Story of the tortoise and the slow old tortoise
Tweet report for the opening Group A game of the Champions Trophy between England and Australia
Maxwell has the x-factor that makes him a certainty in the squad...but not enough to play him in the XI. #MI #Aus
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 8, 2013
We can only assume that Adam Voges is the best spinner in Australia
— The Cricket Geek (@TheCricketGeek) June 8, 2013
Bell to Trott: "I reckon you should go for it, I'll bat through". Trott to Bell: "I reckon *you* should go for it, I'll bat through". #ct13
— Scott Oliver (@reverse_sweeper) June 8, 2013
Bell and Cook have both broken their bats this morning in first ten overs. Talk about trying to dominate #engvaus
— Nick Hoult (@NHoultCricket) June 8, 2013
Attention, parents. If you name your son Mitchell, he WILL bowl down leg side. #ENGvAUS #CT13
— Fake Nathan Hauritz (@FakeHauritz) June 8, 2013
BREAKING NEWS - Mitchell Johnson's hair is even WORSE when the breeze picks up! #whoknew #EngvAus twitpic.com/cw08mm
— Philip Brown (@dudleyplatypus) June 8, 2013
@dudleyplatypus He combs to the left, he combs to the right, Mitchell Johnson's haircut is sh*te....
— Andrew Mills (@bigfella987) June 8, 2013
Generic tweet #8:Steady from England#EngvAus#CT13
— 51allout (@51allout) June 8, 2013
#Ripley's Shane Watson bowls his 5th over #ct13
— Bored Cricket(@BoredCricket) June 8, 2013
Even Ravi Bopara's own stumps can't stand to watch him bat #EngvAus #CT13
— 51allout (@51allout) June 8, 2013
I assume this is #trottsfault ....? #cricket #engvaus #ct13
— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) June 8, 2013
England batting like a lamb to the slaughter. The lamb isn't bleeting, though, it's put on a pink sweater and singing I'm a little tea pot.
— Antoinette (@mspr1nt) June 8, 2013
Most ODI wkts for Aus after 43 games: BLee 77, CLINT McKAY 76, Lillee/Bracken 74, Rackemann 73, Warne 72, Gillespie 70 #EngvAus #CT13
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 8, 2013
In a position to aim at 300, England 'planned' to score 280 and ended up with 270.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) June 8, 2013
Four overs left to go. In theory we're already halfway through the lunch interval #EngvAus #CT13
— 51allout (@51allout) June 8, 2013
Australia 30 runs behind at this stage. It's like the story of the tortoise and the slow old tortoise who was crap at chases #EngvAus #CT13
— 51allout (@51allout) June 8, 2013
Edgbaston's bread kangaroo instagram.com/p/aTL5WDu8Ce/
— Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) June 8, 2013
If I make runs tomorrow can I play next game ..
— Damien Martyn (@dmartyn30) June 8, 2013
Apparently Jimmy Anderson is now England's leading ODI wicket taker. Must have just overtaken big Alan Mullally #EngvAus #CT13
— 51allout (@51allout) June 8, 2013
Technically, Anderson bowling CONTRAST swing (not reverse) just by turning rough side over
— Ian Pont (@Ponty100mph) June 8, 2013
So that means Aust record overseas without M Hussey in past 12 months is now played 9, lost 9. #cricket
— Daniel Brettig (@danbrettig) June 8, 2013
I can feel another Warney manifesto coming.
— Call me Ishmael(@thenugget111) June 8, 2013
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo