Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:21 am  

I was reading yesterday that Ben Stokes is the son of former Kiwi Rugby League player Ged Stokes, and that he moved to England in his teens when his father got a coaching job and still talks with a Kiwi accent.

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:22 am  

I was reading yesterday that Ben Stokes is the son of former Kiwi Rugby League player Ged Stokes, and that he moved to England in his teens when his father got a coaching job and still talks with a Kiwi accent.

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:31 am  

roopy wrote:

I was reading yesterday that Ben Stokes is the son of former Kiwi Rugby League player Ged Stokes, and that he moved to England in his teens when his father got a coaching job and still talks with a Kiwi accent.

Really? This must be a first in world sport.

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:00 am  

Sheldon wrote:

Really? This must be a first in world sport.

I reckon a first in world sport would be if they could find 11 actual poms good enough to play cricket for England, instead of a mix of south Africans, West Indian, Welsh, Irish, Zimbabwean, Kiwi and even the odd Aussie player.

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:10 am  

roopy wrote:

I reckon a first in world sport would be if they could find 11 actual poms good enough to play cricket for England, instead of a mix of south Africans, West Indian, Welsh, Irish, Zimbabwean, Kiwi and even the odd Aussie player.

It's the way our multicultural world is going. I know you're Australian and live out in the sticks but racism isn't cool anymore in civilised society.

Merry Christmas, it's only a game.

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:27 am  

Normal service is resumed.
Pathetic England.
255 on an easy pitch.
Australia ....500 to come?

[TimperleySaint]

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:52 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Normal service is resumed.
Pathetic England.
255 on an easy pitch.
Australia ....500 to come?

Might actually have a lead for once!!

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:24 am  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

Might actually have a lead for once!!

About bloody time.
Mind you they still haven't got Haddin out.
A century partnership for the last pair anyone?
You wouldn't put it past this sorry bunch.
Probably even this sorry bunch can finish them off quickly and, as you say, have a lead of maybe 70.

[TimperleySaint]

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:54 am  

Only Lyon to come, and if they can keep Haddin away from the strike they could polish it off quickly. Even with Haddin on strike, he might play a few shots like KP tried (idiotically!) and get himself out.

Be just like us to then get bowled out for 150 or less in the 2nd innings!

Re: Ashes - Down Under 2013/14 : Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:11 am  

Cook is truly useless as a proactive skipper.
He's just watching again.
While it goes tits up.
Out thank fook ...40 put on for the last wicket.
Pisssss poor short bowling.