England v Australia, 1st Test TRENT BRIDGE commences 10/7/13

[therisingblues]

Having a good laugh reading the posts about the English commentary. No worse then every Australian summer where the fanboys slater, healy and taylor get given a microphone and start barracking for Australia. if you can't put up with it, listen to the radio.

From my point of view, having been in Japan for over twelve years, the last cricket commentators I heard were Benaud, Grieg, Chappell, Laurie and co. My memory is apart from Laurie they were pretty balanced. Even Poms enjoyed the professionalism of the team.
Times have changed or am I remembering things through a rose scented filter?

[Gozu]

Those guys were all reasonably balanced (except Bill Lawry put that was part of his charm talking up anyone & anything from Victoria) but Healy, Tubbs & Slats are terribly biased.

I thought maybe it was because they're uncertain of hanging onto their jobs so just give Nein what they think it wants to hear although Slats is now a co-host of the NRL Footy Show.

[RustyCage]

At least the Aussie commentators get excited when someone from another country does something good, and show respect to the opposition, you don't get that from the likes of Strauss and Hussain. I do like Bumble though, makes me laugh

[RustyCage]

The way Swann carried on after taking the catch is another reason to hate the knob

[RustyCage]

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Having a good laugh reading the posts about the English commentary. No worse then every Australian summer where the fanboys slater, healy and taylor get given a microphone and start barracking for Australia. if you can't put up with it, listen to the radio.

Absolutely spot on, the Australian commentary is incredibly biased.

[Gozu]

The way Swann carried on after taking the catch is another reason to hate the knob

Swann's massively overrated.

[tigerpie]

could anyone imagine Nasser Hussain & Bill Lawrie in the commentary box together?
Might require some extensions...

Haha that would be gold..

[The Dark Knight]

The way Swann carried on after taking the catch is another reason to hate the knob

Swann's massively overrated.

I hate the knob but I don't think he's overrated. He bowled alright in the first innings but served up some absolute poo to Smith and Agar.

[cripple]

It goes without saying but another big day today. Either team could easily close the door on the others chance of victory. I feel that if england can have one player ton up, the total might be to much for Australia to handle. By the same token if one of the aussie bowlers repeats siddles heroics from the first innings and restrict the chase to about 150, Australia will be in with a massive shout.

At the moment it looks as though I will be waiting to take my wife to the hospital as she has just started having contractions, another great reason to stay up and watch the cricket. She has promised nothing tonight but I'm not so sure.

[Failed Creation]

It goes without saying but another big day today. Either team could easily close the door on the others chance of victory. I feel that if england can have one player ton up, the total might be to much for Australia to handle. By the same token if one of the aussie bowlers repeats siddles heroics from the first innings and restrict the chase to about 150, Australia will be in with a massive shout.

At the moment it looks as though I will be waiting to take my wife to the hospital as she has just started having contractions, another great reason to stay up and watch the cricket. She has promised nothing tonight but I'm not so sure.

Congrats, Cripple!

Hopefully your missus and baby don't interrupt your viewing tonight, because it should be a cracker.

[Jase]

It goes without saying but another big day today. Either team could easily close the door on the others chance of victory. I feel that if england can have one player ton up, the total might be to much for Australia to handle. By the same token if one of the aussie bowlers repeats siddles heroics from the first innings and restrict the chase to about 150, Australia will be in with a massive shout.

At the moment it looks as though I will be waiting to take my wife to the hospital as she has just started having contractions, another great reason to stay up and watch the cricket. She has promised nothing tonight but I'm not so sure.

My Dad refused to take my Mum to the hospital when she started labour with me until the days play had finished.... when England were playing India in 1974....

[Gozu]

TV ratings for last night:

Break out the record books.

GEM has hit a new high with a staggering 15% share last night -the highest ever number for a multichannel.

The Ashes scored 665,000 for its first session and 467,000 for its second.

GEM’s 15% share managed to topple all of TEN’s channels combined (another first), ABC1 and all of SBS. It almost bettered all four of ABC’s channels. A massive success for Nine.

Nine Network stormed the night with a whopping 42% share then Seven 22.2%, ABC 15.3%, TEN 14.8% and SBS 5.7%.

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/07/how ... cords.html

[dedja]

piss off figjam ...

[whufc]

Huge Wicket!!!!

Come on essentially 3/50

[Jim05]

Whats the max we can chase?
Anything over 200 is usually difficult in England, worried about Swann in second dig

[dedja]

Agar!

[Q.]

Catch!

[whufc]

AAAAAAAHHHHgaaaaar do do do

[cripple]

The board was very quiet until 15 minutes ago. Appears that Agar is repaying the faith showed in him by boof.