Where were you on Day 5 Kennington Oval in 2005?

[fredfertang]

I was on the Isle of Wight ferry coming home from my last honeymoon - I managed to persuade the then Mrs Fertang to get an early crossing with a view to getting back mid afternoon to watch the denouement - my tunnel vision was such that I drove straight through the gate at Southampton where you were supposed to stop and show your passport and was half way back to Reading before the old bill pulled me up on the M3 for speeding - very pleasant officer, fully understood and told me that as long as I didn't break 90 I'd be alright until I got out of Hampshire

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Sat at home watching with my toddlers jumping all over me. Great day.

 

[Adders]

At home watching. It was around 2am that it finished here in Oz iirc, I was pissed as a fart and couldn't come down afterwards and went to work at 7 with no sleep at all and a raging hangover..............best day at work ever!!

 

[Dan]

I was chilling at primary school and then sleeping.

Yeah! My team may have lost the Ashes but at least I'm not old!

 

[Pothas]

Will never forgive myself (or Sledger) for not skipping our philosophy and ethics lesson and going home at lunchtime. As it was I got home for the last couple of hours, my Dad arrived home with a bottle of Champagne shortly afterwards.

 

[Cabinet96]

Got back from primary school, was the first day of the year I think, just in time to see Pietersen and Giles' innings end, Harrison bowl four bouncers and Rudi Koertzen remove the stumps.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I was on a training course in Peterborough.

I kept track of the score as best I could on the then pretty basic internet I could get from my mobile.

Course ended about three and I tried to listen on the wireless driving home, but my arse went at the fall of another wicket and drove home listening to something or other.

When I got home it appeared we were relatively safe, but even when we were finally dismissed at Oz needed something like 17 an over from the nominal remaining overs left I still couldn't quite bring myself to believe we'd pulled it off.

 

[GIMH]

****ting myself in the living room at my missus' place in the morning and ma's the rest of the day

Btw Fred what's with them needing a passport after the IoW? I've never had to

 

[Furball]

Watching nervously on a ****ty 14" screen in the bedroom of my first student flat.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I know I watched it but can't remember the circumstances. It's not exactly the murder of John Lennon or death of Princess Diana.

 

[NZTailender]

 

[Cabinet96]

I know I watched it but can't remember the circumstances. It's not exactly the murder of John Lennon or death of Princess Diana.

Too positive a moment for you I guess.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Too positive a moment for you I guess.

Good point. I thought the moon landings were a non-event as well.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Probably posting nonsense on the channel 4 cricket forum.

 

[Goughy]

Sat in a pub in Pretoria.

 

[fredfertang]

****ting myself in the living room at my missus' place in the morning and ma's the rest of the day

Btw Fred what's with them needing a passport after the IoW? I've never had to

That doesn't read right does it - what I meant was that I was supposed to stop and show the ticket to demonstrate I hadn't been abroad but I got pissed off in the queue and as the barrier wasn't working I took the view my human rights were being infringed so I just took off

 

[wpdavid]

I watched most of it on an old black & white 12" TV that I kept at school for special events. Most of my classes were happy enough that I wasn't entirely focused on their lessons.

 

[Burgey]

In my lounge room planning my "welcome home" message for the Aussies when they arrived at the airport.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Was in Brisbane.

 

[Stapel]

Got off from work an hour early, drove home, took my bike to "O'Casey's" (The Hague's best known Irish Pub), and watched the last 90 minutes or so. As a neutral, I did root for England, as anyone should when a team is on the brink to end a 20 year drought against a world dominating team. Yet, I remember it as the lamest part of the brilliant 2005 Ashes summer. Enjoyed the free drinks offered by more than happy English expats though.