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Think you'll find there is still a lot of pessimism in England, until we get to the first test and see how the real thing pans out, still expecting a comfortable Australia win. Mind you its hard not to be happy with the start to the tour, its almost been too smooth.
 
How many of those statements are actually hyperbole? Most of them seem perfectly reasonable and accurate.

"Worst Australian XI for 30 years"

maybe not 30 years but the worst since 87 for sure.

"Hussey gone"

Average of 30 odd for nearly 3 years he's not gone but he's got one finger left on the ledge and the wind is picking up.

"Johnson wayward again"

its news when he's not all over the shop these days.


"England's best chance for 20 years"

This is kind of a captain obvious one, from 1991-2007 Australia were simply better than england added to that our strong home advantage of course we were raging fav's at home.
 
frankrizzo said:
How many of those statements are actually hyperbole? Most of them seem perfectly reasonable and accurate.

"Worst Australian XI for 30 years"

maybe not 30 years but the worst since 87 for sure.

"Hussey gone"

Average of 30 odd for nearly 3 years he's not gone but he's got one finger left on the ledge and the wind is picking up.

"Johnson wayward again"

its news when he's not all over the shop these days.


"England's best chance for 20 years"

This is kind of a captain obvious one, from 1991-2007 Australia were simply better than england added to that our strong home advantage of course we were raging fav's at home.
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:D Nice
 

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Bucking Beads said:
Pretty much
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We are stuffed then.

Even in 2005 with Warne going great guns with bowling and batting we couldn't win.

Putting all the eggs in one basket doesn't work.

And this particular Mitchell Johnson-shaped basket is fatally flawed, something went wrong with the weaving when it was formed.
 
NAUGHT5 said:
It's all about Johnson IMO..

If he fires, we'll win.
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Johnson is a wayward cracker, the pin up looks don`t count when you are playing Test Cricket, ACB loves him cos he draws the ladies to the game, i would rather have Andrew McDonald open the bowling than this one dimensional toothless express.
Mitch should be harnessing his approach to the catwalk,Not the bowling crease, might bowl a maiden over in that enviroment.
 
England have given off an unbelievably cocky impression in the build up; they haven't achieved anything in the game yet. Watching Fox Sports News today....I hope the ****s get absolutely destroyed. Do it Mitch.
 
amer said:
England have given off an unbelievably cocky impression in the build up; they haven't achieved anything in the game yet. Watching Fox Sports News today....I hope the ****s get absolutely destroyed. Do it Mitch.
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Oh yeah ,you sound humble.
haha

When we won 2 of the recent series all we got was excuses about injuries ,selectors ,weather ,etc.. didnt get any "well played" comments.
This aint like the past series when softies like atherton and hick would get roughed up by ockers like merv hughes . Apart from ponting your current outfit looks abit soft. No real hard men in the team by the looks of it.
All the allan borders and steve waughs are gone.
 
Bianconerri said:
Johnson is a wayward cracker, the pin up looks don`t count when you are playing Test Cricket, ACB loves him cos he draws the ladies to the game, i would rather have Andrew McDonald open the bowling than this one dimensional toothless express.
Mitch should be harnessing his approach to the catwalk,Not the bowling crease, might bowl a maiden over in that enviroment.
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Bit harsh considering he's taken 166 wickets at an average of 29.
 
If Mitch is anything like the guy who ripped the throats out of the Saffers and sent their two best players to the hospital, we'll win.

If he's the soft, weak bowler that we see too often, then we lose.

Ponting's management of Johnson is a massive key here. We've got Watto, Siddle (lol), Hilfy, North, Kat, Clarke who can all bowl 'stock' overs - we need Johnson having the mindset that he's out there to hurt people.

Forget about going for runs, forget about anything else but breaking jaws, hands, toes, ribs, the stumps.
 

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NAUGHT5 said:
Bit harsh considering he's taken 166 wickets at an average of 29.
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Like i said , Give me Andrew Mcdonald over this prima Donna any day.
Sorry Andrew but you have red hair and do not meet our marketing criteria which Mitch brings to our potential female patronage.
Yours truly
Sutherland
ACB
 
Ohhhhh Ricky, the desperation is all too clear how bad you wanna buy Mitch a wicket, use and waste your last appeal for a fruitless outcome.
Oh dear.
Sauce with those Pies anyone!
 
Proud of the way we've come out and taken the game to them. Great fight. North must go though.
 

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