Originally posted by dan182Never said you were a pom ,but many will read this .
I aint no pom son......
It is this sort out attitude which lost you lot the ashes in the first place...
Bouncier pitches, well lets no forget which team has the bang in bowlers...
Remember Pontings war wound @ Lords...
I think Aus will reclaim the ashes but it will be close...
Dan
England have one bowler that bangs it in (harmison) plus i dont think it fazed Ricky too much ,he is still the worlds best batsmen at the moment .
Originally posted by VargFlintoff coming back from injury just wont be the same ,he will always favour the injury until his confidence is restored.
And Flintoff.
And he [b]did bother Ponting![/b]
Ricky was in pretty good form over there but he's probably 10-15% better again so i dont think we will see flintoff worrying him to much.
Either way it should be a good contest .
Originally posted by VargFor me none of the bowlers really bothered Ponting in the last ashes. They certainly bothered the rest of the Aussie batters.
And Flintoff.
And he [b]did bother Ponting![/b]
For the this time
Aus bowlers v Eng batters is pretty much even.
The series will be decided by
Aus batters v Eng bowlers.
1. Hayden, Langer & Hussey v Hoggard
(I see Langer & Hussey winning this, Hayden not sure).
2. Harmisons form - his is going to cause problems with bounce.
3. Flintoff's fitness - Unknown, but I do not think Gilchrist has worked out all the demons.
4. Panesar - I reckon is is going to get smashed all over the place.
5. Ponting is a machine & I do not see any Eng bowlers on current form and fitness being able to get him out consistently.
So for me Aus batters winning this contest and the ashes.
Originally posted by dan182Its not just Pakistan that Hair has issues with.....a lot of the Asia countries have problems with him....
Unless the ump's have seen something then I agree with Inzamam.
It would appear that Hair has something against Pakistan from what I can tell.
Its a shame that the "crcicket fan" has to suffer in all this
Originally posted by dan182And yet Tresco outperformed Ponting in the last series (431 at 43.10 against 359 at 39.88). Funny that.
Good question
2 reasons to drop Tresco
1. Lack of form.
2. He Mcgraths bunny.
...and...
For me none of the bowlers really bothered Ponting in the last ashes.
(Though I admit it's unlikely to happen again any time soon on current form)