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The fluke English win was the best thing that ever...

2009-03-26T13:13:00.000+09:00

The fluke English win was the best thing that ever happened to the Ashes for both sides. If the Aussies had held we would be looking at 12 in a row now. Nobody would care anymore. Look at this year. Australia drops a couple games to SA and India and the English actually think they can win! Crazy.

I kind of disagree about that England side being c...

2009-03-23T10:38:00.000+09:00

I kind of disagree about that England side being crap, much as the OBEs/MBEs were unwarranted. Like the South Africans last year, it (the series victory) was the culmination of some excellent performances over 2004/2005. They had a wonderfully varied attack (even considering the presence of wheelie bin Sir Ashley), and although they have fallen victim to their own complacence since, it is worth noting the vital contributions of guys like Marcus Trescothick and Simon Jones. Those two, along with a fully-fit Flintoff, have been badly missed.

As an Englishmen I think its my duty to point out ...

2009-03-19T03:10:00.000+09:00

As an Englishmen I think its my duty to point out that...you are wrong. They were given MBEs, not OBEs. Vaughan was given an OBE as captain.

As always Geoff Boycott hits the nail on the head:...

2009-03-18T21:02:00.000+09:00

As always Geoff Boycott hits the nail on the head:
"I feel so bad about mine, I'm going to tie it round my cat. It doesn't mean anything anymore. It's a joke."

Sir Collingwood does have a ring to it.From the po...

2009-03-18T11:47:00.000+09:00

Sir Collingwood does have a ring to it.

From the point of view of the English, they don't have to give a crap about what we Aussies think. They won the series.

And it was very therapeutic writing that post. I feel a lot better about the whole thing now. Just in time for another heartbreak this coming English summer...

We rarely have any good news, so when someone does...

2009-03-18T08:59:00.000+09:00

We rarely have any good news, so when someone does well in some sport (take the olympics last year for eg), the Queen likes to get involved. Actually, to be more specific, it's not the Queen who nominates, it's the government, and not because they really recognise sporting achievement (read shock) when England (or GB) does something a bit better on the day than another country, but so they can look 'with the people.' Really it's more politics than anything. But, if England produce a miracle this summer and somehow win the Ashes back, expect the entire team to be knighted, given their own castles and start jousting. Just so you're not shocked.