Cricket

[Pakenhamtrain]

In farcical scenes the pitch had have the blowers on it because the WACA staff are too incompetent to put a tarp down properly.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Update at 0710 GMT

England 202-7 from 67 overs

Malan, Bairstow and Moeen all dismissed

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

9/215. Still need 44 to make Australia bat again.
The urn is just about back where it belongs.


And there it is. Australia resign the Ashes! England all out for 218.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I am incandescent about England's utter failure in Australia. It is disgustingly shameful how poor we are. I blame the players. I blame the coaches. I blame the selectors. I blame the ECB.

Don't blame me .... !!

 

[DarloRich]

An innings defeat from a decent position. Well done chaps. sigh.

 

[Puffing Devil]

Starts to look at his ODI tickets for next year - wonders if he can get a refund.......

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Looks like the weather will be good next week for Boxing day. To which I will be there for Day 1 and more than likely day 4. Day 4 I'll go to the test and then off to the Big Bash crosstown.

On the subject of the Big Bash that starts tommrow with the Sydney Smash.

 

[Cletus]

I'm just glad it's on pay-TV in the middle of night - I can just pretend it isn't happening

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

I'm just glad it's on pay-TV in the middle of night - I can just pretend it isn't happening

It's on Free to Air here. Namely because it's on the anti siphoning list.

 

[Busaholic]

Looks like the weather will be good next week for Boxing day. To which I will be there for Day 1 and more than likely day 4. Day 4 I'll go to the test and then off to the Big Bash crosstown.

On the subject of the Big Bash that starts tommrow with the Sydney Smash.

You think the match will last four days?

 

[Bevan Price]

An innings defeat from a decent position. Well done chaps. sigh.

Afraid that's what happens when we lack any really fast bowlers. Medium-fast pace is not good enough on most pitches in hot countries. Not even Mr. Anderson can perform miracles on Australian or Indian pitches.

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

You think the match will last four days?

Should go to mid afternoon at least.

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

The BBL is well under way and here are the results form the first 6 games:

Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers
SIXERS 9/149 off 20 overs
Billings 32. Ahmed 2/11
THUNDER: 5/150 off 20 overs
Watson 77. Sams 4/14

Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
HEAT 7/206 off 20 overs
Ross 51. Stonis 3/38
STARS 6/191 off 20 overs
Stonis 99. Khan 2/41

Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades
HURRICANES: 8/164 off 20 overs
Short 34. Bravo 5/28
RENEGADES: 3/165 off 18.3 overs
White 79*. Archer 2/17

Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder
STRIKERS 6/163 off 20 overs
Carey 44. Nair 3/36
THUNDER 110 off 17.4 overs
Patterson 48. Laughlin 4/26

Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers
SIXERS 132 off 18.4 overs
Maddinson 31. Tye 4/21
SCORCHERS: 4/136 off 18.1 overs
Tuner 52*. Abbott 3/28

Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat
HEAT: 8/132 off 20 overs
Ross 48. Wildermuth 3/16
RENEGADES: 3/137 off 18.4 overs
Cooper 52*. Khan 2/17.

 

[96tommy]

Englands struggles this series continue. Australia currently on 102-0

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

Englands struggles this series continue. Australia currently on 102-0

The recovered a little bit.
Warner made a century after being caught off a no ball on 99. Fair to say the 88k crowd went wild when it went up on the big screen!

At stumps Australia are 3/244
Smith 65 Marsh 31.

A very nice day to boot:

Sat next to a nice couple from Birmingham and had a nice chat throughout the day.

 

[fowler9]

Looks like the weather will be good next week for Boxing day. To which I will be there for Day 1 and more than likely day 4. Day 4 I'll go to the test and then off to the Big Bash crosstown.

On the subject of the Big Bash that starts tommrow with the Sydney Smash.

A good mate of mine is in Melbourne for the match at the mo, he's off to Sydney for that one to. Apologies if I've said this before but another good mate of mine lives near St Kilda but his folks and sister live in Pakenham. First place I went to from the Airport was Pakenham in fact.

 

[Howardh]

How much does it cost to get in? Think Tests in England START around £50, maybe more?

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

How much does it cost to get in? Think Tests in England START around £50, maybe more?

GA is $30(17 pounds), Standard is $44(25 pounds), Bronze is $69(39.50 pounds), Sliver is $99(57 pounds), Gold is $149(86 pounds) Platinum is 189(109 pound)

 

[96tommy]

England playing some of their best cricket of the series so far this morning with 5 wickets taken already in the first session of the day

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

England playing some of their best cricket of the series so far this morning with 5 wickets taken already in the first session of the day

Why have they bothered to show up when the urn has well gone?

The Sydney Trains twitter account has cheekily given it to Tom Curren.
https://twitter.com/TrainsInfo/status/945532725808762880

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Update at Tea Interval (0420 GMT)

Australia 327 all out
Broad 28 - 10 - 51 - 4
Anderson 29 - 11 - 61 - 3

England 72-1 (23 overs)
Stoneman c & b Lyon 15.

 

[96tommy]

And a Xmas miracle in Melbourne as Cook gets a century

 

[Pakenhamtrain]

And a Xmas miracle in Melbourne as Cook gets a century

Someone must to told him his head is on the chopping block.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Score update 0320 GMT

England 321-6 (100 overs)

Cook 157 not out.

 

[96tommy]

Cook finsihes the day on 244 not out

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cook finsihes the day on 244 not out

It was good to see that Cook and Broad put together a stand of 100 for the 9th wicket, taking the score on from 373-8 to 473-9.

 

[EM2]

Someone must to told him his head is on the chopping block.

He already knew.

 

[96tommy]

England all out at 491 with the first ball of the ay. A very solid score

 

[96tommy]

Cook's 244 not out is the highest ever Test score by any player carrying his bat. Just what the sdoctor ordered for him.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tea Interval on Day 4

Australia 103-2

Then no play possible in the final session of the day.