England v Australia - THE ASHES

[The Esk]

Kip of that trophy

Yep, probably the world's most revered sporting trophy offered to the winner of the oldest international sporting rivalry.

When Ivo goes back with the urn, the urn;
Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return;
The welkin will ring loud,
The great crowd will feel proud,
Seeing Barlow and Bates with the urn, the urn;
And the rest coming home with the urn.

 

[bignev23]

*searches desperately for neg bombs

It's no World Cup though is it, I even remember being a kid and thinking WTF, obviously I now know the significance of it but it still makes me laugh.

 

[BlueLlama]

Got Friday off with Mrs at work. Not shifting off the settee,

 

[Elong]

Ryan Harris is going to be a massive loss for them, the pressure he builds at one end can't be forgotten.

Very close series where a 300 first innings will be a high total.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Cricket isn't a sport lads, even if you use the term " criminals shifted to the other side of the world".

 

[tommye]

Cricket isn't a sport lads, even if you use the term " criminals shifted to the other side of the world".

don't have me to come round and give you a slap lad.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

don't have me to come round and give you a slap lad.

See

 

[Elong]

Cricket isn't a sport lads, even if you use the term " criminals shifted to the other side of the world".

Thought you'd like cricket, it appeals to balding lesbians.

 

[McBain]

Cricket isn't a sport lads, even if you use the term " criminals shifted to the other side of the world".

STRUTH WEARS AN AKUBRA

 

[strummer]

Just off to bed but the alarms set for the start of the afternoon session.ive never despised a sporting team as much as the current aussie side and thats even taking the RS 80s team into account . We're gonna need to show a lot more fight than we did 18 months ago or we'll get humiliated again. Come on England pipe these shobgites right down

 

[degsy]

all depends who gets their batting collapse in first

On a winner here Pom in Brisbane, whoever wins.... I always knew you could do it lads, really glad youse snotted those 'fill in Insult as required'

Ashes in the evening ( plus the origin decider today ) then 5hrs of the big loop tomorrow morning

 

[Donald Twain]

No work no children and no commitments JFT. Set up sad dad headquarters in spare room , leffe stock reads plenty , cue pishing down rain the odd session and getting some work done.

 

[Donald Twain]

There was a cracking show on radio 4 Monday 11am called 'Battleships the Ashes voyages' . It was about the days when the sides travelled by ship to play. Well worth catching on I player if it belts down today.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Getting very excited, headphones at the ready to tune in later to TMS online on my work PC. Busy working on the "bugger off I'm busy" signs to place around my desk.

 

[Allezfan]

I'm going to keep on not caring about Cricket unless I hear England have at least a two test lead whereupon you'll suddenly find I'm a huge fan of it and always have been.