*Official* First Test (Edgbaston, Birmingham) 16–20 June

[social]

Cheers. Skysports in the U.K. which is a pay channel. It’s part of my deal for broadband and mobile phone contracts

Australia has a law which dictates that certain events must be on free to air

Pretty sure that Ashes is one of them

 

[Croadymeister]

Terrible batting from these two. There's 9 overs left in the innings, the team is going at 4's and their 22(48) and 9(21).

What do you mean 9 overs left

 

[Son Of Coco]

England come out after the break and change it up. Australia just keeps doing the same thing.

 

[Uppercut]

Surprised Boland hasn’t bowled a few bouncers up the batsmen’s hooter

Right this is the traditional response to someone batting out of their crease.

I don’t really see how losing caught behind and bringing lbw back into play is a good tradeoff for Boland. Lot of straight ones will be going over the stumps. But I suppose it works as a defensive move too.

 

[wpdavid]

What do you mean 9 overs left

To get to 50 overs, as in ODIs.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Bed time. I fully expect to wake up in the morning and discover England lost their last 5 wickets for 2 to end up with a lead of only 203.

 

[CartyDurham]

Australia has a law which dictates that certain events must be on free to air

Pretty sure that Ashes is one of them

It’s similar in the U.K. but only applies to Wimbledon tennis and World Cup and European championship finals soccer

oh and the bloody rowing race between Cambridge and Oxford

cricket used to be but that ended when Sky and Rupert Murdoch came on the scene

 

[Nintendo]

Don't reckon that's carried.

 

[Burgey]

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now one over the slip area. It’s anything goes time it seems . Four more

189 lead

You know we're watching, right?

 

[CartyDurham]

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the reverse gets him

looks like a good catch to me

but it maybe an umpires review

this is crucial

 

[CartyDurham]

You know we're watching, right?

No,problem. I understand


wow he didn’t hit it, I thought that was out for all money

 

[GIMH]

Australia has a law which dictates that certain events must be on free to air

Pretty sure that Ashes is one of them

We have a similar law I believe, but don't think any cricket is covered (though the two WC finals were shown on C4)

Anyway...key decision in the game coming up...

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Classic Aussies

 

[sledger]

Don't reckon that's carried.

Carried all of two inches right into the ground

 

[Ashes81]

Someone needs to explain the rules to the Aussies - if the ball bounces you're not out.

Same old Aussies always cheating

 

[CartyDurham]

We have a similar law I believe, but don't think any cricket is covered (though the two WC finals were shown on C4)

Anyway...key decision in the game coming up...

Those were both late decision by Sky to allow those finals

cricket was on bbc and ch4 for decades but Sky have paid up so much money and it’s never going back to the free channels sadly

 

[wpdavid]

Bump ball wasn't it?

 

[sledger]

Classic Aussies

Hey at least they're not saying mean words

 

[CartyDurham]

Bump ball wasn't it?

Yes, but live I thought he was gone for all money

 

[Gob]

Don't get this field

How are you getting wickets?