*Official* Fourth Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) 19-23 July

[91Jmay]

Woakes on fast if Anderson ain't looking threatening.

 

[chris.hinton]

Woakes on fast if Anderson ain't looking threatening.

I would get Mark Wood on

 

[GIMH]

Ponting been brilliant on comms this series. I have to keep reminding myself that he’s the epitome of evil

 

[chris.hinton]

LOL

 

[chris.hinton]

Australia have to get into the method of this day as just bat and bat and bat. If they have less then 3 wickets down its good and they will have some hope going into any play during the weekend

 

[CartyDurham]

Ponting been brilliant on comms this series. I have to keep reminding myself that he’s the epitome of evil

I do enjoy Pontings patter and I enjoyed his pantomime performance as the baddie when playing England

im might be in a minority but I’ve enjoyed all the overseas commentary we get in the sky box each summer

 

[Molehill]

Ponting been brilliant on comms this series. I have to keep reminding myself that he’s the epitome of evil

And his Lookalike leading The Open too.

 

[CartyDurham]

And his Lookalike leading The Open too.

And what a performance that was. An eagle at the last , wow

 

[91Jmay]

I do enjoy Pontings patter and I enjoyed his pantomime performance as the baddie when playing England

im might be in a minority but I’ve enjoyed all the overseas commentary we get in the sky box each summer

Most are good apart from Pietersen

 

[CartyDurham]

I know we are unlikely to see it for at least an hour but I feel this pitch will turn and bounce erratically

remember the grubber that got rid of root

 

[CartyDurham]

Most are good apart from Pietersen

He’s imo not overseas

 

[Gob]

So it is a 100% a bat once then, as Burgey said lets us be super aggressive with the fields.

Weather should be fine today, probably 50ish overs today. Sunday has gotten worse today, but that said today has had more play than expected. Need them 5 down absolute minimum by close.

They'll be all out

 

[chris.hinton]

Ricky Ponting & Mark Taylor have been great IMO. Better then the English Commentators bar Ian Ward

 

[GIMH]

Where’s @Spark ?

I’m not calling him fairweather btw. Just weird to have a match thread without his presence

@Son Of Coco now he’s fairweather

 

[91Jmay]

He’s imo not overseas

Someone should tell him when Saffers play rugby.

 

[chris.hinton]

Where’s @Spark ?

I’m not calling him fairweather btw. Just weird to have a match thread without his presence

@Son Of Coco now he’s fairweather

At least @Burgey stands up and is counted

 

[CartyDurham]

Hello Peter Reid there . An ex manager of my team Sunderland and during his time we had our best team in the last 50 years

that grey haired bloke they just zoomed in on

the fans made a song called Cheer up Peter Reid and it got into the official, charts in the U.K.

based on an old monkees tune, Daydream Believer

 

[White Ball]

Straya just need to park the bus here and the Ashes will be retained

 

[Gob]

Where’s @Spark ?

I’m not calling him fairweather btw. Just weird to have a match thread without his presence

[USER=1942]@Son Of Coco[/USER] now he’s fairweather

Atleast he doesn't go to Turkey when Australia lose

 

[Chrish]

Ponting been brilliant on comms this series. I have to keep reminding myself that he’s the epitome of evil

Yeah surprising maturity from him as a commentator.. Never liked his bad boy persona when he was playing.

He has grown a lot as a person since then.