Categories: just-life
Date: 20 July 2009 21:03:24
With only a few hours until [the 40th anniversary of] Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon you would think that there is little else to talk about... however, after seventy-five years of trying England have finally beaten The Old Enemy at Lords with Freddie Flintoff showing the sort of spirt that will be missed terribly when he retires from test cricket at the end of the series.
It is a terrible shame that it is not possible to watch The Ashes on terrestrial television, but all cricket followers know that the only way to follow the sport is in fact on good old 198LW and TMS (Test Match Special) and that is how half the members in The Office were following along this morning.
It was listening to TMS yesterday while 'Aggers' (Jonathan Agnew) interviewed Rolf Harris during lunch that I discovered the 'Tuffers' (Phil Tufnell) has covered 'Two Little Boys' for charity. A special Ashes version. I make no guarantees about it.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZfGzbhdsiQ[/youtube]
I did mention that we won didn't I?? Of course, the last time we beat Australia was in the last series* back in 2005 (not including the women's team who beat everyone). Here are a few moments that you might remember from then...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB3Ts_6177I[/youtube]
* - apparently there was a series in 06/07 but no-one has heard of it...