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Old 23-06-2005, 09:54 PM in reply to Mike's post starting "Welcome to the board English_Al. I..."
Leafy Seadragon Leafy Seadragon is offline
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I'll be chucked out of the country for saying this, but I agree with Mike & Ern. Its one match. Wait another month and I hope the doom and gloom will be justified (I am an Aussie after all), but one better performance does not an Ashes campaign make. There's all sorts of tantalising questions floating out of this match. Has Gillespie cracked it and on the road to the bowler we know him to be? Will Ponting be Harmison's bunny? Are the Aussies relying too much on thier lower middle order? Does the Egnlish ODI team have more to offer than Pietersen? Will the English top order find form (or even the ball)? Give it another couple of matches and we'll answer a couple of these questions and pose a few more. For now, just enjoy it. Let's face it, even if your worst fears come true, you'll feel pretty miserable later, so why not enjoy it while you can. If they don't its a double bonus, good cricket and good feelings