England wants to go aussie way

[Chaos]

Alastair Cook has warned that England's 104-run thrashing of India in their one-day opener will count for little unless they back it up during the remaining six games of the series. England's best limited-overs display since before the World Cup saw Cook and Ian Bell both score maiden centuries before James Anderson's career-best return finished the deal. Cook, who laid the platform with a patient 102, said: "The ability to tough out a result when you're up against it is a skill that good teams have, it is what Australia have done for so long and it really only comes with the experience of winning matches. That is the next challenge for us. "We're really excited about what we did on Tuesday but it will mean very little if it stands out on its own for the rest of the summer." Cook, 22, said consistency was the key to England improving their low standing in one-day cricket. "There is no point putting in one performance like that with two hundreds and then forgetting about it." Cook's place in the one-day line-up was under scrutiny after five previous appearances had not even yielded a half-century. Bell too was under pressure before scoring a hundred in what was his 48th ODI. "I'd played a few games and got a couple of forties but I hadn't really made a score so to get to three figures, especially at the start of your career, is always nice," said Cook. "It shows you and everyone else that you can do it. Now it's up to me to repeat it as I have done in Test-match cricket." England will again be without left-arm pace bowler Ryan Sidebottom for Friday's match and Monday's third fixture at Edgbaston after he failed to overcome a side strain he sustained during the third and final Test against India at The Oval nearly two weeks ago. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvind/content/current/story/307971.html Oh good lord, after they beat us once they want to become aussies :finger:. Cmon india, cmon sachin (MOS) :eyedance:

[King Tendulkar]

What a twat. I tell you that Cook is no odi batsman yet. Be like aussies my ar#e

[Donny]

Yeah, I agree. So many of his boundaries were just lucky as fielders weren't where he hit his shots.

[King Tendulkar]

Ah donny predicatbly sides with the english man. Never saw that coming:haha:

[suma25]

Ah donny predicatbly sides with the english man. Never saw that coming:haha:

You acting like idiot as always never saw that coming:P on a side note how wud you have reacted had dravid said the same thing???

[King Tendulkar]

You acting like idiot as always never saw that coming:P on a side note how wud you have reacted had dravid said the same thing???

I would say be yourself and stop hero worshiping the aussies. The english have a masive inferiority complex to aussies. Yes they are the best but does not mean you have to try and emulate/comopare to them in every respect.

[suma25]

I would say be yourself and stop hero worshiping the aussies. The english have a masive inferiority complex to aussies. Yes they are the best but does not mean you have to try and emulate/comopare to them in every respect.

sweet ....:two_thumbs_up: .have to admit sorta of surprised coming from you....

[Donny]

That's exactly what any team, in any sport, tries to do when one team dominates, dsr. They look at what works for the #1 team and try to emulate it.

[King Tendulkar]

That's exactly what any team, in any sport, tries to do when one team dominates, dsr. They look at what works for the #1 team and try to emulate it.

Lets see how dominate you are without warne and mcgrath in tests. Lee, Tait and Macgill prsenting four balls every over wont be worth emulating. And who said you just look at no 1 team and try and emulate. If aussies had tried to emulate the dominant windies you would not have played a spinner. So what you are saying is rubbish!

[Chaos]

Domination is what west india is 70's-80's did. Aussies didnt dominate like WI did.

[jf1gp_1]

Domination is what west india is 70's-80's did. Aussies didnt dominate like WI did.

They are the No 1 test/ODI team since the rating start unless you are counting those few mins SA were no 1 team. They have won last 3 WCs also won CT, havent lost a test series at home for decades, havent lost a test series since '01 have lost only 2-3 ODI series in last 10yrs. There is no team that can challenge them in any part of the world. If this is not total domination then i dont know what is.

[Chaos]

and u saying these aussies dominated more than WI of old did? maybe its time to educate u if u disagree here.

[gator]

That's exactly what any team, in any sport, tries to do when one team dominates, dsr. They look at what works for the #1 team and try to emulate it.

oooh Donns... ees gonna hurt real bad when bald lee with his terrific 31 average will be ur spearhead....

[Donny]

No, not my spearhead. Brett Lee plays for Australia.