The Ashes

[minestrone]

I'm quite glad that an Aussie win is on the cards, it means that the last 2 tests will be worth playing.

You can make all these "oh, it keeps the test alive" quotes for as long as you want.

England got totally butchered there. Filleted, sliced, diced. In every department England were outclassed.

[Moscow Mule]

You can make all these "oh, it keeps the test alive" quotes for as long as you want.

England got totally butchered there. Filleted, sliced, diced. In every department England were outclassed.

You are so full of tulip when the Aussies do well and totally silent when they play like crap. Does a bad Aussie performance give you diarrhoea?

[Doggy Styles]

You can make all these "oh, it keeps the test alive" quotes for as long as you want.

England got totally butchered there. Filleted, sliced, diced. In every department England were outclassed.

You only sing when you're winning.

[TykeMerc]

You can make all these "oh, it keeps the test alive" quotes for as long as you want.

England got totally butchered there. Filleted, sliced, diced. In every department England were outclassed.

So? The cricket was good and Aus showed some flair and form that they sadly lacked in the first two tests.

If you're expecting me to rise to a nationalist bait I won't. I'm English and I'd prefer to see them win the series, I really don't care on any passionate level. I get mildly annoyed when England play badly, but if they're beaten by superb cricket while playing well then I just enjoy the game.

Tribal antagonism is pathetic.

[minestrone]

So? The cricket was good and Aus showed some flair and form that they sadly lacked in the first two tests.

If you're expecting me to rise to a nationalist bait I won't. I'm English and I'd prefer to see them win the series, I really don't care on any passionate level. I get mildly annoyed when England play badly, but if they're beaten by superb cricket while playing well then I just enjoy the game.

Tribal antagonism is pathetic.

I was not actually aware that the Australians were a tribe.

Must hurt having to invent a tribe when you get your arse licked at the sport you invented.

England got humped today from a team from the tribe of convicts. Total whitewash. Humiliation. Put that in a South African's pipe and smoke it.

[minestrone]

You only sing when you're winning.

Had my avatar on for the last 4 weeks, I have never been hiding from anything.

[minestrone]

And once more, from the top and with vigour...

[TykeMerc]

I was not actually aware that the Australians were a tribe.

Must hurt having to invent a tribe when you get your arse licked at the sport you invented.

England got humped today from a team from the tribe of convicts. Total whitewash. Humiliation. Put that in a South African's pipe and smoke it.

By tribalism (as you're perfectly well aware) I'm referring to the we/us and them crap that people spout, it's visible in many fields, but especially associated with sport. I don't have any us and them feelings, I pity you for having them.

I didn't invent cricket, it was invented and played well by many countries long before I was born; unless you're using the "your" in tribal terms of course; which as I said I find pathetic.

England have been outplayed by the Australians so far in this Test in a similar manner to what happened in the second test when Englan outplayed Australia. I'm not aware that there's been any humping on the pitch, maybe it was happening in the dressing room after play finished? Why would I feel humiliated by a game? I don't have any personal stake in it.
I don't know a South African with a pipe and I don't smoke these days.

[minestrone]

By tribalism (as you're perfectly well aware) I'm referring to the we/us and them crap that people spout, it's visible in many fields, but especially associated with sport. I don't have any us and them feelings, I pity you for having them.

I didn't invent cricket, it was invented and played well by many countries long before I was born; unless you're using the "your" in tribal terms of course; which as I said I find pathetic.

England have been outplayed by the Australians so far in this Test in a similar manner to what happened in the second test when Englan outplayed Australia. I'm not aware that there's been any humping on the pitch, maybe it was happening in the dressing room after play finished? Why would I feel humiliated by a game? I don't have any personal stake in it.
I don't know a South African with a pipe and I don't smoke these days.

"cricket? nothing to do with us"

I think Pietersen might need a light on that pipe. You got a match?

[Moscow Mule]

Had my avatar on for the last 4 weeks, I have never been hiding from anything.

I don't use avatars. You must have lost your login details during the Adelaide test?