Philip Chapman

If I was a West Indian cricket fan I'd 100% be posting about how sad it is to see the decline of English cricket and how the world needs a strong England.

Well batted the windies. That is an absolute immense effort to bat out the day like that.

Josh Inglis the first English born player to take a wicket this Ashes series

#AUSvENG

Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot #cricket #TheAshes 🏏 🫡

@georgedobell.bsky.social #AskGeorge what is the point of having a team stuffed full of private school cricketers if they are all this stupid?

He's done it! There's no denying Joe Root's greatness. 40 tons, taking him past Kumar Sangakkara

Batted beautifully in very tough conditions under the lights, his century coming off a flick down the leg side

Can he keep going?

Eng 256-7

#Ashes #AUSvENG

As close to a perfect fulfilled wish as you’ll ever see 😁

I would have taken that if you had asked yesterday.
Then having checked the scorecard. After the third over I would have ripped your arm off for it.

Obviously what is likely to happen is totally different. 😂😢😭

The second test starts at 0400.
I won't be getting up to watch (I didn't buy the subscription either)
I will be waking up around 0600.
The question is, what would good look like for an England fan after the first session?
Probably around 100-2 and England batting.
What do you think?

This Indian ODI no3 seems quite useful.

One of the very best.

Grim news about Robin Smith. Sending condolences to all who knew him.
What a player he was 🥲

Desperately sad news about the passing of Robin Smith. An absolute hero of mine growing up. Loving to his family and friends at this time.

All that time and effort invested in Bashir. Then at the first opportunity Jacks gets picked.
Extraordinary

So, my budget summary - a steady state in an unsteady world, which might just pass muster if communicated in that way as part of an overall vision, and which crucially would have to explain why so much is now spent on health, welfare, and pensions.

This is a piece of art, in fact.
Amazing stash.

On budget day, think of George Ward Hunt, who delivered his only budget in 1868.

On arriving in the Commons he discovered that he'd left his speech behind, & had to run home to get it while MPs sat grumbling in the Chamber.

That is why chancellors show the red box to journalists before setting out

Solid captain this guy. But if a click bait commentator these days though.

Sides that win the World Test Championship and aren't part of the big 3 deserve more than 2 test series.
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i’m waiting for all those “experts” who said south africa did not deserve to win the world test championship to crawl out of the woodwork.

#indvrsa #testcricket #cricket

Following this, I also don't understand why the batters aren't all queuing up for a hit in the Lions game this weekend. They appear to be in hiding, which doesn't bode well.

Right, bankrupting Cricket Australia. Strong work. Long term plan.

This is the point. They needed 230 more regardless. And until they wake up to that winning constantly is a pipe dream.

If SA's first innings versus India lasts just 10 more overs, it will have persisted for the same number of overs (140) as the entire 1st Ashes Test in Perth.

Totally agree. It a way taking him out of the firing line now is probably a better bet.

The other real problem with Eng being thrashed, is I will now have to avoid all social media as it will be full of gloating Aussie cricket accounts.
I may actually have to do some work instead.
😭😬

Hey Stokes, got another one of those spells that haul England back into the match in you?

#ashes

I think it is a good move from Aus to send out Travis to open. Not good for England.

They are going to need to work it out pretty quickly.