Ashes 2010/11

[cheltenhamlion]

Great days play. That popping into the office to do some catching up son Saturday morming is starting to look doubtful.

[Shrek]

Well I didn't last last night at all, i fell asleep.

But I managed to get up for work and caught the eighth wiley before I left.

Cracking first day, let's just get though the first hour unscathed then it's a 500+ job.

[mj]

[Warren Aspinall]

Cracking day for England, see if we can turn the screw tonight. Knock 500 & we'll win by an innings.

[SashasGrandad]

Anyone any idea what on earth Ponting was having a go at Strauss about when the players came off?

Can't think of anything that happened that warranted it.

Strauss was pointing out that the Aussie souvenir shops were having a "3 for 2" Sale to celebrate their batting performance...

[PaulWinch again]

It would be great for KP to get a big hundred, if we could have our top 4 full of confidence it would be a massive plus.

[TheSandman]

Strauss out already...

[Shrek]

Ponting was moaning about us timewasting last night meaning we only faced one over.

Strauss will be kicking himself now, but Trott will wind the Aussies up, he takes ages to do everything. Great stuff.


Remember you can never judge a pitch until both sides have batted.

[Dave Cooper please]

The Aussies are bowling very well, but missing whatever chances are coming their way.
The shine will be off the Kookaburra very shortly and then I reckon we'll make much hay.

[taylorsworkrate]

Good first session, Cook and Trott settling in well.

Pitch is looking very flat, especially now the balls a bit older.

[beness]

258-2  Cook 109, Pietersen 55. Well done lads taken us past their score.

[Villan For Life]

Very pleased to get up at 5.30 to watch some cricket to find that we're 2 down and almost ahead of the Crims total.

Cook is in the form of his life and I'd like to see KP get a big ton.

Already we're scored more tons than in all of the 2009 home series and the Crims are looking decidedly ropey which is a delight to see!

[beness]

317-2 Close of play. Lead of 72.

 Good days work lads.

[taylorsworkrate]

Quite brilliant from Cook, Trott and KP.  Cook has not given them a sniff of a chance and KP is looking in very ominous touch.

We are systematically ripping the heart away from the aussies.  What a great chance we have given ourselves.

[taylorsworkrate]

Ponting was moaning about us timewasting last night meaning we only faced one over.

Strauss will be kicking himself now, but Trott will wind the Aussies up, he takes ages to do everything. Great stuff.


Remember you can never judge a pitch until both sides have batted.

We can now, it's flat as fuck.

North span a couple quite sharply though.  Will definitely interest Swann the longer the game goes on.