Aussies Win Ashes

[BAKABAS]

The title says it all!

[Chang_paarp]

Not Thailand related, but

[BAKABAS]

Not Thailand related, but

yeah, i didn't know if i should of, but i thought the expats might like to know. At least another reason to have a beer!

Cheers

[Pink Mist]

we havnt won the ashes yet, gotta move it, you have another running, in CM forum

[chutai]

The title says it all!

Actually we lost the match. The Aussies didn't win it. But admittedly is hard to see how we can bounce back after this devastating performance.

[Mighty Mouse]

[Actually we lost the match. The Aussies didn't win it.

How insulting !!!!!

Brilliant Aussie bowling, brilliant Aussie batting, brilliant Aussie tactics, brilliant Aussie supporters....

need I say anything more ?

[Pink Mist]

The title says it all!

Actually we lost the match. The Aussies didn't win it. But admittedly is hard to see how we can bounce back after this devastating performance.

what a loser you are, we won it fair and square, WARNIE bowled like the champipn he is, poms can cry in their beers

[davidjtayler]

The title says it all!

Actually we lost the match. The Aussies didn't win it. But admittedly is hard to see how we can bounce back after this devastating performance.

what a loser you are, we won it fair and square, WARNIE bowled like the champipn he is, poms can cry in their beers

I'd like to offer you a glass of warm Chang as congratulations for the Australian performance .. fair dinkums maaaate, fair dinkums ........

[Pink Mist]

thanks for the congrats, well it was a great game, poms gave it a shot and so did we, commiserations to the soapies, they played well.

flintoff has a big responsibility strike bowler. captain and batter, he did well

[bennyboy0102]

Get Monty P in for the next game! Drop James Anderson he is useless!

[chutai]

what a loser you are, we won it fair and square, WARNIE bowled like the champipn he is, poms can cry in their beers

You and your friends obviously never watched the match. We came out looking terrified of losing it. If Pitersen,Collingwood and Flintoff had knocked Warne all over the park as in the first innings then there wouldn't have been a problem - we could have and should have made them sweat all day. The England selectors also need their heads examined - but that's another story. Also the Strauss dismisal was not only a bad desision but crucial. If you think that losing after a bad declaration that set the record for losing after the scoring largest score ever is not losing the match then you are obviously missing something.

[Pink Mist]

they shoulda had pana here, perth will be a speedsters wicket

good luck poms

[chutai]

Get Monty P in for the next game! Drop James Anderson he is useless!

Absolutely. The mount of disbelief at not selecting Panaser is almost tangible back in Blighty. Two spinners was the obvious choice to all but these mysterious selectors.

[Pink Mist]

agree anderson is useless, and giles is lukewarm, flintoff was the england side allmost.

anyway commisserations but was a good game

[chutai]

agree anderson is useless, and giles is lukewarm, flintoff was the england side allmost.

anyway commisserations but was a good game

Nice one . Bronco.

But to be fair. Flintoff may have been the only real consistant bowler that we had - but his batting has been abysmal thus far. For me if I were o select an English player of the series so far it would be Collingwood.

[Khutan]

....We came out looking terrified of losing it.....

Choked I think is the word

[Old Croc]

agree anderson is useless, and giles is lukewarm, flintoff was the england side allmost.

anyway commisserations but was a good game

Nice one . Bronco.

But to be fair. Flintoff may have been the only real consistant bowler that we had - but his batting has been abysmal thus far. For me if I were o select an English player of the series so far it would be Collingwood.

Collingwood had a great first innings, but he appeared scared to try anything in the second innings. He may think he did a good job remaining not out, but 22 runs from 119 balls helped ingrain the negativity into his side, at a time when a few runs would have put the game out of Australias reach.

England's free flowing scoring and arrogance from the first innings disappeared completely when Warne started spinning a couple.

Australia stood up after the first couple of days shellacking, but England laid down when the hard work had to be done.

[Pink Mist]

I reckon they got a good skipper, but his choices were limited.

lets see the selection for the WACA, fast track I would think

[Old Croc]

The WACA is not as fast and bouncy as it once was.

They're trying to recapture the mix of grass and soil that used to make it the fastest track around, but it is probably slower than The Gabba at the moment.

[lampard10]

The title says it all!

Actually we lost the match. The Aussies didn't win it. But admittedly is hard to see how we can bounce back after this devastating performance.

Please, please, you are embarrasing me, stooping to the same level and the same excuses as Australians all over the World did last year. We lost it fair and square. We just were not good enough. We won 3 1/2 days but bottled on the final 1 1/2 when it really counted.

[bennyboy0102]

Im suprised that Peitersen got a few overs but Collingwood didnt? Colly is normally a good steady bowler..

[chutai]

We just were not good enough. We won 3 1/2 days but bottled on the final 1 1/2 when it really counted.

And that isn't losing the match? Or chucking it away if you prefer.

[EastSaxCol]

Come on mate. You can't expect anyone using Lumpolard as his monica to talk sense. He'd probably prefer to buy success

Edited December 5, 2006 by Happy Hammer

[mittheimp]

Fletcher has a lot to answer for!

A pathetic England performance!

Warne bowled well, but 6 wickets fell at the other end for 70 runs!

Before the series started I stated my concerns for a team selected on the basis of favourites rather than form or ability. There is no rhyme or reason why Giles should be playing and not Panesar, and how Anderson waltzes into the team is another mystery. Why England forgot about scoring runs for three hours is also a mystery - Collingwood must take a lot of blame here. If you compare batting line-ups - Clarke at 6 is so much more accomplished than Flintoff - and yet what does England get out of playing flintoff as the allrounder? The ability to play three underused, undercooked bowlers (Anderson, Harmison and Giles) instead of two! Flintoff has been bowling more overs than anyone else so why the need for 5 bowlers?

A pathetic performance. Flintoff should never have been made captain - maybe Fletcher felt he could manipulate him easier than Strauss!

Could we see a repeat of 1981? Flintoff resigns captaincy and produces a heroic herculean performance in the last three test matches to provide the most famous series result in test cricket?

NO!

[jingjoe]

Choked I think is the word

Seriously... the Poms don't have the ticker to come back from that loss.

They might Jag a draw if the Christmas rains come to Melbourne.

Gotta love the Barmy Army... leaving the ground singing 3-2, 3-2, 3-2, 3-2

[Pink Mist]

3 games to go, soapdodgers gotta win 2, bring it on

[Mighty Mouse]

If Pitersen,Collingwood and Flintoff had knocked Warne all over the park as in the first innings then there wouldn't have been a problem -

If you think that losing after a bad declaration that set the record for losing after the scoring largest score ever is not losing the match then you are obviously missing something.

Lame excuses.

In the first innings, both Warne and McGrath experienced their worst bowling figures ever, but like true champions, they turned it all around in the second innings...Warne in particular.

You can blame the first innings failures on a lifeless pitch. The Aussies took advantage of the pitch in the second innings. This is where the Aussies demonstrated their superiority.

They mesmerized the Poms with their bowling accuracy and fielding supremacy.

There were failures in the Aussie team as well, and I think they'll be some line-up changes for the next test.

It wasn't bad play from the Poms that lost them the match. They were unfortunate enough to play cricket against arguably the best cricket team in the history of cricket.

When Australia is in this type of mood, nobody can beat them.

[mittheimp]

If Pitersen,Collingwood and Flintoff had knocked Warne all over the park as in the first innings then there wouldn't have been a problem -

If you think that losing after a bad declaration that set the record for losing after the scoring largest score ever is not losing the match then you are obviously missing something.

Lame excuses.

In the first innings, both Warne and McGrath experienced their worst bowling figures ever, but like true champions, they turned it all around in the second innings...Warne in particular.

You can blame the first innings failures on a lifeless pitch. The Aussies took advantage of the pitch in the second innings. This is where the Aussies demonstrated their superiority.

They mesmerized the Poms with their bowling accuracy and fielding supremacy.

There were failures in the Aussie team as well, and I think they'll be some line-up changes for the next test.

It wasn't bad play from the Poms that lost them the match. They were unfortunate enough to play cricket against arguably the best cricket team in the history of cricket.

When Australia is in this type of mood, nobody can beat them.

You can believe that if you wish but your deluded! Warne was excellent but the other 6 wickets were down to poor decisions, very very poor shots to average balls and poor running between the wickets. England lost this match because of poor tactics!

[chonabot]

3 games to go, soapdodgers gotta win 2, bring it on

Stranger things have happened though.....

[ 3 or 2 and a draw to be precise ...... ]

[soi lurker]

If Pitersen,Collingwood and Flintoff had knocked Warne all over the park as in the first innings then there wouldn't have been a problem -

If you think that losing after a bad declaration that set the record for losing after the scoring largest score ever is not losing the match then you are obviously missing something.

Lame excuses.

In the first innings, both Warne and McGrath experienced their worst bowling figures ever, but like true champions, they turned it all around in the second innings...Warne in particular.

It wasn't bad play from the Poms that lost them the match. They were unfortunate enough to play cricket against arguably the best cricket team in the history of cricket.

When Australia is in this type of mood, nobody can beat them.

Your on the money here Mighty Mouse. England showed an exceptional performance in the first innings, but chocked due to superiority in the second. Plain and simple.