Cricket

[Alex]

I see most play starts midnight our time. So with 8ish hours of play, it'll be finishing off around 8am. Maybe I'll catch a bit of TMS in the car on the way in if I leave early.

[ChesterDave]

Mate from work has just moved to Oz for the year and he has tickets for Boxing Day. Not that I am jealous of the little gitwizrd

[Chazza]

Christmas Day test will certainly see me trying to stay up, no doubt I'll fail miserably.

No doubt.

[RichC]

No doubt.

You never know

[Shaggy]

Last time down under I was generally managing til just before tea (around 3am). Up at 8. Not too bad but ****ing tiring.

[Chazza]

Is this supposed to be on Sky tonight?

Just flicked through and nothing on the planner.

[Le Chef]

Bailey's record in red ball cricket is poor to say the least. Only recently in a domestic game he got completely worked over by Ryan Harris and made to look a complete amateur.

As for Johnson, well, yes he is dangerous, but for every dangerous player they have, we have 2 or 3. We are massive favourites.

Softer red ball with kookaburra which makes me think Bailey will do well! Clarke and Watson will do well, which makes me think this will be close

[Chazza]

Jonathan Agnew @Aggerscricket
Tremlett not measuring out his run up….Likely 12th man. So Cook Carbs Trotty KP Bell Root Bairstow Broad Swann Finn Jimmy A Big Boyd

[Le Chef]

Shame, would have a preferred Tremlett over Rankin

[captainfog]

I've got about 2 weeks work left and then I'm off till January. Perfectly timed for late night Ashes

[captainfog]

Softer red ball with kookaburra which makes me think Bailey will do well! Clarke and Watson will do well, which makes me think this will be close

Watson!

Bailey's recent working over was with a kookaburra!

[Shaggy]

I've got about 2 weeks work left and then I'm off till January. Perfectly timed for late night Ashes

Exactly the same here

Thought this was on telly tonight but it's not ffs. On the radio though.

[captainfog]

Exactly the same here

Thought this was on telly tonight but it's not ffs. On the radio though.

Yeah, can't find a stream either. Still, Aggers

[ChesterDave]

http://www.cricket.com.au/video/Nov-13--16-Invitational-XI-v-England-Live-from-the-SCG

I think there is a separate live commentary feed as well

Edit: Scrap that, its text commentary but I bet you could find an Aussie Radio station that is covering it

[Chazza]

5fer for Finn and nice knocks from Cook, Trott and KP.

Australia Invitational XI 1st Innings 304 all out (103.4 overs)

England XI 1st Innings 302 for 5 (73.0 overs)