The Ashes 2013

Begin today..............

That should keep us amused until August 3rd!!!

 

Much more interested in stuffin the Aussies than the overgrown ping pong last weekend will watch 1st hour before going to work ,then will listen to comms on my phone

 

Can't wait for this. Love The Ashes and off to see The Oval test in August.

 

Me too, 4th day.

 

Going on the Thursday which I guess is the first day

 

Obviously now tickets are all sold out but how much were they on average?

 

Love a good Ashes Summer. We're off and underway having won the toss. 6-0 off 3 overs.

Hopefully KP's antics last summer will not be repeated, and we'll be able to see the best of him again.

 

There aren't many draws in test cricket nowerdays. i can see us winning this 3 or 4 -1

I can see the aussies taking 20 wickets in a match but just can't see them scoring enough runs, 7 or 800 they need between two innings

 

Mine were £60

 

Anyone else think that this was always going to happen given the recent press of 'we're gonna smash the Aussies!'

 

Yep! Poor batting display, just got to hope that Anderson gets a bit of swing now and that the 'Watford Wall' is given a chance early on to test the openers with his height. Swinging conditions for the last part of the day now with the lights on and spin from day 3.

 

Terrible batting display...................

but a "Hornet" is coming to the rescue, Finn is fighting back :badge:

 

Cheaper than I thought. Thanks.

 

And now Jimmy is getting in on the fun. Cook certainly made the lucky call to bat first. The Aussie batting attack is poor and our bowlers will make mincemeat of them on this pitch

 

215 looking a decent total. Not looking good for those with tickets for Saturday

 

Now four down for 54! The fight back is right on :sign15:

 

Most certainly not the finest display of batting, nor bowling really - particularly from the Aussies. A low total yes, but the damage was really done with the first decent spell from Siddle.

Hopefully we'll get them out for a couple less, and then be able to get it together and post a competitive total in the second innings. In the unlikely event that we'd be in a position to enforce the follow on, I wouldn't be doing that on this wicket.

 

We are spanking them today. 117-9

 

Hmm, can't get rid of the last two. Creeping towards 200-9.

 

Last man setting records now! Ruddy convicts!

 

Spoke far too soon. Ridiculous batting for a no. 11

 

In front now. At least it looks as though batting has become easier. Can't see this Agar batting at number 11 again

 

Agar's turned our attack to jelly.

 

:sign15:

 

Playing some world class shots unfortunately.

 

At last "Agar the 'orrible" is out for 98, at least we stopped the little barsteward from getting a century :smiley-sport021:

 

I don't think I'd have begrudged him the two extra runs. Very good batting for a number 11 and has dragged them right into it and put the Aussies in a very good position.

 

Looking bad again. Two down still 54 behind.

 

Yep, got a feeling this one could be over by lunch on Day 3.

 

Now we need our best players Cook and Bell to step up with a huge partnership like previous series.

 

What a shambles. Fair play to Australia, they've bowled well, good lines. Can't see Root opening in the next test, think Bell will come up the order, or Trott.

Need KP and Cook to play to their best, if they do we could go from 11-2 to 250-2. No excuses on this wicket, take your time!

 

I don't know too much about cricket, but how come an 11th man gets 98 on his debut, but England's openers can only get 11 for 2? They are all saying it's a brilliant day for batting. Why didn't they tell this to the English opening batsmen?