Comments on: Ashes, 4 days many expectations

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By: Saesneg

Saesneg — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:24:37 +0000

Looking forward to the Ashes if purely just to see what happens to Cardiff during the first test. We’re Britain’s smallest capital city, with a population of 300,000 and a tiny but thriving city centre to match. The Ashes ground, in leafy Pontcanna, is a ten minute walk from Cardiff’s pubs and shops. I doubt we’ll find the kind of slightly fluffy slightly off-kilter atmosphere of a major Welsh Rugby international in the Millennium Stadium but an awful lot of people are going to be dumped into a very small space for five long days.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:59:29 +0000

hey mate,
nice round-up! I agree with your thoughts on Strauss in particular, the last Ashes series was fantastic for us of course but this one will not go like that. I have a strong feeling of dread about this series. It’s true both teams rise to the occasion of the Ashes (usually) but if we talk about momentum leading up to the series, the Poms have it all over us Aussies. One thing’s for sure, this is a make-or-break series for Australia… if we lose this series, particularly if England make it an emphatic victory, heads will roll… hopefully RTP’s head. I do not disguise my dislike for that man and still remember the controversy over the overs rate in the Indian series, for which I blame him alone. If we lose this, it may be for the best, Australia’s selectors & cricketers need to wake up and smell the coffee…

By: karachikhatmal

karachikhatmal — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:06:50 +0000

i’m all for the ashes hype, but i’m not buying it yet. england’s last test series involved a touring west indies side that just wasn’t interested, and a trip to the windies where there were three lifeless draws, and one match where england got bowled out under 60.

australia’s last series saw them defeat south africa in south africa – something no one had managed in a while.

to top that, england exudes no confidence whatsoever. bopara could be good, but he gives me the feeling of a hick or a ramprakash – extreme expectations translating into bulls*** at big time. both KP and flintoff and nursing injuries, otherwise they would have been the real threats. and in the spin department, neither team has any real threat, although i am praying adil rashid turns around his woeful form in the lions game.

By: Faisal.K

Faisal.K — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:43:15 +0000

Thanks Imran i have mentioned hussey as a key player in my piks at the end , he just scored a century in the opening practice match…i know what u mean about that warne ball.. no one can bowl like Shane Warne.

Let see what happens!!!!

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:27:37 +0000

Brilliant Post. This coming from a crazy Ashes fan.
I still remember the scar Ponting got through Harmison’s delivery. The brilliant reverse swing bowling of Flintoff and Simon Jones. McGrath’s absence from rest of the tests.. Warne’s bowling, specially the leg break to bowl out Straus from outside the off stump. It was simply one of the best ever Test series I’ve seen in my life.

For me, no Simon Jones means England will be at a slight disadvantage in the pace bowling department. No McGrath and Warne means they’ll be a lot more relaxed while batting. Hayden and Gilchrist aren’t there as well. The Australian team has changed a lot, while England have a lot more players from the 2005 Ashes. I still wouldn’t bet on any team as a favorite.

You missed out Katich and Hussey who are very experienced players and are the highest scorers from Australia in their 2nd innings against England Lions. They’ll be the backbone of Australia’s batting this time around.

My advice for England is to be aggressive from the word go, if they really want to win the Ashes.