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2nd Test

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Tramore Ranger, Jul 18, 2013.

  1. rebel not taken

    rebel not taken Active Member

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    too right mate..
    this series is shaping up to be a 10 match classic and I am tempted to go down under in the autumn and have a couple of months bludging in the lucky country
     
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    England aren't suited to these Australian conditions, where's the cloud cover?
     
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  3. Sooperhoop

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    91-6 Aussies looking gone...
     
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    jeffranger Well-Known Member

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    Unbelievable poor batting, come on don't let that you kid produce another knock like last test.
     
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  5. rangercol

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    It all seems to be going the way most thought it would. The Aussies are very poor in the batting department, apart from Clarke and this could be quite a hammering for them.
     
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  6. Tramore Ranger

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    Foot on the throat don't ease off......god how many years did we suffer at their hands....this is pay back, grind them into the dust.....
     
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  7. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    Bloody absolutely mate. Get a lead of 450 plus and grind them into the dirt!
     
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    Anyone remember when there used to be non rain affected draws in Test cricket?
     
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  9. rangercol

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    Modern day cricket is all about scoring quickly now....even in tests. Very rare to see a non rain affected draw these days.
    Although England had a wobble this afternoon...they are affectively 260 odd for 3. Only one winner here me thinks!
     
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  10. Tramore Ranger

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    Thought i would give this a bump after another wonderful day for Engalnd and another bloody awful one for the Aussies......

    Can't see anyway out for the aussies now......

    Any of our SH friends online.....what are the papers down there saying about it all?
     
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  11. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    We're kicking sand in their faces, drinking their beer and shagging their women! metaphorically speaking...:grin:

    And about time too...
     
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  12. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely!! We had the proverbial sand kicked in our faces for a very long time...........payback is very, very sweet and it's wonderful to see the Aussies getting a huge hammering!
     
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  13. Sooperhoop

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    Anderson is looking superb this morning, swinging it both ways. Be nice if we can win by 400+...
     
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  14. rangercol

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    What a surprise..........Watson LBW to Anderson. 1 down...........
     
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    ...and our pubs ran out of beer and our women got...Mel Gibson. That's tough, however you look at it
     
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  16. Sooperhoop

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    Rogers up the Swanee, literally...<laugh>
     
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  17. rangercol

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    2 down..................well left that man!!;)
     
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  18. Sooperhoop

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    And another, folding like a pack of cards...
     
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  19. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Could be another red-letter day for British sport, Chris Froome with the tour in the bag, Aussies struggling to avoid a 500 run defeat and Lee Westwood leading the Open by two shots. Lee has the toughest job but if anyone deserves a Major win it's him...

    Edit: Dunno how this ended up on this thread!...<doh>
     
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  20. QPR999

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    Aussies are 38-3. Some bookies still have England at 1/25 ( Betfair ) That's like buying money if you can still get on it. Most other bookies have England ranging from 1/33 - 1/500
     
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