England's Tour of Australia - Ashes, ODIs and T20s 13/14

I see that the bookies don't rate England's chances that highly. Australia are now 8/13 to win the series with England at 3/1 with most bookmakers. For the next test Austraila are 6/4 with England either 5/2 or 11/4 and the draw at 6/4.

Did I hear Rory McIlroy right on SSN, that he enjoyed watching the aussies stuff us and hope they do it again, surely I misheard

(28-11-2013 15:45 )thescientist Wrote:  Did I hear Rory McIlroy right on SSN, that he enjoyed watching the aussies stuff us and hope they do it again, surely I misheard

That's coming from a man who has yet to decide if he'll represent Ireland or GB at the 2016 Olympics.

I know sledging is part of the game and everything, but I think players now have to be careful not let anything come out that shouldn't be picked up within earshot of the microphone in future!!

(28-11-2013 22:55 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(28-11-2013 15:45 )thescientist Wrote:  Did I hear Rory McIlroy right on SSN, that he enjoyed watching the aussies stuff us and hope they do it again, surely I misheard

That's coming from a man who has yet to decide if he'll represent Ireland or GB at the 2016 Olympics.

It's my guess that he'll probably represent the team that offers him
the best opportunities for a medal!!

(25-11-2013 09:39 )Jack Bishop Wrote:  ^ I read that book as well babelover. It was fascinating and gave me an understanding into this horrible condition and the fact it is much more than just "manning up" as some believe. I also wish Trott well on his path to recovery. Given the high pressure environment of the test arena these days I doubt he will be the last player to suffer from this.

At the same time, I now wonder just how many players the ECB are 'closely monitoring?' and I would totally agree he certainly wouldn't be the last player to suffer. also do we know of any high profile cases from other test playing nations that we've not known about before?

(29-11-2013 09:39 )babelover48 Wrote:  

(28-11-2013 22:55 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(28-11-2013 15:45 )thescientist Wrote:  Did I hear Rory McIlroy right on SSN, that he enjoyed watching the aussies stuff us and hope they do it again, surely I misheard

That's coming from a man who has yet to decide if he'll represent Ireland or GB at the 2016 Olympics.

It's my guess that he'll probably represent the team that offers him
the best opportunities for a medal!!

huh golf is not a team game if he is good enough he will win !!

anyway who cares that he is not supporting england he is irish for god sake

apparently the bad blood between clarke and anderson goes back to when both were playing in the lancashire league and apparently was an altercation in a pub

Gary Ballance gave a nudge to the selectors,top scoring with 55 in England's innings of 212-7 dec in the 2 Day match against CA Chairman's XI in Alice Springs.

(29-11-2013 10:23 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Gary Ballance gave a nudge to the selectors,top scoring with 55 in England's innings of 212-7 dec in the 2 Day match against CA Chairman's XI in Alice Springs.

The quality of the bowling looked very ordinary from what I saw on SSN. Still that is not Balance's fault and great he got some runs.