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Teacher. Musician. Linguist. Writer. Mother. Loud and proud feminist. Total cricket tragic. Grown-up 1D & Harry Styles stan. (She/her) 🏳️‍🌈

[WG RumblePants @WG_RumblePants]

Hang on!

Is this actually a cunning plan by England to lose every Test in two days, bankrupt Cricket Australia due to all the refunds they’ll have to pay and then win all subsequent Ashes series by default?

Rob Key - Machiavellian genius?

[Nozza_ @Nozza_]

Making every decision for three and a half years on the basis of what we need to win in Australia and then going 1-0 down in 2 days is just tremendous work. Well done all involved

[Tom Studans @maximumwelfare]

@Leo_Puglisi6 Tomorrow: Day 1 replay
Monday: Day 2 replay
Tuesday: Day 2 replay again

[Tom Jamieson @jamiesont]

Call me a cricket traditionalist, but I prefer the longer form game of The Hundred to Ashes Test matches.

[Melissa Story @melissagstory]

this test feels like some form of psychological warfare to inflict extreme panic and turmoil on people waking up intermittently throughout the night

[mich @_michaelaroz]

Times like this it makes me wonder how people live their lives without watching sport? Like what the fuck do you mean?

[Abi Slade @abi_slade]

at least this gif now exists

[Gordon @beetgordon_]

going from 1/59 at lunch with a lead of 99 to losing the test by the end of the day is genuinely impressive levels of incompetence. Shoutout to England

[Barney Ronay @barneyronay]

This delicious torture needs to be extended into a six innings match. We’ve got the ground booked why stop

[Matt Bevan @MatthewBevan]

Wandering around saying “That’s Bazball, baby!” every time I do something unfathomably stupid. #ashes

[Andrew McCormack @_AMcCormack7]

Starc Chapel #Ashes #AUSvENG

[Evan Morgan Grahame @Evan_M_G]

You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like #Ashes

[Liahm O'Brien @LiahmO_Writing]

#Ashes

[Dr Vyom Sharma @drvyom]

I would like to apologise for my comments yesterday. This is a great game.

[Leo Puglisi @Leo_Puglisi6]

So what are we supposed to watch for the next three days #Ashes

[Mitch @M_1tch]

Travis Head pulling out the UNO Reverse card on Bazball in the first Ashes test. Khawaja’s back might end up man of the match

[Kenny Devine @TheKennyDevine]

Hey @senatorbabet
Aren't you an immigrant who only renounced your dual citizenship so you could become a senator?
You've also been charged with criminal damage and assault, and advocated for the use of water cannons on protesters, the death penalty, the winding back of Australia's gun laws, and the deportation of somebody for making a joke...

I guess my question is - when are *you* going to assimilate?

Kenny x

[Craig F̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ @Craig_Foster]

What a marvellous day to remind ourselves of the gifts of Australia, that’s provided a home to us all over several centuries, along with the world’s oldest living culture.

An extraordinary place where we come together from more than 300 different cultural backgrounds, all equal, all equally Australian.

Sport demonstrates this best, where our diversity, and our history, is on display every day, every week, every triumph.

The Socceroos announced an exciting young squad to play NZ this Friday, led by a former international teammate of mine of Croatian-Australian ancestry, and just take a glance at the surnames.

Or those of our greatest legends, Captains, or community clubs.

Overnight, we revelled in another unbelievable freekick for Watford by an immensely exciting young Australian and Socceroo, of Tanzanian ancestry.

How proud the Australian football community are to see young stars rise.

With every goal, every win, every World Cup qualification, with the rise of the Matildas whose parents and grandparents span the globe, our chests swell with pride.

What a country. Love it.

Ancient, diverse, and every one of us, Aussie.

[Wazza from Melbourne @Melbourne_says]

While racists wave their flags today at the 'March for Australia' rally, wave something stronger, humanity.

Stand with multicultural Australia.

Even a smile is more powerful than their poison.

[Steph Thompson @steph_said_this]

How do I do all of the applause.
I wonder if Mitch Brown knows that he's just changed people's lives? #AFL 🏳️‍🌈🌈🙌🙌🙌
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