The Ashes

[Kram]

Rogers people! No d.

 

[Taylor]

My bad.

Enjoying the joke of it though.

 

[Dockernut]

Gee Warney's a good caller. Real gentleman, very knowledgeable with a hint of larrikin. You can see why he's jousted so many beautiful women in his time. Gets them in with the the silver tongue, then introduces them to his broad sword. What an ambassador.

 

[Spirit Level]

Good to see a Wesley boy playing for Australia in an Ashes test

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Gee Warney's a good caller. Real gentleman, very knowledgeable with a hint of larrikin. You can see why he's jousted so many beautiful women in his time. Gets them in with the the silver tongue, then introduces them to his broad sword. What an ambassador.

Makes Healy sound like a goose.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

I remember when Steve Smith was a bowling all rounder. He's turned into the best batsman in the world. A double tone would be nice.

 

[chinggis77]

I like Nevill already (over Haddin, as a bastman at least).

 

[Mr Peabody]

Good to see a Wesley boy playing for Australia in an Ashes test

Yes. Hopefully goes some way to repairing the damage inflicted by that other infamous Wesley boy....

 

[Sweetback]

Neville looks like he's been out there since the start of the innings.

 

[poshman]

We need to be putting on 5 am over from here.

Declaration total bets anyone?

 

[gaskin]

I thought we would have by now but if we aren't all out I'd say about 600.

 

[poshman]

Yes I'm a little surprised we haven't. Maybe they will declare at tea?

 

[Admiral Byng]

Push on for 600 sounds reasonable. Bat on while the conditions are favourable.

 

[ydraw]

650 ish, go the slog for 45 minutes and leave us about an hour to bowl at them tonight.

 

[Kram]

I'd get 600 then put the soapdodgers in.

 

[Righteo]

I remember when Steve Smith was a bowling all rounder. He's turned into the best batsman in the world. A double tone would be nice.

Was funny hearing Lee talking about him being "an underrated leg spinner" when that's why we brought him in in the first place. Great knock, looked like he could have batted until day 5 too. Looking forward to seeing the Mitch's with a license to go nuts after the break.

 

[poshman]

If we are going for 600 I just hope we do it at 5-6 an over. Otherwise the time trade off becomes neglibe.

We need to get 20 wickets and I would expect us to take a day and a half to get through the first innings. We will want a couple of wickets tonight. One minimum.

 

[poshman]

And we are about to bowl... Would be good to see Johnson rip through them and put some fear into them!

 

[Admiral Byng]

Fair enough declaration. With no recognised batsman out there might as well declare and have a bowl. Can't see Hazelwood and Lyon adding too many more.

 

[poshman]

1/4 good first over!

 

[Righteo]

Early wicket and Desperado is on 73 happy days.

 

[ydraw]

Mitchell Starc is the best bowler in the world at the moment.

 

[poshman]

And Johnson strikes in his first over!! Ripper!

 

[Kram]

MJ knocks the Zimbabwean backpacker over

 

[poshman]

And hazlewood cleans up bell!