August 06, 2015

SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 10 comments

If you're in the US and you wanted to watch any of the cricket, I hope you got up early.

posted by JJ at 07:04 AM on August 06, 2015

Yep. Stuart Broad is probably getting knighted as we type.

posted by NoMich at 08:21 AM on August 06, 2015

Luckily, the Aussies have a real love of Stuart Broad and will be pleased to see him do well.

posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:41 AM on August 06, 2015

Weird Ashes Series or Weirdest Ashes series?

posted by owlhouse at 09:57 AM on August 06, 2015

I read the report a half hour ago and am still not certain I understood the result. All out for 60?!?!?! Is this the same team which pretty much tore up the World Cup four months ago or are the English that much better playing at home?

posted by billsaysthis at 10:36 AM on August 06, 2015

At tea on day one: 13 wickets in 47 overs.

posted by NoMich at 10:43 AM on August 06, 2015

In the background of LaTroy Hawkins' instagram update (which suffers from hashtag overload), please note Josh Donaldson.

Josh has seen some shit.

posted by grum@work at 11:05 AM on August 06, 2015

posted by Mr Bismarck at 12:09 PM on August 06, 2015

England's Joe Root becomes the first person to score a century on day one of an Ashes test in which his team batted second.

posted by Mr Bismarck at 01:00 PM on August 06, 2015

America's take on Broad's performance.

posted by Mr Bismarck at 06:57 PM on August 06, 2015

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