Twitter Updates: 10/07/2009

Morning campers. Just about to post a link on the blog to a Telegraph piece asking whether the only element Cardiff got wrong was the pitch. #
What are your thoughts? Is the pitch strangling what started out as an excellent game? The article link should post on this feed. #
Thanks to everyone who has followed us overnight – hopefully we will be suitably witty and scintillating today, but also very prolific! #
@crazymadthing If you like F1 as well as cricket, then take a look at this @britsonpole – that's our F1/motorsport feed #
#followfriday Experts: @aggerscricket @bbctms @philtufnell @tomfordyce @the_spin #
#followfriday Aussies: @marcwestius @yllac @MrTHill @wardofsound @Ashes_2009 #
Breaking news: @aggerscricket reveals that Henry Blofeld is contemplating a Twitter account. Yes please! Seagulls, buses, pigeons @bbctms #
@aggerscricket CMJ the next Twitter recruit? @bbctms #
#followfriday Brits: @seismicshed @theasheslive @followtheashes @ecbtwelthman @harrisharrison #
We have @stephenfry to thank for many things – including persuading @aggerscricket onto Twitter – thank you both! #
@aggerscricket Really enjoying the pix from the box – poor old CMJ! @bbctms #
RT@ Philby1976 #Blowers to receive OBE for services to ornithology at some point, surely? [Essential, we would say] #
News from the front: RT @tomfordyce Nip in the air in Cardiff this morning. England hoping for nip in the pitch to match it #
Just procured a Walnut Whip. This and The #Ashes – does life get much better? #
Has @LordsTaverners been hacked? It's full of spam for a car/bus hire company. #
@bumpball Ah, well, you exceeded your daily allocation of exclamation marks yesterday. ) in reply to bumpball #
TheNurdlerRT @bbctms [snip] Oh, and David Gower's tie is a cracker! [Does it go bang when you pull it? I'd like to see that...] #
RT @james277 @ecbtwelthman does not seem to work? Indeed, our bad, you might try @ECBTwelfthMan. Back to the abacus! #
RT @Aggerscricket doesn't feel like a swinging day to be honest but sometimes it is down to the ball. New one due in 9 overs [:( ] #
@LordsTaverners The delete key is your friend ) in reply to LordsTaverners #
And here we go, boys and girls, TMS is kicking off @bbctms #Ashes #cricket #
"It's wonderful what Cardiff have achieved" – all dues to them but *what about the bloody pitch* #Ashes #cricket #
Aussies are a damn sight too cheerful for our money #Ashes #cricket #
Ponting too bloody cheerful as well. Does Strauss throw Fred at him, or try to winkle him out with a devious spinner? #Ashes #cricket #
Ponting: "The pitch is particularly slow" Says no swing, no spin but the new ball might change things #Ashes #cricket #
"The way Ponting's playing he'll be booking in for bed and breakfast." That was yesterday, nearly as good as a new batsman this morning <eg> #
Mushtaq Ahmed, Eng spin coach: "We just need a breakthrough, a couple of quick wickets" #Ashes #cricket #
A man worthy of respect, therefore we are trying to repress the powerful urge to say: "No shit, Sherlock" #Ashes #cricket #
As was recently said by Eng fans of Sarwan and Chanderpaul: a nuclear strike would leave coackroaches alive – and them at the crease. #
@bumpball In cricket, the only appropriate uses of an exclamation mark are when saying "My word!" or when KP gets himself out. in reply to bumpball #
Never forget that Jerusalem is a Socialist anthem http://bit.ly/k4tkD #
@aggerscricket Dear God! #
@aggerscricket Do you let him in the box dressed like that? #
@nickhide Once had the pleasure and privilege of seeing BB perform that live #
Monty's having a crack, it's the devious spinner option #Ashes #cricket #
There was some speculation over dinner at Nurdler Towers last night that Ponting would be expecting Fred and would prepare accordingly #
Aus 256-1 in the 75th over. Batting (stil) are Katich and Ponting, bowling Broad and Monty P #ashes #cricket #
RT @philtufnell Real bored with watching these 2 bat pass me the snipers rifle katich first I think [You can say that, we couldn't possibly] #
@f1lover75 Indeed – yesterday as exciting as anything, then settled down to a long and unsuccessful war of attrition (from Eng POV anyway) #
Had to retreat to f*** about with a recalcitrant set-top box so we can have the commentary on everywhere we go. Doubt much has happened tho. #
RT @bbctms Eng women's v Aus in Test at New Road: Aus 7 for 2! Both wkts Katherine Brunt, first day. [Keep us posted!] #
Covered in dust from rooting around behind furniture among a tangle of cables. Did I miss anything? Fred's bowling, right? #Ashes #cricket #
Aus 290-1 in 82nd over. Anderson and Flintoff are the bowlers. Sod guile, let's try force. Come on, Freddie. #Ashes #cricket #
And here's CMJ in the @bbctms box #Ashes #cricket #
Each of the trio of Aggers, CMJ and Blowers is a pleasure to listen to in their different ways. @bbctms @aggerscricket #Ashes #cricket #
Is it us being hopeful, or are there just the hints of opportunities starting to open up for Eng? #Ashes #cricket #
Yay! Freddie goes short #Ashes #cricket #
Exemplary defensive play from Katich #Ashes #cricket #
Strauss getting stick from the box for a lack of flexibility in positioning his fielders #Ashes #cricket #
CMJ mentions Aus 23-4 at Worcs at the hands of England women! Those ladies are the coolest thing in British sport right now #
Will Charlotte Edwards get a SPOTY look-in? She damn well should. #Ashes #cricket #
RT @danslee t's Bodyline time. Fred just hit a ducking Katich at 90mph. Expect the Aussie High Commish telegram soon #Ashes #cricket #
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! Jimbo takes Ponting! #Ashes #cricket #
Rubbish if this goes to a draw #Ashes #cricket #
@danslee Thank you! With one slight proviso. There are two of us, one of each variety #Ashes #cricket #
@danslee The hint is the fangirling of England Women beating the Assies around the heads in Worcs #Ashes #cricket #
@duncancarberry Indeed – and predictions for series were mainly 2-1 Eng, daft to think we'll escape with no draws at all #Ashes #cricket #
Boycs on his way to the box, tin hats on! #Ashes #cricket #
Oh superb. Aussie Mark Webber currently fastest in F1 practice. Don't suppose he fancies popping back to Cardiff for a knock? #Ashes #F1 #
@danslee #
@duncancarberry Flintoff is getting in among 'em a bit more than anyone managed yesterday. A result will come. #Ashes #cricket #
RT @bbctms Aus women 28/5 at New Road – Katherine Brunt 4-10 so far! #
An Australian writes: F1 driver Mark Webber lives Over Here and is an anglophile. But. #Ashes #cricket #
He said: “I’ve lived in England for ten years and I’ve loved the English people and the comedy and all that sort of stuff. #
"But when it comes to sport, I hope they get absolutely battered.” #
Is he getting his wish? #Ashes #cricket #
Boycott: "He's really a puller, not a hooker, isn't he." #Ashes #cricket #
@yllac Good quote, we thought #Ashes #cricket #
WICKET Jimmy's got another! Hussey's gone very cheaply for 3 off 16 balls. Aus 325-3 in the 91st over. New batsman is Clarke #Ashes #cricket #
A bit surprised the skipper didn't give Colly or KP a go at bowling. Clearly not with the new ball, and things have moved on today, even so. #
@james277 Make sure Ponting's on strike! #Ashes #cricket #
Aggers: "He's bowled with tremendous hostility, has Flintoff. Never less than 100 per cent from him." But worried about his fitness. @bbctms #
@yllas Just don't take up soccer #
Aggers is saying the weather forecast for tomorrow in Cardiff is dreadful – and no cover for those seated in the stands. "Do bring a brolly" #
You'd think that a city with the average rainfall of Cardiff would have that covered… #
@f1lover75 Yes, if all our sports teams were as successful as Eng Women we'd displace the Aussies for most disliked opponents #
@f1lover75 Um – you saw Webber was top in first practice? #
@TheNurdler The stubble would seem to confirm it #
Lunch is looming over the horizon. Aus 329-3 in 95th over. Currently in are Clarke and Ponting. Jimmy has a break, Broad and Monty to bowl #
Monty has a close call – but no wicket #Ashes #cricket. Ponting on strike. #
@james277 Ponting on strike! #ashes #cricket #
MONTY TAKES A WICKET AND GETS PONTING OUT! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH @ashes @cricket #
Standing ovation – for Monty or Ricky P is unclear #ashes #cricket #
WICKET Panesar bowls Ponting. 150 off 224 balls. Aus are 331-4 in 96th over. #
Next up Marcus North. In the TMS box Vic Marks opines that the cameraman following Ponting towards the pavilion was lucky not to be clocked #
@knorts Why, thank you. We're quite embarrassed #
@james277 We thought that was your doing #
RT @the_ashes Its turning for Monty all of a sudden. Now there's a game on here!3 minutes ago from web #
@knorts Indeed. Stuck with that we fear #
@duncancarberry High five! #ashes #cricket #
Feel quite overcome. Magnificent innings from Ponting. Ovation well and truly deserved. #ashes #cricket #
Credit where due, now, let's see our bowlers get on with unsettling two relatively new batsmen <eg> #Ashes #cricket #
Blowers has found a dirigible to observe @bbctms #Ashes #cricket #
@duncancarberry Would guess 1pm – we're pretty close to it. #
Ben Dirs on BBC live text: "Lovely replay showing Monty and his beaming smile skipping as if through a field of corn like a requited lover." #
@saintfrankly Maybe you do Down Under. Ho ho! Sorry, only joking #
Lunchtime. Aus 348-4 after 99 overs, 87 behind English total. Currently at the crease Clarke and North. TMS has "mystery guest" for lunch #
Blowers: "Aus have let a winning situation slip away a little bit" #Ashes #cricket #
OK, a report on world-beating Eng Women. Had to sing their own national anthem unaccompanied after PA broke. Is there nothing they can't do? #
Have been thru Aus batting order (who won toss) like a hot knife thru butter. Aus captain staged a recovery, dropped catch, but not enough. #
Eng Women scorecard here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2009/7/15727/html/scorecard.stm #
Aggers' Lunchtime guest is Max Boyce @bbctms @aggerscricket #
Apparently Eng women no strangers to sledging #
Hopefully next Ashes meeting in women's cricket can be a series rather than a one-off match #Ashes #cricket #
RT @DuncanCarberry Credit where credit is due, Ponting is a truly amazing bat, fantastic150 stand at the #Ashes #cricket #
RT @FollowTheAshes We're into the tail…… sort of? #
Magnificent interview with Max Boyce filling the lunchtime airwaves on TMS – Welsh history and culture @bbctms @aggerscricket #
Don't forget that The Nurdler would love you to nominate your cricketing quotes for inclusion on the blog: http://www.thenurdler.com #
Also: people are missing from our Who's Who page. Write a brief, humorous bio of any cricketer and submit it – we'll use best and credit you #
Lunch is over. Broad to bowl first over and CMJ to commentate. A reminder: At lunch Aus were 348-4 with North and Clarke at the crease #
First ball: no run #ashes #cricket #
RT @allaboutcricket I really don't get it ! cricket and baseball are kinder the same right? [Yeah, right ] #Ashes #cricket #
RT @FollowTheAshes Cup of tea? Yorkshire you say? Don't mind if I do… [And one for us, thanks] #Ashes #cricket #
@paulholmes82 We'd sign a petition to stop Sky from banging on… full stop TMS = glorious national institution. #
@allaboutcricket Gosh, we're hungry now… #Ashes #cricket #
Has quietened right down post-lunch #Ashes #cricket #
Famous last words…? #Ashes #cricket #
RT @ECB_cricket could do with a few more wickets in the afternoon session, methinks… #
Trumpeter is doing last night of the Proms-style sea shanties Crowd singing Rule Britannia – but they only know two lines' worth of words #
We humbly offer this, although we think it would help if the titler could spell 'Britannia': http://bit.ly/17JIKw #
Maiden over, btw #Ashes #cricket #
What? The score? Oh, right. Aus are 373-4 in 108th over. Batsmen are still North and Clarke. Latter just hit a six. #Ashes #cricket #
England's total is heaving into view, on the subject of sea shanties #Ashes #cricket #
@bbctms Yay! Good to see Shilpa in the pix #
@bbctms but our favourite TMS pic is this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/testmatchspecial/3701251404/ @aggerscricket #
RT @ashes_updates 50 partnership up between north and Clarke [So much for the tail...] #ashes #cricket #
DON'T PANIC, DON'T PANIC! No wickets during #Twittercrash. Aus 394-4 and within 50 of Eng #Ashes #cricket #
@the_ashes But, but, but – Monty took Ponting's wicket! Clearly it would be good if he could take another, though. #
Fascinated to learn that whereas we have cricketing 'whites' the Australians have 'creams #Ashes #cricket #
Eng Women: Aus have staged a recovery back to 128-5 at New Rd #
Aus 400 up, Clarke on 46, North on 28. Much TMS discussion of limitations of Panesar's bowling repertoire. #Ashes #cricket #
*How* can Blowers, trying to identify fielders get Flintoff and Anderson mixed up? #Ashes #cricket #
Drinks break. Aus 402-4, 25 for North, 47 for Clarke. Wicket sorely needed. #Ashes #cricket Boycott says they should take a risk. #
They're going for that total, aren't they? #Ashes #cricket #
Boycott: "They are killing England with safe Test batting" However, as the clouds build up, they might regret not going a bit faster. #
@f1lover75 Moderate Aus recovery Follow @bbctms if you don't already, Ali Mitchell always reports on them. #
@f1lover75 CMJ is mentioning the names of a couple of Aussie horses running at Newmarket he suggests backing <g> #
Eight runs needed to put Aus in front. #Ashes #cricket #
@f1lover75 CMJ has just reported that the Aussie horse, a favourite, did not prosper, so not backing it definitely wise #
RT @bbctms Bit of Collingwood to see if Eng can break this p'ship. Just as ice-cream arrives in the box! [About time too - on both counts] #
Aus women now 163-5 #Ashes #cricket #
Just getting the slight sense that CMJ doesn't share @aggerscricket 's enthusiasm for women's cricket? #
Aus 436-4 in 126th over. Clarke on 62, North on 43. #Ashes #cricket That, of course, is them ahead. #
A ragged chorus of 'Jerusalem' from the crowd.Prefer that to either the usual chanting or the dirge-like national anthem. #
@DuncanCarberry Flintoff is being hit all over the shop #
Colly hit for four. #Ashes #cricket #
RT @Aggerscricket Not looking good for the old country at all. Collingwood spinning it more than Swann. They'll be praying for rain tomorrow #
@duncancarberry Indeed, bugger. Do a rain dance? #Ashes #cricket #
A dreadful scream from Colly – he's not being filleted, it's a LBW appeal that is magisterially ignored by Umpire Docrtrove. #Ashes #cricket #
RT @ashes_updates 450 up for Australia #ashes #cricket #
Hope Strauss has a good speech jotted down for the boys at tea. Vic Marks points out an observer would take Colly for a full-time bowler atm #
@jameshunter6789 Keep an eye on the English weather #
North has his half-century ashes #ashes #cricket #
Tea. Aus are 455-4 in the 130th over. This partnership worth 120. Right, Straussie. Give them hell. #ashes #cricket #
@techno_t Taking the positives, Aus have been reined in to an extent. Nightmare scenario : them utterly running away with the 1st test. #
RT @DuncanCarberry Hmm, raindance on the office balcony. colleagues look on bewildered #Ashes #
Aggers reports that an indigenous/Aboriginal Australian cricket team currently touring England – keen to hear about that #
RT @bbctms Aussie women back on track – WERE 28/5, now 185/5 day 1 Ashes Test at Worcester. Brunt 4 wkts, but Jodie Fields 97* #
Shall we just go and boil our heads now? #
RT @james277 Rain! Rain! [Retweet it on...] #
@cricketmad If I were Welsh, the last thing I should want would be a reminder of the existence of Charles Windsor… #
@techno_t Flintoff managed to send the run rate through the floor yesterday. Hope someone can repeat that after tea! #Ashes #cricket #
Aggers enumerating different styles of play of different nations. How do England play? Kings of nurdling? #Ashes #cricket #
@bbctms Really enjoyed the interview with the Australian indigenous side @aggerscricket #
RT @Ashes_BettingAustralia resume 458 for 4 after tea in the Ashes. Clarke on 70 and 10/11 to make 104, North on 50 and 10/11 to get 80 #
Our #Ashes motto? Keep Calm and Carry On. #
A saving grace we weren't banking on. Could Umpire Doctrove possibly be calling for his light meter on that walkie-talkie? #Ashes #cricket #
AND IT IS RAINING IN CARDIFF @duncancarberry @james277 Dance harder! #Ashes #cricket #
RT @bbctms Rain falling on Cardiff…………Aus 463/4 – steady rain too. Ground staff at the ready… #
Covers are going on… #
Aggers reminds us that this time can be added on later, before we get too carried away #Ashes #cricket #
It comes to something, doesn't it, when a rain shower over Cardiff is the cause of euphoria. #Ashes #cricket #
RT @james277 Lived in Cardiff for 3 years – loved it. The only thing I didn't like was the rain – it can last for days! [Can it, now? ] #
RT @tomfordyce Don't think this rain is going to last. Unfortunately for England [Too much to hope it will disrupt Aus rhythm?] #Ashes #
My Nurdler co-author is asking if Capt Andrew Strauss has enlisted Capt Jack Harkness to interfere with the weather? #Ashes #cricket #
News from Cardiff: RT @danslee Aw bless. Now 50 matching yellow Aussies by us, putting on matching yellow pacamacs their mum packed for them #
@aggerscricket Vic's shirt goes beautifully with Gower's tie (not) #
Jonathan Agnew, in his brief time on Twitter, has attracted more than 7,500 followers Follow him here: @aggerscricket #
We. Are. Not. Worthy. #
@james277 (A splendid chap. Do follow) Coverage is interrupted as our minds are blown by receiving Aggers' @ reply. #
Play set to resume in approx 20 mins #ashes #cricket (@f1lover75 You're right, of course. Stiff upper lip.) #Ashes #cricket #
RT @Aggerscricket Covers going off – starting 5 past 5 #
@duncancarberry We've easily covered the minimum number, don't know if there is a fixed no they will try to get to or whether it'll be light #
Anyone else know whether there's an overs total the umpires will aim to cover for the day? Aus have faced more than Eng did yesterday #
Covers going back on! One of life's great pleasures is listening to TMS covering a rain break. @bbctms #
Here, from the BBC, is the video of Ed Joyce being caught yesterday by a ball that lodged in the fielder's pocket http://bit.ly/184HV4 #
And a fine Welsh tenor sings Jerusalem. We aim to have this note-perfect by September. Poses breathing challenges for the singer… #
@JamesHunter6789 Fear that your lads might be vitamin D-deficient if they have to stay in England until September #
@followtheashes We would personally not under-rate Old Trafford in the wettest Test ground stakes. #ashes #cricket #
The length of this tour means the players probably *could* build Jerusalem in this green and pleasant land. #ashes #cricket #
Oh Christ: RT @bbctms No rain in Worcs (yet) … Aussie women 240/5, having been 28/5. Jodie Fields 129* Rachael Haynes 88* #
Expert analysis says that England bowlers have not bowled a consistent length and their line has been too straight. #ashes #cricket #
RT @Aggerscricket still rodding down [Good stuff] #
Rain can prove one of the most interesting times in a match, you learn so much listening to the experts chatting – better than boring play #
RT @philtufnell Little bit of rain never hurt anyone and it's good 4 the garden which I'm now sitting in hang in boys marthon not a sprint #
Talk amongst yourselves. #Ashes #cricket #
Covers off again? #Ashes #cricket Has been raining since 4.10 #
Aus women's capt dismissed for 139 #Ashes #cricket #
Commentators reckon play could resume by 6pm #Ashes #cricket #
RT @harrisharrison Not surprised it's raining in Cardiff. I'm still drying off from my time there…that was eight years ago #ashes #
RT @bbctms England's women have taken a much needed wkt! Fields lbw Brunt 139. Aus 261/6. Record p'ship 229. Brunt has a Michelle! #
RT @the_spinThey're hoping to start at 6.15pm and can play on until 7.30. Apparently the floodlights can be used… #
RT @tomfordyce Floodlights on, covers off. 12 overs left in the day. We could be under lights for the first time in Eng Test cricket #
And play resumes. Aus lead now by 29. #Ashes #cricket #
Score is Aus 469-4 1n 134th over. Batsmen (lest you forgot) are Clarke and North. Colly and Fred are having a bowl. #ashes #cricket #
Aus women 271-7 #ashes #cricket #
Katherine Brunt being characterised (by Aus commentator, not Aggers) as "a feisty little character." Hmmm. Shades of Danica Patrick? #
Hard to feel enthused, isn't it. #ashes #cricket #
Christ, Fred is 1-102 in 28 overs #ashes #cricket #
RT @bbctms Aus women 271/7 Rachael Haynes b Laura Marsh (off spinner) 98. #
And we're into this interminable wondering if the batting team will be offered the light. Can they refuse to play under floodlights, then? #
Aus 475-5 which is a lead of 40. Fred bowls a yorker that makes the crowd catch its collective breath, but doesn't unseat the batsman #ashes #
Fred is trying to capitalise on the disturbance and bad light and the crowd are behind him. #ashes #cricket #
*facepalm* There was a blasted wicket while I had wandered off.I typed out the score without noticing. So Broad got shot of Clarke – gd work #
Covers kinda sorta back on #
Surely that has to be it. Profitable for Eng that last spell, getting shot of Clarke. Six overs to go if play resumes. Aus 479-5 #Ashes #
Aus 44 runs ahead of Eng with five wickets in hand. #Ashes #cricket #
Blowers: Ponting bowled the definitive captain's innings #Ashes #cricket #
It's all over for the evening and it's been Australia's day – the upshot of it is that we're probably headed for quite a bloody draw #
Especially if there's rain tomorrow. Not looking forward to trying to cope with a Grand Prix and a Test match on Sunday. #
And TMS is off the air – but don't forget the podcast summing up the day at http://www.bbc.co.uk/tms #

Share this:

The Nurdler

Twitter Updates: 10/07/2009

Post a Comment

Diversions

Categories

Archives

Good causes

Popular prints

Submit a bio

Suggest a quote

Cricket Blips: England feed

Keep abreast