I see Freddy has now said he's going to stay for the whole tour rather than return home for the birth of his second child.
What a man....
What a man....
He should have been knighted.
For fecks sake.
Stay fit you bunch of twots.
Stay fit you bunch of twots.
Considering everyone who makes the Sunday headlines is, I'm surprised he still hasn't been.Slabber said:
Just reading the last two pages of the thread and I've got to say, Spoony and amol've both been taking turns to quote each other and post random shit...
Spoony, Ashley Giles is not, and never will be, any better than an Indian club level spinner.The only reason you hjave such a high opinion of him is because, well, you don't really have anyone to compare him with.
As for us not having any good spinners.
..sorry but can't come up with anything better than that.You've lost your head.Sunil Joshi would've been a regular till now for England if he was from there.Face it, you're mediocre in each department.As for your pace attack, again, nothing special.Harmison might've had a good time against the Aussies on helpful pitches but lets see him do soemthing here...Simon Jones has never proven himself and Anderson's just a joke.Now that your squads become a victim of smelly Indians, I hope each and everyone gags and dies after eating chicken, leaving you standing, watching the news like a gimp.
By the way, your keeper's shit.
Giles was ranked at world number 11 last year.
And?Slabber said:
DONADO said:
And you're a cock?
Ok.
Giles is shit.So is most of your team.
Giles is shit.So is most of your team.
Who is this bellend talking shite?
At the moment, your best bet would be to open with Hoggard.
Flintoff?sutty said:
All I can say to Donaldo is, I hope Indira Ghandi dies of nappy rash.
I ask. On any other tour other than India, do players suddenly get 'Delhi belly'? have to go home due to 'family reasons'. Or just get injured. No! Why? Because the Indians are at it again. The only way they can beat us, is by getting rid of our best players. Call it voodoo, if you like.
Well feck you, India. You're cheating. . .AGAIN. I hope the UN and ICC look into this matter.
Although, if I was inclined to believe in conspiracy theories, I'd wouldn't bet against the corrupt bookmakers from that part of the world, trying to stop the mighty England winning in India.
And Giles is a great great spinner. Sure, he doesn't spin the ball much, but spinners aren't meant to, are they.
I ask. On any other tour other than India, do players suddenly get 'Delhi belly'? have to go home due to 'family reasons'. Or just get injured. No! Why? Because the Indians are at it again. The only way they can beat us, is by getting rid of our best players. Call it voodoo, if you like.
Well feck you, India. You're cheating. . .AGAIN. I hope the UN and ICC look into this matter.
Although, if I was inclined to believe in conspiracy theories, I'd wouldn't bet against the corrupt bookmakers from that part of the world, trying to stop the mighty England winning in India.
And Giles is a great great spinner. Sure, he doesn't spin the ball much, but spinners aren't meant to, are they.
at Jones's hairstyle.Back to England you go...bet he feels pretty stupid coming here a month early.
Shame about the injury...but he still must be feeling pretty stupid.
Well I haven't been a great fan of Indian cricket over the years...we could've been a much better team than Australia by now if the BCCI hadn't been so lazy in their approach for the past 15 20 years.Spoony said:
The bookmakers might do anything...thats right..I mean, fixing a game after it has gone through so much sxcrutiny is very easy isn't it.
Although if it was me, I wouldn't mind putting jamaal ghota into all the English players lunches...
Wow. This must be a record in gobshitery
Yes, you do seem to be outdoing yourself..sutty said:
what's jamaal ghota?
DONADO said:
In the same way that you weren't a great fan of Arsenal over the years?
Spoony said:
I don't know but his turban must be too tight if he agrees with that bellend Donaldo
Spoony said:
Its true though. Rooneys magical, best young player in the world, even though people tend to overrate him. Similar situation to Pathan. Cant get myself to critisize either.Spoony said:
Spoony said:
I dont need to say anything. Making an idiot of yourself comes naturally to you.
Indira Ghandi is already dead.
I don't recall any team other than English having any problems with food or conditions here. Cricket team generally stay in five start hotels where western cusines are readily available. Most likely your players are chickening out and hence facking injuries or illness.
I don't recall any team other than English having any problems with food or conditions here. Cricket team generally stay in five start hotels where western cusines are readily available. Most likely your players are chickening out and hence facking injuries or illness.
What a shame for everyone who enjoys cricket. OK I think India were favourites on home territory anyway, but at least it would have been reasonably close and exciting...If England manage to get a result it will be bigger than the Ashes. India are on a hiding to nothing.
crappycraperson said:Indira Ghandi is already dead.
I don't recall any team other than English having any problems with food or conditions here. Cricket team generally stay in five start hotels where western cusines are readily available. Most likely your players are chickening out and hence facking injuries or illness.
Facking hell.... do you think so?
well its kind of a medicine which causes you to use the toilet a lot!!!!!Spoony said:
Dowders_Jnr said:
= Jokeamolbhatia100 said:
Flintoff captaining! considering the workload he already has - too much pressure?
Sultan said:
It may be the making of him.
Slabber said:
If Freddie pulls this off, for sure he will deserve to be called Sir Freddie Flintoff.
Australia take their own food if I remember correctly.
And lets face it getting Deli Belly is more of an inevitability than a plot.
And lets face it getting Deli Belly is more of an inevitability than a plot.
Wibble said:
They shouldn't need to though. Aslong as they avoid the street food and tap water, I don't see how they can get Delhi belly.
crappycraperson said:
I was ripping the piss out of your poor use of English...perhaps a tad too subtle.
Anyway, the word you were searching for and almost found was 'faking'.
I think only Warne does. Cans of baked beans.Wibble said:
Some of the comments here are hilarious. Giles being better than Harbajhan or Kumble, Pathan being a top bowler and the Indians setting up the England lads Also is it me or are the England supporters getting their excuses ready early
England looked mighty strong in the summer but they were badly exposed in Pakistan. Just like some of the Indian batsmen have in the past the England batsman did not know how to adjust their game to play on a surface they were not familiar with. Pitches in SA and West Indies are much more similar to English pitches than the subcontinent hence players not struggling to change their game as much, however in Asian countries it is completely different and many English players were left badly exposed. I think the fast bowlers got their lines and lengths totally wrong. I remember Michael Holding saying in countries like Australia it is very hard to bowl or get players trapped lbw so you have to aim for the edge of the batsman's bat but in countries like Pakistan you have to try and bowl or get players out lbw. Look at players like Akram and Waqar, most of their wickets came from bowling or getting players lbw. The main reason for India being so poor is due to their very poor pace bowling attack. In countries like England and Australia most of the wickets are taken by the pace bowlers but India have an incredibly poor pace attack, one of the worst in the world imo. Pathan has potential but when there is no swing available he struggles badly, especially these days as his speed has dropped by at least 7-10mph. The rest of the fast bowlers are pretty poor as well and this is the main reason for them doing so poorly. Only so much the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid and Sehwag can do when the bowlers can't take wickets. In India however the pitches turn more and India have always had top notch spinners so they come into play and can win matches for India.
I think any chance England is almost gone if their situation doesn't improve quickly, tbh I doubt England would of won even if they had their full players here so it will take something pretty special now.
Also is it me or are the England supporters getting their excuses ready early England looked mighty strong in the summer but they were badly exposed in Pakistan. Just like some of the Indian batsmen have in the past the England batsman did not know how to adjust their game to play on a surface they were not familiar with. Pitches in SA and West Indies are much more similar to English pitches than the subcontinent hence players not struggling to change their game as much, however in Asian countries it is completely different and many English players were left badly exposed. I think the fast bowlers got their lines and lengths totally wrong. I remember Michael Holding saying in countries like Australia it is very hard to bowl or get players trapped lbw so you have to aim for the edge of the batsman's bat but in countries like Pakistan you have to try and bowl or get players out lbw. Look at players like Akram and Waqar, most of their wickets came from bowling or getting players lbw. The main reason for India being so poor is due to their very poor pace bowling attack. In countries like England and Australia most of the wickets are taken by the pace bowlers but India have an incredibly poor pace attack, one of the worst in the world imo. Pathan has potential but when there is no swing available he struggles badly, especially these days as his speed has dropped by at least 7-10mph. The rest of the fast bowlers are pretty poor as well and this is the main reason for them doing so poorly. Only so much the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid and Sehwag can do when the bowlers can't take wickets. In India however the pitches turn more and India have always had top notch spinners so they come into play and can win matches for India.
I think any chance England is almost gone if their situation doesn't improve quickly, tbh I doubt England would of won even if they had their full players here so it will take something pretty special now.
The amount of injuries and problems England have had is simply unbelievable.
England will get slapped around, but in many ways this isn't really England that India is playing.
England will get slapped around, but in many ways this isn't really England that India is playing.
Reminds me of every time you lot come down here really. Can't remember the last time there was an Ashes tour where half the England team didn't have to go home.
I'd been looking forward to this series too.
For feck's sake.
I'd been looking forward to this series too.
For feck's sake.
jasonrh said:
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