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England win the Commonwealth Bank Series
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6349169.stm
I dont understand cricket, so could someone please explain to me after losing every single game for the last 2 months or so, how England have won the tournament?
I dont understand cricket, so could someone please explain to me after losing every single game for the last 2 months or so, how England have won the tournament?
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Fucking load of shite. Betcha they all get knighthoods or sommat.
Ok, they were absolutely pathetic in the test series - gutless, passionless and completely lacking in ideas or drive.
That said, there were some bold and controversial selections for the one-day team but they appeared to have born fruit. Mal Loye, Jamie Dalrymple, Liam Plunkett and Ed Joyce have done themselves proud. Granted, it won't make up for the performance in the Ashes series but they can draw a lot of positives from the one-day performances. Especially since they haven't won a one-day series on tour since 1997 and are not renowned for being a one-day side. However, they've beaten the Australians, the world one-day champions, comfortably in two successive games. That to me, suggests something positive.
And Paul Collingwood has been in sparkling form recently - the main reason we won; two centuries and a fifty in his last 3 innings plus some incredible catches and run-outs. It's not all doom and gloom.
“England have taught the Aussies a lesson in sporting arrogance”
The irony of that comment shouldn’t be lost on anyone.
Cue Egg-On-Face
Embarrased by what??
The Ashes test series .... YES
Winning the one-day tournament............NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Why the hell would the team be embarrased to win a one-day 3 match final against the Aussies (the best one-day team in the world)??
Surprised you haven't decided to be English this week to tell you truth cos thats usually the case
I'd be ashamed to call myself a winner.
England won fair and square (although I don't think that we should hype it too much) and should be proud.
I'd be gutted if I was an Aussie but on this one occasion they haven't done it when it matters, thats why England are winners and the aussies are the losers on this occasion!!
England should be very proud to come away from the tour with something after some dismal displays but again like MoK said it shouldn't be hyped up too much!! England were the better team when it mattered, thats what it boils down to and thats why England have the trophy!
You do, and its not bitterness, its just that I'd be ashamed to call myself a champion after being spanked so resoutely for most of the tournament.
Like MoK says they shouldn't be too proud of it in light of the performance in that tournament and indeed the entire tour Down Under, but they shouldn't be ashamed either. They beat Australia, the best in the business and who hadn't lost that tournament for 14 years.
Perhaps it's the Australians who should be ashamed of themselves for losing at home against a team that has been so massively inferior to them throughout the last 3 months
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