The Ashes

STEED · 11-21-06, 06:52 PM

Congratulations to Australia for wining back the ashes.

May as well get it over with, England players don't look like they are up to it and there performance has been like a wet weekend in Manchester.

bookworm_020 · 11-21-06, 07:54 PM

I won't celebrate untill Australia lifts the urn in triumph at the end of the final test match.

My Brother in law would want to shoot you on the spot as he has ahd great fun in reminding us who won the ashes last time, and I don't think he wants to give it up! (he's English, but I forgive him for it!

)

You never know, we thought we would wipe the floor with the English, but got thumpted well and truly!

(They played better by a clear margin)

Time to go get plasted

diver · 11-21-06, 08:40 PM

This has to be the most anticipated Test series of all time (well at least since the very first Ashes after the death of English cricket).

Boxing Day test at the MCG will be HUGE!!!

C'mon Aussie C'mon (C'mon)

bookworm_020 · 11-21-06, 09:44 PM

Did you get tickets????

If you did, your a lucky B!@%$&#!

Tried for some here in Sydney, but no joy. I've never seen so much intrest in an Ashes series in Australia.

Can't wait for it to start, the Barmy army needs taking down a peg or two!

TarJak · 11-22-06, 02:14 AM

Steed, I wouldn't chuck the towel in too fast. While' I'm hoping for a return of the copy of the ashes to its tradtional home (the real ones stay in England except for the occasional promitional tour), I think it will be a lot closer than some might think.

I also had a hard time from my brother-in-law and father-in-law last year. Being married to a pom can be hard at times.

SteveW1 · 11-22-06, 05:16 AM

Hopefully the aussies will put up a better fight this time round,

If they dont win the first test maybe we should send in the PM IX to beat the english again.

cmon aussies

STEED · 11-22-06, 07:07 AM

I just can not see England doing it, after winning the ashes are performance has been lacking the biting edge. Well we shall see very soon.

Konovalov · 11-22-06, 04:51 PM

Come on Aussie come on, come on. Come on Aussie, come on. I have my food and the kettle is on perma-boild for the long nights ahead. 2 hours and 8 minutes till the first ball is bowled.

May Australia regain the Ashes.

lesrae · 11-22-06, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

Congratulations to Australia for wining back the ashes.

May as well get it over with, England players don't look like they are up to it and there performance has been like a wet weekend in Manchester.

For Christ's sake cheer up man

STEED · 11-22-06, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesrae

cheer up man

Bloody cheek

Hey Marvin kid how you been, parking cars. :hmm:

bookworm_020 · 11-22-06, 06:42 PM

Here we go, here we go, here we go! Can't wait to see how the first test goes. Lets hope for a good fight from both sides (with the Aussies winning!)

diver · 11-22-06, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Did you get tickets????

If you did, your a lucky B!@%$&#!

Tried for some here in Sydney, but no joy. I've never seen so much intrest in an Ashes series in Australia.

Can't wait for it to start, the Barmy army needs taking down a peg or two!

Nah but I think theres still a few left for the later days of the Melbourne test, the benefit of having a ground that could potentially get a crowd of half a million for a test match.

STEED · 11-22-06, 06:45 PM

Watch out for that Barny army they eat raw meat.

bookworm_020 · 11-22-06, 09:16 PM

They may eat raw meat, but they wilt in the Australian Sun!

SteveW1 · 11-22-06, 11:59 PM

Damn 3 for 217 after 52 overs, looks like there might be a bit of fight in them english after all.

@Bookworm

Have you seen the adverts on TV for the Aussie invading the Barmy Army for the ashes series, what a laugh hugh jackman put him up to it.:rotfl:

11-21-06, 06:52 PM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	The Ashes (The Cricket Thread) Congratulations to Australia for wining back the ashes. May as well get it over with, England players don't look like they are up to it and there performance has been like a wet weekend in Manchester. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT! Last edited by STEED; 02-12-07 at 05:18 AM.

11-21-06, 07:54 PM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I won't celebrate untill Australia lifts the urn in triumph at the end of the final test match. My Brother in law would want to shoot you on the spot as he has ahd great fun in reminding us who won the ashes last time, and I don't think he wants to give it up! (he's English, but I forgive him for it!) You never know, we thought we would wipe the floor with the English, but got thumpted well and truly! (They played better by a clear margin) Time to go get plasted __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-21-06, 09:44 PM	#4
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Did you get tickets???? If you did, your a lucky B!@%$&#! Tried for some here in Sydney, but no joy. I've never seen so much intrest in an Ashes series in Australia. Can't wait for it to start, the Barmy army needs taking down a peg or two! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-22-06, 05:16 AM	#6
SteveW1 Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 331 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Hopefully the aussies will put up a better fight this time round, If they dont win the first test maybe we should send in the PM IX to beat the english again. cmon aussies __________________

11-22-06, 07:07 AM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I just can not see England doing it, after winning the ashes are performance has been lacking the biting edge. Well we shall see very soon. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-21-06, 08:40 PM	#3
diver Engineer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This has to be the most anticipated Test series of all time (well at least since the very first Ashes after the death of English cricket). Boxing Day test at the MCG will be HUGE!!! C'mon Aussie C'mon (C'mon)

11-22-06, 02:14 AM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Steed, I wouldn't chuck the towel in too fast. While' I'm hoping for a return of the copy of the ashes to its tradtional home (the real ones stay in England except for the occasional promitional tour), I think it will be a lot closer than some might think. I also had a hard time from my brother-in-law and father-in-law last year. Being married to a pom can be hard at times.

11-22-06, 04:51 PM	#8
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Come on Aussie come on, come on. Come on Aussie, come on. I have my food and the kettle is on perma-boild for the long nights ahead. 2 hours and 8 minutes till the first ball is bowled. May Australia regain the Ashes. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

11-22-06, 06:42 PM	#11
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Here we go, here we go, here we go! Can't wait to see how the first test goes. Lets hope for a good fight from both sides (with the Aussies winning!) __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-22-06, 06:45 PM	#13
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Watch out for that Barny army they eat raw meat. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-22-06, 09:16 PM	#14
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	They may eat raw meat, but they wilt in the Australian Sun! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-22-06, 11:59 PM	#15
SteveW1 Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 331 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Damn 3 for 217 after 52 overs, looks like there might be a bit of fight in them english after all. @Bookworm Have you seen the adverts on TV for the Aussie invading the Barmy Army for the ashes series, what a laugh hugh jackman put him up to it.:rotfl: __________________