England beat Australia by 100 runs

**ShadesWolf** · 06-13-2005, 20:07

Yes I am not making this up, we have found a form of Cricket that we can win at

Bring it on

International Twenty20 Match: England v Australia
13-06-2005 at The Rose Bowl
England beat Australia by 100 runs

England Innings
179 for 8 (20.0 overs)
Australia Innings
79 all out (14.3 overs)

**Craterus** · 06-13-2005, 20:13

Lol, yeah. I was just watching it too. I voted Kevin Pieterson for MOM, but that's just my opinion.

**ShadesWolf** · 06-13-2005, 20:23

For me it was a toss up between him and P D Collingwood

I think I learned more for Collingwood, with Pieterson a close 2nd

**JAG** · 06-13-2005, 23:43

ahhhhhhh, the sweet smell of success.

All that counts though - for me at least - is the ashes, we could lose all these one dayers for the ashes, come on lads!

**Templar Knight** · 06-13-2005, 23:46

well done

**Productivity** · 06-14-2005, 03:30

Congratulations. JAG is right htough, it's the ashes where it counts. One dayers and other variations arej ust an interesting sideshow.

**Al Khalifah** · 06-14-2005, 11:36

Oh no, its the same as always. Every time we go into the Ashes we always have this ridiculous air of confidence, only to have it crashed down when it comes to test day.
I am more confident than I have ever been of an England victory, but I still cannot see them winning the series.

It's still an excellent day out though and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone, whether they are a fan of cricket or not. Its a great occassion for a family or a group of lads. On a nice sunny day, it can't be beat. My personal advice would be to get seats as close as possible to the concentration of Australian fans, because this is where the banter is at its best. I have great memories of the test at Trent Bridge last time.

**English assassin** · 06-14-2005, 17:56

Ah, the Ashes. I'd rather win the Ashes than the world cup, at least, unless and until Australia get any good at football.

And hopefully it will be a contest at the least. And its still on terrestrial TV (though I wish C4 would go back to the BBC Test Match Special music, that will always be the sound of summer for me.)

**NimbleNota** · 06-14-2005, 18:49

Cricket

**GodsPetMonkey** · 06-14-2005, 22:17

Originally Posted by Al Khalifah

Oh no, its the same as always. Every time we go into the Ashes we always have this ridiculous air of confidence, only to have it crashed down when it comes to test day.
I am more confident than I have ever been of an England victory, but I still cannot see them winning the series.

GAH! I know what you mean. Every time the English team is said to have a real chance of winning it this time, and the Australian lead up makes it look like they have lost their touch... then after the first day of the first test, it becomes obvious that the Australian team have won the series. It makes for dull viewing.
Actually, it's the same for most series involving the Australian team, I hardly bother watching anymore...

It's still an excellent day out though and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone, whether they are a fan of cricket or not. Its a great occassion for a family or a group of lads. On a nice sunny day, it can't be beat. My personal advice would be to get seats as close as possible to the concentration of Australian fans, because this is where the banter is at its best. I have great memories of the test at Trent Bridge last time.

Bring beer, our banter is best when fueled with cheap beer.