Just as the Barmy Army begins to fashion a rendition of “everywhere we go-o…” the partnership of Stuart Broad and Jonny Bairstow comes to an abrupt halt as Broad is bowled out for 24 before being swiftly followed by Bairstow into the pavilion. Not only that but replacement number 8 Steven Finn is instantly bowled out edging through to Brad Haddin. Luck and skill seem to be nowhere to be seen in this baffling display of batting by England. It all seems astonishing… simply astonishing to watch.
Samdor Daxner may be of Hungarian descent, but is a Nottingham lad through and through. Today he is responsible for stewarding the Fox Road entrance. “It’s my first time stewarding at Trent Bridge” he told Brian Fairchild.
The New Stand is a riot of colour today, a lot of it yellow and green. One particularly vocal group of visitors told Brian Fairchild how much they were enjoying Nottingham.
‘We are having a great day’ they said. “We have shut the Barmy Army up, and Australia definitely have the upper hand today. We think Nottingham is wicked. It’s even got it’s own Walkabout bar.”
Their next stop is London, but not before they have made their presence felt in the bars of Nottingham.
Trevor and Alison Torr are on a short tour of England from their home in Victoria State, Australia. They have come up to Nottingham for the test after five days in London. They told Andy Lane “We did the tour of Lords, which was amazing. Trent Bridge is good, but we have the MCG!” Andy asked if they liked Nottingham ‘We love it We will definitely come back again”.
The floodlights, architecture and video scoreboard have brought Trent Bridge fame, but the grass itself is often overlooked when test matches are in play. One man that puts the field on top of his “To Do” list is Head Groundsman, Steve Birks as he tells us how the weather will play an important role during this week.
By Adam Roberts
1884- The first Test Match is played at Old Trafford
1975- Graham Gooch makes his England test debut against Australia- he was out for a pair. Sorry Graham
1990- Nottinghamshire Legend Sir Richard Hadlee played his last Test Match against England
Former England captain Nasser Hussain on Sky Sports Ashes HD.
“Australia were very good to realize at lunchtime they that they needed to it a bit further outside off-stump.”
Ex Club member turned seasonal Steward Graham Breeze talks about Trent Bridge and what to do if you’re out and about in Nottingham this Ashes Test Series.
By Andrew Lane