The Ashes - Round 1 - Day 1

[Gazwag]

7.6 Hoggard to Hayden, OUT: There's the peach from Hoggard. Perfectly
pitched up, swinging in late, Hayden leans forward to drive and
misses as the ball shatters the off stump! Hoggard strikes! Now
you can bet he'll be bowling another over or two!

Australia 35/1, Partnership of 35
ML Hayden b Hoggard 12 (25b 2x4 0x6)

I love reading Cricinfo they come up with some classic lines

 

[Simster]

Take that you arrongant fucker!!

Is it me or is Botham a clueless twat? Every time he says take a bowler off the guy takes a wicket

Botham was one of the worst captains we've ever had.


Oooooh, England drop a catch.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Pieterson puts Ponting down.

 

[Simon Morgan]

bugger it, he's gonna get slated in the media now

 

[Simon Morgan]

MUHAHAHA!!! ponting gets whalloped in the head by a harmison bouncer

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Ponting BLEEDING after being struck by Harmison

 

[Titanic]

Wear that one RICKY !!

GBH

 

[CHAPPERS]

Bleeding!

YEAH!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

hows THAT for a whitewash you gambling addicted convict !!!!

 

[Gazwag]

10.4 Harmison to Ponting, no run, and it is Ponting's turn now! Short ball, Ponting goes for the pull and cops a nasty blow on the grill of the helmet
Another disruption in play here as the helmet seems to have jammed on Ponting's face and caused a bit of bleeding
It looks a bit gory there as the blood pours down Ponting's cheek,
but it's not as bad as it looks
The physio has come onto the field and is attending to Ponting


Yeah first blood to England

 

[Simon Morgan]

COME ON

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

f***ing GET IN

PONTING YOU DICK

 

[Artois]

That's TWO

 

[Simster]

Ponting's out and his head is a BLOODY MESS.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Italia & I are celebrating large style!

 

[CHAPPERS]

f*** you PONTING.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

This is FUN. CLUELESS aussie LOSERS!

 

[Marshy]

come on i want 4 by lunch

 

[Scarface]

12.5 Harmison to Ponting, OUT: Harmison strikes! Just short of driving
length and outside the off, Ponting drives and edges, the ball
carries well to Strauss in the slips who takes an important catch!

Australia 55/2, Partnership of 20
RT Ponting c Strauss b Harmison 9 (18b 1x4 0x6)
JL Langer 31* (36b 4x4) SJ Harmison 6.5-0-30-1

 

[CHAPPERS]

We need to slow Langer down.