Okay, saying England is half as good as Australia is an exageration. After all, Australia only lost 6 wickets to England’s 19. So mathematically, England were only slightly better than 30% of Australia’s effort. Let’s be generous and round it up to 33%. England are a third as good as Australia.
Still, I am gutted we didn’t get the win. A 1-nil scorecard would’ve been ...
England trounced Australia tonight in the 2nd ODI. Responding to Australia modest 239-7, England raced to victory within 45 overs, with the loss of 6 wickets. The day started with Ricky Ponting winning his second consecutive toss and again electing to bat. I know Ricky likes a bat but bowling first, after seeing England chase down [...]...
Years ago, when the Aussies were beating anyone and everyone who played them in test matches, England were a sorry lot. They picked players in the hope that they would perform. A player would be selected for a match only to be dropped the next one, without any reason. Even captains were not spared - the English team resembled the tube stations that dot all across the country - players going in and...
With the sun beating down and Ricky Ponting having won the toss and electing to bat it looked like a hard day for the England bowlers. Australia however gifted England a fantastic start when Shane Watson pushed the ball into …
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