The Ashes

[Billy Castell 0]

Loved watching Ponting whine at the ref. And they call us whingers. It wasn't out either. You can tell the pressure has got to him, and Siddle aside, the rest of the team will be affected.

 

Watched until about 3, which is longer than most of the Aussies. I wonder how empty the ground will be tonight?

[Ken 119]

The perfect match played by England so far. Won the toss, elected to bowl, green wicket and overcast, the ball swung and moved off the seam, got Australia out cheapishly, then went into bat, sun was bright and has since dried out the wicket, no swing or much seaming, England are dominant, wicket slowing up and is inconsistent just in time for Australia to bat again, England won't need to bat a second time.

[Guest alex]

Cheapishly

[Ken 119]

Cheapishly

 

Backyard Aussie lingo, gringo

[Guest alex]

Cheapishly

 

Backyard Aussie lingo, gringo

I know what it means, knobhead Cheaply would've been more accurate

[Dr Gloom 22182]

The perfect match played by England so far. Won the toss, elected to bowl, green wicket and overcast, the ball swung and moved off the seam, got Australia out cheapishly, then went into bat, sun was bright and has since dried out the wicket, no swing or much seaming, England are dominant, wicket slowing up and is inconsistent just in time for Australia to bat again, England won't need to bat a second time.

 

Better bowling attack tbh

[Dr Gloom 22182]

Fuck me. Johnson is rubbish

[Tooj 17]

[Anorthernsoul 1221]

On the precipice fellas, come on

[ChezGiven 0]

[Papa Lazaru 0]

Get a normal nights sleep tonight, well done England, lets make it 3-1 in the final test and do it in style!

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

Part one of the mission accomplished. Now lets make sure we win the series and keep heaping on the humiliation. No taking the foot off the pedal.

[snakehips 0]

[Guest alex]

Part one of the mission accomplished. Now lets make sure we win the series and keep heaping on the humiliation. No taking the foot off the pedal.

Or the neck.

Where's Wellsy btw?

[Guest You FCB Get Out Of Our Club]

England beat Australia in Melbourne to retain Ashes

 

Fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne (day four):

England 513 beat Australia 98 & 258 by an innings and 157 runs

 

 

Not gonna claim to love cricket, but know and have known enough Aussies to understand how arrogant they are towards England when it comes to rugby and cricket, that's why I'm chuffed we've won. Seems like we didn't even need a second gan and we still pissed on them. Just get a draw in the fifth and we're laughing.

[Rob W 0]

you just KNOW that every Aussie you meet will say

 

"Naaaaa , mate. Cricket isn't big where I come from -it's Rules/Union/League/F1/rounders/darts that everyone is interested in back home"

[Guest You FCB Get Out Of Our Club]

you just KNOW that every Aussie you meet will say

 

"Naaaaa , mate. Cricket isn't big where I come from -it's Rules/Union/League/F1/rounders/darts that everyone is interested in back home"

That's what we say to be fair, but imo cricket and rugby are minority sports in this country. Football is 50 times bigger than anything else in Britain, it's part of the fabric of this country more than any sport in any other country. It defines the nation imo.

[Guest alex]

you just KNOW that every Aussie you meet will say

 

"Naaaaa , mate. Cricket isn't big where I come from -it's Rules/Union/League/F1/rounders/darts that everyone is interested in back home"

Just get them back by removing your bar change from those little plates they hand it to you in.

[Rob W 0]

you just KNOW that every Aussie you meet will say

 

"Naaaaa , mate. Cricket isn't big where I come from -it's Rules/Union/League/F1/rounders/darts that everyone is interested in back home"

That's what we say to be fair, but imo cricket and rugby are minority sports in this country. Football is 50 times bigger than anything else in Britain, it's part of the fabric of this country more than any sport in any other country. It defines the nation imo.

 

 

YOU obviously didn't go to Good School

[Gemmill 46086]

If you havent watched them, Swanns video diaries are well worth a look on youtube. His Benaud/Greig impressions in the latest one are quality.

 

(apostrophe is fucked on this keyboard btw)

[Tooj 17]

[Welsh Magpie 0]

i was watching the interviews dont know who was getting interviewed as im not a big cricket fan but he said the atmosphere was like they had 75.000 fans in st james park.

[snakehips 0]

i was watching the interviews dont know who was getting interviewed as im not a big cricket fan but he said the atmosphere was like they had 75.000 fans in st james park.

 

It would have been Swann - a passionate NUFC supporter. Although a Sotherner , his folks are from the norh east and he has always had 'the bug'.

[Ken 119]

you just KNOW that every Aussie you meet will say

 

"Naaaaa , mate. Cricket isn't big where I come from -it's Rules/Union/League/F1/rounders/darts that everyone is interested in back home"

 

In reality though cricket is a summer sport and has everyone interested in it, it's a national interest, and the game is part of the heritage over here. The other sports you've mentioned are winter and have strongholds in various parts of the country but not as a whole. Anyone who says darts is big needs a slap too tbh.

[Rob W 0]

you just KNOW that every Aussie you meet will say

 

"Naaaaa , mate. Cricket isn't big where I come from -it's Rules/Union/League/F1/rounders/darts that everyone is interested in back home"

 

In reality though cricket is a summer sport and has everyone interested in it, it's a national interest, and the game is part of the heritage over here. The other sports you've mentioned are winter and have strongholds in various parts of the country but not as a whole. Anyone who says darts is big needs a slap too tbh.

 

 

I was being ironic - whenever an Aussie sportsman or woman under-performs that's the answer I get when I bring it up - amazing how the popularity of sports waxes & wanes down-under on the last result :icon_lol: