The Ashes

Don't care at all, but Hogan is predicting a sweep for England.

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It's really annoyed me they've turned Sky Sports 2 into Sky Sports Ashes which means for me, Sky Sports 2 will be unused until it's over.

chux that is one of the strangest videos I have ever seen. As an Ad for betfair having Hulk Hogan talking nonsense about Cricket doesn't make betfair look like they have any idea what they are doing.

chux that is one of the strangest videos I have ever seen. As an Ad for betfair having Hulk Hogan talking nonsense about Cricket doesn't make betfair look like they have any idea what they are doing.

Indeed. I especially like the end where he gets really angry about nothing and grunts a lot.

Why can't they change the trophy? You're really supposed to take a competition seriously when the trophy is smaller than the ball used.

History my friend history. It wouldn't be the Ashes without the Ashes.

England are not doing so great in this first test...

2 out before lunch, then Pieterson gone almost straight away and now Trott that makes it 124-4

4/124 sounds like a magic score if you ask me....

Well it turns out the Aussies were as nervous as the English and lost wickets quickly aswell

Wouldn't put it down to being nervous, just not good enough. Beside Clarke no other batsmen is 100% safe in the side. Clarke got a ripping ball from Anderson which doesn't help us at all. Hopefully Smith can pick up where he left off and get us 250 on the board.

I also fucking love Peter Siddle.

Well I guess I will be done talking about the ashes. Fuck me this is bad

I have no interest in cricket, but I don't live far from Lords cricket ground. I think that's a big deal.

ASHTON AGAR! That was epic. Just when it looked like the English where going to walk away with this test with ease that happens. Fair to say he doesn't look like your standard number 11 bat, but even so for a 19 year old on debut to come out in that heap of preform like that is amazing. A sporting moment I will never forget.

Has put the game back in the balance. Whoever wins day 3 will win the test I fell. Big days play ahead and another late night for this aussies!

I missed it today as I was out of the house all day, but soon as I put the news on it was all about Agar and his record breaking number 11 performance.. and just to think on day 1 the talk was all about how it was seen as a gamble for them to include the 19 year old... I bet no one is saying that anymore haha...

I was surprised Trott went out so quick as well though, hopefully Cook and Peiterson can form a good partnership and dig down and hold themselves out there tomorrow

Yeah Cook and Peiterson will decide this test match. Ashton Agar has already felt the wrath of Brad Haddin Peiterson who I have read dropped a tough chance off KP. If the aussies can pick up Cook or KP early day 3 it will go a long way to winning this game.

Credit also to Phil Hughes, batted a treat and looked a much more solid and mature player. Tried to protect Agar early while still playing his shots and once he saw Agar had gotten going was not worried to give him the strike and put his ego away.

Pietersons 50 runs was his 4th slowest in his test history...

that kinda shows how much Australia are dominating even from the field etc...  England are struggling to score runs and are needing to score more at the moment to try and give the Australians a total to chase

Game over, England will win this one don't see the Aussies chasing down this sort of score

Australia nor have to chase a lead of 311 to win and they got a full day n half to do it..

I think Australia should win this first test now

Its now the lunch break and it looks as if England have almost thrown away this Test..

Australia needed 80 runs to win with England needing just 1 wicket to win...

Now the partnership has got 60 runs and Australia only need 20 runs to win.. This is shocking

I am about to be sick, this is an amazing game of cricket. C'mon Aussies grind this out!

England win..

I actually thought as soon as the ball was played in real time I thought I heard a nick... and sure enough there was a tiny hot spot and there was a definitie little nick of sound...

England win!!!

Well, I never thought id be saying this... but England are dominating Australia at the moment...

England managed to last until 11:58am on Day 2 in bats as they were all out for 361..

Less than 5 hours later at 4:53pm Australia were all out for 128

England are back in bats with a lead of 233 runs

I can see England lasting till the afternoon tomorrow on Day 3 and then if they are not out, they will put Australia in bat and try and finish it in Day 4.

Shane Watson please never use a review again! That more session was just comical, went to bed after that, this ones over.

2 Days to go and the test is basically over.. Australia really have to do an outstanding job in batting, if not to go for the win, to try and hold their nerve and aim for a draw, but staying in for 2 days is a mountain of a task