Since I was watching the afternoon and evening sessions of the first day while puffing my way up a random hill on on of my gym’s cycling machine, I missed whether Warnie – Sky’s heralded new boy in the commentary box – actually turned up.
Shortly before the start of play I heard a wry David [...]
July 8, 2009
By the way, where was Warnie?
July 8, 2009
The Ashes, close of play: a good day at the office. Or trouble with the photocopier?
So was that a good day for England? Or not? I don’t think I know the answer to that.
Suffice to say that if the whole series see-saws in a similar manner throughout the remainder of its 24 days, it’s going to be well worth keeping an eye on, even if the glamour of Gilchrist, Warne [...]
July 8, 2009
Lunchtime report: A familiar story of England getting in and getting out
Well, the hype, the revisists of 2005, the opinions of any passing Aussie, Englishman or Mongolian, the 16 different singers singing 16 different national anthems – it all must have completely exhausted me. Because ten minutes into the coverage of the real thing - a nice couple of shots of fthe hip and legs by [...]
