Ashes 2015

[LukeParkerno1]

Only Shane Watson could survive without doing anything in the two preceding tour matches while a tour mate scores two hundreds and bowls well. Its rather infuriating.

Yep dead set annoying. He is like a bad lemon you can't get rid of...my flipping goodness!

 

[HBF]

yeah but what's his record as a leg spinner?

Probably better than MacGills.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Has to be Marsh... please CA

 

[damochandler]

the day watson will never be considered for selection or left out is when he is retired

 

[Santana]

The most low-key build up I can remember for an away Ashes. Can only be watched on a digital channel. Not that hyped up about this tbh

 

[Damon_3388]

Just the two foreigners (Zimbabwean Gary Ballance, New Zealander Ben Stokes), plus two English-born players with non-English parents (Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, both of Pakistani background) in the 13-man English squad for the First Test. Surely this is some kind of record?

 

[melbournemartin]

Urgh, woke up at 5.20 am in excitement.

Can't deal.

Just.

Can't.

 

[melbournemartin]

Just the two foreigners (Zimbabwean Gary Ballance, New Zealander Ben Stokes), plus two English-born players with non-English parents (Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, both of Pakistani background) in the 13-man English squad for the First Test. Surely this is some kind of record?

Strauss, Pietersen, Trott, Prior all played a lot together and were all born in South Africa.

That'd be the record.

Not sure if Stokes ever played with those 4 as well, in which case you'd have 5. (pretty sure he didn't)

 

[the_interloper]

Strauss, Pietersen, Trott, Prior all played a lot together and were all born in South Africa.

That'd be the record.

Not sure if Stokes ever played with those 4 as well, in which case you'd have 5. (pretty sure he didn't)

Think he means the record low.

 

[Damon_3388]

Strauss, Pietersen, Trott, Prior all played a lot together and were all born in South Africa.

That'd be the record.

Not sure if Stokes ever played with those 4 as well, in which case you'd have 5. (pretty sure he didn't)

I meant an English record for so few foreigners. Can't recall them having so few in there in recent times.

 

[The_Reaper]

Strauss, Pietersen, Trott, Prior all played a lot together and were all born in South Africa.

That'd be the record.

Not sure if Stokes ever played with those 4 as well, in which case you'd have 5. (pretty sure he didn't)

Stokes made his debut as Trott's replacement and of course Strauss retired well before that series.

In the last test of the 2013/14 Ashes series they had
Pietersen and Trott (South Africa), Ballance (Zimbabwe), Stokes (New Zealand) and Rankin (Northern Ireland - which to be fair is the UK but he played a world cup for Ireland)

 

[The Falcon Strike]

The Aussies have been particularly cagey with their selections.

Surely McDermott is just throwing a red herring out to further muddy the waters

 

[Ashton Agar]

Tired as hell, gonna have to load up on Caffeine to get through the night.

 

[peternorth]

Tired as hell, gonna have to load up on Caffeine to get through the night.

it's school holidays isnt it? surely you'll be able to stay up late

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Tired as hell, gonna have to load up on Caffeine to get through the night.

Have a sleep now, wake up at 6:30, you will be sweet

 

[Jack London]

So just been looking through Foxtel for what channel its on and found out its only being played on GEM. I, like most people, don't have IQ3 or an HD tv in my bedroom, but Foxtel doesn't show GEM on standard definition.

That would be fine, if stumps wasn't at 3AM and most people didn't quite like being in bed after midnight on a work night.

Then I saw that 9 have flown their gallery of flogs over to commentate the matches, rather than proper English callers, and you have a typical FTA cluster****.

Would ANYONE sitting up at 2AM rather hear "GOT HIM GONE BEAUTIFUL CHERRY" than calm, measuered and witty English commentary.

Its the one thing English cricket does right, but flogs like Healy, Slater and Tubby are actually getting a paycheque to fly up there and spill their shite.

My hatred for them knows no bounds, and their presence actually makes this less exciting.

Guess its time to invest in a good radio for the bedroom...

 

[Damon_3388]

So just been looking through Foxtel for what channel its on and found out its only being played on GEM. I, like most people, don't have IQ3 or an HD tv in my bedroom, but Foxtel doesn't show GEM on standard definition.

That would be fine, if stumps wasn't at 3AM and most people didn't quite like being in bed after midnight on a work night.

Then I saw that 9 have flown their gallery of flogs over to commentate the matches, rather than proper English callers, and you have a typical FTA cluster****.

Would ANYONE sitting up at 2AM rather hear "GOT HIM GONE BEAUTIFUL CHERRY" than calm, measuered and witty English commentary.

Its the one thing English cricket does right, but flogs like Healy, Slater and Tubby are actually getting a paycheque to fly up there and spill their shite.

My hatred for them knows no bounds, and their presence actually makes this less exciting.

Guess its time to invest in a good radio for the bedroom...

Am genuinely disappointed that I won't get to hear David Gower's commentary at all, unless I hook into a stream of the Sky Sports coverage (no need to, as I get GEM on my telly).

Surprised at the number of people who don't have a digital or HD-capable TV or FOXTEL set-top unit too.

 

[Beutbrute]

So just been looking through Foxtel for what channel its on and found out its only being played on GEM. I, like most people, don't have IQ3 or an HD tv in my bedroom, but Foxtel doesn't show GEM on standard definition.

That would be fine, if stumps wasn't at 3AM and most people didn't quite like being in bed after midnight on a work night.

Then I saw that 9 have flown their gallery of flogs over to commentate the matches, rather than proper English callers, and you have a typical FTA cluster****.

Would ANYONE sitting up at 2AM rather hear "GOT HIM GONE BEAUTIFUL CHERRY" than calm, measuered and witty English commentary.

Its the one thing English cricket does right, but flogs like Healy, Slater and Tubby are actually getting a paycheque to fly up there and spill their shite.

My hatred for them knows no bounds, and their presence actually makes this less exciting.

Guess its time to invest in a good radio for the bedroom...

Get an iPad and pay for the cricket Australia subscription

 

[The_Reaper]

Move to the Best Coast and you only have to stay up to 1am

 

[corbies]

Its the one thing English cricket does right, but flogs like Healy, Slater and Tubby are actually getting a paycheque to fly up there and spill their shite.

My hatred for them knows no bounds, and their presence actually makes this less exciting.

Guess its time to invest in a good radio for the bedroom...

If it's an consolation, Slater was doing his radio show from Brisbane this morning so I highly doubt he'll be there to call the action.

 

[Ashton Agar]

Have a sleep now, wake up at 6:30, you will be sweet

Not home until around then unfortunately. :/

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Not home until around then unfortunately. :/

Coffee and red bull.

 

[Jack London]

If it's an consolation, Slater was doing his radio show from Brisbane this morning so I highly doubt he'll be there to call the action.

Parasites can move at break-neck speeds, I fear.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I'm gonna take Australia 3-1

 

[Nostradumbass]

2-1 Australia