PaulB said:Blinkin' flip. There's them on 'ere who'd have chucked the flamin' towel in after Dunkirk and we'd all a bin speakin' flamin Krautish an' no mistake.
Aperitif said:Sound performance by Collingwood cannot mask the lack of application in recognised batsmen - Australia applied themseles and played good, tough cricket.
Give Collingwood a break - he held his ground for almost six hours while team-mates tumbled before making a single error. I'd say that *was* 'a Boycott'.accountantpete said:quite agree but Collingwood's dismissal was pathetic in the circs-they lack the discipline to be able to build an innings for themselves a la Boycott.
And the bowlers looked positively third rate compared to the Aussies - they will need conditions in their favour if they are going to bowl Australia out for under 500.