The Ashes thread

[Neil Young]

Australia won't have knocked off the runs by 3pm surely...?

[Shaggy]

GET IN FREDDIE!

[Reece]

Just what was needed

Watching this via Sky Player at work. Today is not going to be productive

[Shaggy]

Just what was needed

Watching this via Sky Player at work. Today is not going to be productive

I tried that yesterday....it's a good couple of minutes behind. Not bad though.

[Reece]

Yeah I noticed that and was eagerly awaiting the wicket after reading you post on here

[Shaggy]

Best quick in the world, what an incredible spell from Flintoff. Clarke's ****ting himself

[Reece]

Get in! Great bit of spin bowl that. Bye bye Clarkey!

[Assassin]

Over 14 Flintoff 0-2lb-0-W-0-4: 367-8 WICKET! You can't leave that. Flintoff continues, and swings one back from a long way outside the off stump. It then seams in further and knocks back the stump. Reminiscent of Simon Jones dismissing Clarke at Old Trafford four years ago and Richie Benaud's perfect commentary over the replay: "Outside off stump there.... but not there." Four wickets for Flintoff - surely it's written in the stars for him to pick up just the third five-wicket haul of his career. Peter Siddle is the new batsman and he just about jabs his bat down on it and, in the end, middles it through square-leg for four. Flintoff congratulates Siddle on his strokeplay.

[Reece]

Woohoo! Freddie again.

[Reece]

5 for Freddie

One more wicked needed.

[Assassin]

Over 18 Flintoff 0-0-1-0-1-0nb-W: 388-9 - Flintoff's continuing. Surely we should get rid of all those self-publicising freak shows currently making fools of themselves and get a statue of Fred on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. It's what the people want. Well, me anyway. Siddle gets away from the strike with a single to long-leg, and Johnson gets a single to mid-off from the fifth ball. This, surely, is Flintoff's last chance for the five-wicket haul. And it's a no-ball. Of course it is. Have another last chance. WICKET! Great scripts this lad. Full, swinging, Siddle nowhere. The stumps are shattered and Lord's erupts. His first five-fer since a match you might remember at The Oval in 2005. Brilliant stuff from the big man in his final Lord's Test and, possibly, his last full stop.

[Assassin]

Over 18 Flintoff 0-0-1-0-1-0nb-W: 388-9 - Flintoff's continuing. Surely we should get rid of all those self-publicising freak shows currently making fools of themselves and get a statue of Fred on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square. It's what the people want. Well, me anyway. Siddle gets away from the strike with a single to long-leg, and Johnson gets a single to mid-off from the fifth ball. This, surely, is Flintoff's last chance for the five-wicket haul. And it's a no-ball. Of course it is. Have another last chance. WICKET! Great scripts this lad. Full, swinging, Siddle nowhere. The stumps are shattered and Lord's erupts. His first five-fer since a match you might remember at The Oval in 2005. Brilliant stuff from the big man in his final Lord's Test and, possibly, his last full stop.

[Shaggy]

Freddie is an absolute hero

[Guest]

England won.

[Shaggy]

What a buzz

Six 'bowled' in the innings, love it! Love to see the timberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!