The Ashes 2010/11

[embree]

It was a clear no ball, I thought.

But it was close. It just seems that close is not a no ball unless a wicket falls, which isn't a good way to do things to me.

tbh I feel every wicket should be checked for a no ball as a matter of course

 

[embree]

I want this t-shirt:

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Brilliant ball there

 

[embree]

and now the German has forgotten how to bowl entirely

that's ridiculous, he dead balled it. Should have been no ball or wide

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Nah, he just erm, "slipped".

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Billy's a bit confused.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Come on, let's get past that 636 before lunch so I can go to bed

 

[pennimania]

TMS say this might be the first time there's been a 100 partnership for the 6th, 7th and 8th wickets!

Anyone?

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Come on, let's get past that 636 before lunch so I can go to bed

gonna have to wait a bit

 

[embree]

This innings has equaled England's highest ever score in Australia

 

[embree]

TMS say this might be the first time there's been a 100 partnership for the 6th, 7th and 8th wickets!

Anyone?

I said that up there somewhere. This is definitely the case

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Swann kept getting singles. He had a 50 on there.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

This innings has equaled England's highest ever score in Australia

Sky keep beating you to these stats. Speed up abit!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I said that up there somewhere. This is definitely the case

Slightly distorted by the nightwatchman.

 

[embree]

Sky keep beating you to these stats. Speed up abit!

Sky can fuck off

 

[TrippyLondoner]

lol

 

[pennimania]

You know, I can remember when we retained the Ashes in 1986 (it was Boxing day I think and I was drunk as a skunk) but I don't think we had them ground down like we do now.

And my god, I was a much more assiduous cricket fan than I am these days (life having got on top of me)


it's fucking great

 

[embree]

Yeah and the last Test of that series was arguably the start of Australia's long reign of terror

 

[embree]

We didn't even bother to bring the fucking urn you plebs

 

[pennimania]

Yeah and the last Test of that series was arguably the start of Australia's long reign of terror

does that mean we have to start panicking? i can see that they will definitely be thinking hard about what they need to do - perhaps they should get Boycott to advise them? He's got LOTS of ideas

 

[embree]

does that mean we have to start panicking? i can see that they will definitely be thinking hard about what they need to do - perhaps they should get Boycott to advise them? He's got LOTS of ideas

no panic - the Sydney Test in 1987 we lost by miles, that was my point really. I'm not sure we're in much danger here

 

[Limejuice]

Yay!

Record score in tests in Oz

 

[embree]

Yay!

Record score in tests in Oz

and two of the top three on this tour

 

[Limejuice]

364 ahead.

Good innings.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

laughing my fucking ass off @ that run out.

 

[embree]

I love a good comedy run out - Hughes gets his revenge for Melbourne

 

[embree]

As the ball came in Prior seemed to be pissing himself laughing - Twatto had turned and trotted off down the pitch completely oblivious to where the ball was

 

[JimW]

Khawaja looking calm and competent again. Let him get a fifty as his mum's there.

 

[embree]

Philip Hughes: still shit

 

[JimW]

Hah! Was hoping for a bi of a curse effect but came at t'other end.