The Ashes Thread

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Two early breakthroughs tomorrow to polish 'em off hopefully. But let's not get to cocky until England have had a bat!
 
We've let them off the hook a little, if the truth be told.

It could have been better, but I suppose England would have taken the score as it stands, at the beginning of play.

The Aussies must be cursing their press for firing up Broad, it serves Lehmann right for stoking that up too.
 
Are there any TV highlights on non-sky channels for the ashes?

not exactly extensive highlights, but the wickets are shown here

[video=youtube;SG1Mto1lcG0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG1Mto1lcG0[/video]
 
Are there any TV highlights on non-sky channels for the ashes?

Channel 11, Freeview (Pick) are showing an hour long highlights show now.

Yes, I have just finished watching them and the cricket was good but the coverage was awful! It was like watching the keystone cops as they seem to have the action av
Bout 10% faster than in real life and they zoomed in, presumably to edit out the Sky or other sponsors names which would have been there otherwise. It was barely watchable (on freesat as I don't so Sky boxes)
 
Yeah the Pick coverage was obviously stolen from Sky. Not the best but I'll take what I can.

Pace isn't everything in a bowler and he kept it tight but Tremlett was down below 80mph at times, and this was day one! Clearly not the bowler he was 3 years ago.
 
Yeah the Pick coverage was obviously stolen from Sky. Not the best but I'll take what I can.

Pace isn't everything in a bowler and he kept it tight but Tremlett was down below 80mph at times, and this was day one! Clearly not the bowler he was 3 years ago.

Sky own the channel.
 
Awful from England but they're often awful in the first innings of a series. Unless we somehow make 550-1 in the second innings again we're likely to go one down.