Red Jezza
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cricket; why are England so hopeless?or is it just the aussies are back to being awesome again, after a brief dip?
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Ninjadmin
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cos cricket is shite
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Red Jezza
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well, that's one perspective! 
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Ninjadmin
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on a serious point, i do think one of the reasons we never win at anything is cos we play pretty much every sport. like brazil always have the best football players cos they don't give a fuck about rugby or cricket etc
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Red Jezza
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I think you're right. we're not nuts about one sport, just mildly-keen on 'em all. that doesn't make for champions. champions are obsessive and singleminded
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J
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good theory, but one major flaw.
Australia plays every sport and still rule 
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hiccup
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They ain't been that great at footy or rugby recently have they?
Better than England, but that ain't saying much, like.
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J
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| hiccup wrote: | They ain't been that great at footy or rugby recently have they?
Better than England, but that ain't saying much, like. |
Pfft, that was never a penalty in the world cup, and they were beaten by italy. italy went on to win so if it wasnt for that ref, ozzie would of won and by default would of won the world cup. i saw australia play rugby once and they won 49-0, which means theyre the best 
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renegadedog
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| J wrote: | good theory, but one major flaw.
Australia plays every sport and still rule |
Yeah, but two of their biggest sports, aussie rules and rugby league, are barely played anywhere else - indeed aussie rules is only played in australia, while rugby league is only of any real note in northern england and to a small extent in NZ. Cricket is the only international team sport that they are really dominant in.
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Red Jezza
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well - that was it. hammered 5-0, and never really in it after the first day. WE STANK.
  
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Kicksnare
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Well at least we've got consistancy.
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Red Jezza
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so does a pile of dog turds 
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J
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no more langer, warne and McGrath
but at least somerset get langer next year
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Red Jezza
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true; we get Warne AND langer in the championship
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J
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darns
we had ponting for a bit last year, did good he did. (even if he was just spying ahead of the ashes...)
and my mate saw tresco in the petshop t'other day, looking well apperently
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Red Jezza
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| J wrote: | | and my mate saw tresco in the petshop t'other day, looking well apperently |
NOW he looks well? couldn't bloody tour but now he's in the pink.
wanker, he let us down big time
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J
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| Red Jezza wrote: | | J wrote: | | and my mate saw tresco in the petshop t'other day, looking well apperently |
NOW he looks well? couldn't bloody tour but now he's in the pink.
wanker, he let us down big time |
dunno, if he actually had depression or something then thats fair game.
im off to watch the rest of the 20/20 game now, ozzie got heighest score ever!
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Ninjadmin
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my other theory as to why england are shite at cricket (and tennis and lots of similar sports) is cos the institutions are riddled with useless middle class wankers. see also our rugby team before and after woodward, that sort of complacency 'oh we had a go etc'
population and resources wise england must be one of the best placed in a lot of these sports to dominate but they are seen as 'posh sports' and so alienate a lot of people over here
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Red Jezza
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| Ninjadmin wrote: | my other theory as to why england are shite at cricket (and tennis and lots of similar sports) is cos the institutions are riddled with useless middle class wankers. see also our rugby team before and after woodward, that sort of complacency 'oh we had a go etc'
population and resources wise england must be one of the best placed in a lot of these sports to dominate but they are seen as 'posh sports' and so alienate a lot of people over here |
do you know, i think you are 100% right.
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J
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but our polo team is sublime! 
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