[Archived] The Not A Build Up To The Ashes Thread

[Eddie]

I wasn't really specifically referring to the incident that lead to him losing the captaincy, more just how he behaves and carries himself on a daily basis.

[Flopsy]

id love some examples on how he isnt a model professional.

[Eddie]

He's an excellent trainer by all accounts and is certainly talented. I'm not criticising him as a cricketer, just don't like him, or at least have a poor opinion of him, as a person. My only criticism of him on the field is that he generally only turns up when he feels the stage is big enough. That obviously means he produces the goods, or at least tries to, when it is most needed, but it isn't the best characteristic to have.

[neekoy]

Andrew Symonds to be sent home for breaking team rules, not the first time he has been in trouble.

Good riddance, he has finally nailed the last nail into his international carreer coffin.

What a (Please don't use that word again)head

[Flopsy]

so now Aus have no spinner? and lost one of the most dangerous middle order biffers in World cricket.

Anyone else not surprised that the weather's breaking now the tournament's about to start?

Keith Barker took 2 for 16 in his four overs last night.

[dave birch]

Couldn't give one flops.

His disregard for his teammates says it all; and for a game of baseball disguised as cricket.

[SouthAussieRover]

Andrew Symonds? Born in Birmingham.

Birmingham = Big club

Big club = big head.

[Flopsy]

oh, so he's English now?

[dave birch]

as English as Don

and me.....

[ABBEY]

20/20 mmmmmmm ?bring on the ashes ..real cricket not this slogfest.

[1864roverite]

The English bubble bursting big style

Getting whooped by The DUTCH at bloody CRICKET

[brfcshabba]

We are going to lose today, England haven't learnt how to dominate batting and that spinners are more effective than seamers.

[BuckyRover]

Out! Yes!

[brfcshabba]

This is the New Zealand match all over again! Why go for the run out?!?!

[cn174]

Oh dear!

[grizfoot]

Seemingly the shorter the game, the worse England get. Should just stick to Test Matches.

An entertaining match tonight but England show yet again that they totally crumble under any sort of pressure. Must have been approaching on 6 or 7 real good chances for run outs, three of which were in the last over.

Like Cookiemonster said just like that New Zealand game all over again, lost on the last ball when somebody backing-up or a simple matter of not throwing the ball would have meant them still having a chance of winning the game. Very embarassing.

[pg]

Losing to the Dutch at cricket is like losing to the Australians at Football.....

[AussieinUk]

Losing to the Dutch at cricket is like losing to the Australians at Football.....

Easy pg - Lets not put the 'kiss of death' on the Aussies

[Nate]

Losing to the Dutch at cricket is like losing to the Australians at Football.....

C'Mon, it was only a friendly

[Jim J]

Nice start by the Aussies

[grizfoot]

Easy pg - Lets not put the 'kiss of death' on the Aussies

Looks like he did.

Briilliant stuff from the West Indies.

[pg]

When I was a kid we got slaughtered by the West Indies for over a decade...so nothing new there!

[Exiled_Rover]

Wow, Pakistan have flown over 20k fans for this tournament...

[dave birch]

Noises from Aust suggest Lee had better start to take some wickets and reduce the number of runs.

Times just about up, methinks.

[T4E]

Sri Lanka need 74 off 10 overs (with 8 wickets in hand) to knock Australia out of the World T20.