[CRICKET] Ashes 2005 Thread

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Some Amazing bowling [by Warne].

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True, but I doubt the man of the series - in which England regained the ashes - would be an Australian.

Some amazing bowling - and he carried the Aussies most of the time - but Flintoff's combination of bowling and batting was not matched by even Warne.

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leesmithg

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Be gracious in victory - nothing worse than rubbing it in.. just leaves a sour taste in the mouth!

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O.K. we won the ashes, we won the ashes, Australia lost, we are the new world champs!

Is that gracious enough for you?

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jerry

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Be gracious in victory - nothing worse than rubbing it in.. just leaves a sour taste in the mouth!

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England have won the series fair & square; dominating four test matches out of five. By all accounts, they can rub it in. ;) Thing is Australia has been a sore loser (blaming everything) which isnt justified at all cause they have earned their defeats too, fair & square.

Nice picture Sane :)

The England team are gathered on the pavilion steps and they are

? ? ? ? now led out by Michael Vaughan ... the crowd roars!

? ? ?  There's plenty of waving and gesturing to the crowds. There are

? ? ? ? songs in the air and thunderous applause. Soon the presentation

? ? ? ? ceremony will begin.

? ? ?  The Man of the Match is Kevin Pietersen for his magnificent 158 in

? ? ? ? the second innings that seasled the match for England

? ? ?  'It's a fantastic day. It's special to me personally to win the Man

? ? ? ? of the Match on the last day of a series where we won the Ashes,'

? ? ? ? says Pietersen.

? ? ?  The Man of the Series is Andrew Flintoff. He has had a great series

? ? ? ? and richly deserves the award.

? ? ?  This was the award for the English Man of the Series, chosen by the

? ? ? ? Australian coach John Buchannan

? ? ?  Similarly Duncan Fletcher picks out Shane Warne as Australia's

? ? ? ? player of the series. Another great cricketer, another award

? ? ? ? richly deserved.

? ? ?  'It's been one of those series ... it was an amazing series.

? ? ? ? England were just too good for us in this series, and you have to

? ? ? ? hand it to them,' says Warne

? ? ?  'I always enjoy playing in England. The crowds in all the Tests

? ? ? ? have been sensational. It's just a pleasure to play here.'

? ? ?  Now the Australian team comes up, in batting order, to the podium

? ? ?  Finally Ponting comes up to have a word

? ? ?  'It looked early on that the game would be set up well. But England

? ? ? ? played great cricket all summer. They've outplayed us in every

? ? ? ? Test match other than the first one. Congratulations to Michael

? ? ? ? Vaughan and Duncan Fletcher,' says Ponting

? ? ?  'We had a few chances but did not take them. Kevin Pietersen played

? ? ? ? magnificently. This was one of the best series I have ever played

? ? ? ? in.'

? ? ?  There's a new award instituted this series. It's the Compton-Miller

? ? ? ? award for the player of the series. Picked by Trevor Hohns and

? ? ? ? David Graveney, that man is Andrew Freddie Flintoff

? ? ?  'It's been a great summer. Today is really special,' says Flintoff.

? ? ?  'We've played great cricket over the past five weeks. You've got to

? ? ? ? pinch yourself to know you're not dreaming. To play a part in

? ? ? ? winning the Ashes for England is something you dream about as a

? ? ? ? kid.'

? ? ?  Now the England team comes up, in batting order, to the podium

? ? ?  Huge roar from the crowd as Michael Vaughan comes up to the podium

? ? ? ? to recieve a replica of the famous Ashes urn. There's also a

? ? ? ? trophy from the sponsors for Vaughan to collect.

? ? ?  'It's been an incredible series. Full credit to Australia and the

? ? ? ? way they have played,' says Vaughan '

? ? ?  'Winning the toss and batting on four out of five occasions

? ? ? ? certainly helped.'

? ? ?  Vaughan now holds that famous little urn up in the air and the

? ? ? ? crowd roars with great gustos been fantastic and we appreciate

? ? ? ? this.'

? ? ?  Vaughan now holds that famous little urn up in the air and the

? ? ? ? crowd roars with great gusto

? ? ?  The confetti flies, the bubbly is uncorked, Team England bask in

? ? ? ? the adulation as the celebrations begin in right earnest!

? ? ?  That brings us to the end of the coverage of this Ashes series, as

? ? ? ? England take a lap of honour around The Oval

? ? ?  It has been a pleasure and a privilege bringing this series to you.

? ? ? ? We hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it

? ? ? ? to you!

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leesmithg

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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss :woot:

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS:)!

Indeedeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :yes:

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Jerichohol

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I just saw a flag saying "BBQ that" on the c4 coverage, i had to laugh :)

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Did anyone see the one which said "I missed my wedding for this"

That was classic :D :devil:

Still can't believe England won, but an amazing achievement, the better team won, fair and square, though it was getting very close when they were 5 wickets down,

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wassupmyhappy

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oh well what can u do....the world series in october doesnt seem worth it anymore :pinch:

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yeh should be a good series but, australia will pick it up because they are on home turf......should be good to see the world team play

the team is

*Graeme Smith

Virender Sehwag

Rahul Dravid

Sachin Tendulkar

Brian Lara

Jacques Kallis

Andrew Flintoff

Shaun Pollock

+Mark Boucher

Steve Harmison

Shoaib Akhtar

Muttiah Muralitharan

Daniel Vettori

:yes:

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