Ashes Cricket

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Crim squad announced. Must admit my overwhelming thoughts are 'who?' and 'meh'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/24/austra...

Michael Clarke (C),
Brad Haddin (VC),
Jackson Bird,
Ed Cowan,
James Faulkner,
Ryan Harris,
Phil Hughes,
Usman Khawaja,
Nathan Lyon,
James Pattinson,
Chris Rogers,
Peter Siddle,
Mitchell Starc,
Matthew Wade,
David Warner,
Shane Watson

Predictions?

Well, unlike Glenda I'm only going to go with 4-0. Weather is bound to scupper at least one result.

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The crims have taken a walloping!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/internati...

Rolf Harris, Dame Edna, Crocodile Dundee, your boys took a hell of a beating

I do like a crim crisis

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DJRC said:

I miss Mitch

He bowls to the left...

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Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmHDwHwSfE

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johnfm said:

He was in decent form back then too.

His late swinging yorkers were awesome. He complemented our attack perfectly at the time.

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Genius hit a ton for Surrey today. Will slot in to the T20 side on Thursday apparently.

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Strewth mate.

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Gargamel said:

I think it must having been Mickey saying the Aussies could win, finally convinced CA he was cracking under the strain.

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Anyway - back to the Ashes.

Compton looks to be dropped - Root to open with Cook.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/internati...

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Compton feels a bit hard done by.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/global/2013/jul/03/nick-co...

Perhaps understandably so.

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What an awesome day to start an Ashes series. I'd actually like us to lose the toss, Crims bat, and back in the hutch by tea for 167.

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And we bat

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uk66fastback said:

Is it a good call? Common sense says bat first - but overcast today - bowl first maybe?

Nah. It has to be seriously grassy/inclement before you win and opt to bowl. You don't generally want to be batting last.

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Harmy is in the house!!!

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WTF is Pattinson on - cock

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Joe Root looks shakey. Can't see him standing the rigours of Test Match cricket very long. Trott looking bang out of form. 4 down by lunch.

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Siddle looking sharp.

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I hang my head in shame

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Crims have started well. Don't panic chaps, it's a marathon not a sprint.

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That's the first time I've ever seen hawkeye be inaccurate.

Should have stopped the ball at the first clip of the front pad, as it deviated the ball.