let's all take a moment to sympathize with the sporting shithole known as england

[Andrew Wiggins]

in the span of 1 week...

goes 3 and out in the world cup with 1 measley point against uruguay and costa rica :(

loses to sri lanka in cricket :facepalm

gets swept 3 times by new zealand in rugby :cry:


:roll:

[nightprowler10]

loses to sri lanka in cricket :facepalm
I can't speak for the other sports, but this was pretty bad. Sri Lanka is known for only ever winning anything of note in their own backyard, then they go and beat England in England. At least England made it a very close contest. I mean it's hard to make it closer than that in Test cricket.

[BasedTom]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02935/Argentina_2935012b.jpg
RIP

[Stern]

Sri Lanka >>> England in cricket.

Their football team should do what their cricket team is doing and export players from other countries.

[9erempiree]

In terms of sporting such as soccer....

USA>>England

[Godzuki]

the Queen doesn't give a fukk

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/24/article-2666984-1F13A2D300000578-391_964x665.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/24/article-2666984-1F137F6400000578-46_964x638.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/24/article-2666984-1F13C53200000578-962_964x578.jpg

[nightprowler10]

Sri Lanka >>> England in cricket.

Is that why England is ranked higher than Sri Lanka despite having a terrible few months?

Yes Sri Lanka played their hearts out in this series with some incredible performances, but let's not pretend they weren't the underdogs. Heck, they're almost always the underdogs when playing outside the subcontinent.

[nightprowler10]

For perspective, Sri Lanka has been playing Test cricket since 1981 and this is only their 4th time winning a series outside of the Indian subcontinent. :lol

[KobesFinger]

**** you guys. We gave you mother****ers the English language and not only do you butcher it, you use it to talk shit about our sports teams? Yes, imad brah

- Smak

[nightprowler10]

England invented cricket...

Yet here is the winner of every cricket World Cup ever (guess who's missing?):

http://i.imgur.com/E173mWD.png

:lol:

[Fork]

the Queen doesn't give a fukk

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/24/article-2666984-1F13A2D300000578-391_964x665.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/24/article-2666984-1F137F6400000578-46_964x638.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/24/article-2666984-1F13C53200000578-962_964x578.jpg

:wtf:

[Milbuck]

http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01759/Muzzachamp_1759885a.jpg

[BasedTom]

http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01759/Muzzachamp_1759885a.jpg
Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray, OBE[8] (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player, ranked World No. 5[7] and who has been ranked as British No. 1 since 27 February 2006

Born 15 May 1987 (age 27)
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]

Scotland, Wales, Ireland (north and the republic) are not England. Gareth Bale didn't travel to Brazil this year for a reason.

[red1]

ragaz getting shit on :lol

[outbreak]

sri lanka are great in the sub continent and mediocre everywhere else. What's worse is that they lost that series and they don't really have any way to improve from what their current line up is. They don't even have another potential captain in the wings so they can't even get rid of Cook (who is far too passive).

[outbreak]

Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray, OBE[8] (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player, ranked World No. 5[7] and who has been ranked as British No. 1 since 27 February 2006

Born 15 May 1987 (age 27)
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]

Scotland, Wales, Ireland (north and the republic) are not England. Gareth Bale didn't travel to Brazil this year for a reason.

half their cricket team isn't english either.

[Nick Young]

England invented cricket...

Yet here is the winner of every cricket World Cup ever (guess who's missing?):

http://i.imgur.com/E173mWD.png

:lol:
why isnt england even good at the sports they invent?:facepalm

[Freakzilla]

I can't speak for the other sports, but this was pretty bad. Sri Lanka is known for only ever winning anything of note in their own backyard, then they go and beat England in England. At least England made it a very close contest. I mean it's hard to make it closer than that in Test cricket.

They're a great team? England is transitioning at the moment, it was hardly their best XI.


England invented cricket...

Yet here is the winner of every cricket World Cup ever (guess who's missing?):

http://i.imgur.com/E173mWD.png

:lol:

So what? They have still been the dominant test team since the dawn of cricket, and have a t20 wc.


sri lanka are great in the sub continent and mediocre everywhere else. What's worse is that they lost that series and they don't really have any way to improve from what their current line up is. They don't even have another potential captain in the wings so they can't even get rid of Cook (who is far too passive).

Why would they get rid of Cook? He's by far their best batsman, especially w/o Trott and Pieterson. I would probably replace him as captain though. Bell or Broad.

As for the Rugby, NZ are the powerhouses of world Rugby. No shame in losing to them.

[nightprowler10]

They're a great team? England is transitioning at the moment, it was hardly their best XI.

Where did I say they were a great team?


So what? They have still been the dominant test team since the dawn of cricket, and have a t20 wc.

Haha, I know Ashes>WC for most English fans but it's pretty bad that they've never succeeded at what is considered the pinnacle of the sport.To their credit they have made 3 finals (last one in 1992).

You gotta be joking with that dominant statement though. They've almost never been consistent enough to be considered dominant since there were what, 4 Test teams? Even recently when they finally grabbed a hold of that #1 spot, they followed it up by getting whitewashed by a mediocre Pakistan team. Their Test record against every team is less than mediocre. Historically, they're not even 0.500 against any team except Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. :lol

They've had a ton of great players, pioneers even, but team success wise England have always been lackluster.

And no one takes the T20 world cup seriously except casual Indian fans. It's all a bit of hit & giggle event that allows the boards to stash their pockets.


Why would they get rid of Cook? He's by far their best batsman, especially w/o Trott and Pieterson. I would probably replace him as captain though. Bell or Broad.

Yeah I think he meant remove him as captain. He's an excellent bat and will certainly surpass many all time greats before he retires, but he's not captaincy material.

[Andrew Wiggins]

i'm honestly struggling to find a popular team sport that england is not shite at :lol

[qrich]

Might as well post it here as well

https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10437762_592585067522058_7224102391306992270_n.jpg

[nightprowler10]

Is that really the best looking American fan they could find?

[Freakzilla]

Where did I say they were a great team?



Haha, I know Ashes>WC for most English fans but it's pretty bad that they've never succeeded at what is considered the pinnacle of the sport.To their credit they have made 3 finals (last one in 1992).

You gotta be joking with that dominant statement though. They've almost never been consistent enough to be considered dominant since there were what, 4 Test teams? Even recently when they finally grabbed a hold of that #1 spot, they followed it up by getting whitewashed by a mediocre Pakistan team. Their Test record against every team is less than mediocre. Historically, they're not even 0.500 against any team except Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. :lol

They've had a ton of great players, pioneers even, but team success wise England have always been lackluster.

And no one takes the T20 world cup seriously except casual Indian fans. It's all a bit of hit & giggle event that allows the boards to stash their pockets.



Yeah I think he meant remove him as captain. He's an excellent bat and will certainly surpass many all time greats before he retires, but he's not captaincy material.

No, I was saying they're a great team. Prior is in woeful form, but Cook, Bell, Trott, Prior, Anderson, Broad are some of the all-time greats of the English team.

Everyone should consider Ashes>WC, for the same reason as ODIwc>T20wc.


I'd like to see Cook replaced as Test captain. His tactics are painful. Look at the success Clarke has had with his aggressive tactics. That is the way forward./

[BasedTom]

Is that really the best looking American fan they could find?
The "German" looks like the average middle aged woman you see at a grocery store. Not hot by true German standards.

[Andrew Wiggins]

andy murray gets destroyed by grigor dimitrov in straight sets in front of the royal family :roll:

in summary, in the past month, brits have been made a bitch by
bulgaria
costa rica
uruguay
sri lanka
new zealand
italy

[dr.hee]

andy murray gets destroyed by grigor dimitrov in straight sets in front of the royal family :roll:

in summary, in the past month, brits have been made a bitch by
bulgaria
costa rica
uruguay
sri lanka
new zealand
italy

Yeah, but Wayne Rooney has 1 World Cup goal. All you haters can't take that away from him :no:

[RagaZ]

21th century:

England: Multiple Grand Slams, Multiple Tour De France winners, Rugby World Cup winners, Olympic hosts etc.

Germany:

[deja vu]

Be actually lucky that England colonized your country or else you'd be speaking German or French right now. :lol

[Le Shaqtus]

Mo Farah is our only saving grace right now.

[pinhead]

21th century:

England: Multiple Grand Slams, Multiple Tour De France winners, Rugby World Cup winners, Olympic hosts etc.

Germany:
Carrying on with England:

Multiple Ashes winners,T20 World Champions, Sporting geniuses in Phil Taylor and Ronnie O'Sullivan, Some of the best Football players in the world, Multiple World Boxing Champions, Completely dominated the sport of Track Cycling, Major Golf champions and world number ones. Olympic and World champion track and field athletes.

We are the best.

[RagaZ]

Yep. And dominating Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button won B2B World titles in 2008 and 2009 :bowdown:

Lewis Hamilton will probably win it this year again.

[pinhead]

Yep. And dominating Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button won B2B World titles in 2008 and 2009 :bowdown:

Lewis Hamilton will probably win it this year again.

Oh yeah. It is easy to forget some when you are successful at such a wide range of sports.

Britain also has the best venues in the world of sport:

Wimbledon - The home of tennis
St Andrews - The home of golf
Wembley - The home of Football
Lords - The home of Cricket
The Crucible - The home of Snooker
Silverstone - The home of Motor Racing

[Chris99]

Why are you talking to yourself?

[rezznor]

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/30/62/16/6497156/4/622x350.jpg

[Andrew Wiggins]

england just lost to new zealand in the cricket world cup in a way that's even worse than brazi's 7-1 loss in the world cup. :lol

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/20/england-suffer-humiliation-new-zealand-southee

[RoundMoundOfReb]

You know you're beta as **** when your national anthem is god save the queen.

[nightprowler10]

Yeah come on, that was just a terrible loss.

But hey they win the Ashes sometimes that only 2 teams participate in so it's all good, right?

:rolleyes:

[RagaZ]

You know you're beta as **** when your national anthem is god save the queen.
You're a disgrace.

[outbreak]

Should also mention that the english cricket team is also happy to poach players from zimbabwe, ireland, scotland and south africa by offering them county deals and future english selection. How bad would they have been in the last decade if they didn't have other countries propping them up?

[Cactus-Sack]

Are we really gonna act like NZ aren't the second best team in this wc? They're in great form and Vettori is finally healthy. I think they're in good shape to win.

[outbreak]

Are we really gonna act like NZ aren't the second best team in this wc? They're in great form and Vettori is finally healthy. I think they're in good shape to win.

I still have my list as
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. New Zealand

If the whole tournament was in New Zealand maybe they'd jump to two.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

England invented cricket...

Yet here is the winner of every cricket World Cup ever (guess who's missing?):

http://i.imgur.com/E173mWD.png

:lol:

Damn, Australia is killing it.

[StephHamann]

Lord Sugar "We don't have a chance of winning the World Cup again,"

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31408753

good read

[bladefd]

Wow, that's embarrassing. England never winning a WC is worse than USA not winning any basketball world cups or Brazil never winning any football WCs. :roll: :roll: :roll:

If only USA invented bball or if Brazil invented football

[b1imtf]

21th century:

England: Multiple Grand Slams, Multiple Tour De France winners, Rugby World Cup winners, Olympic hosts etc.

Germany:


21th. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Andrew Wiggins]

england eliminated from the cricket world cup in the group stage with losses to australia, new zealand, sri lanka, and now BANGLADESH :roll:

[StephHamann]

england eliminated from the cricket world cup in the group stage with losses to australia, new zealand, sri lanka, and now BANGLADESH :roll:

They also had only 1 english players in the darts world cup semifinals. 10 years ago no one outside of england played darts on a professional level except for some dutch guys. Now they only have 1 guy in the semifinals.

[nightprowler10]

Haha came here to find this thread.

Interesting stat... England have won a total of 5 WC matches against the top 8 teams since 1992 (the last time they made the final).

[outbreak]

Their side is trash at the moment. Aside from Bell they don't have anyone in their batting line up who looks like a consistent threat and their bowlers have been all over the place this tournament. The sad thing is that their elimination will probably come up in future discussions about ensuring the top teams don't get knocked out in the group stage (for revenue reasons) which will lead to it being harder for small nations to qualify.

I like Cricket Japan's tweet though:

Dear @ECB_cricket, this might not be a great time, but as there's room in your schedule, fancy a game in Japan on the way home? #challenge
— Japan Cricket Assoc. (@CricketJapan) March 9, 2015

[StephHamann]

Time to bump.

[BurningHammer]

Just reunite as Great Britain and there maybe something good out of it ala basketball.

[NZStreetBaller]

England shouldnt feel that bad. Nz whoops most teams in rugby

[Lakers Legend#32]

I saw the word sh!thole and just assumed you guys were talking about OKC.

[StephHamann]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Phnng_Rs34

greatest documentary of all time

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[StephHamann]

http://i.imgur.com/ojcQvV4.png

http://media.giphy.com/media/O5NyCibf93upy/giphy.gif

[StephHamann]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2zsEiH3Wk0

Damn clutch own goal

[9erempiree]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2zsEiH3Wk0

Damn clutch own goal

Interesting.

I try to find videos of that own goal and its all blocked due to copyright. I think the the English FA had something to do with this.

All of them. :lol