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Is it me, or does Alastair Cook's running seem decidedly ordinary? I'm thinking particularly when he's non-strike batsman. Despite having the supposed advantage of backing up he always seems to be a pace or two behind Straussy when he gets to the other end. Pretty sure Straussy could lap him if there was an all-run four......

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12-26-2010 , 05:36 AM

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theginger45

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LOL Australiaments

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12-26-2010 , 06:54 AM

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Looks like a poorish day for Oz...now 20-1 best price to win the match after one day!

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12-26-2010 , 06:54 AM

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Majour

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well here is me wishing i never went to bed

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12-26-2010 , 07:39 AM

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mike4583

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I stayed up all night to watch it, gotta go on a traditional boxing day annual piss-up now....sigh. Nice to see us dicking the Aussies again though i guess, probably the most one-sided day of test cricket i've seen in a while (well since Adelaide anyway).

Dame Edna, Ned Kelly, Mark Webber, Shane Warne, Men at Work, Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Holly Valance and Rupert Murdoch, your boys took one hell of a beating today.

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12-26-2010 , 08:28 AM

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chezlaw

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holy cricket batman.

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12-26-2010 , 03:34 PM

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Australia are such a shadow of their former selves that I almost feel it's not worth gloating. Almost.

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12-26-2010 , 03:46 PM

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Australia are such a shadow of their former selves that I almost feel it's not worth gloating. Almost.

i hear you, but being up against a poor England side in the past didn't stop the Aussies from milking their successes, did it?

and i'm Scottish so i'm fairly neutral lol.

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12-26-2010 , 05:35 PM

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Australia are such a shadow of their former selves that I almost feel it's not worth gloating. Almost.

What the hell is wrong with you man. It's Aussies we're talking about.

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12-26-2010 , 05:47 PM

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What the hell is wrong with you man. It's Aussies we're talking about.

lol, yeah, an Aussie friend has received a number of fairly insulting texts.

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12-26-2010 , 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooksx

Australia are such a shadow of their former selves that I almost feel it's not worth gloating. Almost.

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What the hell is wrong with you man. It's Aussies we're talking about.

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lol, yeah, an Aussie friend has received a number of fairly insulting texts.

One of my major regrets in life has suddenly become that I don't have enough Aussie friends to rip the piss out of right now

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12-26-2010 , 10:45 PM

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Ok that review was a weird one. Nothing on hotspot at all but it certainly looked as though he nicked it from the front on view.

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12-26-2010 , 10:48 PM

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Ponting's endless complaints to the umpire really starting to get a little boring now. He really needs to be censured for this latest one. If you're the skipper you just have to accept the decision and get on with the game.

And this is a great example of why there should not be any player involvement in any tv replay system. It just encourages further dissent at the umpires' decisions.

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12-26-2010 , 10:51 PM

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After seeing snicko now he definitely didn't hit it. The deviation was presumably just the ball swinging a little as it passed the bad.

Ponting arguing this much is really bad though, he should certainly be fined for it.

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12-26-2010 , 10:58 PM

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Problem is that fines of a grand or two mean little to players worth millions (when you add endorsements etc.)

ICC really needs to get out the banhammer imo

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12-26-2010 , 11:07 PM

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Loving the dive from Trott. What a lege.

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12-26-2010 , 11:24 PM

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Well, I just recieved a text message from an English friend I havent heard from since high school, which was 2006 ffs, asking me how I thought the cricket was going...

Yeah, sure, I have a few pommy mates who I bag out given the chance aboout cricket, football, darts w/e, and I cop it sweet too when the opposite occurs, but to speak for the first time in 4 years about one day of a test match.... really...

Anyway, massive rainstorm for the next 4 days plz kthnxbai...

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12-26-2010 , 11:34 PM

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Warney doing TV ads for a poker site over here on Sky Sports

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12-26-2010 , 11:59 PM

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Thank god we have Siddle at least!

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12-26-2010 , 11:59 PM

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Warney doing TV ads for a poker site over here on Sky Sports

sighh wish we had that here in Aus would be awesome

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12-27-2010 , 12:05 AM

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Wow, Prior nicks it behind and umpire says wait to check if it's a no ball. And it is!!!

Never seen that before

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12-27-2010 , 12:05 AM

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Also, re Aleem Dar, he's far and away the best umpire in the business. It's very rare indeed to see him get something wrong.

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12-27-2010 , 12:06 AM

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I hate to jump on this because it obviously looks biased, but I think that is great umpiring.

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12-27-2010 , 12:06 AM

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i actually just **** myself laughing at that no ball. Punters gonna explode!!!!!!!!

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12-27-2010 , 12:06 AM

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sighh wish we had that here in Aus would be awesome

Did I read somewhere that you also have some issues with the legality of online poker in Australia, a bit like the Americans? They can't advertise real money, but they get round it by advertising the .net "play money" sites though

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