The tale of the Ashes Lasses – England a formidable contender
Cricket enthusiasts all over the world have loved and hated English cricket at the same time. Maybe the hate factor was generated by the fact that over the last 2 decades the team has given a spate of very dismal performances. However the tides turned when England won the 2005 Ashes series against Australia at a crucial time, when the Kangaroos were performing at their best.
On the whole however, a nation that was responsible for the creation of the very sport found themselves struggling at it.
On three such occasions, England made it to the final of the World cup only to land at the brink of defeat. This greatly dismayed the plethora of English fans who have supported their team through thick and thin. Australia on the contrary has enjoyed supremacy in the world of cricket for a long time. They have won three consecutive world cups and have challenged England time and again on their home ground, leaving a trail of destruction on several counts. For years at stretch, the Aussies have posed as the philistine giant warrior Goliath, against a whimpering English side. But it is time now that the Englishmen wear their battle attires to deal with the philistine warrior in a fitting manner.
The Poms have found their consistency during the last year or so, with their batting adorned with some much needed depth and their bowling attack offering the right mix of variation. With Tremlett, Finn, Anderson, Broad and the spin guru Graeme Swann the Englishmen have never been better equipped to deal with the Australians; that too on home turf. It is imperative to mention that Australia have lost the last three Tests they have played and are in as much turmoil as England are at peace. While the Australians have a number of nagging worries as they prepare for the final battle, the worries in the English camp are less pressing with the most troubling thing probably being the itch on Graeme Swanns right hand.
The men of David are now eyeing the crown of supremacy against the Philistine giant and Australia without doubt appears to be less in control than it ever was. With the departure of men like Matthew Hayden, Glen McGrath, Adam Gylchrist, it is no longer the team that it used to be. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Englishmen are not stars but they certainly are a team. A team that is defined by the unity among their ranks, which goes on to speak volumes about the amount of potential that it possesses to virtually conquer the temple of cricket and effectively thwart the threat of the Kangaroos on their home soil.
This army of Davids still have a long distance to cover however this could effectively be the beginning of a new era which could mark the end of the global domination of the game of cricket by the Aussies. The Anglo Saxon Colonialists with their coaches Andy Flower and David Saker have an exceptionally tough task in the near future. Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood both need to work on their form, while Trott and Strauss seem well set to trouble the Australian bowling line up that is lacking some much needed spice. Maybe they should call in Shane Warne out of retirement or imbibe the expertise of Glen Mcgrath. Whatever the case may be, it would not be wrong to state that by the looks of it, England seem strongly poised to rewrite history as they go in to the first test of the Ashes.
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