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[Johno]

stats mean nothing really....depends on the day in cricket!

[Spud]

who gives a fuck about history

i bet simon jones, harmison and hoggard don't have a clue about that stat. it won't have any effect on the 1st Test

But im sure Gilchrist, Ponting and Martyn do.

[Boeta]

who gives a fuck about history

i bet simon jones, harmison and hoggard don't have a clue about that stat. it won't have any effect on the 1st Test

But im sure Gilchrist, Ponting and Martyn do.

So what. Just because Border and the two Waughs won a lot of matches at Lords doesn't guarantee any of those a century. Your thinking is quite illogical.

[janaage]

Of course history/stats matter, it can affect the mindset, if the Aussies get off to a good start players could think here we go again.  That's what sports all about the mind game.

[Zurich Red]

In 1997 the first test was at Edgbaston, we bowled the Aussies out before lunch for 120, won the test and then lost the next 3 comprehensively. One test doesn't win the Ashes even if they do like Lord's.