The Ashes 2019

[slogen51]

Almost takes me back to 1981

[James Cutting]

BBC Sports Personality of the Year, surely

[jpickers56]

Almost takes me back to 1981

Remember Headingley 1981, was out chasing aircraft around Lincolnshire on a Priory exercise, get home to find incredibly we had one the test match from a seemingly impossible position.
Listened to todays victory washing up after Sunday lunch..... Ben Stokes is a genius and cricket a wonderful game.

[slogen51]

I was working at Thorpe Park in Surrey - the whole office was enthralled. That series and Beefy's exploits reignited my interest in cricket. As a lad I remember watching John Edrich and Kalakatran?? For Surrey.

[Gary]

Took the dog to Hunstanton beach with the hoards, great ro get back to civilisation and the 21st century with a mobile signal. Hearing the last 30 mins of the game brilliant.

[stevef]

Kalakatran?? Alvin Kalicharran, West Indies batsman
Steve

[slogen51]

Sorry just remembered - it was Intikhab Alam ( looked up correct spelling) overseas players held a kind of mystique for us.

Occasionally Surrey would play home games at Byfleet and also Guildford so I could cycle to the ground.

[ChrisCwmbran]

"Arise Sir Ben Stokes", what a fantastic man to have in any team.

Did he celebrate by going out and beating people up as usual?

[wdh]

"Arise Sir Ben Stokes", what a fantastic man to have in any team.

Did he celebrate by going out and beating people up as usual?

ah..come off it...

give him a chance. at least he is proving himself now....we missed his form in the last ashes...

[Mike]

The fourth test has begun, the Aussies have won the toss and have chosen to bat and Warner is out for a duck in the first over, score is 1-1.

[Mike]

Harris out lbw for 13, 28-2 and here comes Steve Smith!

[Mike]

98-2 at lunch and it's started to rain.

[Mike]

Play has just resumed after the rain delay, 98-2.

[Mike]

154-3 now, cold and windy in Manchester, the bails have been blown off by the wind a couple of times and crisp packets keep getting blown all the way across the pitch (along with a large beach ball).

[Mike]

170-3 when rain stopped play yet again about 2(ish) hours ago.

[Mike]

Head out lbw for 19, 183-4. Smith is still there and is on 72.

[Mike]

Wade out caught on 16, 224-5. Smith is on 90.

[slogen51]

Say what you like about Smith but the boy can bat

[James Cutting]

He certainly can, shame he is a massive f****** p****

[Mike]

Paine gone for 58, 369-6. This is NOT looking good!