[Cricket] Fourth Ashes Test - England v Australia - Trent Bridge

[Titanic]

Bairstow hits Starc for two fours... through the covers, and then midwicket... Australia seem to be a bowler light!

and to prove the point... Warner is on

 

[The Wizard]

Warner bowling?

 

[Ernest]

Clarke looks beaten, could this be all done in 2 days and still no Saturday play ?

 

[Titanic]

Blowers really is hopeless... Ooh it's bowled him... no it's LBW... not it's not given

 

[dazzer6666]

Clarke looks beaten, could this be all done in 2 days and still no Saturday play ?

I just thought this. He looks like a broken man, knows the game is up. Can see this being over tomorrow or early Saturday

 

[Titanic]

Mitchell Johnson misses the stumps from 2 yards for a run out

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root 100* (128 balls, 17 fours)

He really is the man for England.

 

[nwgull]

Blowers really is hopeless... Ooh it's bowled him... no it's LBW... not it's not given

That's exactly why TMS is brilliant.

 

[Titanic]

Jonny Bairstow 60* equals Australia's total

 

[Titanic]

That's exactly why TMS is brilliant.

It's not actually. It's rather shit.

 

[dazzer6666]

Joe Root 100* (128 balls, 17 fours)

He really is the man for England.

This. Absolutely brilliant - could break all sorts of records in the next few years. His game doesn't seem to have a weakness.

 

[Triggaaar]

Mitchell Johnson misses the stumps from 2 yards for a run out

That's a harsh assessment of what looked like a tough chance.

 

[nwgull]

It's not actually. It's rather shit.

You're in a minority with that opinion.

 

[Titanic]

You're in a minority with that opinion.

I love TMS and always have since the days of John Artlott and EW Swanton... but Blowers is getting beyond a joke. Time to pension him off.

 

[Titanic]

That's a harsh assessment of what looked like a tough chance.

Maybe... but it was funny

 

[BensGrandad]

That would be rather disappointing.

Think I may have to have a rethink as these 2 are doing really well.

 

[Triggaaar]

Maybe... but it was funny

Fair enough. I didn't know you were doing comedy, I thought you were only going for a professional and unbiased assessment of the game.

So both batsman in, have got more runs that the total of the opposition. When did we last do that?

 

[Titanic]

150 partnership for Root and Bairstow

152 runs, 29.5 overs, RR: 5.09 (Bairstow 69, Root 77)

England 248-3, leading by 188 with 7 wickets in hand.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I love TMS and always have since the days of John Artlott and EW Swanton... but Blowers is getting beyond a joke. Time to pension him off.

I don't know...having an aristocratic buffoon seems somehow right on TMS, and it would all be a bit too polished without him.

I've had to listen this year, as I made the somewhat regrettable (in the light of what's happened in this series) decision to stop funding Murdoch earlier this year. I think it's excellent radio.

 

[nwgull]

I love TMS and always have since the days of John Artlott and EW Swanton... but Blowers is getting beyond a joke. Time to pension him off.

Nah, the old duffers (who I suspect have had a glass of wine or a pint or two in the afternoon) commentating are one of the factors that makes TMS such good listening. There are periods in test matches that could be a bit dull to listen to if it was all flawless and wasn't for stuff like this.