England go 1-0 up. Gerrin there. 1st victory in the Ashes at Lords in 70+ years.
The Ashes
Enjoy the moment :-)
I'm English and even i've never understood cricket, even the scores confuse me. How many for what? Huh?! WHO!?!? WHERE AM I!?!?!
" Man of the Match - Rudy Keurtzen. "Hahaha. While there were a couple of doggy decisions that went England's way, there were also a couple that went Austrlia's way. There were at least two balls in australia's last innings that should have been LBW that weren't given.
" I'm English and even i've never understood cricket, even the scores confuse me. How many for what? Huh?! WHO!?!? WHERE AM I!?!?! "Dude, I'm the same.
" @Hitchenson said:I've never understood why we still have a Queen either?" @The_A_Drain said:Your Queen is very disappointed in both of you :-( "" I'm English and even i've never understood cricket, even the scores confuse me. How many for what? Huh?! WHO!?!? WHERE AM I!?!?! "Dude, I'm the same. "
" @oldschool said:This -oldschools = win." @Hitchenson said:I've never understood why we still have a Queen either?" @The_A_Drain said:Your Queen is very disappointed in both of you :-( "" I'm English and even i've never understood cricket, even the scores confuse me. How many for what? Huh?! WHO!?!? WHERE AM I!?!?! "Dude, I'm the same. ";D"
"@oldschool said:" @Hitchenson said:I've never understood why we still have a Queen either?" @The_A_Drain said:Your Queen is very disappointed in both of you :-( "" I'm English and even i've never understood cricket, even the scores confuse me. How many for what? Huh?! WHO!?!? WHERE AM I!?!?! "Dude, I'm the same. ";D"
Apparently they bring in a lot of tourist money.
I am confident of a 3-1 Australian victory provided that Mitchell Johnson starts bowling properly and England aren't unsportsmanlike as they were in the first test at Cardiff
Cmon Aussie
" I am confident of a 3-1 Australian victory provided that Mitchell Johnson starts bowling properly and England aren't unsportsmanlike as they were in the first test at CardiffCmon Aussie "Unsportsmanlike? That's brilliant coming from an aussie
" If one wanted to learn just what the heck cricket was, where would one go? "Just read this description of the rules:
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
" @Captain_Insano said:In all sports, streakers must be respected. Aussies think otherwise :D" I am confident of a 3-1 Australian victory provided that Mitchell Johnson starts bowling properly and England aren't unsportsmanlike as they were in the first test at CardiffCmon Aussie "Unsportsmanlike? That's brilliant coming from an aussie "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoqhs6BMLy0
" @Xerone said:I think I'm dizzy..." If one wanted to learn just what the heck cricket was, where would one go? "Just read this description of the rules:You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
"
Pietersen is good even when he's playing poorly most of the time, so it is a blow having him out. Having said that, if Strauss, Colly and Flintoff carry on batting well, we should be able to make decent enough runs, and if they bring in Bell or whoever, so long as they're in form, we wont miss him as much. Bopara and Cook can do more then they are, so we should be able to cope. Although Anderson and Flintoff were great in the last test, I think we need a Simon Jones still, as the Aussies wern't comfortable playing him and he was swining it all over the place... the ball I mean.... the circket ball, that is.
" Man of the Match - Rudy Keurtzen. "I cant believe I missed this thread. And I just shit myself laughing when I seen this. But to bring it back game related... Can you believed they are launching The Ashes the game on the 13th of August? Just in time for no one to give a shit about the Ashes anymore for another series. Crap move guys.
" @oldschool said:If I thought Australia had good bowlers I would think it likely, but we don't. They are very average sadly. Man I am unpatriotic :-(" Watching on SBS as I type. 8 -203. England have bowled themselves into this match. Even with rain, there is a good chance of a result and unless English batsmen fall apart, I think they are a better chance. "You say that like it's not likely :p "
Strauss will go on to make a hundred and Bell will fall just short of 50. I think England will reach about 350 all out.
I'm bizarrely hopeful for England's chances this series.
Hussey just got out. If North doesn't do anything England still have a chance to win and make it really hard for us as we would have to win the last 2 to draw the series and retain.
I would just like to take this moment to say: Fuck all Englishmen ya' bastards with your warm beer and ...nah not really :-D you guys are alright.
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