Ashes Victory!

Well, what to say that hasn't been said? I think we owe the win to Broad's blitz on the Friday afternoon, and Australia's strange decision to not play a spinner. This has been an up and down series, and as Strauss said, when England were bad, they were abysmal, and when they were good, they were good enough. I've sat and watched in amazement as wickets fell like dominos, and LBWs were not given. Some single events have decided matches, and it wasn't as cut & dried at the end as some people have suggested - I certainly wasn't confident it was all over as I left the house on Sunday morning. Still, the Ashes have changed hands again, which indicates an even contest in my opinion. My view was that if England managed to hold position at the start of the final test, we had a chance of winning. I always thought we could do it, and am pleased to have been proven right.

Now it's time to say goodbye to Sky Sports, because it costs too much and I don't get as much out of it as I would like, what with three chillun an' all...

TTFN.

Street Chat

Overheard tonight: "she may be a cunt and a dickhead, but how many times have I beaten her up? I've got respect for her."

What is the world coming to?

Taste of Ashes in my Mouth

Well. Well, well, well. I am shocked and appalled by the turn of events in Headingley over the last two days. I am expecting this horrible experience to be brought to a swift end by some appalling batting (by England) and some sublime bowling (by Australia).

We've done okay so far, we've matched Australia stride for stride: we won a match, then batted for a draw. Australia batted for a draw (which we should have denied them). And now we've just collapsed as a batting unit and bowled woefully. Shocking. It's like there's a different team out there.

Is it down to the absence of KP and Flintoff? Can that really be it?