The rugby fans' Ashes thread

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:01 pm

I meant to start this yesterday.

Scoreboard http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23261769

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:02 pm

It's nice to see the Aussies humiliated

by boomeranga Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:09 pm

This is the best team England's had in about 30 years.

I'm underwhelmed.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:14 pm

boomeranga wrote:This is the best team England's had in about 30 years.

I'm underwhelmed.

Nah.
Not as good as '05.

At my feet is the ol' dog Ash.

Freddie the cat we got is still knockin' around.
Shane the other cat we got at the time was found dead under an English bush.

by Scrumpy Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:16 pm

https://www.606v2.com/t46327-ashes-first-test

by boomeranga Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:21 pm

I blame your bird Hurley for killing Our Shane. He used to be nice 'n fat, but after hooking up with England he got all skinny and weird looking. I'm not sure who actually owns his current lips and i-bro's.

Agar 63. You're lucky we didn't bring our entire U19 side.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:24 pm

Scrumpy wrote:https://www.606v2.com/t46327-ashes-first-test

That's the Cricket fans' Ashes thread Scrumpy.

That's good.

But this is the Rugby fans' Ashes (banter) thread.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:28 pm

boomeranga wrote:I blame your bird Hurley for killing Our Shane. He used to be nice 'n fat, but after hooking up with England he got all skinny and weird looking. I'm not sure who actually owns his current lips and i-bro's.

Agar 63. You're lucky we didn't bring our entire U19 side.

All gossip of Liz and Shane related to English bushes is strictly privet.

by boomeranga Thu 11 Jul 2013, 1:55 pm

Portnoy's Complaint wrote:
boomeranga wrote:I blame your bird Hurley for killing Our Shane. He used to be nice 'n fat, but after hooking up with England he got all skinny and weird looking. I'm not sure who actually owns his current lips and i-bro's.

Agar 63. You're lucky we didn't bring our entire U19 side.

All gossip of Liz and Shane related to English bushes is strictly privet.

For the Love of God Portnoy, you need to recognise your opponent and dumb it down. Impress your butler with your fancy words.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:03 pm

Agar seems to have us on a plate.

Cultural differences I suppose.

by GoodinTightSpaces Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:07 pm

cricket on rugby board????? wont stand for it. the only time i pay attention to cricket is when ireland play/beat england

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:11 pm

GoodinTightSpaces wrote:cricket on rugby board????? wont stand for it. the only time i pay attention to cricket is when ireland play/beat england

Hurley's been mentioned GTS.

What about Lady Gaa Gaa?

by GoodinTightSpaces Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:13 pm

who is hurley and why would you start taking about musicans

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:23 pm

GoodinTightSpaces wrote:who is hurley and why would you start taking about musicans

U2 GTS?

What has music to do with banter?

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:50 pm

BeeGeesus those Ozzies are giving us a tapping.

by GoodinTightSpaces Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:51 pm

Portnoy's Complaint wrote:
GoodinTightSpaces wrote:who is hurley and why would you start taking about musicans
U2 GTS?

What has music to do with banter?

this thread has turned into a bit of a boyzone rather than a rugby one

by boomeranga Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:52 pm

98 ...

by boomeranga Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:55 pm

Far Kurnell.

At least he was still smiling at the end.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 2:56 pm

And out.

I'm sure that everyone was willing Ashton to splash a ton.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 3:49 pm

And the Oz keep coming

England 11/2

Oohhh The Ashes!

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 9:08 pm

C.O.P T1 D2 England (I2) 80/2 (+15)

All finely balanced then.

You can't not love the Ashes can you?

by Taffineastbourne Thu 11 Jul 2013, 9:20 pm

Blwydi enthralliing stuff!I would be more behind England if they picked a few more English or Welsh players.Close game at the moment,FairPlay.

by **Ozzy3213** Thu 11 Jul 2013, 9:22 pm

Cracking two days of cricket that was. I really wanted the kid to get his ton. What a debut.

Big session tomorrow morning.

by Portnoy's Complaint Thu 11 Jul 2013, 9:27 pm

Ozzy3213 wrote:Cracking two days of cricket that was. I really wanted the kid to get his ton. What a debut.

Big session tomorrow morning.

Agreed.
Ashton's going to be an absolute World beater.

Only 19 and a few weeks ago he was playing for a London suburban club.

by The Great Aukster Fri 12 Jul 2013, 10:27 am

Impressive debut from Agar and it would have been great for him to get to three figures, even though he should have been given out stumped by the third umpire. That decision cost England about 120 runs!

It was a really good call by Lehmann to take all the pressure off him by having him come in at 11. He won't bat there again, and seems a bit of a compulsive hooker (it is a rugby thread after all), so if he's to repeat his heroics he'll need to curb that instinct.

by boomeranga Fri 12 Jul 2013, 11:39 am

I think these two will take the game away from us today.

by Portnoy's Complaint Fri 12 Jul 2013, 12:03 pm

KP Nuts is out (64) 121-3 (56 ahead)

by Portnoy's Complaint Fri 12 Jul 2013, 1:55 pm

The feature of the 2005 series was that someone stood up and took the game away from the Oz.

Now is the time for Bell & Bairstow to do that before the bowlers to come in and sweep them out of the game.

by The Great Aukster Fri 12 Jul 2013, 3:50 pm

If England can bat to 6 o'clock they should win the game.

by Glas a du Fri 12 Jul 2013, 4:10 pm

Wossa score?

by Portnoy's Complaint Sat 13 Jul 2013, 7:49 pm

Plenty of ethical stuff for where we as amateur supporters and pro sportsmanship divides.

Imo Broad should've walked. No question.

Mind you an ethical pro rugby player shouldn't claim a try he knew he didn't.

by mystiroakey Sat 13 Jul 2013, 7:58 pm

Whats this all about- cant you join us on the cricket board!!

by The Great Aukster Sat 13 Jul 2013, 9:09 pm

Portnoy's Complaint wrote:Plenty of ethical stuff for where we as amateur supporters and pro sportsmanship divides.

Imo Broad should've walked. No question.

Mind you an ethical pro rugby player shouldn't claim a try he knew he didn't.

Don't agree about Broad walking. The Umpires are professional and there is no consensus about when a batsman should walk - the spirit of the game is that the vast majority of batsmen don't walk. There is ample technology and opportunity to challenge Umpires' decisions so Broad was perfectly within his rights to stay until given out. Broad did nothing wrong but abide by the laws - as adjudicated by the Umpire.

Rugby is very different where players purposely try to gain advantage by "infringing" and hope the Ref doesn't pick up on it.

by mystiroakey Sat 13 Jul 2013, 9:12 pm

I would love all cricketers to walk. But they just don't - Cricket, like football , like tennis, like this sport is all about trying to con the officials these days.. Its part of the game..

Sad but Life.

by **LondonTiger** Sat 13 Jul 2013, 9:28 pm

mystiroakey wrote:Whats this all about- cant you join us on the cricket board!!

Last time I looked the only active discussions on the Cricket board were Surrey, IPL and the regular fanzines by KP_Fan.

by mystiroakey Sat 13 Jul 2013, 9:34 pm

We have gone through 40 pages discusing this match LT.

The discussions are sparse when games arnt on. Its more of an in play forum at the moment

by **LondonTiger** Sat 13 Jul 2013, 10:26 pm

mystiroakey wrote:We have gone through 40 pages discusing this match LT.

The discussions are sparse when games arnt on. Its more of an in play forum at the moment

I am not a huge in game debater really. Especially when there are manic depressives the Trebellbobaggins.

by mystiroakey Sat 13 Jul 2013, 10:30 pm

I shouldnt laff. I luv trebs. But your right that place can make you suicidal!

by Portnoy's Complaint Sun 14 Jul 2013, 1:40 pm

Gawd. Edgbaston '05 again! And they say lightening doesn't strike twice.

Rugby can't emulate this tension.

by mystiroakey Sun 14 Jul 2013, 1:40 pm

its something else this.

by Portnoy's Complaint Sun 14 Jul 2013, 1:51 pm

It's a series in a Test innit?

by mystiroakey Sun 14 Jul 2013, 1:54 pm

Err yeah Blud!

by Portnoy's Complaint Sun 14 Jul 2013, 2:07 pm

Oh Danny Boy being sung to the luncheon crowd at the minute.

What next? Will ye come to Dublin in the green?

by Portnoy's Complaint Sun 14 Jul 2013, 2:17 pm

16 to win. c'mon Oz!

by doctor_grey Sun 14 Jul 2013, 2:48 pm

piece of cake

by mystiroakey Sun 14 Jul 2013, 2:50 pm

Great game that was....

i have been through every emotion possible in the last 5 days

by doctor_grey Sun 14 Jul 2013, 3:04 pm

never in doubt..........

by Portnoy's Complaint Sun 14 Jul 2013, 3:12 pm

I'd love to see team challenges in RU.

But for me Broad took the edge off that win as a sporting contest for me as a sports fan.

by LeinsterFan4life Sun 14 Jul 2013, 3:20 pm

Great win for the united nations XI... I mean England.

by Portnoy's Complaint Sun 14 Jul 2013, 3:43 pm

Another great win for Great Britain in this great summer of British sport.

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