* * * The Ashes - Official Thread * * *

[pasty]

Oops, forgot to get some early evening shut eye. Plan A gone to pot already. Ah well, Plan B it is then, now where's my pint sized coffee mug.......

 

[vegster]

Just heard a Convict, who I think is Justin Langer, comment on TMS about the pitch today.... " I think the pitch looks good still and I'm sure our boys are looking forward to getting out there and getting runs on the board .."

2 points here,

1, we are still batting and you don't look like getting us out

2, you are 230 + behind us now so you need a miracle !

 

[pasty]

Matt Prior just passed 10,000 first class runs.

Nice one Matty

 

[Marc]

my boss just made a good point to me: This time next year you could be at that ground on the telly!

:wetspants:

 

[8ace]

and now confirmed, thanks Colly for the memories!

The bad news is that we'll probably have to play against him for Durham next season!

 

[Skint Gull]

I was really hoping that Colly would do that and fully expected such a decent bloke to do it. He knew he wasn't going anywhere fast any more and that it was time to make way for someone else. He worked very hard with a pretty limited batting ability and saved us on more than one occasion, cheers Colly!

 

[Marc]

The bad news is that we'll probably have to play against him for Durham next season!

yeah very true!

 

[Everest]

And there's another century.

Siddle 1-100

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Come on TIMMY, let's have a run or two.

 

[8ace]

my boss just made a good point to me: This time next year you could be at that ground on the telly!

:wetspants:

How come they are sending you to the convict colony - been nicking petrol from the lawnmower

 

[Lady Whistledown]

my boss just made a good point to me: This time next year you could be at that ground on the telly!

:wetspants:

Is that a nice way of telling you you're fired?

 

[sam86]

BBC Test Match Special's Michael Vaughan On Paul Collingwood's Test retirement:
"He's still going to play one-day internationals and Twenty20 cricket for England, but after the Perth Test we were talking and he said this should be my last Test series. He felt he had taken his game as far as he could and saw Eoin Morgan in the nets and thought it was his turn."

What an absolute gent. Thanks Colly.

 

[Everest]

Come on TIMMY, let's have a run or two.

You got your wish

Bloody hell, now a 4 through covers and 3 down the ground.

50 partnership

 

[Lady Whistledown]

You got your wish

I said "or two". Rather hoping for the "two"

 

[Lady Whistledown]

...or in fact a four

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Drinks update chez Krabappel: a rather cheeky South African pinot grigio from Waitrose.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

15 year old Glenfiddich. Cheers

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Oops, forgot to get some early evening shut eye. Plan A gone to pot already. Ah well, Plan B it is then, now where's my pint sized coffee mug.......

I managed to get some in between 21.30 and 10.50. Not much, but it will help in the morning!

 

[sam86]

Beer 7 away from a century as well

 

[8ace]

Bedtime pint of tap water for me