Most intelligent Australians and Britons now support the war.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
But rabbits are defeating the Aussies on the home front!

[Alexander's Horse]

Hey! we have a pet rabbit.

[ravagon]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Are you Aussies/Kiwis more concerned about Cricket, Rugby or Soccer ?

This depends strictly on whom exactly you ask and upon which sport they happen to ascendency at the time.
ie: Kiwi's are more concerned about rugby, Australians about cricket and neither about soccer because teams from both countries are pretty much cr*p.

[Lincoln]

Re: Re: Most intelligent Australians and Britons now support the war.

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


And I'm banning people for trolling, nationalist insults, provacations and general incivility.

What? Does this mean the end of Apolyton as we know it? I wouldn't know what to do with my evenings if I wasn't insulted by my generally uncivil fellow Apolytons.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Tassadar5000
Is Australias population now 1,200?

Somebody should explain to you that 1,200 is considered a very healthy sample size for such polls.

It's a sad "last resort" argument when people start questioning the accuracy of polls by saying "Are there 1,200 people only in Australia?"

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
You did well in Australia last year.

There's no consistency. Many of our cricketers are spoiled brats who bring the game into disrepute. It's been a steady decline since Hadlee retired. I suppose I grew up when we had a stack of excellent cricketers who made a good team. We've had the odd good one since then but nothing to match Hadlee, Coney, Cairns, the Crowes, Smith and Wright.

I think the Australian success is all down to that Sports Academy you have. We have a tin shed, I think.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by ravagon

ie: Kiwi's are more concerned about rugby, Australians about cricket and neither about soccer because teams from both countries are pretty much cr*p.

You missed rugby league, man. And we used to be good Olympians before it went pro.

Immigrants in Australia and New Zealand are soccer fans and satellite TV has made it more popular - the Asian immigrants love it. New Zealand's team has vastly improved over the last eight or so years, though it's not a world class team and still not up to the World Cup team of 1982 (the best team Australasia has yet produced).

Australia has what is becoming a seriously good team - they have had a bit of bad luck the last two times out but they will turn heads in 2006 - no doubt about it. I'll be cheering for them as they cheered for us in 82.

[Spiffor]

BTW, do you call this beautiful game "football" righteously, or do you call it "soccer" like the infidels ?

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Spiffor
BTW, do you call this beautiful game "football" righteously, or do you call it "soccer" like the infidels ?

I call it "football" because my parents were English immigrants and that's what they called it. Increasing numbers of NZers call it football.

[ravagon]

Originally posted by Spiffor
BTW, do you call this beautiful game "football" righteously, or do you call it "soccer" like the infidels ?

Soccer, but only, I hasten to add, because rugby has already (rather oddly if one thinks about it) taken the name "football".

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Agathon


Hadlee

[Agathon]

Lillee -- Border -- Marsh



Still my fave all time team has to be the West Indies of the early 80s. They were gods.

[edit] Is Richie Benaud still on the TV. When I think of cricket I always think of "Over to you, Richie."

[ravagon]

Originally posted by Agathon
Australia has what is becoming a seriously good team - they have had a bit of bad luck the last two times out but they will turn heads in 2006 - no doubt about it. I'll be cheering for them as they cheered for us in 82.

Australia has a barely adequate team IMO, admittedly because of the poor funding and organization, not to mention that it has to compete with rugby ( ), rugby league (bleauch!) and Australian rules ( ).
The only reason they'll (in all probability) make it to the next world cup is that they don't have to face any serious opposition anymore (Basically, whoever wins the Aus-NZ game will go through).
I seriously hope Fifa removes the auto-qualification for Oceania after the next WC. It just doesn't sit right with me that a team like Australia could go through when other, far better, teams (Norway and the Netherlands missed out last time ) don't.

[Agathon]

That's as may be, Ravagon, but I think anyone would jump at the chance to get Harry Kewell on their team.

As for that transvestite Bosnich, well that's a different story.

[Spiffor]

I just love how this thread turned out