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Re: Oh, no doubt Colonel Logain Send a noteboard - 08/12/2010 11:54:20 PM
I think from what I've seen of selection, the retirements haven't been well handled but dealt with in a fire fighting way instead of planning for the long haul. Being English I'm used to seeing the fire-fighting approach to team building quite a lot, sadly.

100% true. For example, we pick spinners hoping they'd be the next Shane Warne, and then drop them after one poor test. There will NEVER be another Shane Warne (sorry to all you Graham Swann fans out there :P )
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Dear Australia snoopcester - 07/12/2010 12:52:55 AM 1284 Views
24 years dude, *NM* Mix - 07/12/2010 01:34:52 AM 682 Views
And all the sweeter for the wait snoopcester - 07/12/2010 11:46:19 AM 980 Views
every Englishman dreams to feel like an Aussie, and in Australia we make dreams come true. *NM* Mix - 07/12/2010 11:52:48 AM 647 Views
You have it backwards snoopcester - 07/12/2010 11:56:31 AM 1061 Views
So all someone has to do to know 'how it feels to be English' is loose. *NM* Mix - 07/12/2010 12:05:45 PM 595 Views
It is to be left praying for rain to avoid an innings defeat at home snoopcester - 07/12/2010 12:14:53 PM 1043 Views
You are right, it could well be 24 years before the aussies win again *NM* Mark - 07/12/2010 11:47:38 AM 533 Views
That's funny because... Mix - 07/12/2010 12:02:27 PM 1245 Views
No? snoopcester - 07/12/2010 01:07:30 PM 1161 Views
I reckon the 06/07 Aussie team could give them a run for their money Colonel Logain - 08/12/2010 04:21:06 AM 1054 Views
Perhaps snoopcester - 08/12/2010 12:09:51 PM 930 Views
Oh, no doubt Colonel Logain - 08/12/2010 11:16:10 PM 970 Views
Re: Oh, no doubt snoopcester - 08/12/2010 11:34:47 PM 1273 Views
Re: Oh, no doubt Colonel Logain - 08/12/2010 11:54:20 PM 946 Views
True, Swann is much better than Warne snoopcester - 09/12/2010 12:12:26 AM 1014 Views
Re: True, Swann is much better than Warne Colonel Logain - 09/12/2010 12:31:31 AM 1023 Views
Is this Ashes-related? *NM* Camilla - 07/12/2010 02:06:08 PM 523 Views
Yup. We played like a bunch of poms. *NM* tehanu - 07/12/2010 02:12:11 PM 523 Views
On the brightside, we played like a bunch of convicts snoopcester - 07/12/2010 02:29:48 PM 1020 Views
You admit to cheating then tehanu - 07/12/2010 02:53:48 PM 923 Views
Fair cop, we got some good players and developed self belief snoopcester - 07/12/2010 02:59:03 PM 959 Views
Yes tehanu - 07/12/2010 03:10:23 PM 1033 Views
snoopcester - 07/12/2010 03:11:38 PM 861 Views
Heh tehanu - 07/12/2010 03:16:56 PM 1006 Views
Ouch! snoopcester - 07/12/2010 03:23:27 PM 953 Views
It's quite impressive. Rebekah - 07/12/2010 06:42:54 PM 992 Views
It is annoying that it isn't on the BBC snoopcester - 07/12/2010 06:52:50 PM 998 Views
I had to buy my 90 year old grandfather... Michael - 10/12/2010 11:23:50 AM 971 Views
Re: I had to buy my 90 year old grandfather... Rebekah - 14/12/2010 01:24:19 PM 1024 Views
You should have signed it "England, Wales and South Africa" *NM* Colonel Logain - 08/12/2010 04:21:49 AM 480 Views
I see no reason to mention our feeder team *NM* snoopcester - 08/12/2010 12:10:14 PM 436 Views
Yes that one game winning streak is impressive stuff Balwer - 08/12/2010 03:46:00 PM 1060 Views
Indeed it was in impressive win but snoopcester - 08/12/2010 05:04:23 PM 1006 Views
I'm sorry, what was that old chap? Two Wongs - 14/12/2010 01:10:55 PM 1037 Views
What is that sound I hear? Mix - 19/12/2010 04:58:43 AM 1171 Views
Nah, I have no problem admitting we lost badly snoopcester - 19/12/2010 12:36:15 PM 913 Views
Re: Nah, I have no problem admitting we lost badly Rebekah - 19/12/2010 12:38:44 PM 1062 Views
Uh, Brits? Two Wongs - 27/12/2010 09:31:32 PM 942 Views
Whatever *NM* Monique - 02/01/2011 11:12:15 PM 527 Views
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