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The Ashes

airhead

By airhead,
Posted on: 2009-08-23 10:21 in Oceanic Lounge

 

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Sorry folks, the ashes are back home where they belong...

You can try to take them back next time we meet


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Only took . . . . . . how many years again?

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*hastily brushes that comment under the table*


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As a Kiwi I was deeply torn on who to support for the ashes this year.

But one thing I will say is the standard of cricket played this time was well below most recent Ashes series.

I miss watching Shane Warne methinks.

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Indeed. Both the current teams are good, but the current Australian team is a big step down from Ponting + Gilchrist + Warne + McGrath + 7 better than average international players.

 

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Originally Posted by Crime_of_Fashion View Post
As a Kiwi I was deeply torn on who to support for the ashes this year.

But one thing I will say is the standard of cricket played this time was well below most recent Ashes series.

I miss watching Shane Warne methinks.
I watched the last Rugby World Cup final in a pub in Auckland, and I have to say that I was slightly surprised to find that the majority of the locals were supporting England over Australia. Pretty sure we'd be happy for NZ to beat the motherland at pretty much anything.

 

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Originally Posted by Redoubtable View Post
I watched the last Rugby World Cup final in a pub in Auckland, and I have to say that I was slightly surprised to find that the majority of the locals were supporting England over Australia. Pretty sure we'd be happy for NZ to beat the motherland at pretty much anything.
Considering the mentality of most Kiwis in regards to Australia? I'm not surprised.

A lot of kiwis are munters with a massive chip on the shoulder in regards to Oz.

I pick based on the team and personality. (Like Im right behind Mark Webber, but dont care for Lewis Hamilton).

But sadly, the knee jerk "Boo Australia" thing is rather rampant here.

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Indeed. Both the current teams are good, but the current Australian team is a big step down from Ponting + Gilchrist + Warne + McGrath + 7 better than average international players.

Yeah you only get teams like that once in a generation. The Ashes this year was a great contest, nip tuck all the way and I don't think anyone could call it even until the Broad ripped through the Aussies on day 2 at the Oval.

The ODI series is proving to be very "meh" for a lot of England fans because

a) it's been a very long summer and the Ashes is really all that's important in it

b) 7 ODIs is way too many to be playing (plus the meaningless ODIs that were played England v Ireland & Aus v Scotland) and the 2 T20s that were rained off

c) England are rubbish at the short form of the game.

We won this round, and I think we've got some great potential to make a good team but we often have that and fail to fulfil. I suspect the rematch in 18 months won't go the same way as 06/7 however


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Atleast the one day's are showing better cricket (and results )

 

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Yer, the one day series put our feet back on the ground!

Glad it wasn't a whitewash. At least we maintained some dignity...just!

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