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

[Billy the Fish]

If Starc and Johnson both make double hundreds, they can still win this.

 

[Pantani]

Ponting "Let's hope the Aussies can fight their way back in to this game"

Pictures: Nevilles off stump knocked out of the ground.

This is brilliant.

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

9th man in and it's not even midday

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Ponting's voice seems to be a bit shaky

 

[The_Viper]

This is carnage, amazing scenes

 

[Titanic]

Ponting's voice seems to be a bit shaky

Ricky Ponting is a class act in the commentary box.

 

[Luke93]

They're dropping quicker than a whore's knickers.

 

[pasty]

7 (seven) down and still extras is top score on 12

 

[severnside gull]

So looking forward to hearing from Glen McGrath today.

 

[Bold Seagull]

They're dropping quicker than a whore's knickers.

There's been no negotiation here though, no token massage, freshening up, polite small talk....

 

[Simster]

Man alive, does his mind go awol when it comes to the Aussies. It's rather like listening to Status Quo: entertaining enough at first but you very soon realize that you've heard it all before.

Maybe one of them once had a go on Mrs Boycott. If so, she probably found sexual congress with even an Australian cricketer a tender, compassionate experience in comparison to the usual black eye etc.

SEVEN now. SEVEN.

Australia 33-7. Bobby Zamora in a Brighton shirt. Will someone please PINCH me.

Ah that's glorious stuff. Punched through the covers for another four.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I don't think we'll get any more wickets before lunch now.

 

[El Presidente]

When I said I hoped England would bat this morning, I meant bat second...

The way things are going they could be batting this morning!

 

[Pavilionaire]

In the Algarve, wandered into the villa from the pool to check the drinks score on cricinfo and have just received the shock of my life. 31/6 became 33/7 as my jaw was still bouncing off the tiled floor.

I'm feeling genuinely sorry for Warney and Punter in the commentary booth, this is a humiliation. On the other hand, this is sweet revenge for the 5-0 whitewash of last time.

 

[JJ McClure]

Expect Johnson and Starc to put on 80 or so runs.

 

[Titanic]

Drinks, Day One

Australia 38-7 (11 overs)

Yes, really

 

[Simster]

I don't think we'll get any more wickets before lunch now.

In all seriousness, you normally expect one partnership, and as lower order batsmen go, these are two players you'd want in if you did have to find your team in this position. I wouldn't be surprised if they put on 50 or so.

 

[GT49er]

Holy shit! Just switched the radio on!

 

[Bold Seagull]

Expect Johnson and Starc to put on 80 or so runs.

Does look flat now, probably still batting at tea with a decent 200 on the board on this wicket. We've actually bowled ourselves into trouble this morning!!

 

[KZNSeagull]

Maxwell: "If you are just switching on in Australia, switch off"