Strains of Soul Limbo at 10.25am...

...it must be a...

Oh...

(Nice to have @bbctms on anyway! Forgot it started with bloody rain!!)

#Coronavirus #cricket

I do love the fact that a replayed day of cricket on @bbctms is affected by a rain-delay...

#authentic

#cricket #Coronavirus

(Jokingly) prophetic @Cricket_Mann "It'll be one of the great Test matches"

Tim Paine said "it'll be harder to bat on day 5 than day 1"



#Tailenders @bbctms @gregjames @felixwhite #coronavirus #cricket

Almost an hour and a half of @bbctms on "live" now and we've not had any cricket at all.

Glorious.

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover @gregjames @felixwhite #coronavirus #Cricket

Harris out as they come off for rain!

Feel his pain. I was once - as a kid - the only wicket in a game that was called off for rain soon after I trudged off #GCS

Hate to see it.

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover @bbctms @jimmy9 @felixwhite @gregjames #coronavirus #cricket

Bad light at 4pm, massive rain delays...

Vintage!

@bbctms @felixwhite @gregjames @jimmy9 #coronavirus #cricket #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

Just switched back on - what on earth!? England 45-6!!

#Coronavirus #Cricket @bbctms

359 sounds a hell of a lot...

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

. @Cricket_Mann reminding us that #Australia have no reviews left... might prove costly?

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

111 to win or 5 wickets?!

“Australia slightly ahead” says Alastair Cook...

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

Oh bloody hell @JofraArcher!

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

@StuartBroad8 now plumb! Gawd...

“Off stump is going out of the ground. Australia are on the verge of another Ashes victory here!” Says @jimmaxcricket

@benstokes38 and @jackleach1991 with 73 to win

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

Love the way that in the next 30-40 mins the commentary on @bbctms morphs from “oh well that’s a nice shot for six” type stuff to “OH MY WORD” screaming madness.

Lovely 0-100 ramp up to fit the mood...

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

That reverse slog sweep for six has to be one of the most outrageous shots in Test cricket, given everything. 50-odd to win, after all the fighting, and with just one wicket left. How do you grow stones like that @benstokes38??!!??

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover @bbctms

The other awesome part is how engaged the crowd are.

Loud until the ball.

Absolutely silent.

Then roars again as the pressure is released.

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover @bbctms

And now Aggers is in to call the @benstokes38 100.

“What a finish we’re all having here!”

“That’s WAY over square leg for six. Well, well, well. 27 needed!”

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

Alastair Cook “I could only do this on @BrianLara cricket with the cheat mode on!”

Lyon on.

“Gutsy” says @glennmcgrath11

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

“Down to third man... DROPS it! Not an easy chance”

“Simon Jones moment 2005”

“Oh he got there. Has he dropped the Ashes?”
@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

“Nine. To. Win. NIIINE!”

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

*The* review. Oh lord what a time to review, knowing what we know.

“Stokes is literally not looking”

Pitching outside leg. Deary me...

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover @bbctms

“Stokes scythes it it’s six oR OUT.........

IT’S SIX!!!!”

“Oh MY. TWO TO WIN!”

Aggers.

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

“NO NO NO NOOOOO

OAAAATHRHHHHHHHAA”

Alastair Cook

“LYON DROPPED THE BALL. HE DROPPED THE BALL!”

Agnew

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

“UMPIRE WILSON!

“It’s not out. No reviews!” Aggers

“Why wouldn’t you give that?” @glennmcgrath11

“That’s out”

“He’s given every one before that”

“They burned off that review earlier”



@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

“Stokes going for the run. Here they come. ENGLAND CAN’T LOSE. THE ASHES ARE ALIVE!

“Well played @jackleach1991. He’s off the mark” Aggers!

@bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

“In comes Pat Cummins from the far end to Ben Stokes.

WHO HAMMERS IT FOR FOUUUUURRR

And he stands there with the bat raised!!”

What a moment @bbctms #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover

Thanks @bbctms @gregjames @felixwhite @jimmy9 @itsmattchin. Great fun.

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