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Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => World and local news => Topic started by: ~Legend~ on January 05, 2014, 04:17:29 pm
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Ashes 2013-14: Australia crush England to seal 5-0 whitewash
England folded in dismal fashion to lose the fifth Test within three days and with it the Ashes series 5-0 to end their miserable winter in entirely appropriate style.
Alastair Cook's men were bowled out for a feeble 166 inside 32 overs to be thrashed by 281 runs in Sydney, at one stage losing four wickets in 11 balls.
It was the story of the past six weeks compressed into one final chastening day as Mitchell Johnson took three more pivotal wickets with ferocious pace to end with 37 in the series at an average of 13.9. Ryan Harris mopped up the tail to claim 5-25.
All of England's senior batsmen once again failed on a tour when not a single one has totalled 300 runs, and when six Australians have well in excess.
It is only the third whitewash in Ashes history, and is arguably the worst tour England have ever undertaken, after they came into this series as favourites and against a side beaten in seven of their previous nine Tests.
England won the toss here at the SCG but ended up humiliated once again, a team unrecognisable in personnel from the one that began the series in Brisbane but suffering an identical hiding.
Not in a single Test have they got close, losing by 381 runs, 218 runs, 150 runs, eight wickets and now this.
They were set a distant 448 to win but could not even last three hours as Michael Clarke's rampant side capped their remarkable renaissance by taking all 10 wickets in under two sessions.
Australia had been branded the worst team ever to tour England en route to losing last summer's corresponding series 3-0.
But they fully deserved every thumping victory on their own soil, their tactics, aggression and desire dismantling opposition that had travelled with such confidence and expectation.
(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/72085000/jpg/_72085987_australia_getty3.jpg)
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Woah! Very nice game played by Australia.
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Awesome game :app: :app:
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Big win for the Aussies.
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Look, Australia is now better than the UK at everything, including controlling immigration! :lol:
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Look, Australia is now better than the UK at everything, including controlling immigration! :lol:
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But to be fair, they have a bigger island than us.
With things like the Ashes the queen always wins (or loses). It's a good game for her hehe.
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But to be fair, they have a bigger island than us.
With things like the Ashes the queen always wins (or loses). It's a good game for her hehe.
Haha, the queen does always win. :lol:
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Look, Australia is now better than the UK at everything, including controlling immigration! :lol:
Their border controls are some of the best in the world. Ours on the other hand... what controls?
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Their border controls are some of the best in the world. Ours on the other hand... what controls?
The UK: Come in, oh you have kids? Heres a free car, we'll get you an expensive house in London aswell if you'd like, oh you arn't willing to work? Well thats fine we'll throw in job seekers allowance aswell as benefits for your kids too.
Australia: GET OUT!
UKIP ftw.
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Ahh... with the UK when it comes to money and 'public money' it never seems to get it right.
Taxes and pensions schemes are all over the place and HMRC's no walk in the park. It seems to just cause a lot of problems and the schemes are improperly applied to some people and professions.
A lot goes in the way of allowances, even 'stable' middle class families receive certain allowances, 'benefits' for children even if you don't realise it. It's great that there are welfare measures, but perhaps it would be more suitable to have a more moderate and equal taxation system than a rather complex set of allowances.
At least one good thing though, the govt. budget has to be cut by only £25 billion now.
Although, on a serious note it's good to see that reforms are common and there's will.
Anyway... Australia's pro skills in the Ashes... :)
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Wow. All I can say is that I grew up seeing the ashes being taken by her majesty's fielders, batters and bowlers. Score one for Australia! Well played England, better luck next ya Englishmen!
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Wow. All I can say is that I grew up seeing the ashes being taken by her majesty's fielders, batters and bowlers. Score one for Australia! Well played England, better luck next ya Englishmen!
Well her majesty's batter and bowlers still won... :gand: