The Ashes 2010

[Shaggy]

Or I guess your spinner might be best suited to the new ball?

Swann has opened the bowling before.

[Fernandinho]

So is Swann opening the bowling? Or else maybe you should say that you can see into the future and after 30 overs the ball will look good for a spinner

[Shaggy]

He obviously won't open the bowling but I guarantee Swann will come into the attack well before the 31st over.

[Fernandinho]

I hope he drops a few short deliveries that Ponting hooks for six. This is the type of innings where Ponting can defend for hours that he once agains saves his test career for the next series until a similar thing happens, or we play Bangladesh.

[Liverpool]

The aussies being 80/1 to win this should tell strauss to declare.

[Shaggy]

KP tweeting earlier

http://plixi.com/p/61217105

[Shaggy]

The clown on the PA at Adelaide has just said, 'Andrew Strauss, not much success with the bat out here.' So 110 at Brisbane, doesn't count?

[Shaggy]

Former captain Michael Vaughan has been forthright on TMS, saying England should not risk taking this Test to the fifth day with such a downbeat weather forecast. With the amount of turn Graeme Swann is likely to get, he says England should push for the win win today. Meanwhile, BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew says the heavy roller is lying idle, which suggests England will bat on this morning.

[Shaggy]

Ricky Ponting has confirmed Simon Katich is suffering with an Achilles injury.

All the more reason to stick them in.

[Baracus]

Just sat down, with a drink, packet of crisps and cheese on toast. Let the games begin

[Shaggy]

Time for some T20 style batting.

[Baracus]

Yeah a quick 50 and then put them in.

[Leyton388]

Wheres the bloody crowd?

Only sing when their winning the Aussies??

[Neil Young]

Are they playing the full extra hour today, weather permitting?

[Shaggy]

Looks like it's fancy dress day again for the Aussie fans