The Ashes (Test cricket series)

jerry phoenix · Jul 8, 2009

i ve written 500 words this morning. i stopped to watch the first ball on the first day of the first test. 21-1!!!!!!!

now im going to write a bit more.

jerry phoenix · Jul 8, 2009

my word rate is holding at 500 words per wicket. 1500-3

waylander · Jul 8, 2009

So you now have 3,500 words?

jerry phoenix · Jul 8, 2009

waylander said:
So you now have 3,500 words?

alas no, i stopped writing but england's wickets kept falling. now im 1500-7. long gone are the heady days of my 500-1 rate. :-(

i'll try and claw it back in the morning, as will england.

poor flintoff
stupid peiterson

waylander · Jul 9, 2009

First test is going to be a draw

jerry phoenix · Jul 10, 2009

its starting to look like a draw, unless england can get a good number of early wickets on 3rd morning.

c'mon monty panasonic

jerry phoenix · Jul 10, 2009

2 for anderson. thats better. i should turn TMS off now and do some work. maybe another over or two first.

jerry phoenix · Jul 10, 2009

rain stopped play. maybe i should write a bit more today.

justwondering · Jul 11, 2009

What's wrong with our cricket?

We produce adequate batsmen but our last genuine strike bowler was Bob Willis (with an average in the low to mid 20s).

And he retired 25 years ago.

waylander · Jul 12, 2009

waylander said:
First test is going to be a draw

No it's not.
We're going to lose

jerry phoenix · Jul 12, 2009

waylander said:
No it's not.
We're going to lose

if Collingwood can do another hour or two...

SpiderGal · Jul 12, 2009

Great to see cricket fans here. I could not watch this Test, but I'm definitely catching up the next one!

jerry phoenix · Jul 12, 2009

awesome from Collingwood, monty and jimmy.

what a great draw, right down the the last few balls.

Sophia · Jul 12, 2009

That was fantastic, a really enjoyable final couple of hours especially. I hope Monty got lots of pats on the back from his teammates. Roll on Thursday!

jerry phoenix · Jul 12, 2009

next test starts on thursday. four solid days to finish my first draft before the inevitable-'i'll just watch one more over'

Sophia · Jul 12, 2009

Was anyone watching it while listening to Test Match Special on the radio? At one point, Boycott had a bit of a dry throat problem. Aggers asked him if he was okay, and Boycott explained about how his throat got very dry sometimes since the throat cancer, and his job, involving talking a lot as it does, aggravates it. Aggers couldn't resist this prize and told him, "You could try talking less." Boycott took it in good form; I (and everyone in the studio) cracked up laughing. Love Aggers.

jerry phoenix · Jul 12, 2009

boycott couldnt talk less if his wicket depended on it. gotta love boycs though.

love aggers and blowers. i could listen to that pair for days, oh, i do.

waylander · Jul 12, 2009

What a great last hour - unbearable tension.

So what changes would you like to see in the England side?

jerry phoenix · Jul 12, 2009

waylander said:
What a great last hour - unbearable tension.

So what changes would you like to see in the England side?

just two things for now.
1 better bowling
2 better batting

hohoho

steve harmison did well for eng lions. should be worthy of a place. some one needs to tell peiterson to be bold but not rash.

jerry phoenix · Jul 13, 2009

cant believe Aggers said this morning that monty panasonic should get taken out of the side!!!!

whats a hero got to do?

jerry phoenix · Jul 13, 2009

good to see harmy in the squad this week. worrying for flintoff tho'

if bell can get his bat going he is a must. proven at sillypoint/sillymidoff-ish and will really worry the batsman when monty panasoinc bowls, if monty plays-how can he not?

must get the first draft finished by thursday or i'm going to fall behind schedule. :rant:

aceinc1 · Jul 16, 2009

this is a cut copy paste from a post as I have not yet found the way to this thread and this section of the forum.

Hi all,

I saw the pomie army at the 5th day of the first test of the ashes. for a moment I wondered was it England or India as I had never seen such a big crowd.

the match was quite a thriller.

my congrats to Pomies on saving the game.

I know the Oz will be furious just like Punter was at the press conference.

I have been a pomie supporter when it is ashes.

regards,
Ace.Inc1

waylander · Jul 16, 2009

I suppose I should be happy with 360-6 for a first day total but after the start England made is seems like they've fallen short.

Sophia · Jul 16, 2009

I was very pleased at first, but it did trail off after a while. I'm annoyed with Pietersen; it almost feels like he's sabotaging things.

Considering Lords is a batting-friendly pitch, and Australia I think are stronger batters than England, I'm expecting Australia to do much better than England did. Here's hoping England build up to a good total tomorrow (and I stop being so negative!).

jerry phoenix · Jul 17, 2009

aus 22-2. wow! england are looking very strong. if the rain holds off eng could win this test.

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