Ashes 2017-18

[Slogger]

Cook is not a T20 player - but yes he does have a nice posh accent. Hopefully he'd be a better commentator than the usual comedy northerners they use on TMS etc.

It doesn't matter whether Ally has a posh accent or not it is the quality of the words he uses,  mind you it doesn't stop Botham among others spouting a load of rubbish!!

Trouble is, most of the time the expert explayers just state the bleedin' obvious. I've nothing against posh voices per se, I could listen to Mike Brearley speak all day - but then again he is an educated, thoughtful speaker. Moreso an ex-colleague had her cut glass accent which was not unpleasant to listen to, very funny when the annoying students made her swear...nothing like a posh bird well spoken, esteemed academic effing and jeffing.

I work with a young lady just like that.Very well presented, professional and quite posh. She deals with captains of industry, government ministers and the like with aplomb. However, once the fags and gin come out it's a stream of cut glass invective. Quite a contrast to my Fletcheresque north Essex vowels!

[Andy]

I think Cook has only got about 7 or 8 tests in a row to do, in order to claim world record of consecutive tests. If I was him, I'd make the selectors make the decision as to whether he makes it or not.

Yes Leftfield, I think you've hit the proverbial on the whatever...

[Andy]

Ashes: Jonny Bairstow will 'take matters further' if sledging 'crosses the line'

Oh dear.  How did we win two World Wars and a World Cup? Certainly with these idiots writing nonsense like this, the Aussies must be laughing - even worse, they might end up pitying us.

ECB should closely vet every tap of a keyboard by these flannelled fools.

If you're going to head-butt someone, make sure they don't remain vertical.  My posh-but-sweary ex-colleague was very adept at kickboxing/MMA. She's working in NZ now, the academic year has finished so I'm sure she could pop over the Tasman sea to provide a little backbone to our snowflakes.

[nat]

Ashes: Jonny Bairstow will 'take matters further' if sledging 'crosses the line'

Oh dear.  How did we win two World Wars and a World Cup? Certainly with these idiots writing nonsense like this, the Aussies must be laughing - even worse, they might end up pitying us.

ECB should closely vet every tap of a keyboard by these flannelled fools.

If you're going to head-butt someone, make sure they don't remain vertical.  My posh-but-sweary ex-colleague was very adept at kickboxing/MMA. She's working in NZ now, the academic year has finished so I'm sure she could pop over the Tasman sea to provide a little backbone to our snowflakes.

Yep ... 'Aussies in sledging row' shock.

[Andy]

Call up for Ben Duckett?  Who are these guys making the same mistakes...not Jimmy!?

The latest indiscretion involving the England team is thought to have left management incredibly angry.

There is a feeling that trouble usually centres around the same small group of players and that they could pay with their place in the squad, even if that weakens the overall strength of the team.

"I might review who is in the team," said Bayliss. "They can't keep making the same mistakes.  "Most of the guys are fine, but somewhere along the line some of the guys have to pull their heads in."

[essexfan548]

Call up for Ben Duckett?  Who are these guys making the same mistakes...not Jimmy!?

Ben Duckett was dropped from the current match for pouring a drink over Jimmy Anderson ..

[Andy]

Call up for Ben Duckett?  Who are these guys making the same mistakes...not Jimmy!?

Ben Duckett was dropped from the current match for pouring a drink over Jimmy Anderson ..

I know - that was from the article about Duckett/Anderson.  I was joking. Wonder what Jimmy said? I wonder whether Jimmy is part of the problem...

[nat]

Call up for Ben Duckett?  Who are these guys making the same mistakes...not Jimmy!?

Ben Duckett was dropped from the current match for pouring a drink over Jimmy Anderson ..

I know - that was from the article about Duckett/Anderson.  I was joking. Wonder what Jimmy said? I wonder whether Jimmy is part of the problem...

Yep. He knows he's an automatic choice for the team and he and Broad like to think they run the team.

[IlfordEagle]

Yet another idiot who doesn't seem to know how to behave, obviously we don't know the full story but hardly going to endear himself to the Selectors acting like that. Apparently the bad behaviour seems to be a small group of players most of the time which of course drags down the decent & responsible ones with them (like Ally)

[Andy]

Yet another idiot who doesn't seem to know how to behave, obviously we don't know the full story but hardly going to endear himself to the Selectors acting like that. Apparently the bad behaviour seems to be a small group of players most of the time which of course drags down the decent & responsible ones with them (like Ally)

Yes interesting comment by Bayliss - the usual "a bad few spoiling it for the rest...." line.  However, was Duckett in that category? Wasn't he with the A Team lions? Stokes isn't even there, so who are the remaining suspects?

[nat]

Yet another idiot who doesn't seem to know how to behave, obviously we don't know the full story but hardly going to endear himself to the Selectors acting like that. Apparently the bad behaviour seems to be a small group of players most of the time which of course drags down the decent & responsible ones with them (like Ally)

Yes interesting comment by Bayliss - the usual "a bad few spoiling it for the rest...." line.  However, was Duckett in that category? Wasn't he with the A Team lions? Stokes isn't even there, so who are the remaining suspects?

Bairstow, Broad and Anderson I'd guess.

[LeedsExile]

I am getting sick and tired of hearing all these boorish stories coming out of the England camp. I think a start in cleaning up their acts would be to acquaint most of them with a razor. They look like a rabble with all this designer stubble and behave accordingly.

[Andy]

I am getting sick and tired of hearing all these boorish stories coming out of the England camp. I think a start in cleaning up their acts would be to acquaint most of them with a razor. They look like a rabble with all this designer stubble and behave accordingly.

Agreed about the behaviour, not so sure whether the shaving will help, Gooch never shaved during a test I believe. Bigger issue is that the ECB has lost the plot, if it ever had it, over the past 15 years.

[nat]

Much fuss about nothing. Always happens on an Oz tour. Aussie press like to get stuck into the Poms and unfortunately the ECB have fallen for it.

[IlfordEagle]

Possibly agree ,the trouble is we always seem to give them ammunition. Sadly the behaviour of a few (idiots/morons) reflects on the decent ones (Ally), Moeen etc.