Hmm, Aussies caught ball-tampering and are promptly thrashed by 492 runs

[Luis Anaconda]

A guy I work with bumped into a few of the england lads in a bar in Cardiff after the Ashes test there. He got chatting with Stokes who was basically telling him that there is no respect between them and the Aussies- they absolutely hate them.

I think the phrase regarding Mitchell Johnson was something along the lines of 'the biggest **** I have ever met'........

I was thinking the other day about the gigantic ****ing stink they kicked up over Broad not walking in that test over here. Even at the time that was ridiculous but looking at it now.....

Also well done Broad for not picking up the bait when asked about Lehmann. "We want to make him cry and go home" wasn't it Darren Oh well the order isn't important

[Peter]

Also well done Broad for not picking up the bait when asked about Lehmann. "We want to make him cry and go home" wasn't it Darren Oh well the order isn't important

We had better ****ing hammer them when they come here next year. No more of this bull**** cricket...

[Burney]

We had better ****ing hammer them when they come here next year. No more of this bull**** cricket...

With what? Our only two test-class bowlers will be 33 and 37 by then.

[Peter]

With what? Our only two test-class bowlers will be 33 and 37 by then.

Maybe we could spend a year teaching Mark Wood the difference between a fullish length and a half volley.

And Stokes might be fit/ not in prison.

[Burney]

Maybe we could spend a year teaching Mark Wood the difference between a fullish length and a half volley.

And Stokes might be fit/ not in prison.

I don't mind Wood overpitching, it's the injuries that are really problematic. He's the only real prospect I've seen from the current crop and I do think he'd have made a difference in Australia if the cvnt hadn't been crocked.

[Peter]

I don't mind Wood overpitching, it's the injuries that are really problematic. He's the only real prospect I've seen from the current crop and I do think he'd have made a difference in Australia if the cvnt hadn't been crocked.

He bowls a decent pace and a very consistent line. Against NEw Zealand he was clearly uncomfortable bowling full and kept dropping too short. When they convinced him to bowl full in the second innings he was over pitching. It is probably a confidence thing. The bowlers in my side always hated pitching the ball up and you had to bully them into it.

If he can sort out his length he can take a lot of wickets. He is definitely different from the standard English trundlers.

THen there are the injuries. Very few quick bowlers have the kind of kneesand ankles that can stand the strain they put on them. People like Curley and Allan Donald are just physical freaks as well as world class bowlers.

[Burney]

He bowls a decent pace and a very consistent line. Against NEw Zealand he was clearly uncomfortable bowling full and kept dropping too short. When they convinced him to bowl full in the second innings he was over pitching. It is probably a confidence thing. The bowlers in my side always hated pitching the ball up and you had to bully them into it.

If he can sort out his length he can take a lot of wickets. He is definitely different from the standard English trundlers.

THen there are the injuries. Very few quick bowlers have the kind of kneesand ankles that can stand the strain they put on them. People like Curley and Allan Donald are just physical freaks as well as world class bowlers.

Fast bowlers love people nicking off, but hate being driven. Being bears of little brain, it is necessary for wiser heads to explain to them sometimes that in order to get the former, they have to risk the latter.