Re: the investec ashes 2013

by Captain Bhankas Tue Aug 13, 2013 5:09 am

confuzzled dude wrote:I guess the loss of Cook & Trott's form made the 2 teams look even/balanced in the last 2 matches. I realize Bell has been wonderful to make up for one of them.

i agree. one of the reasons why ENG did so well in the recent past was that their top 3 were continuously making runs. not so much in this series, yet AUS manages to gift matches to ENG.

by confuzzled dude Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:43 am

Watson scores a big one, Ozzies 183/3

by Captain Bhankas Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:18 am

i think AUS will not lose this test now. 300/4 on day 1 makes me believe that. i expect them to score 200 more and then ENG will have to play to save the test and not win it.

on a related note, lehman is coming down hard on broad forgetting that his more illustrious teammates have cheated unabashedly in the past. i hope broad does even better while in AUS.

by goodcitizn Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:05 am

Captain Bhankas wrote:i think AUS will not lose this test now. 300/4 on day 1 makes me believe that. i expect them to score 200 more and then ENG will have to play to save the test and not win it.

on a related note, lehman is coming down hard on broad forgetting that his more illustrious teammates have cheated unabashedly in the past. i hope broad does even better while in AUS.

Weird as it sounds, I am rooting for AUS in this test.

by Captain Bhankas Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:35 am

painful as it is to watch the once prowling tiger turn into a sheep, i won't mind ENG win. -_-

by goodcitizn Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:45 am

Captain Bhankas wrote:painful as it is to watch the once prowling tiger turn into a sheep, i won't mind ENG win. -_-

ENG does look formidable and certainly the team to beat these days. The best batting lineup I've seen in years.

by MaxEntropy_Man Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:19 am

goodcitizn wrote:
Captain Bhankas wrote:painful as it is to watch the once prowling tiger turn into a sheep, i won't mind ENG win. -_-
ENG does look formidable and certainly the team to beat these days. The best batting lineup I've seen in years.

best batting lineup shbest batting lineup. everyone crumbles at the mere sight of the almighty steyn remover:

by Captain Bhankas Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:54 am

this will most certainly be a damp draw. i can't see 30 wickets going down in three days. this match is a good chance for cook and trott to middle some.

by Captain Bhankas Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:25 am

full marks to AUS for trying to make a match of this test. had it been dhobi, it would have been a draw already. had KP come up the order, the results would have been 4-0. nonetheless, clarke has lost 7 out of 9 tests abroad in the last 6/7 months. muaahhh.

on a related note, the ENG team extend their solidarity to panesar.

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