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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Ashes |
I fell the need of a thread for these most august proceedings. England doing OK at tea on the first day after looking a bit ropey early on. Australia are missing Shane Warne like Stevie Wonder playing darts. Jon |
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| Author: | Zippy [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes |
Hurrah!! Finally a sports thread I can get behind. I've been keeping up with the coverage on t'internet every chance I could get. The Aussies seemed supremely confident during all the pre-match flannel dontchya think?? |
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| Author: | jonlumb [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes |
What's really pissing my off so far is that there is absolutely no coverage unless you have Sky Sports. That really blows. |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:04 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes | |||||||||
The purist knows that TMS on the radio is the only way to go. Which can be got free off the interweb if you are in the UK. I assume the highlights will be on Channel 5 this evening. Do we have a spoiler tag of any sort for scores? Jon |
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| Author: | HeatherKay [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes |
I was listening to the session up to tea on the way home, thanks to the wonders of DAB. I may well stream it during tomorrow. It's potentially an interesting test, especially as the Aussies haven't got the likes of Warne on the team. May I also state my displeasure at there being no free to air television coverage of this international institution. I can only hope that now the Beeb has reacquired F1, international test cricket cannot be far behind. |
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| Author: | jonlumb [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:20 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ah, found that, missed it first time round. 7:15 for those interested. I'd better get my jobs done first! |
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| Author: | paulzolo [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:43 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes | |||||||||
It’s not August yet. Do we have to spend a month waiting? |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes |
I've got a lovely app. on my iPod Touch that keeps me up-to-date with the scores. 
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:43 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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You could, but technically it would only have to be 23 days. Jon |
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| Author: | leeds_manc [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:03 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes | |||||||||
Radio 5 Live and Highlights 7.15pm channel 5
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| Author: | wecrookie [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:30 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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For those that do not have a DAB radio there is Radio 4 LW. I picked up the signal in Donegal today   yours wecrookie 
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes |
Just watched the extended highlights on Sky (sorry Jon) and a few observations 1) The Aussie bowling attack is 'OK' at best. Unless we decided to hand some wickets to them, I can't see then getting 20 very often; however 2) Kevin Pietersen has developed an annoying habit of doing exactly that. That's about the third or fourth time recently he's played a stupid shot and got out when he could have had a century if he'd kept it a bit more simple. 3) We have quite a long batting tail but paradoxically I think our openers are vulnerable. 4) I think this game will be a draw. The track is too spongey for 40 wickets to fall, especially with the weather forecast for the weekend. 5) It will be a low scoring game too. I saw Collingwood (I think) hit one over the bowler that on pretty much every other ground would have taken one bounce and gone over the rope - on the outfield here, it died completely on the bounce and would probably have just crawled to the boundary; however it was moving so slowly the fielder easily caught up with it. 6) The Aussies may not be able to bowl half as well but they can still catch - good batting style will be imperative if England are to win the series. Yes Kevin, you too. 7) That Katherine Jenkins, she's rather attractive isn't she? Jon |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:30 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes | |||||||||
 She's definitely got 'charms' 
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes |
* Yawn * |
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| Author: | jonlumb [ Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:06 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: The Ashes | |||||||||
I can only assuming that your jaw hit the floor and you are simply trying to hide the fact
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