Not one of the great days of Test cricket.
Devereux! This is like finally getting that gin sponsorship we’ve always dreamed of.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.
If you only read one article this year about what is wrong with Australian cricket, make sure it’s this one.
Because sometimes men need to sit around necking gin and talking about what they’ve seen before they attempt to write about it on the internet.
Another Ashes century for His Lordship.
Chris Rogers scores a really bad but also really great century to put Australia in a strong position.
With the Ashes retained the 51allouters can get on with the serious business at hand: talking about Steven Peter Devereux Smith. Plus the Jade Dernbach for England bandwagon lurches back into life.
A triumphant draw at Old Trafford has paved the way for Australia to win the next seven games. Or something.
Job done, sort of.