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DoubleO7
6 Jul 2009, 19:56
Australia's first Test preparations have been thrown into chaos with Brett Lee complaining of pain down his left side. Lee was absent from Australia's training session on Monday while undergoing scans at a nearby Cardiff hospital.
A team spokesman said the extent of Lee's injury would be known by Monday night or Tuesday morning. But with just two days remaining before the first Ashes Test, the fast bowler must be in extreme doubt to take his place in the starting XI.
"He has a sore left rib, but we won't know the extent of it until the scans are back," an Australian team spokesman said. "We're in a holding pattern until then."
More... (http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/current/story/412965.html)
Here we go, more Lee drama. :rolleyes:
OzBomber
6 Jul 2009, 20:26
Big Footy's prayers have been answered.
Sucks to hear it. If he isn't 100% he can't play. Hope he is fit. Could be a blessing in disguise for Clark or Hauritz.
TheRiverRat
6 Jul 2009, 20:26
awesome that hilfy has had no match practice :rolleyes:
Cousin Jed
6 Jul 2009, 20:29
awesome that hilfy has had no match practice :rolleyes:
Played the first game.
I wonder if Lee fell on a misplaced ball in the warm-up....
lions_den
6 Jul 2009, 20:54
Phew, dodged a bullet there!
aussie1st
6 Jul 2009, 21:00
The way he went in the tour match he will be a loss. We could struggle to get 20 wickets if Johnson doesn't fire.
Cassius_Clay
6 Jul 2009, 21:12
Some of you guys are a pack of knobs. ONLY bowler who looked liked getting wickets in the tour matches. Johnson was ****ing shit and yet we have clowns saying we dodged a bullet. Seriously... Then we hear the excuses that it was only against 5th rate batters. Well why didnt Clark and Johnson do anything at all?
Don Draper
6 Jul 2009, 21:16
The way he went in the tour match he will be a loss. We could struggle to get 20 wickets if Johnson doesn't fire.
Agree.
Lee throws it up there, as had a relatively good seam position in his career and has obviously worked on it as his pace has now dropped. Johnson is good but just bangs in to the deck hard and needs to start moving the ball around otherwise it will be a long ashes for him.
I was actually looking forward to seeing Lee's return. Credit where credit is due, whilst Lee is horribly overrated, he actually has worked damned hard to get back and the fact that he would've been picked on merit is a credit to him.
NMFC ALWAYS
6 Jul 2009, 21:27
Some of you guys are a pack of knobs. ONLY bowler who looked liked getting wickets in the tour matches. Johnson was ****ing shit and yet we have clowns saying we dodged a bullet. Seriously... Then we hear the excuses that it was only against 5th rate batters. Well why didnt Clark and Johnson do anything at all?
Lee is a fairy and a pie chucker , only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team .
He's been shit for years at test level , and even worse against England , but yeah let's all jump for joy if he gets in the final 11 .
OzBomber
6 Jul 2009, 21:27
Played the first game.
I wonder if Lee fell on a misplaced ball in the warm-up....
Well considering it's his side and not his ankle I highly doubt it. ;)
Jimthegreat
6 Jul 2009, 21:42
Lee is a fairy and a pie chucker , only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team .
He's been shit for years at test level , and even worse against England , but yeah let's all jump for joy if he gets in the final 11 .
310 wickets @ over 4 a Test for 75 Tests. Only the 4th Aussies to take 300 wickets behind the 3 of the greatest bowlers of all time, Lillee, McGrath and Warne. Yes, that sh1t. :rolleyes:
Whatever people think of where he's at now these days those career figures suggest he's certainly not overrated. a long way from it. Some people really struggle with the game.
If this isn't a sign for us to bring Dougy over I don't know what it is
Lee ruled out of first two Tests
Australia's Ashes preparations have been thrown into disarray with their most senior paceman, Brett Lee, ruled out of the opening two Tests, at Cardiff and Lord's, with a left side strain, Cricinfo has learned
http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/current/story/412965.html
So he couldn't cope bowling more than 4 overs....
Lee is a fairy and a pie chucker , only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team .
He's been shit for years at test level , and even worse against England , but yeah let's all jump for joy if he gets in the final 11 .
Crap post lift your game.
picture in me pasta
6 Jul 2009, 22:25
Well looks like you pimply-faced kids have got your wish. :rolleyes:
Can't see us taking 20 wickets now that our in-form man is ruled out. Johnson, who looked average the other day, will need to fire. Siddle's a gun but they can't do it all?
Ill Chicken
6 Jul 2009, 22:26
310 wickets @ over 4 a Test for 75 Tests. Only the 4th Aussies to take 300 wickets behind the 3 of the greatest bowlers of all time, Lillee, McGrath and Warne. Yes, that sh1t. :rolleyes:
Whatever people think of where he's at now these days those career figures suggest he's certainly not overrated. a long way from it. Some people really struggle with the game.
It suggests that he is average.
belfast_bomber
6 Jul 2009, 22:32
Bugger.
Whom to replace him? Siddle or Hilfy?
Port_Adelaide
6 Jul 2009, 22:32
Noooooooooooooooo. Screw all you hater's, go and learn something about cricket, he will be a massive loss for Australia and spectators.
he will be a massive loss for Australia and spectators.
Not really. He probably would have just broke down in the middle of the test anyway. Better off doing it now. Of course if he did a county stint instead of IPL this could have been avoided...
Bit disapointing to hear the he will probably miss, lets be honest he is our most exciting bowler to watch by far.
OzBomber
6 Jul 2009, 22:49
Bugger.
Whom to replace him? Siddle or Hilfy?
Siddle's already in.
Big loss for us. Clark will be his replacement I take it considering Hilfy has already dropped.
Still hope we go with the 4 quicks.
Send Hauritz and his pies back to 3rd grade where he belongs.
Respected Journo
6 Jul 2009, 22:52
This is an absolutely massive blow to our chances of retaining the Ashes. I can't understand the posters in the early part of this thread who are happy that his been injured. Did you not see him bowl the other night?
He was reversing the ball after 12 overs in the second innings.
The fact his out for 2 test matchs is also a significant factor, his going to lose match fitness and what not so when he returns he could well injure himself again. That's if his back in 2 matchs, side strains can sometimes take longer then expected to heal.
Obviously Hauritz is going to play now, with Stuart Clark, Johnson and Siddle.
It's still a good seam attack but your two express bowlers in Siddle and Johnson are inexperienced in these conditions. Clark was getting a bit of reverse in that second innings against England Lions and I have seen him get reverse before, (West Indies 2008) but he doesn't have the pace Lee does.
Seriously, this is a massive body blow to our hopes of retaining the Ashes, seeing Lee bowl like he did the other night was amazing. Some of those balls were unplayable. Batsmen like Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior wouldn't last 6 balls against that type of bowling.
England will probably now nearly start favourites to be honest, the odds of England winning will be slashed.
Before the series many people said that England's best chance of winning a test is at Cardiff, the problem with Lee out is that when he comes back we could well be 2-0 down in the series, and the Ashes all but gone.
The positive is that this didn't happen when Lee was bowling in a test match, when Lee got injured at the MCG and couldn't bowl the entire calibration of the attack was knocked off its axis with tired bowlers in Siddle and Johnson having to pick up the slack and the consquence was that they were ineffective.
Secondly, England could well get complacent now with Lee out. If we can somehow win in Cardiff, a venue where most expect England to win, then England could well be shot for the remainder of the series.
Gee, Ponting is going to have his work cut out for him now.
belfast_bomber
6 Jul 2009, 22:52
I meant with the new ball... yeah Siddle, and Clark in ahead of Hilfy I guess.
I suppose we've got to go with Hauritz. I wish we didn't, he's really poor, but he's all we've got. Unless you count North and Clarke. Which I don't.
Bugger.
Respected Journo
6 Jul 2009, 22:58
Hauritz could be half decent if this pitch turns as much as it's expected too, we need to take 20 wickets, if Hauritz plays they English are going to go after him which gives us the best chance of taking wickets. We need to gamble now that Lee is ruled out.
We need to click with what we got.
Selective Retention
6 Jul 2009, 23:04
Hauritz needs to play to take the workload off the quicks more than anything else. Siddle or Johnson break down from an excessive workload and we are ****ed.
Nel Mangle
6 Jul 2009, 23:16
lee injured eh
Now they will have to turn to a player who has had no preparation (at the last second)
lee is also a handy lower order batsmen.
Ill Chicken
6 Jul 2009, 23:20
Australia now have the attack to win the Ashes. Clark, Johnson and Siddle can focus on being the main stay of the attack while the fourth bowler won't be anything to worry, it will rule out any major or excessive changes in the squad for first two tests and might even see the surprise inclusion of McDonald over Hauritz and Hilfenhaus.
DeadlyAkkuret
7 Jul 2009, 00:16
Australia now have the attack to win the Ashes.
What do you mean now have the attack to win? Are you implying we're now more of a chance without Lee swinging the ball like he was? That would be a huge stretch, even for the army of Lee haters on here.
Ill Chicken
7 Jul 2009, 00:33
Obviously that is what I am saying. Lee bowling inswing to KP's bread and butter. Saved at least 50 quick runs in each test.
Blue Dimension
7 Jul 2009, 01:05
*facepalm*
This means Hauritz is now a probable inclusion for Cardiff. Lets just hope he can do a decent job and not get walloped out of the park.
DeadlyAkkuret
7 Jul 2009, 01:09
Obviously that is what I am saying. Lee bowling inswing to KP's bread and butter. Saved at least 50 quick runs in each test.
You do know they don't have 11 KP's, right?
We'll see, though. I believe you'll be wrong.
Fusilli Jerry
7 Jul 2009, 01:35
Crap post lift your game.
You're a hero.
It alwas seems to happen to a team on the slide .You think you have the team settled and then a player who you think is coming back into form gets injured at the last minute .Its been happening to England since 05
I have read all the posts not liking Lee these people must not have seen him bowling at the weekend
Hauritz won't get wickets, we saw in South Africa how he's incapable of winning matches on the 4th/5th day of a test when you need your spinners to take charge.
Play Ronnie, he can tie down an end better than Hauritz can and the slow conditions will suit him.
Siddle, Clark and MJ to round out the attack. North and Clarke can bowl a few overs of spin also.
Mcdonald also covers the loss of Lee's batting, although that's obviously a secondary factor.
He's not a fantastic option but i think he's a better one than Hauritz, plus he balances out the side nicely.
Wacky Tiger
7 Jul 2009, 08:45
Hilfys time to shine, get him in the team
aussie1st
7 Jul 2009, 09:31
I didn't have Lee in my original lineup but he was awesome in the tour matches. 11/218 replaced with 2/260 - Hauritz. Hilfy won't be picked.
krisholio14
7 Jul 2009, 09:33
God forbid you actually win a test without Lee in the side :eek:
The way he went in the tour match he will be a loss. We could struggle to get 20 wickets if Johnson doesn't fire.
We heard that shit before the south african tour. A young and green attack did the job even with siddle on one foot for most of the tests. I think we severly underrate this pace attack. I expect Johnson, Siddle and clark to do some real damage this series.
My science there has been some tripe posted in this thread.
It was only when Lee was out of the side that we looked competitive against South Africa. Lee has a shit record in England too... have faith in the blokes that bowled us to three test victories in four tests against the Saffas.
Hauritz is grade cricket level cannon fodder and cannot play, so you'd think that Hilfy may get a gig with Clark. This worries me as it would mean a very long tail, and our batting has struggled over the past couple of years.
Stupid that McDonald didn't play at all in the warm up games, IMO he would do well on these pitches with the Duke ball. Definitely a better option than Hauritz.
krisholio14
7 Jul 2009, 09:54
My science there has been some tripe posted in this thread.
It was only when Lee was out of the side that we looked competitive against South Africa. Lee has a shit record in England too... have faith in the blokes that bowled us to three test victories in four tests against the Saffas.
Hauritz is grade cricket level cannon fodder and cannot play, so you'd think that Hilfy may get a gig with Clark. This worries me as it would mean a very long tail, and our batting has struggled over the past couple of years.
Stupid that McDonald didn't play at all in the warm up games, IMO he would do well on these pitches with the Duke ball. Definitely a better option than Hauritz.
Finally some sense! It's about bloody time an Aussie supporter realied how valuable Macca could/should be in English conditions.
Stupid that McDonald didn't play at all in the warm up games, IMO he would do well on these pitches with the Duke ball. Definitely a better option than Hauritz.
Hauritz can't turn a door knob
wavefall21
7 Jul 2009, 10:00
hilfy has to play now, his swing could be an important factor in england, he would add some decent variety to our attack, hauritz can't play, he's not good enough
That tripe about lee being great because he has over 300 wickets and only a handfull of ausie pacemen have done this. These days they play alot more cricket and play it against hopeless sides like Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, a struggling West Indies, Pakistan.
Lee is an average bowler who goes for too many runs. In the warm up games he has had the new ball and not gotten a breakthrough with it. Looked good reversing it but are we gonna wait until it reverses before he can do anything? not a big loss at all and moves Siddle into the new ball witn johnson.
He will be a loss, i have changed my opinnion on Lee i didn't want him in the side before the Ashes but after watching his effort and reverse swing the tour matches he looked very dangerous.
Hauritz will be in the inclusion the aussie selectors will play it safe, but i am enjoying all the love for ronnie from the last few posters. Get Ronald in the side i say!
courtjester
7 Jul 2009, 10:31
Must play the Hilf now. He'll rip England a new one if he gets the chance. 30 wickets for the series if he plays all tests.
Johnson
Siddle
Hilf
Hauritz
They'll bowl us to victory. Back the young fellas.
England would be very upset now that Lee is injured, Also lets hope for the Aus sake that Anderson dosent get injured as well cause they love facing him.
Hawks1523
7 Jul 2009, 11:43
If Hilfy plays, we're ****ed. :o
Must play the Hilf now. He'll rip England a new one if he gets the chance. 30 wickets for the series if he plays all tests.
Johnson
Siddle
Hilf
Hauritz
They'll bowl us to victory. Back the young fellas.
Are you high?
Hawks1523
7 Jul 2009, 12:40
Why are people rating Hilfy so highly? He may be a good domestic cricketer, I dont see him cutting it at international level, he hasn't shown anything that springs to mind that makes me think otherwise.
*facepalm*
This means Hauritz is now a probable inclusion for Cardiff. Lets just hope he can do a decent job and not get walloped out of the park.
You mean not like the last two games when he wasn't bowling to a quality Test lineup? - I hope so too.:(
I expect the experienced Clark,who should be suited by the conditions,to join Johnson and Siddle - I have been hoping that Hilfenhaus would shine on this tour - ideal type for the atmosphere and pitches.
courtjester
7 Jul 2009, 13:27
Why are people rating Hilfy so highly? He may be a good domestic cricketer, I dont see him cutting it at international level, he hasn't shown anything that springs to mind that makes me think otherwise.
He will rip the English conditions to shreds. Time will tell. He needs to get his chance first.
One suspects they will go with Johnson, Siddle and Clark in the first few tests, with either Hauritz or McDonald as back up.
aussie1st
7 Jul 2009, 14:06
Lee is an average bowler who goes for too many runs. In the warm up games he has had the new ball and not gotten a breakthrough with it. Looked good reversing it but are we gonna wait until it reverses before he can do anything? not a big loss at all and moves Siddle into the new ball witn johnson.
It can start reversing in the 12th over in England so not like you are waiting long. Plus Siddle and Johnson could have had the new ball then when the reverse comes around enter Lee.
Ill Chicken
7 Jul 2009, 14:11
Sorry this reversing the ball in the 12th over is a load of crap. The ball is still a brand new ball. You can swing it either way. The fact he couldn't generate any real out swing is proof that the ball was not reversing rather his natural action of sliding the ball in.
He will rip the English conditions to shreds. Time will tell. He needs to get his chance first.
One suspects they will go with Johnson, Siddle and Clark in the first few tests, with either Hauritz or McDonald as back up.
You do realise that these days English conditions in July are generally dry and dusty... especially with the best spinner in our squad being Marcus North.
The tracks Alderman used to dominate in the 80s are long gone... at least by the time July rolls around at least. They may be green and seam around in May but no chance of that come July.
Used to be a huge fan of Ben a few years back, but I've gone slightly cold on him. Doesn't bowl as many wicket taking balls as he used to, and tend to bowl more four balls also. Still huge potential, but really needs to tighten his game up to be more of an asset at test level.
IMO Ronnie would be just as useful in English conditions, probably a lot more economical too.
It can start reversing in the 12th over in England so not like you are waiting long.
Depends entirely on the type of breath mint you use, but reverse by the 12th over is as rare as a Brett Lee 5-for.
It's a loss but again, most of us thought we were good things if we fronted up with the same attack as in South Africa. Prior to the warm up we didn't expect much from Lee so it's not as if everything has suddenly fallen in a heap.
bombersno1
7 Jul 2009, 15:28
Really good news to be honest, still have not forgiven him from his last series over there. Get the feeling McDonald will play, although I do feel with Johnson at 8 that is enough batting, Clark and Siddle are no mugs, they can bat a bit. I would play Bollinger or Hilfenhaus.
Despite his dodgy record in England, I am disappointed. It is true that he hasn't really been penetrative with the new ball, but he did bowl very well when it reversed. It is also a shame to see him work so hard to come back and then have to sit out again. However, as Peter Roebuck said, his age was always going to make a long-term comeback problematic, especially with his pretty poor (albeit not the worst) injury record.
This'll probably lead the selectors to utilise the same attack that was present in South Africa. They may include Nathan Hauritz for the sake of variety, but this would be a mistake, IMO. For instance, Ashley Giles (who could, despite having a poor record, actually be effective on turners) was played far too often.
I'm not sure whether this is a good or bad thing. While I was supporting an attack of Johnson/Siddle/Clark/Hauritz or Johnson/Siddle/Hilfenhaus/Clark, some of those bowlers have looked rusty, to say the least. Ironic, really.
I wouldn't be complaining if we played Hauritz, he hasn't been doing as badly as everyone says. I'm aware he's not lighting the world on fire like a Shane Warne would but I still feel that people are clinging to high expectations of our spinners and when they don't fulfill those expectations quickly people are jumping onto their computers and making comments like "ZOMG!1!11!1one!1eleven!11!" Hauritz sucks teh d1ck1!1!11!"
While I agree that I don't think Hauritz is up to it, I'm prepared to give him a chance in this series before I join in the chorus of "**** u haurtz u r sh1t!11!".
Really there is only one batsmen in that England line up that could monster him consistently and that's KP, the rest I think have a massive chance of maybe sending him over the fence one or two times before getting too cocky and mishitting him and end up losing their wicket because they got too far ahead of themselves.
courtjester
7 Jul 2009, 16:34
You do realise that these days English conditions in July are generally dry and dusty... especially with the best spinner in our squad being Marcus North.
The tracks Alderman used to dominate in the 80s are long gone... at least by the time July rolls around at least. They may be green and seam around in May but no chance of that come July.
Fair enough, didn't realise that. Seemed to be plenty of swing around in 2005 for Hoggard and Jones though, if it gets overcast in England it seems to swing around a lot.
PumpyChowdown
7 Jul 2009, 16:57
Either of:
8. McDonald
9. Johnson
10. Siddle
11. Clarke
or
8. Johnson
9. Siddle
10. Clarke
11. Hilfenhaus
Suits me fine.
aussie1st
7 Jul 2009, 17:01
Sorry this reversing the ball in the 12th over is a load of crap. The ball is still a brand new ball. You can swing it either way. The fact he couldn't generate any real out swing is proof that the ball was not reversing rather his natural action of sliding the ball in.
Gul did it during the T20 WC after 12 overs. The experts of the game said he did, Vettori even said it was reverse swing so I know who I will believe.
NMFC ALWAYS
7 Jul 2009, 17:20
Crap post lift your game.
Yeah , how dare i post such truths .
Yeah , how dare i post such truths .
You won't be posting here at all any more if you keep this crap going.
Ill Chicken
7 Jul 2009, 18:03
Gul did it during the T20 WC after 12 overs. The experts of the game said he did, Vettori even said it was reverse swing so I know who I will believe.
Maybe your own eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeN3vFi2d_Y
Fair enough, didn't realise that. Seemed to be plenty of swing around in 2005 for Hoggard and Jones though, if it gets overcast in England it seems to swing around a lot.
New ball didn't swing that much, it was only when the ball started reversing that Flintoff and Jones ripped us a new one.
It was precisely the dry and abrasive pitches in 2005 that made the ball scuff up quickly enough for reverse swing to play a major factor... breath mints made it swing further though.
You won't be posting here at all any more if you keep this crap going.
He has a very valid point though. Lee is terribly overrated... or is this you pushing your pro Lee agenda?
He has a very valid point though. Lee is terribly overrated... or is this you pushing your pro Lee agenda?
Mate I don't give a stuff. I don't care about what opinion someone has just the way they put it.
I have had about a gutfull of the juvenile Lee bullshit in general though.
The way all of you lot squeal on makes you sound like 12 year old school kids.
If this shit continues on much longer we are going to have to do something about it.
Likka, if he said something like:
"Lee is a terribly over-rated bowler who has never really performed for us on a consistent basis, and has never performed against England at all. So this injury isn't the worse news for us, from a team point of view, although it's disappointing for Lee himself."
Instead of:
"Lee is a fairy and a pie chucker , only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team .
He's been shit for years at test level , and even worse against England , but yeah let's all jump for joy if he gets in the final 11 ."
I'm sure Weevil would not have called it a crap post...
Likka, if he said something like:
"Lee is a terribly over-rated bowler who has never really performed for us on a consistent basis, and has never performed against England at all. So this injury isn't the worse news for us, from a team point of view, although it's disappointing for Lee himself."
Instead of:
"Lee is a fairy and a pie chucker , only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team .
He's been shit for years at test level , and even worse against England , but yeah let's all jump for joy if he gets in the final 11 ."
I'm sure Weevil would not have called it a crap post...
Thanks for saving me the typing. Spot on. :thumbsu:
MinerBoy
7 Jul 2009, 19:04
Bugger.
Whom to replace him? Siddle or Hilfy?
LOL. Seeing as Siddle would have been selected before him, he can hardly replace him.
Thanks for saving me the typing. Spot on. :thumbsu:
Can I have a mod position now? :cool:
So we are back to modding Politburo style... great.
Do you happen to own a tank?
So we are back to modding Politburo style... great.
"I, for one, welcome our new overlords"
So we are back to modding Politburo style... great.
Do you happen to own a tank?
No we are modding grown up style. If posters behave reasonably they are treated reasonably.
Now just hold still for a moment longer.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/1734087287_83ab92a3cd.jpg
King Elvis
7 Jul 2009, 19:41
Bing has let me, specifically, down.
I backed him heavily when he took over from McGrath and he delivered; then I shitcanned him to the max when he was rubbish in Indian and against the Saffers; and I didn't want him in the Ashes side.
Then, he proved he might have been a real weapon in the series, and I was excited about having him in the mix.
Now he bloody hurts himself... YOU LET ME DOWN BINGA!!
PS - Weevil, sif anybody is scared of that old, busted arse tank :p
NMFC ALWAYS
7 Jul 2009, 20:01
Mate I don't give a stuff. I don't care about what opinion someone has just the way they put it.
I have had about a gutfull of the juvenile Lee bullshit in general though.
The way all of you lot squeal on makes you sound like 12 year old school kids.
If this shit continues on much longer we are going to have to do something about it.
It was one post .
I can't stand Lee and i think he is shit , are you going to ban everyone who has a negative opinion of Brett Lee ?
Do your worst champ !
NMFC ALWAYS
7 Jul 2009, 20:10
Likka, if he said something like:
"Lee is a terribly over-rated bowler who has never really performed for us on a consistent basis, and has never performed against England at all. So this injury isn't the worse news for us, from a team point of view, although it's disappointing for Lee himself."
Instead of:
"Lee is a fairy and a pie chucker , only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team .
He's been shit for years at test level , and even worse against England , but yeah let's all jump for joy if he gets in the final 11 ."
I'm sure Weevil would not have called it a crap post...
Nice effort , but i guess we all have different ways of expressing ourselves .
Hawks1523
7 Jul 2009, 20:11
It was one post .
I can't stand Lee and i think he is shit , are you going to ban everyone who has a negative opinion of Brett Lee ?
Do your worst champ !
It's not your opinion of Brett Lee, it's the way you expressed it. :rolleyes:
Nice effort , but i guess we all have different ways of expressing ourselves .
I spent 5 minutes trying to find a way to make "only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team ." sound nice before I gave up :(
NMFC ALWAYS
7 Jul 2009, 20:16
It's not your opinion of Brett Lee, it's the way you expressed it. :rolleyes:
It's a combination of both me thinks .
Anyway , Lee is out of sight out of mind now so no need for me to rip into him .
NMFC ALWAYS
7 Jul 2009, 20:23
I spent 5 minutes trying to find a way to make "only a knob would drool over his possible inclusion into the test team ." sound nice before I gave up :(
Believe me , i watered down the post from what i was really thinking .
It was one post .
I can't stand Lee and i think he is shit , are you going to ban everyone who has a negative opinion of Brett Lee ?
Do your worst champ !
You don't make the rules we do.
Any more BS attitude out of you and you are out of here.
NMFC ALWAYS
7 Jul 2009, 20:41
You don't make the rules we do.
Any more BS attitude out of you and you are out of here.
I would love to know which rule i broke ?
If it was language , i would suggest you look through some of your own posts .
I had an opinion , i expressed it .
Respected Journo
7 Jul 2009, 20:42
Gee your treading a fine line there "Whitten Oval", I find the term "curry muncher" to be highly offensive. The Indians on my university campus are some of the more polite people I have encountered, and they always enjoy a chat about cricket and they like a bit of friendly banter.
Respected Journo
7 Jul 2009, 20:43
Take it from me you blokes, your really pushing it here, Weevil has given you plenty of chances but you just keep coming back for more.
I would love to know which rule i broke ?
If it was language , i would suggest you look through some of your own posts .
I had an opinion , i expressed it .
Give yourself a clap.
Patently obvious what rule.
Don't **** with a Supermod
Oh look it's keyboard cat here to play him off!
J---aiyznGQ
FYI there were deleted posts in there too kiddywinks.
I always try to give people a chance, but like it says in the rules, if you come in shooting your mouth off or giving off attitude then I just don't have the time or the energy. Got better things to do.
Just want to enjoy the cricket without having to wade through pages of shite. It's not too much to ask is it?
grizzlym
7 Jul 2009, 21:53
I'm lobbying the mods on the Hawthorn board (tis carnage over there right now) to get one of these installed.
http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx119/cupman69/ConeOfSilence.jpg
davey_magik
7 Jul 2009, 22:26
Not surprised to see the idiots on the board jumped on Lee's bandwagon after a TOUR MATCH.
I'm not going to revel in the fact Lee is injured, but I am glad he won't be selected.
aussie1st
8 Jul 2009, 09:15
Maybe your own eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeN3vFi2d_Y
I've seen it countless times, that is reverse swing. Not to mention the fact Gul never swings the new ball, why do you think he came on so late if he could swing the ball?
Now just hold still for a moment longer.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/1734087287_83ab92a3cd.jpg
Bah, the old leather gym bag I am holding is more than a match for your old communist tank (plus the tanks behind you of Chirf and Fred).
http://corriecanuck.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/tiananmen-square-hero.jpg
I think Jed is still trying to learn how to drive his tank.
Ill Chicken
8 Jul 2009, 14:33
I've seen it countless times, that is reverse swing. Not to mention the fact Gul never swings the new ball, why do you think he came on so late if he could swing the ball?
Those balls hardly moved. His natural action and wrist position is that of an inswing. All those deliveries did was slide in slightly, nothing more. Hell McCullum played for swing that wasn't there.
picture in me pasta
8 Jul 2009, 14:44
Not surprised to see the idiots on the board jumped on Lee's bandwagon after a TOUR MATCH.
I'm not going to revel in the fact Lee is injured, but I am glad he won't be selected.
Why does it matter that it was a TOUR MATCH? Fact is he was bowling 150 km/h with awesome reverse swing. I don't care if it's Joe Denly or Kevin Pietersen on strike, no bastman in world cricket can play that kind of bowling comfortably.
Did you see his performance in the tour match? Nar didn't think so.
Glad that he is not selected? Wow so we can play Nathan "straight break" Hauritz in his place? That is just a ridiculous statement. I could maybe understand if someone like Peter Siddle (better than MJ if you ask me) was going to replace him... but come on...
Bah, the old leather gym bag I am holding is more than a match for your old communist tank (plus the tanks behind you of Chirf and Fred).
http://corriecanuck.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/tiananmen-square-hero.jpg
I think Jed is still trying to learn how to drive his tank.
YOU ARE IN A TANK JED JUST GO PAST HIM FFS
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Ill Chicken
8 Jul 2009, 14:55
Why does it matter that it was a TOUR MATCH? Fact is he was bowling 150 km/h with awesome reverse swing. I don't care if it's Joe Denly or Kevin Pietersen on strike, no bastman in world cricket can play that kind of bowling comfortably.
Did you see his performance in the tour match? Nar didn't think so.
Glad that he is not selected? Wow so we can play Nathan "straight break" Hauritz in his place? That is just a ridiculous statement. I could maybe understand if someone like Peter Siddle (better than MJ if you ask me) was going to replace him... but come on...
Ha. That's a joke.
He did the same thing against NZ. The exact same thing. He was bowling low 90's, swinging the ball and cleaning up first class batsmen when they first get to the crease. Lee rolled through them and suddenly he was back and fitter than ever and ready to go. We all know how that story went.
picture in me pasta
8 Jul 2009, 15:01
Ha. That's a joke.
He did the same thing against NZ. The exact same thing. He was bowling low 90's, swinging the ball and cleaning up first class batsmen when they first get to the crease. Lee rolled through them and suddenly he was back and fitter than ever and ready to go. We all know how that story went.
Yeah he got injured... :confused: