lol, 14 years of straight winning we losing one here comes the next 14 years.
Aussie Aussie Aussie!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!
~ Do you not know that in the service … one must always choose the lesser of two weevils?
At this rate they should get 400, Martyn is on fire, ponting just got his 50, still goin!R3v4n wrote:
Heres a score update:
AUS 1/124
26th Over
Haydden out, Langer on 76 ponting on 16
Sweet!JET_G raidensen wrote:
At this rate they should get 400, Martyn is on fire, ponting just got his 50, still goin!R3v4n wrote:
Heres a score update:
AUS 1/124
26th Over
Haydden out, Langer on 76 ponting on 16
Sweet never new that.Ty wrote:
As a Kiwi I'm in the same boat as TuataraDude. I'll probably go for 'Tralia because they generaly play a more interesting game. However I don't realy care who wins.
For anyone who doesn't know, the Ashes is not a trophy but an Urn. Inside are the burned wickets from the 'first' Ashes test, (although obviously it was't called that then, but it was the same competition.) When Australia thrashed the English in ths first tournament people said it was the ashes of English Cricket, (death.)
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Yeah, a very funny story, almost like a practical joke that got out of hand, lol.R3v4n wrote:
Indeed, he is the one getting the wickets, BL to Martyn though.Sweet never new that.Ty wrote:
As a Kiwi I'm in the same boat as TuataraDude. I'll probably go for 'Tralia because they generaly play a more interesting game. However I don't realy care who wins.
For anyone who doesn't know, the Ashes is not a trophy but an Urn. Inside are the burned wickets from the 'first' Ashes test, (although obviously it was't called that then, but it was the same competition.) When Australia thrashed the English in ths first tournament people said it was the ashes of English Cricket, (death.)
More accuratlyTy wrote:
For anyone who doesn't know, the Ashes is not a trophy but an Urn. Inside are the burned wickets from the 'first' Ashes test, (although obviously it was't called that then, but it was the same competition.) When Australia thrashed the English in ths first tournament people said it was the ashes of English Cricket, (death.)
Go the Aussies.wiki wrote:
The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour, to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.
A small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women at some point during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of an item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail, ball or stump. The urn is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, and whichever side "holds" the Ashes, the urn normally remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's because of its age and fragility
Indeed! Heye drunkface, whats happening?DrunkFace wrote:
More accuratlyTy wrote:
For anyone who doesn't know, the Ashes is not a trophy but an Urn. Inside are the burned wickets from the 'first' Ashes test, (although obviously it was't called that then, but it was the same competition.) When Australia thrashed the English in ths first tournament people said it was the ashes of English Cricket, (death.)Go the Aussies.wiki wrote:
The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times in 1882 following the match at The Oval, in which Australia beat England in England for the first time. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. The English media dubbed the next English tour, to Australia (1882-83) as the quest to regain The Ashes.
A small terracotta urn was presented to the England captain Ivo Bligh by a group of Melbourne women at some point during the 1882-83 tour. The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of an item of cricket equipment, possibly a bail, ball or stump. The urn is not used as a trophy for the Ashes series, and whichever side "holds" the Ashes, the urn normally remains in the MCC Museum at Lord's because of its age and fragility
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lol @ Billy Bowden.TuataraDude wrote:
As a Kiwi it is very hard to know who to back. The underdogs (England) or the team that consistently outperforms other teams most of the time and therefore must be regarded as one of the best in the history of the game.
I know.....go the umpires!! YAY!
Very informative. I always thought 'Pom' was short for 'Pompous Git'. I could be forgiven...Penetrator_01 wrote:
It should read "POHMS" not Poms, or more accurately, P.O.H.M. which stood for Prisoner Of Her Majesty. The term refers to those people who were shipped to Australia for commiting crimes. It is a common misconception that the Australians have always refered to the British Nationals as "Pommies". In recent decades, it has been used as a colloquial nickname, but in fact, refers to a White Australian, as they are the offspring of English criminals.1927 wrote:
This probably only applies to UK n Aussies. Poms vs Convicts.
Everyday is a school day.
wow, me too, i used to listen to it while playing table tennis, one of the earlier ones, fuck those are funny.Adams_BJ wrote:
yes the 12th man is hilarious, listened to it for many years now.
Not worried about YOUR spelling, it's the American spell check dictionary that I'm worried about....1927 wrote:
Hey you cant grumble at my spelling as:
1. Im a signwriter (we arn't expected to spell things correctly)
2. At least I managed to spell the thread title correctly this time.
Face it you cant stand up to the awesome power of the Australia Cricket Team!Bertster7 wrote:
Arrrrggggghhhh!!!!
What's Harmison playing at! He needs to start bowling brilliantly again as everybody's seen he can, what's wrong with him, he's just broken!
I'm glad we're playing Giles instead of Monty. Monty is a liability when fielding and Giles is much better with a bat, he's just not better at bowling by enough to justify replacing Giles as first choice.