom ancestry tends to come thru' in those situations and I support any team against the obviously stronger one (up the underdog and all that).

It's going to be great to just sit on the fence for this one and enjoy the game - Australia had it so good for so long it was getting boring.

[Gingermick]

After you achieve everyhing there is to achieve there is little incentive to keep pushing yourself. England had thrashing Austalia as a goal. We used to have beating WI but achieved that comfortably a while back. And to win in India was done as well, now no goals, apart from the glory of being an absolute champion (There are 2 who come to mind who revel in that). But being like that gets people offside quicker than pregnant bird gets to the choccy biccies.

I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go

[jow104]

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I'm arranging 5 days of solid rain for next Thursday, just in case. :D

[boban]

It's just so nice to watch Australia play when the result is not a foregone conclusion.
Australia had it so good for so long it was getting boring.

How true that is. I lost interest in the first test but I had many 3 hour sleeps during the others.

I still hope we smash them in the fifth test.

Now off topic somewhat. Let me attempt put my bias to one side and state that the umpiring has been absolutely abismal. Two decisions (although there are many more) in the last test stand out. Flintoff on 8 (out LBW) goes on to make a century and then Katich on 59? (not out LBW). Had the correct decisions been made, then the result in my opinion would have been reversed.

England have played well and deserve to be praised. I just think they would like to have won without help from the umpires. Where's Darryl???

[Gingermick]

I admire your spirit of competition :D

[Gumby]

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I'm arranging 5 days of solid rain for next Thursday, just in case. :D

It won't save you.......nothing will. :p

The flashing broad blade of M Hayden will ensure that we march towards a glorious victory......................


NOT :mad:

[boban]

Oh how I hope you have egg on your face WRT Hayden Gumby. He is due as are most of them. Reminds me of my current debtors situation. All due no-one paying.

[Gumby]

Oh how I hope you have egg on your face WRT Hayden Gumby.

Poached, with toast please. You deliver :D

[jow104]

I'm banking on the 5th test ending in a draw.

Tail end of hurricane Katrina due in over the weekend.

[Gumby]

Tail end of hurricane Katrina due in over the weekend.

Then we'll get the best bowler in the world to come downwind, thanks. :)

[Gingermick]

Then we'll get the best bowler in the world to come downwind, thanks. :)

You want Murali to bowl now?

[Gumby]

You want Murali to bowl now?

No, please note that I said 'bowler'. He doesn't qualify.

[bitingmidge]

If I may interrupt this thread to

a) announce that I'm back

and

b) smugly hint that I may have actually been having a good time for the last month and a bit:

May I just say that the fourth test will be a memorable one for me on two counts:-

1) "We" lost! :eek: (Surely that has no consequence, it's just a game played out in a grand sporting tradition after all, stiff upper lip wot??)

2) On the penultimate day I happened to be in Mongolia in the company of two Poms and a Swiss bloke (who was being taught the finer points of the game by our good selves). Now it may have escaped some of you, but let me say that communications, let alone cricket updates are a little scarce out in the sticks (or lack of sticks as the case may be) in Mongolia, but with the assistance of an extremely friendly nomad Yak herder who had a Mobile phone and could get reception from a nearby mountain top a mere 15 minutes away flat-chat on a horse, and one of the Pommie bloke's father who sent text updates to the Yak herder every hour or so.........

I still haven't worked out how the nomad charged his phone, or why he actually had one in an area where even in an emergency, coverage is uncertain to say the least, but it worked for us!

The Poms are still somewhere in Asia, and tonight it's my turn to text the messages, once they find a suitable victim with a phone who is keen to learn the game's finer points. The Swiss bloke still doesn't understand..... ..... .....


Cheers,

P

[Grunt]

So which would you rather hang around with Yak Hearders or Poms?
Which smell less?

[Gumby]

If I may interrupt this thread to

a) announce that I'm back



Welcome Back ;)



an extremely friendly nomad Yak herder


Can he bat ? :)

[JackoH]

Go Warnie! :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

(Bloody Yak Herders with mobiles. Do'nt they know they're supposed to be primitive?) :D

[Daddles]

If I may interrupt this thread to

a) announce that I'm back

Bugga


b) smugly hint that I may have actually been having a good time for the last month and a bit:

So why didn't you stay?



Cheers,

P

Yeah, yeah, we're pleased to have you back too. Al's been unbearable while you were away - sulking and prowling. :D

Welcome home mate.

Cheers
Richard

[jow104]

Going to miss todays play. Off to a tool show not to buy but to demand my money back on the c.i. tablesaw. Engineer called Wednesday, reset the machine fault, next day Thurs. machine lasted one hour and blade then moved 2mm sideways in the throat plate again.

Best wishes and fortune to you all.

[Gumby]

Would you mind leaving the TV turned on. We don't want a batting collapse :D (and I bet Hayden's out under 30) :mad:

[jow104]

Would you mind leaving the TV turned on. We don't want a batting collapse :D (and I bet Hayden's out under 30) :mad:


It's uncanny the TV switching did the same thing again yesterday, so ???

[ptc]

Gumby.
Hayden I'll give him 15.

[Gingermick]

He might just get it. Harmison got 20.

[JackoH]

How much did you have on it Gumby? (Oh ye of little faith)

[Gumby]

Well, he's on 32 not out. Thanks Matty, you took so damn long that we are now in danger of not having enough time. We should be about 150, not 112.

I can't believe they took the bad light option - we have to win, not draw ! :(

[jow104]

it Is Raining


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