Ashes 2006 / 2007

[animal magic]

Giles needs removing immediately. The only thing he can turn is my stomach.

[Red Chilli]

LOL @ LFCman, you're mildly amusing when you're winning. Not quite as funny when you're getting beaten though. you were a lot quieter last Summer. Australia without Warne are an average side and not that much better than England at full strength. Warne's a class act, almost a one-off. When he quits we'll see a difference.

Anyway, my contribution to this thread today: Flintoff's left ankle is ****ed

[animal magic]

LOL @ LFCman, you're mildly amusing when you're winning. Not quite as funny when you're getting beaten though. you were a lot quieter last Summer. Australia without Warne are an average side and not that much better than England at full strength. Warne's a class act, almost a one-off. When he quits we'll see a difference.

Anyway, my contribution to this thread today: Flintoff's left ankle is ****ed

why how bad is it

[Red Chilli]

why how bad is it

Very bad. He can't bowl flat out, there's a question about whether he should bowl at all as he is useful as a batsman. A big injury could put paid to that.
He's having pain killing injections at every interval. He's OK to bat, a bit dodgy on quick singles but when he bowls he's constantly in pain.

[Shaggy]

Very bad. He can't bowl flat out, there's a question about whether he should bowl at all as he is useful as a batsman. A big injury could put paid to that.
He's having pain killing injections at every interval. He's OK to bat, a bit dodgy on quick singles but when he bowls he's constantly in pain.

Where's this come from?

[Red Chilli]

Where's this come from?

The last Test, Australia's 1st innings. He only bowled 4 overs on a crucial day. It was on his follow through he just felt it go. His left ankle

[Shaggy]

The last Test, Australia's 1st innings. He only bowled 4 overs on a crucial day. It was on his follow through he just felt it go. His left ankle

Well I know that mate, I watched it too, but how do you know all this extra stuff like "he's permanently in pain when he bowls", that there's "a question about whether he should bowl at all" and all the other stuff?

Or is it just one big assumption?

[Red Chilli]

Well I know that mate, I watched it too, but how do you know all this extra stuff like "he's permanently in pain when he bowls", that there's "a question about whether he should bowl at all" and all the other stuff?

Or is it just one big assumption?

I know one of the players (he's not playing in the Test team at the moment though) well.

[Shaggy]

I hoped that wasn't going to be the case. Damn, so it's presumably rock solid info.

Jesus. We've virtually half a ****in' team playing at the moment.

[Red Chilli]

I hoped that wasn't going to be the case. Damn, so it's presumably rock solid info.

Jesus. We've virtually half a ****in' team playing at the moment.

Rock solid as of yesterday evening. There was a discussion as to whether he should stick to batting only for the last 3 tests. It's pretty nailed on that if we lose the next test he won't continue bowling as there's the world cup to think about.
Naturally he wants to bowl. Perth is usually a fast bouncy wicket so he'd be useful even if he's not 100% it's just whether his ankle will take it for 5 days.

[Shaggy]

Wonderful.

[animal magic]

now what do we do

[Shaggy]

Pack up and go home?

[animal magic]

will still watch the test it starts at 2.30am on thursday

[Red Chilli]

It's not over yet. If we win in Perth we will be in exactly the same position as we were in 2005. We would need to win 1 of the last 2 and draw one.
It'll be tough to take 20 wickets but the aussies peaked at the Gaba and we were at our worst. There was nothing in the last test except Shane warne on a 5th day pitch.
We are improving all the time, Anderson taking 3 for 40-odd, Mahmood taking 2 wickets, Monty still to come in and Read looking good.

Optimism lads