Results for tag: Mitchell Johnson
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Dec 12, 2010 at 11:43:34 AM
Let's make one thing very clear - England's minds were not on the game against [b]Victoria[/b] at the MCG.
If being forced to play in such a meaningless fixture was irksome enough for the players, then for the watching members of the press it was simply tortuous. Such was the farcical nature of the game that Andrew Strauss managed to take a wicket with a rather unique brand of bowling, while part-time trundler Eoin Morgan was smashed for 22 off a single over.
Perhaps the fact that there was more of a buzz surrounding tomorrow's big match in Perth between the Australian journalists and their English counterparts shows that the game in Melbourne was unimportant in the extreme.
All eyes are on Perth and on the WACA in particular, with Australia needing to avoid defeat to keep the ...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Dec 2, 2010 at 08:46:22 PM
The overwhelming feeling after the first Test in Brisbane is one of relief. Relief that the phoney war is over and the real action has begun. Relief that all of the averages, statistics and trends jotted down on pieces of paper that showed England were the better side have not been proven to be false scribblings.
Because up until that first ball is bowled, the cricket bettor has nothing else to cling to. On paper, he only suspects that one team is better than the other. And the great thing about the first Test was that in the very flesh there was proof.
We suspected England were the better team. [b]They are the better team[/b]. They will retain the Ashes. Granted, you could be forgiven for scoffing at such a statement of clarity at such a juncture, particularly coming from a man who...