when that time comes you will retire as england's most successfull cricket captain. the way you give post match interviews are also very honest and good. here in india we have a dumb captain, dhoni, whose interviews are like a baniya who repeats the same same shit. sometimes he does not even attent post match conferences. hats off to u strauss. 2011 cricket world cup- my heart says india but my mind says england. this time england will win the world cup.
Re: Re: SUPERBB STRAUSSEY
by satish nithyanandam on Jan 07, 2011 11:28 AM
his interview sucks why bhajji even i can do the post match conference better than take this shit
Re: Re: Re: SUPERBB STRAUSSEY
by Roshni Dev on Jan 07, 2011 11:38 AM
but what is the importance of interviews ?? azhar was not even able to speak properly...and how do u rate G. Smith's attitude in post match interviews.. This is not any way related to how team performs on field
It's not sad- it's a matter of arrogance. No offense, but Mr. Ponting is the worst captains of the world. He used ex-players like McGrath, Warne and Gilchrist to make his name in fame. He argues with every captain,even Warne! Even a new captain will find it difficult to fill the void where you have new kangaroos except Watson & Hussey.
Re: Point of no return- Ponting!
by Against Pseudos on Jan 07, 2011 11:14 AM
Beg:
I think all captains try to get a good team together. If you have seen exceptions, happy to discuss.
If Ponting was the worst captains of the world, Clarke should have at least drawn the Sydney test. Australia conceded the maximum runs in this match.
You may not like Ponting that's a different story. But this whole "arrogance" business (instead of conceding that this was one of the most novice teams ever to wear baggy greens) makes for very interesting reading; coz the Aussies were actually at their most "so called" arrogant when they were winning; and Ponting wasn't even the loudest one... :)
Re: Re: Point of no return- Ponting!
by Against Psuedos on Jan 07, 2011 11:44 AM
Back again to grpoupie behavior I see.I'd expect to at least be paid if I had to make a fool of myself defending such a group of sods.
Re: Re: Re: Point of no return- Ponting!
by Roshni Dev on Jan 07, 2011 11:46 AM
A suggestion...we can recognize original and fake..why dont u come up with an original ID
their confidence touching new low... current skipper out of form former skipper's form divorce him.... bleak future ahead for them for atleast 2 yrs...hope they recover soon and find wining combination very soon to entertain us...
Re: Re: NOTHING GOING RIGHT FOR FRUSTRALIAN
by kalpesh shah on Jan 07, 2011 10:54 AM
gm shammi true though i hate them for their cheating but they were major force in the game of cricket... they way they introduce 4 rpo in test was the highlight of their supremacy confidence and arrogance... and i m missing this quality in no 1 and 2 team in the world...
Re: Re: Re: NOTHING GOING RIGHT FOR FRUSTRALIAN
by B C on Jan 07, 2011 11:10 AM
4rpo from aussie in batsman friendly pitches and not in Eng pitches or Indian pitches , mind you
Difference b/w India as 1 and AUS & WI as 1: Aus used to thrash SA (2nd rank then ) 6-0 or 5-1 or 5-0 in test series home and away combined(2001-02 2005-06 seasons etc) when Aus were no1. India are happy with a draw when SA were 130/6 then let go a golden chance to crush those arrogant SA players
Re: Difference
by Roshni Dev on Jan 07, 2011 10:16 AM
the bowling attack is the difference...and BTW when WI were no.1, SA was not playing international cricket
Re: Re: Difference
by Abhijit Nair on Jan 07, 2011 10:18 AM
I only illustrated Aus case ,well if SA were playing then it would have been a whitewash for WI over SA
Re: Re: Re: Difference
by Against Pseudos on Jan 07, 2011 10:24 AM
Nair:
That's the difference between a Number one team and a Dominant Team such as the Waugh outfit and the Ponting outfit (prior to 2008).
But the game has certainly become more competitive..
During WI era as you pointed out SA wasn't even playing due to apartheid, Sri Lanka was considered lowlier even than today's Bangladesh and Kenya; India was nowhere near a world figure; Pakistan too wasn't a major figure either..
AND there was no ICC ranking system to tell us whether there was a difference of 2 points or 7 between #1 and #2 and so on... :)
Today they are THAT close... even the so-called minnows NZ, Pakistan and (increasingly) Australia are not like the erstwhile minnows I mentioned...
So naturally Whitewashes will stop becoming the norm very soon.... not to mention due to increasingly inherent inconsistencies in the teams...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Difference
by Abhijit on Jan 07, 2011 10:36 AM
Against Psuedos: Good reply. Not a white wash we hope from our No. 1 team. We could have chased the total in a fitting way like (the above mentioned mighty teams would have played) a No. 1 unit Was it so difficult to play Harris? He had 19 maiden overs of 30 bowled.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Difference
by Roshni Dev on Jan 07, 2011 10:42 AM
340 on 5th day of a test match is unrealistic...and there is differnce between Bravery and Braverdo
Re: Re: Re: Re: Difference
by Gaurang on Jan 07, 2011 10:35 AM
Dear Nair,
You have mentioned the time where AUS or WI are at their best..
but our team is at tope these days not at their best, still much to come to be the best at their... okay so wait and watch this is time of positive improvision and it will go on..
Re: Difference
by DHEERAJCMEHRA on Jan 07, 2011 10:37 AM
THEY HAD BATSMEN & BOWLERS A CLASS APART,WHILE INDIA HAS WORLD CLASS BATTING WITH POOR BOWLERS LIKE SREESANTH & ISHANT SHARMA
England have the best bowling attack in the world according to Ian Chappell and he in all probability is right.Just after the match was over Chappell rated England as best bowling attack way ahead of India and SA. The only doubt for me at Chappell got it wrong may be that Eng attack have not been able to win a test series in India Swann and Anderson will do well in India may be Tremlett and Finn can do a decent job but not sure of Bresnan who according to Bill Lawry is a bowler more suited to English conditions, SCG and MCG there was swing so he was successful. England can be no.1 provided they do all the great work done in Australia elsewhere as well
the team played as a unit..each match they had new heroes..bowlers were too good Cook was at prime form, whatta series he had..also Trott, KP, Strauss, Bell all came good at times..only sad end was Colly.
After the retirement of the fentastic four, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hadden, Symonds and Mc Grath, who were dominant in Aussies cricket, they are now heading to garbage. They were the real match winners for Aussies all these years, which none can ignore..
Re: Aussies are zeros
by Against Pseudos on Jan 07, 2011 10:00 AM
Bhandu:
With all due respects to the Fab 4 and appreciating your rating of these former greats, I beg to differ with you.
If they indeed were Zeros then throughout last year, their win against all other teams except India in India (in which we came dagerously close to losing Mohali) and England in England would prove that those other teams were in Negative? Including South Africa in South Africa?
Once again, I agree that departure of those Fab four and more (like Warne, who you forgot for some strange reason; Langer; Bevan etc.) have considerably weakened them but they will regroup.
As will we when our Fab Three will bid adieu at some point in time...
Re: Re: Aussies are zeros
by B C on Jan 07, 2011 11:15 AM
Every country would go through this phase... If for India its Fab 4 0r 3 then for Eng Strauss, Jimmy Anderson(remember he was mediocre bowler when he started), KP and for SA if Jacque kallis quits and so on and so forth... to get replacements is not like replacing the bad part of a TV with a New component... mind you
Re: Re: Aussies are zeros
by Abhijit on Jan 07, 2011 10:40 AM
Against Psuedos: How many matches do Aussies played after their super stars retirement? How many matches lost? Any idea?
Re: Aussies are zeros
by sumie beg on Jan 07, 2011 10:47 AM
I agree! It's not sad- it's a matter of arrogance. No offense, but Mr. Ponting is the worst captains of the world. He used ex-players like McGrath, Warne and Gilchrist to make his name in fame. He argues with every captain,even Warne! Even a new captain will find it difficult to fill the void where you have a new kangaroos except Watson.
Re: Re: Aussies are zeros
by Roshni Dev on Jan 07, 2011 10:54 AM
i guess "lucky" is a better word than "worst"... he is lucky to inherit the strongest team of world cricket ...now he doesn't have that team so he is looking mediocre
Re: Re: Aussies are zeros
by Against Pseudos on Jan 07, 2011 11:19 AM
Beg:
I think all captains try to get a good team together. If you have seen exceptions, happy to discuss.
If Ponting was the worst captains of the world, Clarke should have at least drawn the Sydney test. Australia conceded the maximum runs in this match.
You may not like Ponting that's a different story. But this whole "arrogance" business (instead of conceding that this was one of the most novice teams ever to wear baggy greens) makes for very interesting reading; coz the Aussies were actually at their most "so called" arrogant when they were winning; and Ponting wasn't even the loudest one... :)
