England cricketers sorry after Australian police break up boozy Ashes party

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  1. Loa

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    Agreed, i can't see what the issue is. They're just having a few drinks with the opposition after the series has finished like has happened in pretty much every other series.
     
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    Having a drink with the opposition players after the series has finished has been happening for decades, and I personally don't have a problem with it. They've been away from home for a while and stuck in bubble life, the fact that they're not very good a cricket doesn't disqualify them from having a life.

    I don't know what the regulations are in Oz, so can't really comment on them.

    Seems a bit Al Capone that Thorpe might lose his job for filming and leaking this, and not for coaching bad habits into batters for years.
     
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    This is bit I don't get. Thorpe was a brilliant batsman in his pomp. He retired with people wanting more instead of glad to see the back of him.
     
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    Yep, and during his whole career, I don't think he ever had a bad run of form which led to him standing outside of stump and facing the leg side, which seems to be the technique that this current lot always end up adopting, even if they come into the side with an orthadox technique.

    Root and Silverwood are hiding behind schedules and the Hundred as excuses a bit for me.
     
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    Not exactly the same as the Lions rugby lads tour of South Africa in the 70s is it?
     
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    After getting thrashed and being away for so long I'd get pissed as well.
     
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    You're right, the kids nowadays having the attention span of a flea! :):)
     
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    Absolute non-story.

    Of course they’re entitled to a drink at the end of a tour. They make it sound like they ripped up the town. They sat in a small group in the hotel bar and moved when they were asked to.
     
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    This.

    Criticise them for their cricketing skills, but not this.
     
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    suppose non of you have gone for a pint after a bad day at the office
     
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    I've gone for a pint during a bad day at the office! :)
     
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    I used to have two pints every Friday lunchtime, the afternoon just flew by.
     
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    worst thing was Aussies supped twice as much as them apparently :(
     
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    we used to do that ,was great , but got banned after someone inched there thumb into the machine
     
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    Buttler dropped his pint.

    Malan took a while to do a couple of singles.

    Burns wasnt there. He was out.
     
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    Remember when Australia had a macho, ‘Crocodile Dundee’ blokeish reputation? Now they deport the world’s fittest man because they are scared he is a ‘threat to public health’ and they call a group of 4 plod because someone lit a cigar indoors.

    Biggest fannies in the world.
     
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    On the plus side, it was the longest session the England batsmen had the whole series.

    I also heard that Djokovic has been retained by the ECB as a batting coach. He knows nothing about cricket, but it did take the Aussies two weeks to get him out.
     
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    Good morning prime minister
     
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