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[iand123]

See stokes has said the Aussies aren't invincible in the press today. Whilst I agree I can't help but think he's just given the Aussies his first send off when he gets out

[FattusCattus]

I quite agree - this is possibly the time to stay quiet, and let our actions speak louder than words in the first test.

But ho hum! When has the ECB PR machine been anything other than a disaster?

[iand123]

Essex did pretty well today with that bat, anyone been down to the game? Is the wicket a road and a relatively small ground making the high amount of runs seem higher? Or just good batting and bad bowling?

[iand123]

I quite agree - this is possibly the time to stay quiet, and let our actions speak louder than words in the first test.

But ho hum! When has the ECB PR machine been anything other than a disaster?

I'd love to sit in on an ECB PR meeting.

[FattusCattus]

No worries - they hold them in the Chimp enclosure at Monkey World.

[ppccopener]

However.....nothing will ever be quite as good as predicting 5-0(mcgrath), treading on a ball and getting driven off in a golf cart before the game and then us racking up 400 in a day-and of course we won the greatest ever series 2-1 !!

Yes yes yes we know it was 2005 !!!

[skip1973]

I quite agree - this is possibly the time to stay quiet, and let our actions speak louder than words in the first test.

But ho hum! When has the ECB PR machine been anything other than a disaster?

I agree, it's not the players though, it's not as though they ring a media outlet themselves to give quotes. The boards and media want a build up, the media ask dumb loaded questions, if a player offers and honest opinion he is bagged, if a player goes the generic robot route he is bagged.