Category Archives: Australia

Chris Broad speaks about the Broad Appeal

Ex England player and father of Day Ones 8 wicket hero, Chris Broad speaks about his charity the Broad Appeal. listen below.

Roll back the years

Out in the grassy surroundings you will see full whites as the two teams battle out in the Ashes. But in the background you may come across some very different looking cricketers.They are dressed in clothes which resemble W.G. Grace rather than Joe Root.

There are around five of these people dressed in Victorian attire and they can be seen performing historical cricket scenes in hospitality suites and around the ground.

The performers combine comedy with history, so keep your eyes peeled for a bit of entertainment from them around the ground.

The Broad Appeal

Day two begins with England in control after a superb start to the fourth test. Trent Bridge is also host to the Broad Appeal today, which is at the ground in order to raise money for a great cause.

Chris Broad and his two children, Stuart and Gemma, are raising awareness and funds for the motor neurone disease (MND) associations. Wife of Chris Broad, Miche, died in 2010 following a battle with MND.

Now the Broad family have launched an appeal to help raise money. You will find a Broad Appeal stand behind the New Stand, where you can buy hats, caps, mini-bats, soft balls and other cricket goodies, with the money going to a fantastic cause.

Buy a sticker and pose for a selfie and tweet it with the hashtag #broadappealselfie and help raise awareness.

The Morning View

With The Ashes return to English soil being imminent, the morning of day 2 gave me a great opportunity to get amongst the English faithful and find out the mood of the fans and how they felt the day would pan out.

One gentlemen I spoke to expressed his desire to see Joe Root go on and make 200 today, England to bat and bat before having an a blast at the Australians later on the day. Another couple said how delighted they were for local boy Stuart Broad after his phenomenal bowling display yesterday left England on the verge of the reclaiming the Ashes.

On the flip side, some of the Aussie fans who had got in early spoke of their utter disappointment and lack of application that their side had shown on the first day. The frustration of not learning from mistakes and not adapting to conditions is something that the tourist following are getting irate about.

Whatever your view on Day 1 it certainly was a fantastic day for England and leaves them in a great position to reclaim the Ashes urn here at Trent Bridge.

See your face….

Fancy seeing your face in our fans gallery? Throughout the day, our photographer will be going around the ground taking pictures. Please say hello, and smile to the camera……

Joe Root hits a century on day 1

Joe Root has continued to shine as Englands best batsman of the day by bringing up his 100 off 130 balls. listen below to the crowd the moment he reached the milestone.

Put another tasty italian lunch on the barbie

With culinary delights from around the world available at sports venues nowadays, it was no surprise to see Italian giants Carluccios moving in and showing what they can offer on the world sporting stage.

So for those who were organised and fancied an Italian on day one of the fourth Ashes test delight whilst watching the cricket, Carluccios offered the answer. Providing a premium package, the top end of sporting dining on match days available in a pic-nic has gone down a treat with the Notttinghamshire faithful.