The Ashes: Sydney

[bigfluffylemon]

one of those weird stats i like

Crane is now the 4th England bowler in the last 4 years to miss out on their first test wicket because of a no-ball

And a bloody spinner at that.

[alfie]

So I turn the TV on, and and Oz wicket falls. It's happened four times this series. I seem to be good at getting Oz batmen out in this fashion. At this rate, I'll be on the fringes of English selection pretty soon, I'd think.

ECB should be offering you a fat contract , FTS Stay by your TV , turn on and off every twenty minutes... Joe Root would probably chip in with some extra cash...

[meninblue]

Usman nearing 150. Revives his test career. Well done.

[from_the_stands]

So I turn the TV on, and and Oz wicket falls. It's happened four times this series. I seem to be good at getting Oz batmen out in this fashion. At this rate, I'll be on the fringes of English selection pretty soon, I'd think.

ECB should be offering you a fat contract , FTS Stay by your TV , turn on and off every twenty minutes... Joe Root would probably chip in with some extra cash...

Ah, the things I could achieve playing for England; a headbutt from Bairstow, a drink pored over my head, a punch from an Oz opener, a street fight in Bristol, and a drunken incident involving a pedilo. Where do I sign?

[Durhamfootman]

you'd have to be best friends with Steve Harmison

[from_the_stands]

you'd have to be best friends with Steve Harmison

I'd love to meet the great man. I'd get him to talk me through his ball of the century.

[meninblue]

Usman doesn't gets ratlled by landmark. Makes acriss the 140's successfully.155*. : clap

[meninblue]

Another score for Marsh in this series. Well played.

[rich1uk]

Crane gets his first wicket, good work by Bairstow behind the stumps

[meninblue]

Usman out but after posting a big hundred. That's the way to score when you are settled.

[from_the_stands]

OK, with Usman gone, I'd love to see the Marsh brothers put on 200. One of these plastered bowlers will probably ruin that.

[from_the_stands]

But it was nice to see the young leggie get his first Test wicket... And his first Test century.

[meninblue]

Good ball by Mason to get that stumped. The gap between bat and pads was too much, but still very good turn on that ball to exploit the gap because it was far away from the line of the pitch of ball. Good stumping by Jonny. Always tough to gather the ball which comes between bat and pad.

[from_the_stands]

Shane Warne, Ian Healy and Mike Getting are in the channel nine commentary box. Guess what they're talking about? Brilliant.

[meninblue]

Mushy like blow of air on wrists before he starts to bowl. Action bit like Mushy as well.