'Either England or Australia'

The anticipation has been building. You've all been on the edges of your seats, right?

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Also, the Ashes.

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No, it's not Brad Haddin - it's Broad's actual granddad. Although it feels like most of those series have taken place in the last couple of years.

Either way, the players involved have had little else on their minds.

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Those not involved, such as Jimmy Neesham, made their predictions.

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That kind of pithy commentary is precisely why Neesham has become such a Twitter celebrity.

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Not everyone got to watch when play finally got underway, however.

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Whereas if anyone felt they were missing Warne, all they had to do was imagine a long and familiar diatribe about how Alastair Cook is too defensive as a captain.

Elsewhere, Andrew Flintoff's got a new paperboy.

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Glenn Maxwell's still innovating.

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Chris Gayle got hit.

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Kevin Pietersen had little sympathy.

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Kemar Roach's Twitter output has been disappointing of late, largely consisting of retweeting birthday greetings directed at himself. Other than that, he's homesick.

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Maybe it's time to fly home. Somewhere in the world, there is always a cricketer complaining about some aspect of air travel.

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Is this a sign that Neesham is descending to the same level as everyone else? Thankfully, he seems fully aware of what could happen to him.

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Finally, before we go, Michael Vaughan has got something he wants to say...

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