The Ashes 2009

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Not sure if someone has asked this already but what are the numbers on the England Shirts all about just under the 3 lions on the front they currently have 638 and was thinking " I wonder what that's all about "

many thanks in advance.

[Mick Mac]

'bout now Wrote:

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> We can't lose this..............Can we?

That's them out now 'bout now.

[capt_birdseye]

Rhinestone Cowboy Wrote:

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> Not sure if someone has asked this already but

> what are the numbers on the England Shirts all

> about just under the 3 lions on the front they

> currently have 638 and was thinking " I wonder

> what that's all about "

>

> many thanks in advance.

I believe it's the order in which they've appeared for England, i.e. the 638th person to represent England at Test level.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Many thanks captain b

[Keef]

Bloody Cook, gone early again!

[Jah Lush]

Bollocks! Bell gone now for 4. Groan.

[capt_birdseye]

It's squeaky bum time.

[Jah Lush]

Oh dear God! 39-3 now!

[david_carnell]

Trott looking assured.... For now.

We need more saffas in the team clearly. A cunning ploy.

[Keef]

I know we're not doing badly, but there are too many weak links in this team batting wise! Fingers crossed Flintoff can stay in for a while!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Spoke too soon, eh?

[i witnessed Botham's last ever game at the Oval. He was out for 11 (I think) but I've never seen a standing ovation like it or so many grown men cry!]

[mockney piers]

I saw Alec Stewart's last ever innings at the oval too (plus it was home turf) and that was a very emotional ovation that he received.

It didn't hurt that I was a guest of Graham Beck's so the wine flowed quite literally freely all afternoon. Thank you brother mine for falling ill that afternoon and sending me in your stead!

Surely even Eng 'from the jaws of victory' land can't lose the ashes from this position.

[mockney piers]

I gather the average fourth innings total

at the oval is 141. For what it's worth.

[Keef]

I saw Shane Warne's last test at Melbourne (there was one more test to go, but this was his home ground), and that was quite the ovation!

[Keef]

I've text Brenda, just in case anyone else was going to.

[SimonM]

I saw Yorkshire's very last game at Bramall Lane, Sheffield. It got rained off: no standing ovations....:(

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Oh happy day! Katich gone. Nine to go.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

And that's Watson gone! Wow.

I've got so much to do today but I don't want to go out now.

[annaj]

Ok, so, cricket's not really my thing, but every man I'm related to in any way loves it, so yesterday I thought I'd try and get to grips with this (amazing what a girl will do instead of studying)

So, let me see if I've got this, if we get them all out we've won and the only way they could win is by staying in until the end of Monday, scoring, ummm, 400 and something or if it rained from now til Monday evening.

Well, even I'm a bit excited by that!

ps - I'm not teasing by the way, I really am exceptionally dim about sports and it took me a good part of yesterday to figure that out.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Welcome Annaj.

Australia need 436 to win, which is theoretically possible, but if the opening play today is anything to go by, we will have won.

[Please gods, no Nemesis.]

[annaj]

I have also worked out how to get the laptop to play test match special in the background. MrJ is going to be so proud when he gets home.

[SimonM]

Wow at this rate she'll be ready for the offside rule by - oh - Thursday teatime!B)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Five wickets gone. My hooks are on tenters. I hate this bit, we should do it but ....

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Oh boy!

[????]

Well THAT made up for the football