McGaribaldi: Ashes to Ashes

McGaribaldi passes Tebbit's cricket test, although I'm pretty sure first generation Irish kids weren't top of Norman Tebbit's thinking.

But unfortunately for McGaribaldi, and the rest of us, England have started badly, and need to do better in the second test starting later tonight.

I can think of a few reasons for the slow start to the series:

1. The Aussies are going to be seriously p***ed off after their defeat last year, so will tear into England from the off


2. Monty Panesar is our best bowler, and was actually picked for the first test, but as he went to catch the bus to the ground, he missed it


3. Steve Harmison's bad form is costing the team a decent bowler. The dip in form can be explained by this, after Newcastle's start to the season, he'll be hoping they'll take it off him!