*Official* Road to 2013 Ashes

[Furball]

Heat wave = 20 degrees doesn't it?

nah, heatwave = genuinely hot, not hot by British standards.

[Cabinet96]

Reckon the pitch will be really dry and abrasive. Only a madman would go in without a spinner.

[Spikey]

play two of them imo

[Spikey]

Daniel Brettig ‏@danbrettig 36s
Compton done beautifully in the air and off the pitch by Agar. Haddin completes the stumping. Great to watch. #cricket

it's destiny

[Pothas]

So 30 degrees forecast for the entire game and we play four quicks plus Watson, and with Warner unlikely to play and Clarke's back rooted there's not even a part time spinner unless the People's Champion plays?

It'll end up like the Oval in 09. A shambles.

Just no way this will happen surley?

Either way, your favourite chin in cricket is going to greatly improve his record at his home ground next week.

[Burgey]

Ok, thanks Adolf

If any **** was gonna Godwin the thread, it was you.

[Ruckus]

ha never heard of that one.

Be interesting to see what would happen if the pitch at trent bridge is unusually spin friendly. Two pretty woeful sides at playing spin, but it would surely play into England's hands more given Swann.

[uvelocity]

If any **** was gonna Godwin the thread, it was you.

yep. i'll be at the beach or shops i guess

[Riggins]

i assume everyone will go to the beach during the heat wave.

[Burgey]

i assume everyone will go to the beach during the heat wave.

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Magnificent, isn't it?

[NUFAN]

Didn't know where to post this exactly but I've just been watching the T20 game between Middlesex and Essex at Lords and I hope the Test pitch has more life in it. I've never seen a Lords pitch so slow and dry.

[Spikey]

i've always said a good cricket pitch should have the features reminiscent of that ground's members

[morgieb]

i assume everyone will go to the beach during the heat wave.

With a stopover at the shops.

[Spark]

Didn't know where to post this exactly but I've just been watching the T20 game between Middlesex and Essex at Lords and I hope the Test pitch has more life in it. I've never seen a Lords pitch so slow and dry.

...it's Lord's.

[NUFAN]

Yeah no ****, that's what I said.