* * * The Ashes - Official Thread * * *

[highway61]

5 minutes round the corner, Linden Road.

Greetings then mate

 

[8ace]

Oh yeah I saw John Mccririck there today, the fat f***.

 

[Gwylan]

Hopefully they are in the squad as cover for Siddel and they will still play Johnson and Hilfenhaus. Apparently Rolf Harris had a bit of a reaction to his injury in his comeback game, would they risk him on the best batting track in the country?

As he showed us last year, Hilfenhaus is a decent bowler. You can't look at his performance on a pitch that's flatter than a witch's tit. Johnson on the hand barely looks like a first-class cricketer let alone a test player, he'll be lucky to survive. They're also desperately short of a spinner, soon be time to try number 10 since Warne's retirement.

I don't think England's bowling attack is that great either but it's better than Australia's - and five draws would suit us, the Aussies will have to do something desperate soon.

 

[Simster]

flatter than a witch's tit.

Like.

 

[Pavilionaire]

517-1 declared. That is the most significant factor to come out of this 1st Test.

Ponting will be having sleepless nights, because everything that was said about the Aussie bowling attack before this series started has been confirmed, and worse besides.

Sure, the Aussies racked up 481 but at least we managed to bowl them out and give Ponting something to think about at tea today.

 

[countrygull]

517-1 declared. That is the most significant factor to come out of this 1st Test.

Ponting will be having sleepless nights, because everything that was said about the Aussie bowling attack before this series started has been confirmed, and worse besides.
Absolutely: they can't bowl us out. I put on an unlikely bet for England to win the series 2-0. I'm rather happy with that now. Almost as happy as I am with a draw in this first test, which I also backed!

 

[simmo]

My favourite today, was the circus music accompanied by juggling actions when Punter dropped a catch

In the field it really could not have gone any worse for Oz today. Clarke dropped a dolly at slip (and hundreds of the barmy army immediately did the juggling actions) and later on Punter was absolutely livid when he didn't get the TV umpire to give Cook out. He was giving Alem Dar (and Cook and Trott) some fearful verbals, I think he could get fined for the Alem Dar mouthful. Then about 15minutes later he dropped Trott I think (was a difficult chance though) to roars of derision from the (virtually totally English) crowd. It was great watching it at home, laughing my head off and I am sure it was great there. Roll on Adelaide let's win the toss and grind them into the dirt with the bat again.

 

[Scampi]

517-1 declared. That is the most significant factor to come out of this 1st Test.

Ponting will be having sleepless nights, because everything that was said about the Aussie bowling attack before this series started has been confirmed, and worse besides.
Absolutely: they can't bowl us out. I put on an unlikely bet for England to win the series 2-0. I'm rather happy with that now. Almost as happy as I am with a draw in this first test, which I also backed!

They can't bowl us out except in the first innings when they got us out for 260

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I do believe there may be a quote by me early in this thread claiming the draw was an impossible result

I do believe I pulled you up on that, and you shot me down in flames. Last laugh for me .... for once.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I shall watch some of it.

Credit to Jake Robinson for pointing this out - There is a tweeter whom is called @theashes and she doesn't appear to be a cricket fan.

She isn't happy with the interruption either!

She is global news now.

Free flight to Australia is on offer..!

BBC News - Twitter name @theashes brings cricket fame to US woman

 

[northernblue]

I have to admit I lost a little fisth in the time after the third day, I thought it was the same odl story down udner again. But they deserve credit for fightin back and really pressing home their advantage. As previoulsy said the 5 wickets for 31 on the Saturday was also important as it shows our bowlers as well as our batsmen are better than Australias.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

This may be old hat (geddit?) - but this Bollinger chap could be in the new Robin Hood film

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[Horsham Gull]

Dont forget the second test from Adelaide starts at 0000GMT tonight

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Dont forget the second test from Adelaide starts at 0000GMT tonight

Indeed... we have cricket to watch or snow, but not both.

 

[pasty]

Mitchel Johnson dropped

 

[pasty]

Aussies win toss and will bat.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

online stream anyone?

 

[SNOOBS]

I wonder if the groundsman has stood by his word and prepared a results pitch or if it's going to be the usual 600/5d situation.

16 results out of last 19 matches, always big totals first innings though.