The Ashes 2015

[Santino]

New thread, because it's the Ashes, yo.

How many people called Mitchell have ever played in the same Test side, and will that record be broken over the next few weeks?

 

[Ponyutd]

More bowling like this today please.

 

[butchersapron]

...and work have just paid for sky sports to be turned on. That's got to be an omen.

 

[Dan U]

...and work have just paid for sky sports to be turned on. That's got to be an omen.

Father in law flies in for the summer on Monday from Oz. Lets hope we are 1-0 up as he boards his plane in Melbourne to make it a nice long flight.

Am hoping he will want to pay for the daily sky subscription thing on my EE tv box.

Am currently in Swansea for work and it's a bit wet down here.. Dunno about Cardiff.

 

[JTG]

England have won the toss and elected to pick Shane Watson in the Australian side

 

[ddraig]

dry so far in Cardiff tho looking grey and threatening!

bloody cricket! coming over ere... grumble grumble
cummon the Ausies

 

[littlebabyjesus]

England have won the toss and elected to pick Shane Watson in the Australian side

 

[bi0boy]

I'm afraid I've stopped following cricket since free to air live tests went off the telly box.

Might try and get back into it this summer

 

[JTG]

I'm afraid I've stopped following cricket since free to air live tests went off the telly box.

Might try and get back into it this summer

I've lost interest since it became plain that it's all about extracting as much money from everyone rather than expanding a great game to as many countries and people as will take an interest. That and the whole KP thing and the endless Ashes series.

I have TMS on mind. Not sure why

 

[littlebabyjesus]

one great thing about cricket used to be the complete absence of bloody national anthems.

 

[JTG]

Oh, the 'opening ceremony' bollox is ridiculous as well

 

[littlebabyjesus]

cricinfo

Start delayed due to opening ceremony

 

[Mogden]

GETONWITHIT. Bloody fireworks at 11am

I've got loose leaf tea, strawberries and a roast dinner later as well as TMS on a Roberts Radio to show my support

 

[littlebabyjesus]

If I were Aus, I'd love this delay. Way to fuck up the openers' preparation.

 

[JTG]

Go home cricket, you are drunk

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

'Start delayed due to stupid twatting around'

 

[JTG]

'Start delayed due to stupid twatting around'

And that's lunch!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Four left-handers to open up with. (if Johnson bowls - guess he might not)

 

[JTG]

 

[Ponyutd]

Lololo and so it begins...

 

[redsquirrel]

'Start delayed due to stupid twatting around'

You hear Boycott giving his opinion of the opening ceremony,

 

[JTG]

Nasser, Athers and Punter in the commentary box. A wealth of experience in how to win Ashes series there

 

[liquidlunch]

here we go again Pommy bastards,good to see you are still eating your own.Only 1 for and its the tenth over?Hope your lot put up a better display than the series 3 months ago

 

[Dan U]

here we go again Pommy bastards,good to see you are still eating your own.Only 1 for and its the tenth over?Hope your lot put up a better display than the series 3 months ago

it's for 1, not 1 for

 

[SpookyFrank]

Crud, Cook's gone

 

[redsquirrel]

Crap, he seemed to be in good form.

Poor wicket, I know they'd like to get five days but this type of wicket doesn't do any favours for the game.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Yep, true wickets with good bounce an carry produce good cricket. No excuse given recent weather, so this must be a deliberate ploy. Annoying.

 

[redsquirrel]

Fucking hell, not a good start. Only got the radio on but from what I heard it seemed that Bell was (yet again) playing a shot a ball.

 

[starfish]

Any decent links for this. I'm trying First Row but it's playing silly buggers.

 

[Bonfirelight]

Solid start England...