Ashes 2017/18

[Bakkies]

What did you do or not do to provoke him?

[jargan83]

Speaking of flogs there plenty of them in the conversations having a go at Johnson and his bowling. All armchair fans completely unneccesary ARU style behaviour.

Johnson was an alright bowler, had several great series with the ball but never really took that step into the same level as McGrath or Lillee.

[Alison]

Can’t remember precisely but it had something to do with his number two fan, Piers Morgan. I think KP had defended something outrageous that Morgan had said or done and I criticised him for it. It wasn’t me being honest about what I really think about KP (a Saffer friend of mine calls him Kevin Poesersen, which sums up my views about KP quite well).

[jargan83]

KP really showed his true colours in 2012 when he texted the South African team as to how to get his Captain out among messages abusing his Captain.

[chibi]

Ha! My Saffa mates call him Kevin Pielersen

[sandgroperrugby]

Johnson was an alright bowler, had several great series with the ball but never really took that step into the same level as McGrath or Lillee.

Your right but gee wasn’t it good watching him warm up for a spell in that ashes series where he could do no wrong knowing that some poor hapless Pom was going to cop some blistering bouncers.

[Bakkies]

The problem started when the coaches were telling the bowlers to bowl back of the length while pitches were becoming a lot flatter and started to affect their actions. It was more drastic with Johnson as he isn't front on. Unfortunately this loss of form coincided with the issues Johnson was having off the field. Things started to change when McDermott came in to the coaching staff and told them to pitch it up.

I was in England in 2009 when Australia lost the Ashes Series to an awful English side. England had struggled against the West Indies a couple of months prior. Not knocking off Anderson and Panesar in over a session in Cardiff was the nadir.

[SinBin]

Ashes: James Anderson questions whether Australia bowling was 'dangerous'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42179783

[brokendown gunfighter]

as if Jimmy hasn't bowled a bit of the short stuff in his career?(to the tail)

[SinBin]

Yep, kettle's black

[Bakkies]

England haven't had express pace bowlers for a while. Any bowler that has tried to bowled express got injured or wasn't accurate enough (banging it in back of a length). Harmison was another Johnson he was there or he wasn't.

Their wickets need to be quicker. I don't think the Oval has as much pace as it used to. The last Ashes Series the pitch at Lords was a road (hence the change in the wickets in the 3rd and 4th tests). The Australian bowlers gave them a lesson on how to bowl on a flat pitch whereas the England bowlers got carted.

[Alison]

Ohhhh Jimmy Jimmy; Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Anderson

[Sheikh]

Have just looked at the weather for Adelaide for the next few days:

Saturday - showers, morning and early afternoon (8mm), easing, cloudy, 19°C, 30km/h winds.
Sunday - 40% chance of showers, easing, cloudy, 21°C, easing winds.
Monday - cloudy, chance of showers, 22°C, variable wind.
Tuesday - cloudy, light winds, 23°C.
Wednesday - cloudy, light winds, 23°C.

Sounds like a British summer to me; the English bowlers might start swinging the ball!

[jargan83]

I'd say he Day/Night Test will be the closest to English conditions they get on the whole tour. The night session has been a graveyard for batsman with the ball moving more under lights in the both of the Tests played under lights.

[Bakkies]

CA are stupid enough to agree to win particularly in a series that Australia have to win.

Jimmy not doing himself any favours with these two articles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42179783

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2...e-likes-david/

This is the same bloke who pretty heavy stories about Michael Clarke and has a history with Johnson.