Twitter all aflutter as the first game of the series becomes ripe for parody.
While it might just be a parody Twitter account of the former Australian captain and now well-respected commentator Richie Benaud, it does not make it any less funny.
With the first three and-a-half days producing plenty of material for people with a quick wit, this account in particular caught fanatix’s attention.
Check out out some of his gems below as he takes a lighter look at what has been an absorbing start to the summer.
We had the speed gun on Starc’s opening ball of the day #Ashes pic.twitter.com/EYBbQtX3qr
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
Exclusive hot spot image from Jimmy Anderson’s 2 ball innings #Ashes pic.twitter.com/M7U9FFZz98
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
Can you pick the difference? #Ashes pic.twitter.com/qBahhA0mP9
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
50 shades of Gray-Nicholls. #cricketporn
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
Shane Watson is not just an opener*. He also writes fitness books #Ashes *Allegedly pic.twitter.com/DJhTkkRBv9
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
Morning Piers (@piersmorgan). I believe Anderson is a gun. Will you lobby to ban him? #Ashes
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
Only 311 runs separate England from this: #Ashes pic.twitter.com/AaxlA6JIsA
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
Marvellous effort by Bell to make 11 more runs than Australian’s debutante number 11 #Ashes
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
According to Dar and Erasmus, this would be tough to give out. Too much doubt #Ashes pic.twitter.com/IrHVypZ9n2
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
How to make Harmison look like Glenn McGrath. This is Starc’s first ball of the day #Ashes pic.twitter.com/a1UPO2RnOC
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
In a tribute to Bell’s century, @TrentBridge have renamed one end of the ground #Ashes pic.twitter.com/xB6I24mmR8
— Richie Benaud (@RichieBenaud_) July 13, 2013
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