The Ashes 2009

[tangerinedream]

No Test Matches have been played at Hampshire afaik - another couple of years isn't it?

The reason Australia only have 5 grounds is because they only have 5 serious population centres. The reason E&W have more is to bring Test Cricket to new areas of the country - like Wales and the North East and, in the future, the south coast/west-ish.


Anyway, how many convict wickets will be down before today's close . . . . 1, 2 ?

Oh, I understand the need to 'develop' the game in different parts of the country, but you could argue, they could have made sure a lot more people saw it by just sticking with C4 not giving it all to sky....

God knows where we are going with the game. If the whether is like it is here in london, it could be a right miserable chilly day...

 

[London_Calling]

Good point about Sky. Very sad. The cynical might say the cricket watching middle classes can afford Sky.

 

[tangerinedream]

Good point about Sky. Very sad. The cynical might say the cricket watching middle classes can afford Sky.

Actually, Athers said that the other day about ticket prices then some oxbridge twat, said (I quote) "C'mon, if you want to go, you'll find the £75 somewhere..."

It was on the times podcast....

 

[Relahni]

Actually, Athers said that the other day about ticket prices then some oxbridge twat, said (I quote) "C'mon, if you want to go, you'll find the £75 somewhere..."

It was on the times podcast....

I think the working class should take the theatre back. The middle class have taken our football, let's reclaim the theatre.

 

[tangerinedream]

I think the working class should take the theatre back. The middle class have taken our football, let's reclaim the theatre.

Great idea, We'd have to get dressed up first though....

 

[Santino]

Now, meanwhile, Steve Harmison, left out of this match, has travelled up to join Durham's match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and currently has figures of 8-7-1-1.

And his second 8 overs went for 44 runs and no wickets. Inconsistency, thy name is Steve.

 

[Idaho]

Good point about Sky. Very sad. The cynical might say the cricket watching middle classes can afford Sky.

You think that Sky Sports viewers are mainly middle class?

 

[Santino]

I spy a cultural signifier vs. economic capital argument.

 

[mrkikiet]

God knows where we are going with the game. If the whether is like it is here in london, it could be a right miserable chilly day...

it's currently cool but dry.

skysports is definitely NOT the sole preserve of the middle class.

 

[Relahni]

Had the pleasure of sharing a tube with some of the Barmy Army today. I noticed someone was rubbing their tits against my arm. Unfortunately, it was a fat bloke in a red t-shirt eating a baguette.

 

[Idaho]

Why can Man Utd manage a 76,000 capacity and growing stadium and Lancashire not?

Why can Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham etc all manage stadiums that dwarf Lords and the Oval?

If they gave me 20-20 cricket to manage for the next 4 years I would easily make it the biggest summer game with capacity crowds. It's an easy seller.

A simple league with everyone playing each other once - or two leagues with everyone playing each other twice. Sell the tv rights to a free to air channel. Doddle.

 

[Idaho]

I spy a cultural signifier vs. economic capital argument.

The term Middle Class is entirely cultural on this board.

 

[butchersapron]

Actually, Athers said that the other day about ticket prices then some oxbridge twat, said (I quote) "C'mon, if you want to go, you'll find the £75 somewhere..."

It was on the times podcast....

Athers is an Oxbridge twat

 

[mrkikiet]

if i was to head down to lords today how much would a tout want for a ticket?

 

[Doctor Carrot]

What time's it start? I thought it was 10?

 

[Idaho]

Look, it's Brett Lee. Disciple of the Jason Gillespie school of public speaking

 

[Nemo]

A few minutes' play and already it's going badly.

 

[Nemo]

And another.

 

[butchersapron]

Exactly as i expected. Right better get to the shops now if i want to be back for us bowling.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Swann gone. Fucksakes

 

[Athos]

2 wikets for 6 runs this am!

 

[kabbes]

Our hopes and dreams rest on Broad shoulders indeed.

 

[Nemo]

I suppose we can take some solace from the fact that the ball's swinging.

 

[Nemo]

Our hopes and dreams rest on Broad shoulders indeed.

You really know how to cheer people up, don't you?

 

[two sheds]

traditional late-order batting collapse all is well with the world

 

[Idaho]

As long as it keeps swinging, I don't mind if we get bowled out for 400.

 

[Nemo]

traditional late-order batting collapse all is well with the world

Followed by a traditional middle-order slump. The only thing missing was the traditional upper-order failure.

 

[Nemo]

Broad plays on.

 

[Athos]

Sorry, make that 3!

 

[El Sueno]

Shit...