***The Ashes in-running***

What did you think of that blonde Kenny?

ffs Kenny like we needed to be told what the tune was. 

The convicts didn't stand up so it was "Sit down if you're two one down".  Just sounds like an absolutely crazy atmosphere.  This time next week I'll be there at Trent Bridge, just can't wait if it is anything like this.  What a great pantomime villain Mitchell is, proper Kudos to him.

'sit down if you're 2-1 down' now

oops didnt see your post rob

Not sure who you mean, Foinavon, but I can wind back. Was it around the same time as your post? Presumably a minute before.

Damn, doesn't give the time. Was it before 106-2 do you reckon. Frantically trying to find her, not that I'm bothered like.

Bruuuuccceeeee..!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9nkzaOPP6g

WTHF is Atherton talking about????

Ye phuckin manc tit

And Clarke is as fackin daft for agreeing with him............

Ah, you blinked Kenny. She appeared between your post and mine, about 2 minutes before mine.
Lovely long hair.

What a cracking Test match that was.
Brilliant to see Finn get applauded off the field at the end of the second Aussie innings - and for him to get MotM.

The crowd have been exceptionally good at Edgbaston creating a brilliant atmosphere.

There was an Aussie woman on one of Radio 5's Ashes programmes this week who suggested Edgbaston should always be the home of the first Test match in a Series as it creates such a great 'feel good' factor for England.
She definitely has a point.

I was listening to that at lunchtime, they said it once was first test match. Even thou it would make sense to make it the first test but being the 3rd helps whatever test score is going into it is.

That's a good point too, Ibrahima.

One thing's for sure; it should always be one of the grounds every time we play a Series over here.
I think I heard them say this is the first time for 6 years it's been on the calendar?

They have to shift the venues around Tommy. All because of 2 in the 'capital'

Would love to see Lords facked off.. More chance of me turning gay mind..

Bring it on...!

Glad Woody's back, let's hope he takes 6 for nowt..

Aussies 10/2

10/3

both Aussie openers out for a duck. Pretty good decision to put them in after winning the toss.

Best three batsmen back in the hutch and it is only quarter past eleven.

And they started 5 minutes late!!

incredible

haha they can't get their pads on quick enough

15/4

I'm going tomorrow  :) 

Could be a great day.

nice one rob - lucky s0d

Great catch by Stokes. They could be all out before lunch.

on an Aussie stockbrokers forum I belong to. One of them's complaining about the pitch

"See how much its seaming , disgraceful pitch." 

Can't wait to see this catch on highlights.

"IMO the best thing that could happen is the Aussies collapse in the next half hour and just write off the first innings. Get the Poms in there asap while the wicket is still green and try and knock them over cheaply also. Bad toss to lose on this wicket in these conditions. As the experts say "cant judge until both sides have batted"."

5 down after 25 balls.  the earliest that the fifth wicket has ever fallen in the history of test cricket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LesIH_XKKyU

Stokes catch  29/6.  This is ridiculous.

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Can't wait to see this catch on highlights.



Get Sky, you tight fecker.

I'm at work, sky not much use to me here.

Aussie batsmen have forgotten how to play test cricket. No attempt to play themselves in before going for their shots.

that's right. attack,attack whatever the situation

33-7

30/7

33-7 rather

Finn in on the act now.  Who needs Jimmy.  Hilarious stuff.

"The Poms might have this test rapped up by lunch tomorrow, how fking embarrassing."

Love it

Extras could be the leading scorer here

I can feel a visit to the Australia forum coming on.  Haven't been there much since we lost the last ashes.

av it

This is just unbelievable!

Broad 6 for ten now.

46-8 

avvvvittttt

7 for Broad now!

And another one!

another one!

I just phoned the Aussie Cricket HQ. Had to leave a message. They were all out!

from my Oz forum

"aussie have fallen to perfect bowling conditions.

England would be best to let them stay out in the middle for a few hours now.

I have seen it before and also bowled in conditions like this, all a good bowler needs to do is keep the seam upright and bowl on stumps, un playable

The team is not to blame, it has nothing to do with the batsmen, and I am a kiwi"

Kiwis are 2 pies short of a picnic more than Aussies...

Pitch aint that bad, batting atrocious..

danno

I bet this performance is proving way more disruptive to British business than the Tube strike

Top innings scorer:
Johnson matched at 55,Hazlewood 200,Lyon 280.

Nathan Lyon will be opening at The Oval..

8 fer..

WP Engerland..

Done.

Mr Extras was the top scorer

Has a team ever been bowled out before lunch on 1st day before ?

Broad now joins the best ever, Freddie Trueman on 307.

Bloody brilliant bowling.

struggling to think of the last time a side being bowled out in under 20 overs

I remember Yorkshire being bowled out against Hampshire for 23 in the 60s.

To be honest this isn't so unprecedented.  England all out for 51 v windies in 2009.  Aus about 47 (were 21-9) v saffers a few years back.  England 46 v Windies 1994.  Pak bowled out for 50 something twice in the same match about ten years back.

Vaguely remember Bangldaesh being skittled out by Engerland for not many a few years back..

apparently the shortest innings in terms of balls ever in the first innings of a test match

What a fantastic morning that was!

England trail by 47 runs

Well what a 1st session... The wombat shufflers destroyed like a snag in a croc..

Engerland get through to lunch unscathed.. And last but not least, Atherton phucked off to 3rd man. Although the narcissistic twot tried to escape a few times...

Most enjoyable..

Two best batsmen in now, both got a start, We'll have a 200 first innings lead by stumps on the first day.  aussies in 2nd innings will be under so much pressure we'll skittle them again.

England batsmen looking quite comfortable now. Every boundary tightens our grip on the Ashes.

Root batting with the gods these days.

at the conclusion of their innings an Aussie said to me

"Still need to see the Poms bat on this green wicket. May still come down to a second innings test match if our quicks can knock the poms over for under 150. English batsmen are just average players. Don't give up just yet IMO."

For sale, 11 Australian cricket bats, as good as new and hardly used during the summer of 2015.

not much cop at this game are they?
come back anytime

broad 5 wickets in 19 balls

I've been watching the highlights on Ch5 whilst listening to an Ashes special on Radio5.
Just brilliant dual-mediaing!
Now watching Ch5+1 to watch this glorious day in Ashes history once again.

They were talking to Chris Broad on R5 and he said Stuart was a 2lb 2 oz, 8 week premature baby when he was born.

That must give any new parent who is going through the trials and tribulations of having a very small baby who is very premature great succour.

Very well done Stuart Broad.

Just look at 'Our Geoffrey' at the crease telling the Aussies what they're doing wrong.
To be fair to him, he looks like he's never retired!

R.I.P  Test Cricket ?????

This one might even last 3 days, weather permitting.

It's wonderful stuff, Alun.

This is the type of thing that gets kids interested in the game at an early age - not the dour, depressing stuff Boycott and co were shovelling up in my early years which put me off the game for all of my childhood well into my adulthood.

Just such a shame it's not on terrestrial tv.

On Radio5 at the start of their Ashes special tonight they said the cricket pages on the BBC this afternoon were the most 'hit' EVER on all BBC pages ever written.

There's still a massive love for the game - which is only viewed live now by a few.

Pity the young kids from households who can't afford the Murdoch subscriptions who may well have been the new British sporting heroes to come after picking up on their love of the game (plus every other sport) at a tender age, who will probably never even take up any sport now that its been almost wiped off the curriculum of ordinary schools (with no playing fields) and terrestrial tv.

No better sight in sport than a bowler delivering to 4/5 slip fielders imho, makes me gush.

Cheers TT. Excellent info.

No ball mug

what poor shots by the aussies

Another Aussie batting collapse

what bowling from Stokes

Hope Rob is having a great time over at Trent Bridge today - which I'm sure he is and hopefully in a well-oiled fashion by now!

I had to go out just before the end of the excellent lunchtime interview with Mike Brearley on TMS.

Aggers asked him a few pertinent questions about the way he handled certain players in particular - and Brearley was very forthcoming in his appraisal.
As you can imagine, Aggers particularly wanted to know about his dealings with Boycott - and once again, Mike was candid in a supremely measured and humorous way about his recollections.

What I'd like to know if anyone has been listening to TMS since lunch is: Has Aggers mentioned to Boycott  Brearley's recollections, and if he has, what has Boycott said?

I was also out at that time. There has been no mention of it since I got back at 2.30,Tommy.

Ah, cheers Anubis.
Perhaps the after-Brearley-question showdown between Aggers and Boycott is still to come then - which should be great fun!

Epic bowling from Stokes.

3 spitfires just flew over the house
Can only imagine they are going to fly over Trent bridge at some point, unless they already have

Sensational bowling, great to watch.

It was cracking yesterday.  Had a good few scoops and no mistake.  Shame we couldnt finish them in two days.  Nine down.

The cloud cover seems to make so much difference.

The bowling is nearing unplayable at the moment.

the ball is 70+ overs old.

Must had been a cracking day Rob, very jealous.

The old ball has done more than the new.

And thank phuck the last wicket didn't fall with the Cambridge manc on the mic..

Well done England regaining the Ashes.

Top work.  Got a few mates went today.  Less han ten overs play you get a full refund.  It was 10.1 overs this morning.

Come on chaps. A thorough drubbing needed.

England back to normal