It's The Ashes!

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

As ever, Poly users interested in The Ashes are cordially invited to Counterglow, which usually has more action in Ashes threads.

[Cort Haus]

Cook

[Cort Haus]

And which two grounds, Laz?

[MOBIUS]

A quick summary.

...and England keep picking Cook. Cook is ****.

Is this the same Cook that just broke Don Bradman's record Test score at the Gabba?

[Cort Haus]

It's the same Cook that has a test average of 40 at home of 50 overseas. The same Cook that if he keeps this going could end up to be England's highest scoring test batsman ever.

[Cort Haus]

Anyway, great start by England in Adelaide. I bet Watson and Hussey will go on to get a couple of hundred each though.

[Dauphin]

Ponting is a muppet. Can we say "lost 3 in 4"?

[Dauphin]

Katich, run out without even facing in the first over of a Test. Really?

[Cort Haus]

The weather might save Oztraya here.

[Egbert]

Indeed. We may need weather, lots of weather.

A man in the street told me Australia was 125 runs down so I shall repeat that here as indisputable truth.

Things are indeed looking grim.

[C0ckney]

yay. it's impossible to watch the cricket in brasil so i have to follow the game by text and 5 live. great job england 1-0.

also props to graeme swan, 5-91, good stuff.

[Dauphin]

Time to roll the die again.

[C0ckney]

q: what do you call an aussie cricketer with 100 by his name?

a: a bowler

[Cort Haus]

Oz 268 all out. We should be delighted but having had them at 30-something for 4 it almost seems disappointing. How times have changed.

[Dauphin]

q: what do you call an aussie cricketer with 100 by his name?

a: a bowler

Back and forth. Been a long time since you can make that joke with Aussie rather than Pommie.