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Title: The Ashes!
Post by: Baggy on August 23, 2009, 12:36:09 PM
Well done England! And wasn't it sweet to see Freddy Flintoff run out Ricky Ponting!! :)
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Bruv119 on August 23, 2009, 01:02:37 PM
I was going to start a thread and post a pic but ya beat me to it baggy   :D


(http://aroundtheedges.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/the-ashes-urn1.jpg)

gork, JR and all you other aussies they came home for once  :aok
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Wobbly on August 23, 2009, 01:26:53 PM
Jolly well done chaps !

Good Show Aussies

(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46255000/jpg/_46255435_strauss_urn_getty466.jpg)


Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: AWwrgwy on August 23, 2009, 01:44:18 PM
Huh?

 :huh :confused:


wrongway
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Banzzai on August 23, 2009, 02:08:43 PM
Huh?

 :huh :confused:


wrongway

this might help on how fielding  works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi0K0V-SBEc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi0K0V-SBEc)

WTG England bout time


Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Baggy on August 23, 2009, 02:15:15 PM
AWwrgwy, its the equivalent of your World Series only much much better and much much much more important ;-)
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: thrila on August 23, 2009, 02:17:29 PM
(http://img.skysports.com/09/08/800x600/Andrew-Flintoff-celebrate-England-Australia-f_2351570.jpg)
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: gyrene81 on August 23, 2009, 02:23:16 PM
AWwrgwy, its the equivalent of your World Series only much much better and much much much more important ;-)
LOL...not even close...look at the snow white candy striper uniforms thrila posted...all that missing is the skirts...er I mean kilts. Person can get seriously injured in baseball.  :D
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Baggy on August 23, 2009, 02:30:07 PM
I knew I'd get a bite from that comment.  ;)
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: RTHolmes on August 23, 2009, 02:31:01 PM
exciting series, gritty england performance, doesnt get much better than this :D
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Vudak on August 23, 2009, 02:37:26 PM
Why do the ashes have a price sticker on the bottom?
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: E25280 on August 23, 2009, 07:19:50 PM
Why do the ashes have a price sticker on the bottom?
:rofl
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: RTGorkle on August 23, 2009, 08:39:24 PM
Nice win.  :aok
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: phatzo on August 23, 2009, 11:10:08 PM
Must have been some Man love moments in blighty after that
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: gpwurzel on August 23, 2009, 11:17:57 PM
There were a few sweaty palm moments as the score started mounting, and it didn't look like anything was going to take them 2 off the crease - short of nuclear ordnance lol........

Exciting series to watch (which makes a change from an English perspective).

Wurzel
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: -tronski- on August 24, 2009, 06:51:33 AM
Bloody Poms....

 Tronsky
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Grisbeau on August 24, 2009, 07:05:42 AM
The rules are quite simply really;

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Lusche on August 24, 2009, 07:57:29 AM
The rules are quite simply really;

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

This is an out-rage!
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: xbrit on August 24, 2009, 08:21:48 AM

gork, JR and all you other aussies they came home for once  :aok

They never actually leave Lords, only a replica travels when the Aussies win.
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: FTJR on August 24, 2009, 10:19:48 AM
Sitting on the mantle piece collecting dust.  We just sent them back to the manufacturer for a bit of spit and shine.

... They'll be back in Oz before too long

Tense match the last one. Though the 1st innings collapse really put it beyond doubt.

Congrats...
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Curval on August 24, 2009, 10:42:59 AM
Well done England.

One thing that impressed me though was Ricky Ponting in that last game.  The man took a drive to the face and was hit many times all over his body while fielding close in and when at bat.  He never even winced.

Tough as nails that guy.
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: Xasthur on August 25, 2009, 04:13:57 AM
Gutted! Well done, Poms. I was starting to believe that we were in with a chance until Ponting and Hussey blew it. That'll be Hussey's ticket out of the side.

I look forward to getting our side back up to strength, it's great watching a bloke like Siddle get his game together.

Bring on the One-dayers!
Title: Re: The Ashes!
Post by: mechanic on August 25, 2009, 04:28:55 AM
Vudak...LOL  :rofl