Ashes Blog, Second Test, Third Day, Mid-Morning Session

12:00 - Brian here, play has started, RLR and Mrs P chatting persistently, I've had a look around, MIH's hair could cause some serious Tracheal blockage....the insertion may cause an inconvenience...

12:02 - News that MOD dravided RLR primary "big 3 word" Aadvances stuns and shocks the room.

12:02 - Michael Holding = LAD

12:03 - A story has been discussed, following much deliberation, Shit Lad is a crap bloke

12:04 - REA's absence pleases us, MIH, MOD, RLR, PP and Mrs P initiated into Herts Elite, REA misses out on the grounds that he can't live up to the high standards that the Elite demand*


*disclaimer: No actual new members have made the elite.

12:10 - Still no cricket chat, a very boring opening passage.

12:14 - The conversation has tilted towards how fish become bloated.......the ingestion of air when eating fish flakes is decided to be the main culprit.

12:16 - KP plays and misses

12:18 - 12:24 - MIH has forgotten to breathe for 6 minutes now, a shunt from JSGW

12:25 - 10 things I'd rather do than watch the test at this current moment:

1) Eat MIH's hair
2) Take a summer away from cricket
3) go for a drink with Shit Lad
4) Have a net with Dick Holly
5) T-Cut PP's dome
6) Listen to JSGW's views on podiatry
7) Live in a student house again, I'm above this now.
8) Walk
9) Convince the room that RDG's has actually told a truthful story
10) A shot of gin

12:26 - KP Ton's up, on a serious note, it is a great site to see the man bat this well again, it makes me want to start an impromptu game of OHOB

12:27 - No takers for OHOB

12:36 - Great Delivery, Great take, the first bit of good cricket from Aus for days. They have looked distinctly lacklustre in the field, England have them for the taking, lets see how the inninsg develops.

12:44 MOD taunts RLR with a rendition of "When a man loves cricket", DGW phones JSGW, he must sense RLR's vulnerability....stay tuned.

12:51 - KP is starting to liven up procedures, this has only taken 51 minutes, but cricket chat is starting to develop, and excitement is brewing, the last time I saw an English atmosphere as positive as this, was when the mighty 07' UHCC chased down 240 against UCL.

01:03 - MOD raises a point that Siddle doesn't look like a bright chap, unanimously agreed with some enthusiasm from the room. The Pleb.

That's all from me for now, decent run rate from England despite a pitifully slow start, let's hope it continues...