The Ashes

[Tom Joad 25]

One things for certain if England lose this first test it will be a very long way back!!..

Win or lose, it's a long way back from Australia whatever. 

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I was at that test on Boxing Day 2006. Wandering around by some statue outside a bloke in an Albion top came up to me and said “ow dyow think we’ll gerron today mate?”

We beat Preston 4-2 which was considerably better than the England performance

That's the one, Warney's 700th wicket. Attendance announced at 87, 000, cue the Barmy Army singing 'you couldn't sell all your tickets'. Second day was designated football shirt day, me in the 78 Albion classic, a mate in the blues penguin shirt and a couple of villa mates in their 1957 Cup final shirts. Me and the bluenose drew loads of favourable remarks while the villa fans were repeatedly asked 'what year is that West Ham kit?'
Did you go to Sydney afterwards?