Katy

Judging by the number of posts on here, not many people have bothered waking up for the start of play this morning. I’m feeding the baby but then I’m going back to sleep. #theashes

this sounds like a joke but it's really not.

'gender critical' is a tiny movement but the ppl involved are all in powerful positions and have megaphones.

I wish more people posted facts rather than just reactions to them! I often spend ages scrolling through posts trying to work out what happened that everyone is reacting to.

List of ingredients for spiced hot chocolate.

It’s gone into my recipe folder.

I managed to drink it (it was yummy!) with the baby on my lap trying to grab the handle and throw the mug across the table. Fortunately she didn’t success until after I’d finished.

Absolutely. A valiant rearguard is better than most victories. Cardiff, Centurion and Cape Town in 2009/2010 played a big part in me falling in love with cricket. Just thinking about them still makes me go squishy inside.

Ben Foakes would have cautiously defended that, is all I'm saying

We’ve already done that for Alastair Cook’s.

Australia are missing their captain and two-thirds of their seam attack; they've inexplicably dropped their spinner; and they're choosing openers basically at random.

And yet.

Amazing how, after all these years, something so familiar can still feel so surprising.

My favourite Devon sign, for a town dating from an earlier era in construction technology

Everything for England to play for tomorrow.

Will they lose by an innings, or lose by a mere ten wickets? Wake up at 4am to find out!

Perhaps England players might have benefited from facing Michael Neser in the County Championship in recent years.

Four photos of the process of making a hot chocolate to @rosamundi’s recipe.

Now watch as the baby wakes up as soon as I sit down to drink it….

That’s my morning plans sorted.

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Should England look into playing all their home test matches and the entire county championship in Australia so that they can best prepare for their next tour of Australia?

#AskGeorge

Today I decided not to bother waking up for the first session. The entire household conspired against me to prevent that longed-for lie-in. I have to admire their commitment to Ashes appreciation. #theashes

If I was a West Indian cricket fan I'd 100% be posting about how sad it is to see the decline of English cricket and how the world needs a strong England.

starc making more runs than he conceded

functionally took 6 for -2

Apparently it has been done 5 times before today, that a team reached 500 without a century.

Sri Lanka is the highest, with 531.

There we go. Everybody into double figures. Nobody sullying it with triple figures. Proper innings. #Ashes 🏏

@norcrosscricket.bsky.social A few other made-up names: Cedric was invented by Sir Walter Scott; Pamela was from Philip Sydney’s poem; Vanessa was invented by Jonathan Swift; Lorna was made up by R.D. Blackmore; Olivia was coined by Shakespeare (also Jessica, Imogen, Miranda and others).

An anagrammatic summation of Australia's openers:

* WEATHERALD DRIVES STRAIGHT
* TRAVIS HEAD GETS RATHER WILD

#AUSvENG #Ashes

Smith is not even the best wicket-keeper who plays for Surrey in this England side.

I was in two minds whether to wake up for the start this morning, but the baby decided she needed a feed at 3:40 and now the cat is demanding a cuddle, so I might as well put it on. #theashes

Morning. Are we all ready? #theashes

Toby

Hurray! Root tonne! #theashes

Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.

“Never used to be like this,” he insists.

Both played for Durham, albeit Ravindra played one game but got a double hundred.