More Ashes coverage

Ok, we are into the final session of the Ashes now. For all those who have been following the dreary ball-by-ball commentary on Cricinfo until now, check out the coverage on the Guardian instead here. It is clearly much more refreshing to follow. The commentator throws in comments received from several readers and most of them are extremely hilarious. Some excerpts:

"I have the answer to cricketing success: ear-rings," says Richard X. "Just look at the success of players with them: Warne, Flintoff and Pieterson. I think McGrath may have one too. Someone should have pierced Bell's ears before this Test?"

Meanwhile this from Richard Moore. "Apparently my wife's boss, who only learned the rules of cricket yesterday from her young son, has announced in a conference call with the Sydney office that 'Shane Warne is a perfect sporting example' for her young son, and that 'she hopes he grows up just like him'. There was an obvious guffaw from Sydney, closely followed by the sound of my Wife's head hitting the desk due to a sudden dizzy spell."

Even if you read this post only after the end of the match, going through the commentary on Guardian (links to the commentary of every session of each of the 5 Tests is available on the Guardian's Ashes page) would make for exciting reading. Anyway, for now, I can certainly say that the commentators are going to suffer heart attacks if the Aussies go on to win from here :-)

Cheers,
Harsha