The Ashes Twitter Thread

[Gary 111]

With apologies to skully and all other opponents of modern technology and all things iGen. Here are some of the best/worst tweets of the second Test so far:

Someone pretending to be Richie Benaud predicts how the Australian coach will greet the Queen:

"G'day Luv. I'm Boof"

England secure their place in the record books as the masters of the leg bye:

Most leg-byes scored in Tests
Eng 10003*
Aus 7397
WI 5292
Ind 4567
NZ 4487
SAf 3745
Pak 3491
SL 2462
Zim 1137
Ban 708
WXI 3
#Ashes
#engvaus

Steve Smith takes 3 cheap wickets on the first evening:

So Shane Warne wasn't so special after all. Just about any leg spinner can get the Poms out. #Smith #Ashes

Some tabloid hack from The Sun sums up what everythingon the Bails was thinking:

Using a nightwatchman to protect No.9 Stuart Broad from the part-time wrist-spin of Steve Smith is embarrassing

Broad and Swann make hay on the second morning:

Record runs by number 11s in Ashes: 196, in 1894-5. This series: already 131. http://bit.ly/1bNAXpC

An Australian vents at Broads use of the DRS

The only part of @StuartBroad8 not appealing is his personality.

Rogers falls LBW to a full bunger....

Chris Rogers, lbw Watson. #ashes

...and isn't able to review

Not much Rogers can do because the final review is reserved for Clarke.

DRS claims another victim...

At this rate DRS still on track for its name to be put on the honours board by end of play. #ashes

Dave Warner's brother has his say....

F***ing selfish Watson sooner your out if the side you great pretender the better

But the goat has already bolted:

Good on Mickey Arthur finally letting the truth be known and proving he was an escape goat #awesomebloke #Gentleman

Former England opener Graeme 'Foxy' Fowler ruminates on the merits of cous cous:

I ate Cous Cous last night. You may as well cut out the middle man and chuck it straight down the back of your undies! #yak

Cricket Australia's official considered view on the Steve Smith catch:

That decision sucked ass #bullshit

Root continues on his merry way:

Joe Root gets his hundred. No word yet from CA on whether this constitutes an unprovoked physical attack on Australia. #ashes

And on and on....

When Joe Root reaches 150 he will take a "YEA DAVE WARNER PUNCH NAH" note out of his pocket.

England's aggressive tactics are revealed....

It's obvious now why they used Bresnan as nightwatchman last night. Saving Anderson for tonight.

England pile on the pressure

Stumps. Easily the most humiliating day for Australian cricket since yesterday. #ashes

While Australia head for the knackers yard:

If this Australian performance were a horse it would already be in a Tesco lasagna

Another stat:

Look away now Australia...

- England lead the series 1-0 & by 487 runs

- Cook, Trott & Pietersen's combined series average: 18.83

#Ashes

Watson is LBW again...

Watson would score more runs if he strapped his bat to his front leg

[PeterCS]

Good conspectus, Gaz.

[beamer]

So, we're officially the only team to have scored more leg-byes than any individual batsman has managed career runs?

[taipan]

So Steve Warner denies sending the tweet.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/steve-warner-denies-watson-tweet-20130721-2qd2l.html

[taipan]

And in total contradiction David Warner is defending his brother 's right to make the tweet.

[Gary 111]

So Steve Warner denies sending the tweet.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/steve-warner-denies-watson-tweet-20130721-2qd2l.html

Ah, the Shaggy defence.

I can understand someone hacking the Pentagon. Not so much Dave Warner's brother.

[taipan]

Cricket Australia Statement.

http://www.cricket.com.au/news-list/2013/7/22/david-warner-statement

[tricycle]

So Steve Warner denies sending the tweet.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/steve-warner-denies-watson-tweet-20130721-2qd2l.html

Then it must've been David, all he does is hack everything in sight.

[baggygreen]

Bah

[Aditya]

@knittins No surprise that Warner and his brother are entertaining on twitter. Entertainment is what the Warner Bros. are known for.

[Gary 111]

Still waiting for a statement from @CricketAus's brother.

“#Ashes #ReturnTheUrn” slightly optimistic with that hashtag chaps. If you fancy a competitive game we are only an hours flight from London

[Brass Monkey]

#EscapeGoat, n: A goat on which one escapes to South Africa to avoid being associated with the shambles of the Australian top order. #Ashes

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