The Ashes Thread

[lafunky xxvii]

I think that if Freddie and Harmison can get firing with the new ball and take a couple of early wickets then the whole match is back in England's favour. The whole match seems dependent on the first session tomorrow with the new ball. I think if Australia have a first innings lead we will crumble.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Whoooooo! What an morning's bowling! We finish them up with them still 6 runs behind! Just amazing!

Shame Strauss got out early but things still looking good for a draw at least!

[Turbo Yannis]

Anyone see the streaker earlier?

I swear to God, The Oval must have the slowest stewards in the world...

[Lord Nibbler]

This is the first time I've been even remotely interested in cricket. I still don't know what a Yorker, a googly or or an off-side one-legged Blind Chinaman's Jaffa are, but it's at least kind of exciting.

[Benji]

Chaaampions. 18 years in the making.

[Dan]

Get in.

[Chris2K]

I didn't think it'd happen.

But it did.

Oh fuck yeah.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Myeeeeexcellent.

Now hopefull more people will realise what I do.

Cricket > Footy

[Dan]

Apart from watching Hartlepool, I tend to agree.

The premiership and international game is filled with overpaid foreign cunts. If half of them had watched the cricket today and seen how much it means to Kevin Pietersen when he got his 100, they could learn a lot.

[MDK]

international game is filled with overpaid foreign cunts

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Well, it wouldn't be international if they weren't foreign

[lazy_arse]

Anybody going Trafalgar Square tomorrow?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

meh, nah gotta take an exam for Health and Safety Certificate tomorrow....Which ain't much fun...But then, it coulda been today. I would have failed on purpose to get home again

[9 to 5]

That was totally excellent. (Y)

[Bonz]

Maybe this will put cricket in the limelight in England for once. It is the best series I have ever seen let alone Ashes series. Every game was so much more intence then I have ever seen in test cricket, I enjoyed the whole series and in the end England were deserved winners. Hopefully they committ to the young English player which will make the next Ashes even better

[Ben]

I think the injuries to McGrath without a doubt changed the whole series. Without him it really pulled down Australia's attack, leaving it all to Warne... I think McGrath could've really outdone England if he was fit and Australia probably would've king pinned England in the end. Ponting's captainacy was not to be desired either but England probably deserved it and it's good to see Hayden getting back into form where he was probably the best batsman in the world during 2002-2003

[Ace]

WE LOST THE ASHES

Life is not fair

[stokeriño]

Look at the muppets splashing about in the fountains. We know you like cricket, but that's no reason to get yourself diseased.

[lafunky xxvii]

I haven't seen much footage of the Ashes parade, but I love how Freddie was totally smashed throughout it. I wonder if he was pissed when he met Tony Blair.

[Farmer Reil]

I hope they didn't give Pietersen the urn. He'd probably have dropped it

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Just after they'd won the ashes and did a lap of honour, Flintoff chucked the urn to Harmison who caught it one handed.

I had a minor moment of panic for the mighty trophey being dropped and breaking