This will fire most of you up. But this is a great read(for me)

[tractorboy]

The ICC test rankings. I haven't seem this for a long time. 8) ;D
Team Matches Points Rating
1 India
2 South Africa
3 Sri Lanka
4 ENGLAND
5 AUSTRALIA
6 Pakistan 
7 West Indies 
8 New Zealand
9 Bangladesh

May as well get used to it we will be up where India are pretty soon ;D

 

[Volley]

Shouldn't you also bold South Africa?

When's Kallis making his English debut?

 

[tractorboy]

Funny that when the Aussies start to struggle they then decide to point out others who have players born from elsewhere.

 

[Fro]

Nah we have been pointing that out for years.

Gatting
Lamb
Smith
Hussain
Holliaoke
Defreitis

the Nawab of Patuadi if you want to go way back.

**** Even Jardine was born in India.

 

[tractorboy]

I meant the other way, maybe not so much in cricket and i haven't bothered to dig out names but the Aussies are masters at taking people from other counties.

 

[Volley]

"Maybe not so much in cricket" translates to "I've got nothing".

 

[tractorboy]

I cannot be bothered to make up a list, I don't have the time and i'd need a long time. All I care about is the Ashes this year, its going to be great.

 

[Schooner]

I meant the other way, maybe not so much in cricket and i haven't bothered to dig out names but the Aussies are masters at taking people from other counties.

Victoria isn't another country is it?  I know they play stupid games down there but they are still Aussies... ;D

 

[The Eagle]

[quote author=tractorboy link=topic=185780.msg302758#msg302758 date=1287230946]
I meant the other way, maybe not so much in cricket and i haven't bothered to dig out names but the Aussies are masters at taking people from other counties.

Victoria isn't another country is it?  I know they play stupid games down there but they are still Aussies... ;D
[/quote]

Theyre the dregs of australia

 

[Rusty]

Good luck with all this Ben, I noticed an English cricketer said they were the ManU of cricket, an odd comment when Chelsea is winning everything don't you think?

I suspect you may regret this thread after the ashes, its over here this time remember.

 

[tractorboy]

I will regret things no matter what the result. If we lose then obviously its the same old crap. If we win people wll make up excuses. (If I believe what happened in the 2003 great rugby world cup only one man played the game).

Didn't hear the Man u comment but yes rather strange. The boys should be  confident however no reason not to be this is our best chance in a long time to win over here.
The thread was of course a bit of a joke, both sides should be higher up there where we both are. The Aussies are much better then 5th obviously

 

[Fro]

And England are much worse than 4th

 

[tractorboy]

banter, gotta love it, but that say being the case where would that put the Aussies?

 

[Bradza]

Chelsea is winning everything

hmmmmmmm - there's a big silver CL trophy with big handles on either side that they've never won.............

 

[Rusty]

[quote author=Rusty link=topic=185780.msg303035#msg303035 date=1287473623]
Chelsea is winning everything

hmmmmmmm - there's a big silver CL trophy with big handles on either side that they've never won.............
[/quote]

Ok, point. Perhaps I should have said Chelsea are winning much more then Man U.

Still, the point someone highlighted to me was that the new system of the top 4 playing each other in tests and the the next 4 playing each other comes in soon, this would mean that we are stuck in the lower group. I wonder what that means for the ashes.

 

[The Gronk]

we win the ashes and we are probably back into second.

 

[Fro]

doubt it Gronk, the points we are defending this summer are from last time they were here, we won 5 - 0 last time, so if we dont repeat that we will actually go further backwards

 

[Guest]

I meant the other way, maybe not so much in cricket and i haven't bothered to dig out names but the Aussies are masters at taking people from other counties.

lol tractor they`re not masters.. it`s not  the aussies fault  great athletes want to defect to aust is it..  lol  ;D