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Close was a proper hardcase

England need to bin the mung bean curry and remember what really wins matches. Razor sharp fielding, iron determination not to give your wicket away and bowlers hunting in packs. But most of all, being up for the fight. There's a thin line between chopping and changing and being too loyal. But surely some pllayers must be close to the push. Johnson's bowling great but we seem to be bereft of fight and spirit

don't have an agenda, that's a good one.

I now have an image of Balaji lobbing one off sat on the couch in pi$$-stained y-fronts. Great. Thanks.

Tapeworm.

I bet you do!

What's motivating these comments? Which international side do you follow?

I wanna see all the blueprints!

Way of the future

Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg? Great film. Marky Mark is like a force of nature in that. also, I used to hate Di Caprio, but you have to say he's a terrific actor.

I always thought baiting players as the "Barmy Army" did was a bad idea. I suppose it was fun at the time, but it looks like Johnson's having the last laugh.

Holy Jesus

"None of the top 6 were got out by good bowling it was just poor shot selection" ... which indicates that they have not scored anywhere near as many as they should. so 300 is a competitive score regardless of the wicket? Doesn't make sense to me.

Nonsense, it's a good batting strip and England have the whip hand. The Johnson/Haddin partnership was a frustration, but hey-ho, it's happened to the best of them. Overall, a solid start from England, and Australia on the back foot already.

They were all airy-fairy cobblers and a very feeble prequel trilogy that devalues the originals by association.

Off his lid, totally. Despite his peotestations, it was clear he was intent on antagoniising My fingers are too big for this smart phone

But you *are* a wind-up merchant. "wind-up merchant" isn't an insult.

And now you're crying the victim. Where have you been insulted a million times?

Give over you wind-up merchant. You don't care who plays for England, as long as they lose. You came on here to crow at a poor England performance in the first warm-up game of an Ashes tour. It's not even a test, and you're crowing for all your worth. Perhaps if your posts were less bombastic you might get away with it. But you're about as subtle as an Indian bookmakers' bung.

But you don't discuss things, you just rile people deliberately.

Are you joking? I think that's rather tom petty.

George Michael - I Want Your Sex

undertones -mars bars

"Is It Love You're After" - rose royce

afternoon tea, eh? "may i press you to a cucumber sandwich?"