Sir Why You Little

It didn't do S.R. Waugh any Problems with his captaincy. S.R was the best captain i ever witnessed & he Batted after winning any Toss..

The Gabba is an interesting prospect i grant you that one. Even the Queensland Bulls do not have a clue how to play it. apparently they had a big "Get Together" Meeting about that exact problem last week....

I see the main Problem with our cricket side being the different formats. The ashes players should never have played in that 20/20 comp just before the ashes campaign this year. There are enough very competant cricketers in this country to have 3 distinct sides. Mixing up test,ODI 7 20/20 is just suicidal, But i daresay Money & contracts are involved in this one. RR i have never wasted 35 years. You may like to bat second on a pitch that has been used, good luck & be my guest. If i win a toss i will bat every time, Post whatever score & watch the pitch deteriorate. (20/20 is a gamble whatever the toss but nobody remembers those games anyway!) But Please 20/20 tournaments as a warm up for a test series is just NQR...

Oh dear...The ACB's problems are a little less dire than that...

Once again RR has to put his 5 cents in, he sits & waits to attack!! It does make a difference Batting second in a ODI, granted not so much in a 20/20 but definately in a 50 over game. That being Changing light conditions with a white ball coupled with increased moisture in the air can make (and does) make batting very Different in a one day game. The Position with the Australian Opening Bat Position at present is a complete mess, to say nothing of the use of spin bowlers. Guys are Given one match Maybe two & then thrown aside. (Chris Rodgers, Phil Jaques are not even given a chance) Meanwhile M Hussey & Ponting for that matter will be 35 next year going into another Ashes campaign...shaky. Ponting will probably survive but hussey won't. So why is M Hussey playing in India now??? That Pom Side was Ordinary at Best this year & we got pants, partly because players were not given a chance to settle in. Hayden playing beyond his time did not help the situation either. I am well aware that SK was a freak & we were spoilt for a good 15 years, i just don't think enough was done by the selectors in that time to be ready for the shift in personel Say what you like i really don't care, but its Basic cricket Knowledge that when you win a toss YOU BAT in either format of the game. How many other captains have lost the ashes twice..Ponting & who else...

I have been involved in cricket for over 35 years so i don't just write crap. How often does the chasing side win on a dodgy pitch?? One day or test??? Not Fackin often. .The Australian XI was lucky for years because of McGrath, Warne & Gilchrist but now they do not exist, As Always seems to happen not enough planning was done for this post period by the selectors or the captain. Hayden played a year too long, which only makes the rebuild that much tougher Ponting is a very "stiff" captain when the team is bowling & i will be happy to see the end of his tenure when it happens. (and no i don't think Michael Clarke is the answer, but that is another story. Once a back is gone, they never return).

Ponting is Part of the Selection Panel so he does take Blame. Also when you win a toss. One should always Bat..Think he should have recalled that from his Time at the Ashes in 2005. Ponting is a fine Batsman, but a very dull & unimaginative Captain.

Gunners put Spurs away...You beauty second on the table. 2 Goals in 49 seconds had the Totters in Tatters!!! Superb result.....3-0

Time for a new Captain i reckon, not sure who it should be but ponting's days are numbered.

Power of positive thinking Two Sheds. Well Done. Keep Going. Listen to Python, it always Helps!!

I have a 27 year old friend going thru her 2nd round of chemo. So i sympathize man. You will be around to see our next flag...stay positive.

Yes own goals really suck! Arsene is a cool customer, i'm sure he felt like kicking more than just a bottle. We do hate each other don't forget!! EPL season is sooo long anything can happen.

Once the Arabs get Bored with owning EPL clubs, as to them they are no more than a tax dodge. Arsenal will still be a major club owned by its Members. I am very happy with that. Venge does a mighty job with a smaller Budget.

They always are! Still love the old 79 F.A Cup game. Can't top that one, or the day Ferguson threw a shoe at Beckham F'N Gold!!!

Compared to Man U & those Gutter Crawlers Chelsea, yes we are. Arsenal will be right up there this year. Still a club owned by its members.

Go you Gooners. Quiet achievers, the way i like it.

Gunners, once again under the Radar will be near the Pointy end of the Ladder 6-1 over Everton was a nice little opener Thankyou very much. Bring it on....

At least we didn't sell our club to Oil Sheiks who really couldn't care less. Man U will regret that decision one day. Same goes for City & Chelsea.

So so Dull Dull Dull. I still remember & cherish the night Sir Alex threw the Boot at Beckham's head at Highbury. We Gunners are most proud of that dummy spit!

U can't follow newcastle, They are Magpies. It's just not on Benny!!!!

After watching the '79 F.A.Cup I was a Gunner for Life. Still the Best game of Soccer i have seen. Arsenal 3 Man U 2

I love seeing chelsea go done myself. Who owns that mish mash club today???

Yes that will shut Botham up for a few months! Heard him say a while back the Poms were an absolute "Monty" to white wash the ashes series 5-0 this year. Yeah Right Pom. IN Your Dreams. All out 51 Hilarious. Even Better than Geelong last year!

Great Game, Graeme Smith has become a Legend, that aside the result gives the Australians a new positive Start to the year. The new Australian team is already emerging. I am still Dark that Lee & Symmonds were selected for the 2nd test in the first place. But i wonder whether those two will wear a baggy green again along with Hayden. Bring on the Poms & Let's "Blitz 'em over there"

HaHa well said Rhino. I did notice CJ with his 5 pages. He has joined my most hated team now so i would not waste precious energy on him anymore. His Father will always be held in high regard though.