englands luck could be in

[cbuts]

On the back of a successful Test year, England's one-day team are coming into their own – they routed India in the NatWest Challenge in early September, and brushed aside their opposition in the pool stages of the Champions Trophy - and they may have timed their peak to perfection. But to end their miserable record of 14 consecutive losses against a buoyant Australia, a run which started way back in January 1999, Vaughan must look to his allrounders Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood, in particular, to continue to produce the goods.

hahaha has anyone read this article on cricinfo?
to say ur inform because u beat india and sri lanka at home shows a complete ignoriance of the game. apart from teams such as bangladesh and zimbabwe, india would be the easiest team to play at home (in enlgnad, kiwi and aussie conditions)

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

You'd be well-advised to link to the article instead of simply copying out a paragraph from it.

 

[cbuts]

here ya go
http://nz.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/SEP/051800_ICCCT2004_20SEP2004.html

i hope no one has ever made up an article like that. if they have they seriously need a life check

 

[Magrat Garlick]

But the sheer depth of quality in the Australian side means that the slightest slip-up will invite disaster.

Doesn't that suggest that she recognises the talent of the Aussie side? And that England have to play up to their best to beat them (just like everybody)

Although not completely balanced, she's seeing the possibilities that are there. And besides, game isn't lost for England yet...

 

[cbuts]

thats not the point i was trying to make. so much englsih media is rating their odi team, but they are yet to beat a creditable side.

 

[luckyeddie]

thats not the point i was trying to make. so much englsih media is rating their odi team, but they are yet to beat a creditable side.

Does that explain why you are now whining in two threads instead of just the one? And which English medium are you referring to? I haven't perceived a deal of hype - plenty of realism. But then again, I'm over here - and you're over there (thank goodness)

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Oh ye of short memories...NatWest last year? Seem to remember that the same England team absolutely mauled South Africa at ODIs, then.

 

[cbuts]

your point? south africa havent been a force for a while now, one could say that was the start of their fall from grace

 

[marc71178]

i hope no one has ever made up an article like that. if they have they seriously need a life check

Oh the irony, considering the thread you've just started.

 

[marc71178]

thats not the point i was trying to make. so much englsih media is rating their odi team, but they are yet to beat a creditable side.

Who did they just play (and beat) in the Group Stages? World number 2 ranked Sri Lanka I believe.

So if the 2nd team in the world isn't creditable, who is?

 

[luckyeddie]

So if the 2nd team in the world isn't creditable, who is?

New Zealand, silly.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Looks like cbuts might just have a nasty case of FMD when he wakes up tomorrow

 

[superkingdave]

Me stupid whats FMD?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Foot-in-Mouth Disease. Especially common among American politicians.

 

[cbuts]

Who did they just play (and beat) in the Group Stages? World number 2 ranked Sri Lanka I believe.

So if the 2nd team in the world isn't creditable, who is?

sri lanka in england, new zealanad and aussie have a very small sucesses rate. no matter where they are ranked currently. and well well they proved to be right. englands luck was in. but i do still beleive tht the comment was still permature from cricinfo.

 

[marc71178]

So yet again a good England achievement is being rubbished - I guess that's the story of this summer

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Its funny how they never bring up how bad England play on the sub-continent when we get beat on lovely sideways turning tracks over there so do they not count for them either then?

 

[cbuts]

So yet again a good England achievement is being rubbished - I guess that's the story of this summer

no one in this part of the world is rubbishing any achievemnt, maybe more being weirry of the level of opposition. your no.2 in the test world. it does appear as if england have now got their odi side sorted now to.

 

[marc71178]

So you're now saying

sri lanka in england, new zealanad and aussie have a very small sucesses rate. no matter where they are ranked currently. and well well they proved to be right. englands luck was in. but i do still beleive tht the comment was still permature from cricinfo.

isn't rubbishing England's achievment in beating SL?

What exactly did you mean by "Englands luck was in"?

 

[cbuts]

that was the heading of the article. whcich i was disagreeing with.