http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml en-gb 30 Sun 27 Dec 2009 19:17:32 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=18#comment12 gideon haigh is blogging throughout the ashes on the wisden cricketer website. worth a look - http://wisdencricketer.com/blogs/tour/ Thu 09 Jul 2009 11:16:55 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=16#comment11 The BBC cricket world seems to start so far as test match scoring is concerned with Bill Frindall. Why nothing on Roy Webber, Arnold Yapp or Arthur Wrigley? Wed 08 Jul 2009 19:38:15 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=15#comment10 Watched a bit of coverage on the TV just before lunch and wondered if anyone else has noticed that Johnson has a very similar delivery stride to Graham Dilley, the way he drags his left foot is very reminscent albeit left arm as opposed to right arm Wed 08 Jul 2009 16:23:25 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=13#comment9 I dont think Australia and England is crickets greatest rivalry in the slightest.Just because it may be it's longest , it is ridiculous to suggest that this fact alone instills great competition.Have you ever witnessed a Pakistan/India game. There is no love lost and no quarter given.it is far more of an interesting and noisy spectacle than 22 men with zinc on their noses ambling around in the middle of a chilly English summers afternoon. Wed 08 Jul 2009 14:45:23 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=12#comment8 Really enjoying the test match. It's great to hear Blowers commentating once more.It's interesting to see the amount of additional programming that appears on the radio and online just because it's the ashes. But then the ashes isn't just any out cricket series/match involving England.It would however be even more fantastic if the TMS commentary could be available on the BBC iPlayer as a listen again. No matter how great or interesting all the surrounding programs might be, the real gem and the thing which everything else is built upon, is the TMS commentary and the test match itself. Without either of this there would be nothing else so it would be great if the commentary was available.Anyway here's to an exciting and even sided test series. Wed 08 Jul 2009 11:49:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=10#comment7 The Ashes is one of the most celebrated and coveted events, in world sport.With the advent of Twenty20 Cricket many have feared for the future of the longer form of the game, but the Ashes is still the series that both the English players and the Australians dream of playing from the time they first play the sport.In 2005 England sealed an epic, victory against Ricky Ponting's men clinching a memorable series, which went all the way down to the wire.Australia have since exacted a measure of revenge winning the series in 2006/7 5-0 and they will be desperate to win an Ashes series on English soil, it is the one accomplishment, missing from Ricky Ponting's glowing resume, leading Australia to victory in an Ashes series in England.Pace sensation Brett Lee being ruled out of action for the first 2 Tests with a rib injury is a massive blow for Australia, but both teams are renowned for their fighting spirit and bravery, with all these things considered, we should be in for a cracking 7 weeks of Test Match cricket.http://www.englandbettingodds.co.uk/ashes-series-2009 Wed 08 Jul 2009 11:21:39 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=9#comment6 A great moment took place on day 4 of The Oval test in 2005. The teams had been off the field for bad light but play was about to continue. The Australians, needing all the time they could get their hands on to try and bowl out the English, all went back on to the pitch wearing sunglasses, and with big grins plastered all over their faces. A great moment that reminded me (and I hope others after a series of great quality and serious rivalry) that it is just a game after all. Wed 08 Jul 2009 09:49:52 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=7#comment5 Except of course, you can't "relive cricket's greatest rivalry" if you are not in the UK because the BBC blocks access. No doubt it's something to do with rights, and the fact that footage of Don Bradman's last 100 might be pirated by unscrupulous foreign internet users. Ridiculous! Wed 08 Jul 2009 09:29:49 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=6#comment4 Torchwood - Day 2, We are coming tomorrow. It's not Aliens, it's the Aussies. No Surprise it's in Cardiff. 456 is the score from the Perth test Dec 2002 when the Aussies notch up record 8th win. Wed 08 Jul 2009 07:55:01 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=4#comment3 (*such a pummelling) of course I always want to give them some form of pummeling! Wed 08 Jul 2009 07:37:25 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=3#comment2 Been a Pom down under for a 7 months now and was really feeling connected to Australia, until I went onto youtube and watched highlights of the 2005 series to the rousing backing track of 'Jerusalem', never before have I wanted to give the Ozzies a pummelling! Wed 08 Jul 2009 07:36:34 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=1#comment1 Just read Gideon Haigh's Ashes blog on The Wisden Cricketer, http://wisdencricketer.com/blogs/tour/, well worth a read Tue 07 Jul 2009 21:58:19 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tms/2009/07/reliving_crickets_greatest_riv.shtml?page=0#comment0 The coverage is also on 720mw, which is how I have to listen when I'm in my car. Tue 07 Jul 2009 18:24:32 GMT+1