Ashes 5th test - Sydney

[brandon]

5 ODI's (with a warm up game after the 1st international, obviously) and 3 T20s, finish in February

Just looking at the schedule and we play 3 ODI's in the West Indies staring before the end of February? What the hell is the point of them? The T20s I can understand as they're warm ups before the t20 world cup but is it any wonder players are getting burnt out? I doubt there'll be many first teamers (whoever they are now) in those 3 games

It's a load of bollocks mate. Whatever happened to the sensible method of playing all formats as part of a tour.

As a side note, I'd also be a fan of playing the sloggy (sic) format first - with the Test Matches (the important stuff) being left til last.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Is that lass in the blue dress up the duff or just packed in?

 

[hudson88]

Is Monty injured? Seems a strange decision to play Borthwick as sole spinner, SCG is usually a spinner friendly wicket.

No Root either to bowl a few.

KP maybes if its turning later in match?

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

No Root either to bowl a few.

KP maybes if its turning later in match?

Borthwick and KP definitely.

 

[Crayon]

More grass on the pitch than Nigella Lawson's kitchen, muggy and humid, surely the decision to bowl was the right one, at least?

 

[matt_catchpennie]

When was the last time K.P bowled in a test match?

Also I wonder what odds you would have got for this being the team for the 5th test at the start of the series!

To lose 5-0 to this Aussie team, has to go down as one if not the most embarrassing test score line in the last 20 years.

 

[chelt_mackem]

Come on Lads! Decent start here, please!

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

When was the last time K.P bowled in a test match?

Also I wonder what odds you would have got for this being the team for the 5th test at the start of the series!

To lose 5-0 to this Aussie team, has to go down as one if not the most embarrassing test score line in the last 20 years.

Has to go down as THE worst. Is this the worst Australia side we've ever lost to?

 

[Steak Pie]

More grass on the pitch than Nigella Lawson's kitchen, muggy and humid, surely the decision to bowl was the right one, at least?

Yeah, probably. But the way it's been going I reckon 105/1 with three dropped catches.......

 

[smoker]

Has to go down as THE worst. Is this the worst Australia side we've ever lost to?

PRobably the oldest as well

 

[TwasOnTheFifthOfMay]

To lose 5-0 to this Aussie team, has to go down as one if not the most embarrassing test score line in the last 20 years.

Well the Windies did get swept by Bangladesh, but it has to be close.

 

[matt_catchpennie]

Just remembered as well in a moment of drunken bliss, I won 35 quid on a footy accumulator and in blind faith stuck it on England to win this test.

Got 5/1 on it.

Bloody hell man.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

Are they using this test to raise awareness for the McGrath foundation? Noticed the pink stumps and a few other pink bits.

 

[Steesafc]

Fuck off Warner!

 

[BIG BAZ]

gerrin Broady

 

[Boinger]

Thats the jammy T20 slogger gone then.

 

[Andy Reids Love Chil]

YES! Well done Broady.

 

[hudson88]

What's Gower said?

Onions just tweeted something saying he will be in bother

 

[mackembhoy]

What's Gower said?

Onions just tweeted something saying he will be in bother

Not a clue, aside from that wtf with that analysis there by strauss. 143 balls hitting the stumps out of nearly 2500 deliveries bowled that is scandalous.

 

[The Cat 33]

What's Gower said?

Onions just tweeted something saying he will be in bother

he said "he or she is very small" about a child during the line ups who happens to be Brad Haddin's daughter who is very ill apparently