I’d had enough by about 3am, to be honest. I couldn’t take any more. Having been an England cricket fan for most of my life, I’ve seen some poor performances but this one somehow feels personal.

Whenever I see Ponting chatting away to Gilchrist or Warne, I feel that he’s saying “That’ll teach the pommie bastard for calling me a random fuckin’ chimp“.

In some ways I’m surprised they didn’t force the follow through on but, then again, this is all about making a statement. It’s all about grinding England into the dirt. It’s about totally demoralising them before the start of the second Test on Friday.

Y’know what? I think it’s working

Tags : Cricket, The Ashes, England, Australia, First Test