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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	The Ashes - England vs Australia Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:57am First Innings... Australia - 295 England - all out - 136
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #1 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 8:00am True Blue... wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:57am: First Innings... Australia - 295 England - all out - 136 He who laughs last ...
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True Blue... Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3748 Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 5:25pm Second Innings Australia - Declared 7 for 401 Australia's Lead - 560 runs England so far - 2 for 15
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:05pm Looks like the Gabbatoir will claim another victim.
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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #4 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:11pm Bam wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:05pm: Looks like the Gabbatoir will claim another victim. Yes, the Gabbatior doesn't like those who do not shower.
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Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia
Reply #5 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:32pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:11pm:

Bam wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:05pm:

Looks like the Gabbatoir will claim another victim.

Yes, the Gabbatior doesn't like those who do not shower. Grin

I've been playing and watching and listening to cricket for decades. It was today for the first time I heard the 'Gabba given that description.

Similar, 'Skull' of pie chucking fame also introduced to Australia (two days ago) the expression 'Mums and Dads,' referring to ~ pads.

This contrived crap ought be resisted.

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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 87675 Always was always will be HOME Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #6 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 7:59pm What's the best way to get a Pommie out? Bowl a bar of soap at him!
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25067 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #7 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 8:32pm The tortoise is never going to reach the finishing post with 550 runs to go and 8 wickets to do it within.
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #8 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 9:11pm It's not a one test series.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40950 Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #9 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 9:47pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 9:11pm: It's not a one test series. Already surrendering?
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25067 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #10 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 9:59pm Nobody said that it was a one test series. We are celebrating a likely win to Australia. Some of us might have popped the champagne before the last wicket has fallen, but we are confident of an emphatic victory.
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #11 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 10:03pm You are aware we gave you an absolute arse raping in the last series. I've always thought we'd win 2-1 this time and your one was ways likely to be Brisbane. I wouldn't go cracking open your champagne yet.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40950 Gender:	Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia Reply #12 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 10:07pm what, with your doctored pitches? we had 1st innings leads on 4 times. Once rained out. you was lucky
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Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia
Reply #13 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 10:16pm

Personally, I would agree that the English would have won the series 3-nil in England (2013) even if all the irrefutable disputes of English wickets had fallen our way, and Haddin had gotten the benefit of the doubt. The fact remains that the Australians lost their momentum (their "desire") in winning the games. Perhaps the washed out test might likely have made it 3-1 to England, but it still would have been a series win to England.

But that's old news when Australia weren't in top form.

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Re: The Ashes - England vs Australia
Reply #14 - Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 10:19pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 9:59pm:

Nobody said that it was a one test series. We are celebrating a likely win to Australia. Some of us might have popped the champagne before the last wicket has fallen, but we are confident of an emphatic victory.

Agreed ... and it will be good to watch whatever happens. 180 overs to go, 8 wickets in hand and over 500 to get. Not many sides can win with that equation and a draw requires meteorological intervention.

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