Mark Peterson

@ktrimpie Did you lodge before your income statement became tax ready?

Anyone else have a tax return previously worth a few thousand suddenly estimated to be $100?! Harsh. 😫

@JamesLowrie24 @ShaneMa60460831 I thought the GMHBA capacity was more than the number you are suggesting

@ShaneMa60460831 Ah but you have missed my point. Not complaining about playing in Geelong. I just think it’s sad that a game as big as this one can only allow 20k people to watch it. Schedule Essendon, Carlton, Collingwood and Richmond there when the stadium is finished or play at mcg.

Feel sad that Merrett is playing his 200th in a half full stadium under construction instead of 80k+ at the MCG. Ess v Geelong should always be at the G. Same as Carlton Collingwood and Richmond

@TheBarmyArmy Easy there

Oh my word we’re going to win both Ashes.

@TheBarmyArmy And surround him with the 10 best cricketers as his team mates

Just knight him already 👑 #Ashes

@hoc90 What made it so bad?

@thefulltoss It is a pity that selectors don't pick 10 other exceptional cricketers to accompany him

Well, Ben Stokes has just single-handedly brought England back into this game and kept the Ashes alive. I simply don’t have the superlatives in my vocabulary to describe what a special cricketer he is. Absolutely insane effort. #ashes

@ZaltzCricket how many runs have England's dropped catches in #ashes2023 cos them?

@ZaltzCricket Hiwdoes one get a copy of your running sheets?

More Ashes drama, in scorecard form...

@georgjar #fountainofyouth

Funniest bit was that I was ordering drinks with my boyfriend who is almost 2.5 years younger than me and they simply did not care for him.

The guy at the bar at the MCG asked me for ID and then was embarrassed when he read the year at the back. We’re back on here, boys.

@peteduffy39 Managed

Please tell me Mark Wood was injured, had a wedding, a footy trip or going to the races to not play in the first two tests #Ashes2023

@harrimar1 @DONCRICKET Um........no

@DONCRICKET Another Aussie totally misunderstanding 🤦‍♂️FFS

SIMON TAUFEL - Respected Ex International Umpires Thought’s: #Ashes2023 #BairstowRunout 🧐🏏🧐🏏🧐🏏🧐🏏🧐🏏🧐🏏 Was Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal at Lords a breach of the Spirit of Cricket? This is a question I have been inundated with, so I thought it best to share my thoughts publicly by asking everyone a question or eight to consider… 1. Have you seen any umpire tell a fielding side that the keeper standing back is not allowed to attempt a stumping? 2. Was there a complaint from anyone when Bairstow tried to stump Marnus exactly the same way in the first innings? 3. What has Jonny Bairstow said about his dismissal? He has been very quiet. Why? 4. My experience is when people don’t like a dismissal under the Laws of Cricket, they cite the Spirit of Cricket to support their view. 5. Which part of the codified Preamble (the Spirit of Cricket) was breached by the fielding side? 6. What did the fielding side do in effecting a legitimate dismissal that unfairly impacted the ability of the batter in their attempt not to be dismissed? (Did they run into him or distract him or prevent him making good his ground?) 7. Should a batter be immune from dismissal as per the Laws by simply being negligent (and leaving his ground too early)? 8. Did England retire Ben Duckett when they disagreed with the Starc catch decision as per the Laws and umpires’ decision? The hypocrisy and lack of consistency from some people and groups is quite interesting and concerning for the future of our game. Maybe I am the odd one out here? The good news is that we are actively engaged with Test cricket, the best form of the game.

@TennisPodcast Matt will be having conniptions

@GeoffLemonSport They should. Does Brook bat at 4?

@MCCOfficial @MCC_Members @HomeOfCricket Who won?

A cricket contest between two MCCs 🤝 🏏 MCC are currently hosting @MCC_Members in a 50-over match at @HomeOfCricket. #CricketTwitter

@TennisPodcast It was a hard watch

@TennisPodcast is there a way of watching the live daily show in person?

@LawrencePFCHall @JohnSunCricket You don't need to warn a batter for a run out, non-strikers end

@JohnSunCricket That is what opens up the ‘spirit of cricket’ debate. I think the sole point needs to be, if they think Bairstow is behaving badly, aka leaving his crease with ball still leave, they should’ve warned him, as you would with mankading or anything like that.

One point that few have mentioned re Bairstow dismissal is that he tapped his back (right) foot inside the crease before walking forward to speak to Stokes. Bairstow would think this means: "Okay, lads, I'm in, I'm going to leave my crease." Should this have affected decision?

@thegoldenduck05 @JohnSunCricket Yes

@JohnSunCricket Would stokes and Bairstow have taken the single if Carey had missed the stumps without a mid on or mid off there to back up the throw?

@tommorris32 Have you done this before as a wicket-keeper, Tom?

Vaughan, Morgan, Strauss, Atherton all had no issue with Carey’s stumping. ✔️

@GeorgeDobell1 Well said George

To be clear: it's not cheating. it's just out.