the Ashes

I've been following the Ashes test series recently. As the matches are spread over 5 days during working hours over here, it means that I can only follow via live updates - and that's where BBC comes in (here).

Why I would be following a sport in which I have neither played or even watched live is a wonder to me; but as a teenager, I learned to read the scores in the newspaper and I've checked back from time to time when the Ashes is on, or the World Cup.

As it stands, except for the first 2 days of the first test, England have been beating the shit out of Australia. This has led to some rather inventive songs being sent to the BBC site - as the below 2 ditties illustrate :

# 1 - on the star of the 1st day of match 3, England's fast bowler Chris Tremlett

Oh the weather outside is baking,
the Aussies are for the taking,
and since Tremlett's stole the show,
let him bowl, let him bowl, let him bowl !
(sung to the tune of "Let it snow !")

# 2 - match 3 is being played at a field called the Waca in Perth, Australia. The Ponting refers to Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting.

Away in Australia
at the Waca it's said
the little Australians laid down their sweet heads
a man with large biceps glared down from on high
and Ponting was found wanting as the Ashes passed by.
(sung to the tune of "Away in a manger")

the man with large biceps - Chris Tremlett