To Australian fans...

[Richard]

Hahaha! Markus - he's never happy unless he's taking a break from the norm.

 

[Fusion]

Haha, Richard editing his post to include Matt's comments confused me for a sec. Made it seem he had quoted his post even before he had a chance to post it!

 

[Richard]

Yay! I hoped someone would think that!

 

[archie mac]

Another reason people have voted for the Ashes, I believe, is because the poll is public...people can see who voted where and they think "heaven forbid if anyone thinks I'm not a purist and put OD cricket ahead of tests...I better vote for the Ashes"

I don't think that is the case at all

I am surpirsed you would rate a game that has only been played since 1963, and a WC that has only been going since 1975 higher then a game that has been played for hundreds of years and a tradition that has been going since 1877 (or 1882)

 

[Richard]

Haha, Sean, you evidently haven't read Gelman's reply.

I'm really, really torn for my Saj this week... am I allowed a dual-award?

 

[archie mac]

Haha, Sean, you evidently haven't read Gelman's reply.

I'm really, really torn for my Saj this week... am I allowed a dual-award?

I would prefer not, people seemed a little disappointed when you did that before, almost like they were only getting half an award

 

[Fiery]

I don't think that is the case at all

I am surpirsed you would rate a game that has only been played since 1963, and a WC that has only been going since 1975 higher then a game that has been played for hundreds of years and a tradition that has been going since 1877 (or 1882)

Fair enough. I've obviously under-estimated the importance of the Ashes to Australians. I would have thought the fact that the English rarely put up much of a fight for it that the fire may have died down a little. Looks like I'm wrong.

 

[archie mac]

Fair enough. I've obviously under-estimated the importance of the Ashes to Australians. I would have thought the fact that the English rarely put up much of a fight for it that the fire may have died down a little. Looks like I'm wrong.

For myself it will always be the Ashes, but I think if we had never won a WC the poll would have been the other way around

 

[Richard]

I would prefer not, people seemed a little disappointed when you did that before, almost like they were only getting half an award

I'll just have to do the "honourable mention" thing then...

I was really disappointed people viewed it as half an award, TBH. A shared award is no shame.

 

[archie mac]

I'll just have to do the "honourable mention" thing then...

I was really disappointed people viewed it as half an award, TBH. A shared award is no shame.

I agree, but we have to give the public what they prefer

 

[Matt79]

Fair enough. I've obviously under-estimated the importance of the Ashes to Australians. I would have thought the fact that the English rarely put up much of a fight for it that the fire may have died down a little. Looks like I'm wrong.

Might have been the case until they won in 2005 and carried on like they were so good! That's put enough fire back in to last through another 15 years of drubbings...

 

[Richard]

Y'know why we carried-on like we were so good, don't you? Yes! Because... shock-horror... we were!!!!!!!!!!

It was naive of anyone who thought such a thing to think we would continue to be so for long, of course.

 

[Matt79]

Hence the

It would be naive of you to think I was being serious tbh.

Might have to start adding:



YES I'M BEING SARCASTIC...

 

[Richard]

Haha. Couldn't resist getting someone at their own game.

Got some back, though, TBH.

 

[Matt79]

Except I'm one of the few who generally gets and appreciates your sarcasm. Deeply hurt tbh

 

[Richard]

I took it out on an undeserving candidate, I know.

 

[Matt79]

 

[pup11]

I think the most important lesson to be learnt by the rest of the cricketing world from the Ashes 06/07 and WC 07 is that you never taunt the Aussies, it only makes them more determined and pumped up and when that happens the result is there for everyone to see.

 

[Richard]

Hahaha. I don't believe for a second that any taunting they received changed one single thing - they were always odds-on to play like they have this season IMO, certainly to beat England in the Tests.

 

[pup11]

Yeah, I agree with you Rich but weren't Aussies also odds-on favourites to win the Ashes 05 (especially after winning the Lords test in the manner in which they did) or the CB Series finals.



So it only shows when the Aussies get taunted they just play cricket on a different level to prove their critics wrong and just destroy their opposition.