Our system detected that your browser is blocking advertisements on our site. Please help support FoxesTalk by disabling any kind of ad blocker while browsing this site. Thank you.
Jump to content
notnow john

Ashes 2013

Recommended Posts

Posted

Mastering the DRS lol

I'll put it simply for you one was a howler of a descion and the other one was a close call it which took a couple of minutes to review. You never (except for Gilly) walk on extremly close descions......Broads wasn't a close descion.

I also love it when the shoe is on the other foot.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2116812/Graeme-Swann-blast-Sri-Lankan-cheat.html

Laugh all you want but Cook understood and used it superbly, Clarke reviewed every decision he could as early as he could and paid quite badly by having none left when there were actually debatable calls (not even debatable in Broad's case!)

Posted

Think the Aussies (players) have made a good account of themselves so far, both on and off the pitch. Can't see the whitewash that was predicted before the series started. 

 

Can see the rain in Durham being their saving grace..

Guest MattP
Posted

Laugh all you want but Cook understood and used it superbly, Clarke reviewed every decision he could as early as he could and paid quite badly by having none left when there were actually debatable calls (not even debatable in Broad's case!)

 

He is a brilliant reviewer, they whacked a stat up the other saying he gets just under hhalf right which is absolutely incredible.

 

Prior has first shout, then bowler. If they both agree it's over 50% out Cook reviews.

 

Aussies just seem to be going on emotion rather logic and common sense on it.

Posted

Mastering the DRS lol

I'll put it simply for you one was a howler of a descion and the other one was a close call it which took a couple of minutes to review. You never (except for Gilly) walk on extremly close descions......Broads wasn't a close descion.

I also love it when the shoe is on the other foot.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2116812/Graeme-Swann-blast-Sri-Lankan-cheat.html

That's the thing though the DRS is only supposed to be used to prevent the howlers when you waste reviews because on an lbw decision that in all honesty was never there you get what you deserve. Cook didn't waste his when a player nicked it behind he reviewed it Clarke couldn't.

Posted

There is a difference between hitting the cover off something and a very slight nick. It's more Aleem Dar that i'm agrieved at than Stuart Broad, how you can have the best view in the house and miss that is beyond me.  

 

lol Behave!

 

Both hit it, both knew they'd hit it, neither walked; absolutely no difference in reality.

 

I have no problem with either standing their ground as it's up to the umpire to give them out.

 

And, with the exception of Gilly, the only time an Aussie walks is when there are no stumps left standing. 

Guest MattP
Posted

Ollie Holt is the most moronic Journo in sport.

Guest ttfn
Posted

http://tickets.lords.org/index.aspx

 

Single seats available now.

Thanks for this.

 

Managed to pick up a restricted view seat for £40, which I am pretty chuffed with. I'm led to believe all I'll be missing out on is the big screen and the scoreboard.

Guest MattP
Posted

Thanks for this.

 

Managed to pick up a restricted view seat for £40, which I am pretty chuffed with. I'm led to believe all I'll be missing out on is the big screen and the scoreboard.

 

Not really a bad view in the house at Lords, you won't be missing anything signficent.

Posted

Ollie Holt is the most moronic Journo in sport.

 

Was a pathetic article. I've made my thoughts on Broad, but he did something that plenty of other players do. Does that make it right? I don't know, but comparing it to Armstrong is ridiculous.

Posted

I don't see why Australians are still moaning a day before one of the biggest Test matches they've played in, in recent times. Get on with it, what's happened has happened. 

 

 

Don't get confused with the Aussie Media and the Australian Team, The Australian team let it go almost immediatley Boof wouldn't of let them dwell on it.

 

Can see us being on the end of an innings plus defeat in this test, can't rely on our tail to make the bulk of the runs again. I think we played a hell of a lot closer to our best and you guys were miles off yours. Anderson and Broad will rip thru us on a quicker wicket (Which i believe this one to be).  

Posted

Was a pathetic article. I've made my thoughts on Broad, but he did something that plenty of other players do. Does that make it right? I don't know, but comparing it to Armstrong is ridiculous.

 

Agree, comparring him to one of the biggest sporting frauds.......if not the biggest is pretty extreme.

Posted

500+ please, no excuse. Weather is good and pitch is a batsmans paradise.

 

Can see it being the same for both sides though unfortunately, so this may well end up a draw.

Guest MattP
Posted

Bat all day.

 

Lovely to see her majesty taking the time to come and see the players as well, what a huge boost that must be before going out to play.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...