The Ashes Thread.

[cyrille]

Anyone know who's bowled the fastest delivery in this match so far?

I heard his first name begins with an 'M'.

Any suggestions?

[cyrille]

Bugger - I seemed to have missed the "best tail in world cricket".

Yeah lift it up and what do you see?

An Aussie arsehole.

[klong toey]

• Australia 1st Innings 308 all out (84.5 overs)
• Must admit a bit surprised good work by the bowlers this morning.
• England 2nd Innings 15 for 0
• England leading by 137 runs time for a spot of lunch.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

I wish somebody would push Atherton out of the commentary booth and onto the sharp wooden pickets below. Extremely annoying human being

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

oh look at me .... I'm a pom and my team isn't loosing ..... look at me look at me ...


FFS, you would think you had already won the ashes

[Loy Toy]

First wicket Cock. Lets see what happens now.

[baldrick]

Lyon pulls off a brilliant catch - bowled Starc

[chassamui]

What's up Wally, was he pointing out how poor the tail was?

Got Cook out, well done.

[kingwilly]

Let's see how chirpy the poms are by the end of the day. But we really shoulda batted better than that on this wicket

[chassamui]

A decent start from the convicts. Apart from the wayward Johnson, they bowled well enough to make England look unsure of themselves.

[klong toey]

Cook 32 in two Innings defiantly improving i had him down for a pair.
Average of 16 its all down hill for him from now.

[cyrille]

Anyone know who's bowled the fastest delivery in this match so far?

I heard his first name begins with an 'M'.

Any suggestions?

No guesses yet?

Clue 2: his first name rhymes with 'starc'

[pseudolus]

FFS, you would think you had already one the ashes

Fixed that for you.

[Wally Dorian Raffles]

^ This was aimed at you clowns not Atherton. Like a bunch of clucky little hens

oh look at me .... I'm a pom and my team isn't loosing ..... look at me look at me ...


FFS, you would think you had already won the ashes

[chassamui]

If Athers grates on you Wally just turn the sound dow and tune your interwebs wireless to one of these:

BBC Radio 4 - Test Match Special

test match sofa.com - Test Match Sofa London - Listen Online

TBF your lads on the sky team have been ok so far.

[pseudolus]

^ This was aimed at you clowns not Atherton. Like a bunch of clucky little hens

oh look at me .... I'm a pom and my team isn't loosing ..... look at me look at me ...


FFS, you would think you had already one the ashes

Fixed that for you again mate.

[cyrille]

Pointing has been great.
Surprisingly astute.
Surprising because...well, y'know.

[pseudolus]

Agree - funny that he does not know why he was booed all the time and generally a hated figure in ashes cricket.

[cyrille]

I think he actually does no?

He just said he thought he'd lost the urn often enough to be quite popular.

So yeah - he's doing pretty well.

Maybe just needs to come to terms with the idea that hair gel isn't quite as big as it was back in the days of the bourbon and beef steak.

[pseudolus]

Turning a load right now. England will be lucky to get 150 at this rate. Jimmy Anderson will have a field day though - might be worth a little flutter for him to get a sixfer+

[cyrille]

Starc looking real class - this boy's talented., as is hazelwood.

Not just the Englishmen making mj like a buffalo tbf.

[baldrick]

hair gel

yes - his duckbill goes from erect to flaccid during the course of his commentary stint

[klong toey]

Just need to see off the new ball then get 300 + on the board.

[kingwilly]

Easier said than done.

[chassamui]

250 will be more than enough. Add that to the 1st innings lead and the convicts will be chasing a folorn hope.