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Just setting things up in readiness.

Aussie coaching their mob should be a laugh, but at least make it more competitive and interesting all the same.

Score, hard to tell, BUT Aussies WILL win it and retain the trophy.

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As if the cons would ever ditch sledging.
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Part and parcel of the game
The English approach to ideas is not to kill them, but to let them die of neglect.

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God is an Englishman wrote:As if the cons would ever ditch sledging.


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Should be an interesting series - not sure Australia will do it as easy as they would like to think but they should win. If England do get the upper hand we will at least see very little mention of any cricket on the forums and Australia can go back to pretending they don't play cricket again like this time a couple of years ago

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Old Redback wrote:Should be an interesting series - not sure Australia will do it as easy as they would like to think but they should win. If England do get the upper hand we will at least see very little mention of any cricket on the forums and Australia can go back to pretending they don't play cricket again like this time a couple of years ago
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Bomber wrote:
Old Redback wrote:Should be an interesting series - not sure Australia will do it as easy as they would like to think but they should win. If England do get the upper hand we will at least see very little mention of any cricket on the forums and Australia can go back to pretending they don't play cricket again like this time a couple of years ago
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:
Old Redback wrote:Should be an interesting series - not sure Australia will do it as easy as they would like to think but they should win. If England do get the upper hand we will at least see very little mention of any cricket on the forums and Australia can go back to pretending they don't play cricket again like this time a couple of years ago
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What's so funny?
I thought only Sybil Fawlty's special "mastermind" subject was the bleedin' obvious.
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Just been speaking to a convict friend of mine who doesn't have the Aussie bias and plays a very high standard of the game.

He thinks that Smith's record in England will see him fail in this series and return an average under 20 for the series.
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God is an Englishman wrote:Just been speaking to a convict friend of mine who doesn't have the Aussie bias and plays a very high standard of the game.

He thinks that Smith's record in England will see him fail in this series and return an average under 20 for the series.
Can I confirm you mean Steve Smith?

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What do you think he'll do?

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Slinky_Pete wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:Just been speaking to a convict friend of mine who doesn't have the Aussie bias and plays a very high standard of the game.

He thinks that Smith's record in England will see him fail in this series and return an average under 20 for the series.
Can I confirm you mean Steve Smith?

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Yes, I think he'll average significantly higher than that. His record in England might not be great but best batsmen in the world at the moment.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Slinky_Pete wrote:
Can I confirm you mean Steve Smith?

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Yes, I think he'll average significantly higher than that. His record in England might not be great but best batsmen in the world at the moment.
He's only ever played in an away Ashes Series once, so it's a pretty low base. An average of 38 isn't the worst thing in the world.

Should easier match that at least.

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Not just tests though, struggled at club level in England as well.
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Smith can average 10 for all I care, as long as the others do enough.
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Hopefully Watson has a good run against Essex and cements his spot for the whole tour

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N5 1BH wrote:Hopefully Watson has a good run against Essex and cements his spot for the whole tour

Surely even the convicts aren't that stupid.
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My team (first test anyway):

Warner
Rogers
Smith
Clarke
Voges
Watson
Haddin
Johnson
Starc
Hazelwood
Lyon

12th Marsh/Harris

I'd normally have Harris in, but maybe needs a bit more match time so Hazelwood just in front of him for me and if Watson doesn't perform, Marsh in for second test as straight swap.

Your England team, hawkesy?
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Cook
Lyth
KP (Ballance)
Root
Bell
Stokes
Ali
Buttler
Broad
Wood
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England have named their squad for the 1st test. As above (minus KP obviously) plus Finn and Rashid.
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3-1 to us I reckon
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Bomber wrote:3-1 to us I reckon
Poland aren't playing
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:3-1 to us I reckon
Poland aren't playing

neither is Essendon....

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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:3-1 to us I reckon
Poland aren't playing
Even if they were, still would reckon 3-1. :P
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bapa wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:3-1 to us I reckon
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Poland aren't playing
neither is Essendon....
The convicts cricket team and essendon have common ground. Both have a history of drug cheats
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One taking a dodgy headache tablet and the others not guilty. So much for a "history of drug cheats"
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Bomber wrote:One taking a dodgy headache tablet and the others not guilty. So much for a "history of drug cheats"


Oh dear, you actually believe the excuses.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:One taking a dodgy headache tablet and the others not guilty. So much for a "history of drug cheats"


Oh dear, you actually believe the excuses.
Irrelevant. One found guilty and punished. The others not guilty so not hard to figure out.
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Bomber wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
Bomber wrote:One taking a dodgy headache tablet and the others not guilty. So much for a "history of drug cheats"


Oh dear, you actually believe the excuses.
Irrelevant. One found guilty and punished. The others not guilty so not hard to figure out.
Not guilty :lol: , all that shows is more cover ups from Australian sport.
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