***Official*** 1st Test at The Gabba

[Barney Rubble]

Goodbye Ashes Forum. (I think it gets binned tonight).

You promised so much but, as a contest, delivered nothing.

Goodbye and good riddance, I say.

 

[GIMH]

Though the series was dire, thought this board has been pretty good tbh.

 

[Richard]

Ain't it just a shame I weren't around to enjoy it.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Was nothing special.

 

[Shoggz]

Reading these threads was indeed more exciting than the contest.

 

[andyc]

Don't see what you're all complaining about. We won, didn't we? ()

 

[Richard]

You don't see what we're all complaining about?

You've contradicted yourself in terms there!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Adelaide was a fine test match, definitely the highlight. Will also hold fond memories of Ponting's first day century, and Warne's 700th in Melbourne.

 

[Richard]

Ditto, with the exception of the last day at Adelaide.

 

[Johnners]

Will also hold fond memories of Pontings 1st century, it was quite simply amazing. Same goes for the final day at Adelaide, Warnes 700th, and the final day at Sydney, but being a Ponting fan all my life, his century stands out the most

 

[Richard]

Eh... and what about Collingwood's double-century and Panesar's every wicket at Perth... eh, guys...

 

[pasag]

Loved every ball of it

 

[Richard]

Spot the... err... Australian?

 

[Perm]

Flintoff was so pumped when he got Matthew Hayden out, it all went downhill from there basically.

 

[Richard]

It had been going downhill since the moment Hoggard failed to dismiss Hayden with the 1st ball he bowled at him IMO...

 

[vic_orthdox]

Has there ever been a more symbolic moment/omen for a series than Harmison's first ball?

Especially when you compare it to the series before.

 

[Richard]

If you fast-forward to the 2nd innings and the 2nd over you could argue that there was one in 2001.

(The dropped catch which Ward dropped off Hayden summed-up England in that series)

 

[ripper868]

Farwell Ashes Forum...until we meet agin in 2009

 

[howardj]

My summer peaked at the Pizza Hut, Wednesday November 22 2006.

 

[grecian]

Die, you hellish forum, Die