Cricket

[PTP]

midnight! **** - i was hoping it was 11 - i could manage the first hour - but after midnight no way jose am i staying up on a school night - i struggle getting up for work as it is.

annoyingly i doubt id' wake early enough to catch the end of play either

going to struggle to get into this

[EwarWoo]

going to struggle to get into this

I'll be getting into it just fine sat at the gabba drinking beer

[Shaggy]

Haha. Enjoy.

[Cormack74]

Enjoy.

Yeah, but not because your team's doing well

[EwarWoo]

You want England to lose? Shameful!

10 hours to the toss. Suppose I should get some sleep.

[RichC]

Not sounding good for Prior if the decision is down to the doctors. I guess if he doesn't make it Bairstow will keep wicket, is he up to it?

[captainfog]

Not sounding good for Prior if the decision is down to the doctors. I guess if he doesn't make it Bairstow will keep wicket, is he up to it?

Yes

We'll miss prior's personality and presence, but Bairstow will do fine with glove and bat.

[RichC]

That'll do for me unless you're wrong then

How the **** am I going to stay up for this

[Shaggy]

Yes

We'll miss prior's personality and presence, but Bairstow will do fine with glove and bat.

You've changed your tune a bit on Bairstow

I agree with you though, he'll be okay I think. Prior still a big miss though.

That'll do for me unless you're wrong then

How the **** am I going to stay up for this

I've bought loads of cans of coke in, along with Doritos and spicy salsa

Only planning to do til lunch (2am) tonight, get up, avoid the score, school run, then sit down to watch the highlights show which I believe is on at 10am. Also the Ashes Breakfast is on 9-10, so I'll record that and watch it after the highlights. That'll be my daily routine

[captainfog]

You've changed your tune a bit on Bairstow

I agree with you though, he'll be okay I think. Prior still a big miss though.



I've bought loads of cans of coke in, along with Doritos and spicy salsa

Only planning to do til lunch (2am) tonight, get up, avoid the score, school run, then sit down to watch the highlights show which I believe is on at 10am. Also the Ashes Breakfast is on 9-10, so I'll record that and watch it after the highlights. That'll be my daily routine

Yes and no. I don't think Bairstow is good enough to bat 6, but I think he's able number 7.

[Shaggy]

Well there's obviously not a great deal of difference but I know what you mean. I don't think he's in Prior's class with the bat though (Prior's poor form post NZ notwithstanding).

[Shaggy]

I see Sky have left Nick Knight at home

They've taken Ian Ward out there. Holding never travels so there was a gap. Strauss involved again.

[Shaggy]

Looks like Prior will play

[Fredo]

I don't follow cricket but wasn't the Ashes held earlier this year in July? Why another one during the same year?

[Shaggy]

The series down under would normally have been this time next year but Australia is holding the World Cup at about the same time so they've brought this one forward.