Ashes tour potentially in doubt

[dickythorpe]

Some England players thinking of pulling out of families aren't allowed to travel.

It might be for the best if there's a sabbatical as I feel since 2005 it's been overplayed.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Highly paid professional sportsmen mind, if they refuse to travel because the can't take thier families with them and be apart, hold up in thier 5 star accommodation for a few months, then relieve them of thier very lucrative central contracts.
They should try working on an oil rig in the North Sea in February for a month perhaps

 

[exiledclaseboy]

It’s been played the same number of times it’s always been played.

 

[dickythorpe]

It’s been played the same number of times it’s always been played.

Really? Surprised by that.
I stand corrected.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

It’s been played the same number of times it’s always been played.

Really? Surprised by that.
I stand corrected.

Aye. There was one occasion where they brought the winter series forward a year to avoid a clash with the World Cup, 2013ish I think, which meant we played them here in our summer and then away a few months later instead of the usual 18 month gap but that was a scheduling change rather than an extra series.

 

[dickythorpe]

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=1&type=trophy

 

[dickythorpe]

11 series in 18 years (2001 - 2019)

That's a lot.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=1&type=trophy

There you go, 2013 it was.

 

[dickythorpe]

Did some series get cancelled back in the Packer era?

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Did some series get cancelled back in the Packer era?

Doesn’t look like. Six series in 10 years in the 70s.

 

[Costello]

Did some series get cancelled back in the Packer era?

Doesn’t look like. Six series in 10 years in the 70s.

From what I remember the England team were obviously somewhat depleted. Sky regularly play the 'lunch' documentary series on the Packer era.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Doesn’t look like. Six series in 10 years in the 70s.

From what I remember the England team were obviously somewhat depleted. Sky regularly play the 'lunch' documentary series on the Packer era.

There’s a cracking BT Sport film about the whole Packer thing. About 90mins. Cracking watch it is.

 

[Costello]

From what I remember the England team were obviously somewhat depleted. Sky regularly play the 'lunch' documentary series on the Packer era.

There’s a cracking BT Sport film about the whole Packer thing. About 90mins. Cracking watch it is.

I'll have a search for that later

 

[BanosSwan]

Highly paid professional sportsmen mind, if they refuse to travel because the can't take thier families with them and be apart, hold up in thier 5 star accommodation for a few months, then relieve them of thier very lucrative central contracts.
They should try working on an oil rig in the North Sea in February for a month perhaps

Rugby League not prepared to travel for world cup over here, we should reciprocate.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Highly paid professional sportsmen mind, if they refuse to travel because the can't take thier families with them and be apart, hold up in thier 5 star accommodation for a few months, then relieve them of thier very lucrative central contracts.
They should try working on an oil rig in the North Sea in February for a month perhaps

Rugby League not prepared to travel for world cup over here, we should reciprocate.

Tit for tat...
Not for me, let's move forward.