The Ashes; Melbourne

[from_the_stands]

With the urn safely back in the hands of its rightful owner, the series moves to the world's most liveable city. Day 1 is already a sell out, and the chances are, huge crowds will be seen for each day of action, as the home crowd collectively foams at the mouth over the prospect of seeing the continuation of the mauling currently taking place of the old enemy.

The Aussies have not surprisingly named an unchanged squad, whilst the English selectors continue their tradition of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic!

I'll be at Boxing Day, and possibly the other two and a half days this public flogging is likely to take. Bring it on!

[KipperJohn]

Certainly right about Melbourne f_t_s. Are you meeting anyone under the clocks?

Enjoy - and may the best team win

[meninblue]

With the urn safely back in the hands of its rightful owner, the series moves to the world's most liveable city.

Haha. Wondering how many Ashes series have been played and number of Ashes series won by Australia and England. and drawn series.

[Dr Cricket]

Australia lead by 1.
it is 38-37 I believe could be wrong though haven't seen the figures till the start of the ashes.

Edit so wrong was 33-32 in Australia favour been 5 drawn series as well.

in terms of test Australia lead by 133-106.

[KipperJohn]

Could well be wrong but I thought the MCC owned the Ashes and dolled out a replica to the winners?

[Dr Cricket]

yeah MCC keep the ashes, although not sure about the owned part they just keep it in the muesum and say the urn is too fragile to travel around the world so a replica is given to both teams when they win the ashes.

[from_the_stands]

Yeah, that's actually true. They're kept in a glass cabinet in Lord's. I've visited them on several occasions, but only when the Aussies were the "holders." I couldn't bring myself to look at them in 2005. I did drop in for a visit a couple of years later.

[from_the_stands]

Certainly right about Melbourne f_t_s. Are you meeting anyone under the clocks?

Enjoy - and may the best team win

I'm going with some friends. I'm hoping to go to a few days. We'll see how the body is holding up. A Smith Century and/or England collapse should get me through.

[yuppie]

Certainly right about Melbourne f_t_s. Are you meeting anyone under the clocks?

Enjoy - and may the best team win

I'm going with some friends. I'm hoping to go to a few days. We'll see how the body is holding up. A Smith Century and/or England collapse should get me through.

After cricket drinks at the Mount View? Used to live 2 doors down from that pub. Last time i was in Melbourne i went in for a cheecky pint, and they had renovated an amazing upstairs section. Great views of Melbourne and beyond.

[sussexpob]

the series moves to the world's most liveable city

Isnt that a tag that about 30 cities hold from various studies? I know the economist one, which Melbourne always wins, is rated on some pretty daft system which compares how cities rate to New York, and uses a simple "is it as acceptable" scale. So as long as city is not a mega-metropolis, has a concert hall, a public transport system that is better than New York (which in my experience, is pretty much everywhere) and cheaper than the most expensive place in the world, you score 100%.

[Dr Cricket]

lol KP thinks he can still play for england.
from this showing he his worse than cook and will be a laughing stock in the ashes if he played at the moment.
KP said the gabba was a slow deck when their were bowling and now he suddenly making the pitch look quick.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yeah, that's actually true. They're kept in a glass cabinet in Lord's. I've visited them on several occasions, but only when the Aussies were the "holders." I couldn't bring myself to look at them in 2005. I did drop in for a visit a couple of years later.

They were in Melbourne in 2006. That's the only time I've seen them. They were in the museum with a lot of other memorabilia.

[yuppie]

Yeah, that's actually true. They're kept in a glass cabinet in Lord's. I've visited them on several occasions, but only when the Aussies were the "holders." I couldn't bring myself to look at them in 2005. I did drop in for a visit a couple of years later.

They were in Melbourne in 2006. That's the only time I've seen them. They were in the museum with a lot of other memorabilia.

So they let it go to Australia, as long as Australia are not holding them? That's cruel on so many levels..

[Arthur Crabtree]

Typical arrogant Blighty provocation.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Must have gone over for the centenary Test I would have thought.