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[hutch]

last winter in South Africa....next



they are ranked 5th, average side in the middle of the rankings

so what were the rankings at the time?

 

[rentaghost]

so what were the rankings at the time?

If we beat Sri Lanka and they drop down to 5th I guess they wouldnt count either

 

[Andy.SAFC]

last winter in South Africa....next



they are ranked 5th, average side in the middle of the rankings

And did South Africa beat is? No

And just for the record, Australia were ranked 4th in the World in December at the start of the Ashes series.

 

[hutch]

as of 5/12/2010

1 ICC India Cricket Team 38 4893 129
2 ICC South Africa Cricket Team 32 3712 116
3 ICC England Cricket Team 39 4355 112
4 ICC Australia Cricket Team 37 4061 110
5 ICC Sri Lanka Cricket Team 27 2951 109

 

[essex boy]

If we beat Sri Lanka and they drop down to 5th I guess they wouldnt count either

Australia were ranked 5th before we played them, sorry to piss on your parade

I stand corrected, they were ranked 5th after the second test

 

[Andy.SAFC]

Australia were ranked 5th before we played them, sorry to piss on your parade

They were 4th going into the second test, when we f***ing hammered them.

 

[essex boy]

They were 4th going into the second test, when we f***ing hammered them.

aye didnt it feel good beating an Aussie side falling faster than a whores nickers, shame about the last 20 years when they were good

 

[Andy.SAFC]

aye didnt it feel good beating an Aussie side falling faster than a whores nickers, shame about the last 20 years when they were good

I bet when we've been shit for 20 years the Aussies still took great pleasure in beating us.

 

[rentaghost]

aye didnt it feel good beating an Aussie side falling faster than a whores nickers, shame about the last 20 years when they were good

So we have beaten a top 4 team then

 

[essex boy]

So we have beaten a top 4 team then

hardly, they had one more ranking point than Sri Lanka and dont forget Australia had a lot of ranking points to fall back on over a long period of time are on a fast downward spiral

I bet when we've been shit for 20 years the Aussies still took great pleasure in beating us.

more because they were an english colonial country so it means more to them

 

[Andy.SAFC]

hardly, they had one more ranking point than Sri Lanka and dont forget Australia had a lot of ranking points to fall back on over a long period of time are on a fast downward spiral

That's the important word.

 

[rentaghost]

hardly, they had one more ranking point than Sri Lanka and dont forget Australia had a lot of ranking points to fall back on over a long period of time are on a fast downward spiral



more because they were an english colonial country so it means more to them

So they were 4th then

 

[essex boy]

So they were 4th then

ok. We both know who the better test side is

 

[Andy.SAFC]

ok. We both know who the better test side is

So rankings aren't important, yet at the start of the thread you were basing your argument on the world rankings?

 

[essex boy]

So rankings aren't important, yet at the start of the thread you were basing your argument on the world rankings?

As I said I hold my hands up I didnt realise Australia had one more point than Sri Lanka. Its ok being wise after someone else puts the stats up

 

[hutch]

As I said I hold my hands up I didnt realise Australia had one more point than Sri Lanka. Its ok being wise after someone else puts the stats up

Shirley you should have looked at the stats before you opened your gob, or dont you have access to a computer!!!

 

[essex boy]

Shirley you should have looked at the stats before you opened your gob, or dont you have access to a computer!!!

was going from memory

 

[hutch]

was going from memory

Numpty

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

in one day cricket? aye...

but we have been shite at one day cricket pretty much since 1992

 

[hutch]

in one day cricket? aye...

but we have been shite at one day cricket pretty much since 1992

Is that when cricket was invented then?