- Only Malcolm Knox could start a column on the Boxing Day Test with a quote from legendary NSW premier Jack Lang… https://t.co/OSM9tXT0qX 06:00:37, 2017-12-29
- Alastair Cook: Usman Khawaja taken on his word for his catch to dismiss Stuart Broad https://t.co/Yn59dk0rLQ via @smh 06:13:00, 2017-12-29
- Michael Dodge's photos for Getty Images of Alastair Cook walking down the race at the MCG are going to get a solid… https://t.co/jMy0wPgVfy 06:39:11, 2017-12-29
- RT @glengyron: Why is there a man with a jockstrap on his head meeting the queen? https://t.co/sAO3KPe3CM 06:50:31, 2017-12-29
- RT @Phil__Oliver: Good analysis of day 3 by @benjamin_curtis; includes this revealing graphic showing how Broad drew a fuller length from t… 06:59:34, 2017-12-29
- "Scorecard not yet available"
@ESPNCricinfo https://t.co/UBypodImRq https://t.co/EKhFTCha9T 07:12:33, 2017-12-29 - no worries @CricHQ has it https://t.co/LJKcygUIYR in reply to rickeyrecricket 07:34:32, 2017-12-29
- @GLMStats ESPN style guide is strangling Cricinfo, amazing it took them so long. I hope CricHQ survives it current… https://t.co/w78E4e7kks in reply to GLMStats 07:58:42, 2017-12-29
- From January 2006, my observations of the first major Twenty20 game played in Sydney – https://t.co/VQrliSfMaQ 08:00:28, 2017-12-29
- @gulu1959 CA had marketing in place from the start, that game in 2006 was a full house, but even after the switch t… https://t.co/bmsrONU8To in reply to gulu1959 08:30:35, 2017-12-29
- RT @StewieCricket: Where have all those people gone who have been tweeting Alastair Cook is finished? Never write off world class performer… 08:35:08, 2017-12-29
- RT @BCCI: After a long flight #TeamIndia make their way to the team hotel here in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 https://t.co/lFr3ktBvlX 08:47:43, 2017-12-29
- RT @BreakfastNews: Alastair Cook "batted his way into history" yesterday, says @CateMc3273 – and in doing so left Australia most likely cha… 10:16:57, 2017-12-29
- They don't waste time at the MCG https://t.co/dmEpu6rJaO 10:17:40, 2017-12-29
- Australia U19 sent into bat by Pakistan in the youth one-dayer at the Albert Ground, St Kilda. Will Sutherland is t… https://t.co/fwXdCf1XdC 10:27:54, 2017-12-29
- that didn't take long 10:32:39, 2017-12-29
- Alastair Cook 244 not out. Highest Test score by a batsman carrying his bat. England lead 164, approx 176 overs lef… https://t.co/G20nuiotvD 10:34:28, 2017-12-29
- RT @CricketAus: A wicket first ball of the day! #ohwhatafeeling @Toyota_Aus https://t.co/yFW3ercbwM 10:36:52, 2017-12-29
- RT @NHoultCricket: Moeen Ali's batting has fallen to pieces, and his bowling is even worse https://t.co/oWwjfkGeDB via @telegraphsport 10:40:11, 2017-12-29
- another record of the great man Glenn Turner bites the dust 10:41:02, 2017-12-29
- RT @abcgrandstand: As we made our way into the MCG, preparation is being done to make some space for Alastair Cook’s name in the Percy Beam… 10:41:29, 2017-12-29
- RT @collinsadam: Helpful cameo from Mike Atherton on the OBO: https://t.co/8ooVjBFoel #Ashes https://t.co/8vZ6CqVnw7 10:41:51, 2017-12-29
- sounds like a belated rendition of Jerusalem 10:43:15, 2017-12-29
- RT @isaguha: Good analysis I thought of the 1st session #Ashes https://t.co/PLsgFWqAUX 10:44:32, 2017-12-29
- Dr Grace relegated to fifth place on this list https://t.co/TRf4vnOJoa 10:45:18, 2017-12-29
- Imagine carrying your bat for 199 not out. Norm Claxton, after whom baseball's equivalent of the Sheffield Shield i… https://t.co/ckCz5dWozE 10:52:35, 2017-12-29
- RT @JackMendel4: Play along with @GeoffreyBoycott #Bingo! Enjoy…
https://t.co/SOp6yh8dfD https://t.co/qRUEZTCVkf 10:56:12, 2017-12-29
- Mackenzie Harvey at the crease for Aus U19. Nephew of Ian. Scored 136 on Wednesday. Aged 17, will be eligible for t… https://t.co/6xxn44kZGu 11:03:02, 2017-12-29
- RT @gregjames: 1) Using 'open' in the set up and 'openers' in the punchline is bad writing
2) Alastair Cook just got a double hundred
3)… 11:06:18, 2017-12-29 - @FulhamJon @TheCricketGeek hmm if the defending title holder wins the first Test… in reply to FulhamJon 11:09:39, 2017-12-29
- Should we do a round of applause for Tom Curran's maiden unsuccessful Test review? #ashes 11:12:38, 2017-12-29
- RT @CateMc3273: Amended piece on Alastair Cook. Previous piece perished with Jimmy Anderson https://t.co/iJ3L0bk2dU 11:21:20, 2017-12-29
- There's a famous story about Roy Park's wife dropping her knitting and missing his entire Test career, but that was… https://t.co/aWBdxlCEx6 11:25:58, 2017-12-29
- mind you if I had the dexterity to knit I'd probably take mine along for those dull middle overs in the T20s in reply to rickeyrecricket 11:28:05, 2017-12-29
- RT @CAPathway: Spoors, White + Green back in the sheds, Pakistan on top with the Aussies 3-60.
Macca Harvey + Ollie Davies at the crease:… 11:36:00, 2017-12-29
- And what is "genuinely startling" about Marvin Atapattu? https://t.co/cMOkcr9zpE 11:41:36, 2017-12-29
- I'm confused. Magellan is the major naming rights sponsor for the #Ashes yet they have only the one exceedingly obn… https://t.co/h9S7Rma8to 11:47:48, 2017-12-29
- @the_sillypoint pretty extraordinary, and no Sri Lankan cricket fan would be shocked to find him on the list in reply to the_sillypoint 11:48:53, 2017-12-29
- RT @PakPassion: Out!! Huge wicket for Pakistan u19 as they get M Harvey for 22 and Australia U19 are not 81/5. Things aren't looking too go… 11:50:47, 2017-12-29
- 26 and 27 for Bancroft in this Test. Australia needs 113 to make England bat again. https://t.co/Vluq9m0QTJ #ashes 11:54:14, 2017-12-29
- RT @CAPathway: Aussies in deep trouble at 5-80 … and almost 6-80 with skipper Will Sutherland dropped on 0. Can he make the most of it?… 11:55:35, 2017-12-29
- Players on the field for an entire Test match: Alec Stewart plus eleven West Indians, Sabina Park, 1998: https://t.co/Duhp9zS1su 11:59:30, 2017-12-29
- the MCG is big enough for the batsman to run three and then get four overthrows. I live in hope… https://t.co/EK17vEEMuN 12:06:57, 2017-12-29
- oh Uzzie 12:16:34, 2017-12-29
- chances of Khawaja padding up at Spotless Stadium on January 7 instead of the SCG? 12:19:53, 2017-12-29
- @evilscootus I'd certainly keep them both. in reply to evilscootus 12:26:57, 2017-12-29
- <sensitive language alert>
Adelaide 2006
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Seven runs off one ball and it's still not a m… https://t.co/JN9WkN9fbu 12:29:10, 2017-12-29 - RT @bollingertowers: The Barmy Army should try some Honest Songs like "We are wealthy slobs who can afford to take time off / We're small m… 12:33:32, 2017-12-29
- RT @TrentWoodhill: For all my criticism of Ch9 and there’s been a shed load, the discussion between Slater/Clarke/Taylor was interesting, i… 12:33:59, 2017-12-29
- Lunch at the Test, but there's live video of the U19 one-dayer between an Aus XI and Pakistan https://t.co/d7qY9iQLQt 12:35:58, 2017-12-29
- Half century to Aaron Hardie for Aus U19. He played for the WA XI against England at Lilac Hill. Born in Bournemout… https://t.co/YRqn2Zr5oM in reply to rickeyrecricket 12:41:03, 2017-12-29
- RT @BLACKCAPS: BLACKCAPS XI: Munro, Guptill, Phillips, Bruce, Taylor, Kitchen (debut), Bracewell, Santner, Southee (c), Sodhi, Rance #nzvwi… 12:43:44, 2017-12-29
- oh Barmies I try so hard to love you https://t.co/7LLKI9K2Lm 12:45:52, 2017-12-29
- RT @BLACKCAPS: 👍👍
Anaru Kitchen & Seth Rance
#debutants #T20 #nzvwi https://t.co/8z6K613zvI 12:52:52, 2017-12-29 - RT @HurricanesBBL: #TasmaniasTeam's squads for our #WBBL03 and #BBL07 matches against the Sydney Thunder in Launceston have been named! 🌪️… 13:34:53, 2017-12-29
- RT @BCCIdomestic: Vidarbha pacer Aditya Thakare receives his cap from coach Chandrakant Pandit; set to make his debut in @Paytm #RanjiTroph… 13:53:28, 2017-12-29
- Thunder WBBL and BBL squads unchanged to play Hurricanes at Launceston tomorrow. Rohrer included in 13.… https://t.co/egN4uP20y0 13:57:52, 2017-12-29
- RT @SixersWBBL: 🏏 > We've named our @WBBL squad that will travel to Perth to take on @ScorchersBBL tomorrow!
More details here > https://t… 14:02:57, 2017-12-29
- Pakistan U19 chasing 236 to win at the Albert Ground (which is not all that far from the MCG) Live video: https://t.co/d7qY9iQLQt 14:10:14, 2017-12-29
- Live #WBBL03 from the Adelaide Oval, @StrikersWBBL sent into bat by @HeatWBBL – https://t.co/P3KRsx9gZ5 14:30:24, 2017-12-29
- RT @cricketworldcup: #OnThisDay in 1997, @SouthernStars claimed their fourth Women's World Cup title with a five-wicket win against New Zea… 14:30:57, 2017-12-29
- This is about the point when all the "Test Cricket Is Dead" vultures emerge from their crypts. #ashes 14:33:40, 2017-12-29
- But Australia still have work to do to save this Test, 78 behind, the game moves into a different but no less intersting mode. #ashes in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:35:36, 2017-12-29
- RT @ESPNcricinfo: Debutant Aditya Thakare strikes in his first over of first-class cricket
Delhi 1 for 1
- @tommorris32 The problem is that there a few consistent measurements of what makes Test cricket alive/dead/in betwe… https://t.co/l2k5LxM7Dv in reply to tommorris32 14:40:03, 2017-12-29
- RT @andymcg_cricket: That didn't go quite right #NZvWI https://t.co/LN5sWC8jpm 14:44:08, 2017-12-29
- @tommorris32 the state of the game varies from country to country. In Australia I believe Test cricket is in a much… https://t.co/AuN07vgiLf in reply to tommorris32 14:56:53, 2017-12-29
- @tommorris32 … take a contest such as say S Africa v Bangladesh or Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, they've never grown neve… https://t.co/SbwxdEewaw in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:58:39, 2017-12-29
- @tommorris32 as for Test cricket's sustainability, this is where the riches of T20 leagues come to the aid, or at least should in reply to rickeyrecricket 14:59:51, 2017-12-29
- Useful delivery https://t.co/MMBPWLlWeU 15:03:43, 2017-12-29
- RT @HeatWBBL: Well then…. That was QUICK! Sophie Devine Clean Bowled, another big blow from @Dottin_5! @StrikersWBBL 4-39 after 8.1 overs… 15:04:05, 2017-12-29
- RT @ESPNcricinfo: Seth Rance is on a hat-trick as fellow debutant Anaru Kitchen pulls off a sharp catch
- no hat trick for Seth 15:07:24, 2017-12-29
- RT @HeatWBBL: .@Dottin_5 finding more than expected bounce in this Adelaide Oval wicket… What a dismissal! #WBBL03 #TurnUpTheHeat
Stream… 15:10:48, 2017-12-29 - Brisbane @HeatWBBL need 114 to win, @StrikersWBBL 6/113 (20) at Adelaide Oval. https://t.co/P3KRsx9gZ5 #WBBL03 15:45:18, 2017-12-29
- Heat defeated Strikers comfortably. Beth Mooney 86* out of a 114 target. #WBBL03 16:59:01, 2017-12-29
- RT @BCCIdomestic: Lunch break: Delhi – 89/3 in 32.6 overs (Rishabh Pant 16 off 24, Dhruv Shorey 33 off 89) #DELvVID @paytm #RanjiTrophy #F… 17:01:32, 2017-12-29
- RT @RicFinlay: Crowd Day 4 MCG: 29,259.
Total after 4 days: 247,152.
Still 25,000 shy of the attendance four years ago. 17:27:00, 2017-12-29 - RT @RenegadesBBL: Different kind of ramp shot tonight. FMX Riders will be doing their thing from 6:30pm #GETONRED #BBL07 https://t.co/MMa4q… 17:27:22, 2017-12-29
- My Best-on-Ground for #Ashes T4D4 (44 overs played):
2 pts – David Warner
1 pt – Chris Woakes. - RT @RenegadesBBL: The coin has had several rotations before hitting the ground. We have lost in the 50/50 competition to determine whether… 18:43:14, 2017-12-29
- RT @samuelfez: James Muirhead set to play his first @BBL match in 1,103 days, dating back to December 22, 2014. #BBL07 18:43:30, 2017-12-29
- RT @gradecricketer: Our captain used to put the new ball in the freezer overnight and then lacquer it with lip balm for 45 minutes before p… 21:50:30, 2017-12-29
- George is right. I've never seen so many beat-ups outside of an election campaign as I have in these #Ashes https://t.co/lFyp2lgxRS 23:54:17, 2017-12-29
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