The Ashes thread

[Shaggy]

****ing bring it!

Really close to call. I think the bookies have Australia too short at about 8/13, although I'd make them very slight favourites. I think we have a stronger bowling attack. I worry about our fragile batting and those painfully routine collapses. Mentally they have the edge over us, despite their newly-acquired inexperience.

Anyone seen the forecast for the next few days?

[Joe King]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/4?count=10

The toss will be hugely important.

[Darth Marty]

I once went to a house which was empty, there was a large whisky bottle holder by the t.v in a rather decorative and serene cardboard tube, I opened it and as it was upside down half a dead man poured out. In a panic I hoovered him up before his still distraught daughter turned up, and said **** all.

True story.

[Matt]

Who's got the radio coverage for this?

[Matt]

Never mind I've answered my own question

[Shaggy]

Well?

I have a dilemma at work. Don't wanna be on the net all day but I fear I have little choice.

I'm thinking either the BBC's ball-by-ball or Cricinfo. Any radio coverage anywhere then?

[Le Chef]

Well?

I have a dilemma at work. Don't wanna be on the net all day but I fear I have little choice.

I'm thinking either the BBC's ball-by-ball or Cricinfo. Any radio coverage anywhere then?

Me too fella - Then off to Spinningfields for an hour to watch it on the big screen at lunch

[Pablo]

Not normally being a cricket fan, Im desperately trying to muster some excitement for this one. There's no other sport on right now so I need something to distract me from another depressing day at work.

[Shaggy]

Cricinfo or other such sites should provide an email service, with text commentary emailed to your inbox every couple of overs.

[wiw]

They were saying on the radio the toss is crucial. We wanna be batting first

[Shaggy]

Won the toss and will bat! Come on Straussy and Cookie

Or should that be Straussers and Cookers?

[wiw]

Just saw that. Excellent. Had a few quid on England

Updates here

[PTP]

isn't there a way for sky subscribers to watch this on their website?

[wiw]

Cook caught for 10

21-1

[Matt]

Radio coverage is 5 Live Sport Extra or Radio 4 Longwave.

I turned off after a couple of minutes, dull dull dull.

Got the BBC ball-by-ball on now.