Tony Frobisher

Will do!

I couldn't understand the selection to be honest. Fast bowling attack that has not played a lot, Bethel who has had one red ball game...Woakes who perhaps should have had a rest. Dawson dispensed with.
Going to be an interesting run chase. Hope you & family are well. Walk soon?!

The most wayward, profligate, expensive 5-fer...

Josh Tongue. So wayward.
6's dished up for fun, scattergun wides...but the odd jaffa. So inconsistent.

Woeful bowling sadly. Can England chase more than 350? Bazball..it'll either be a heroic romp to victory or a capitulation.

@balderdash.bsky.social
Penny for your cricketing thoughts

#engvsind

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One for the Brits of a certain vintage...

Oh look, it's Windy Miller. Hello Windy, mind those windmill sails.

YouTube video by Ozzy Osbourne OZZY OSBOURNE - "I Don't Want To Change The World" 1992 (Live Video)

Rest in Peace
Ozzy Osbourne.

His last concert was only a short time ago. He generously donated proceeds to charity including Acorns Children's Hospice for whom I am a Parent Carer Champion. A very generous act.

Rock in Peace 🎸

#ozzyosbourne

youtu.be/8d6AgoFStFQ?...

I can hear the dulcet tones of Sir Geoffrey of Boycott...'My mother could have scored more runs with a stick of rhubarb!'

27 all out, missing the lowest ever test match total by a solitary run. Starc with 6 for 9 off 7.3 overs. Astonishing...where do the Windies go from here? A chastening, scarring experience for them.

My word Sean...26-9...not far off my prediction of 25 a.o.

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Marvellous...

All out for under 25? Test Match Village Cricket...
🏏 😲

Amazing day in the cricket...England winning, dismissing India on the 5th day...could have lost it too. Memories of Edgbaston 2005 Ashes...down to the wire.

Meanwhile...

West Indies currently 12-6 against Australia.

Twelve for SIX!!!

#cricket #testmatch #englandvsindia #lovecricket #engvsind

What on earth have they done to the Lords pitch this morning?

Looks like the infamous pitch from Kingston, Jamaica in 1998 ...inconsistent bounce, spitting off a length, smashing into fingers...spicy as anything. 🌶 🏏 Ouch!

#cricket #testcricket #englandvsindia #engvsind #testmatch

Live Aid 1985...
16 years old and the greatest concert ever. But I missed it due to my boarding school leaving parade....thanks Duke of York's Royal Military School, Dover.

#liveaid #liveaid40

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Astwood Bank, Worcestershire

15 miles / 24km from my house in Worcester, recorded the highest temperature in the UK today.
34.7⁰C.

Suffice to say it would be considerably cooler sleeping on top of a lit barbecue tonight.

The duvet can do one.
🔥 ☀️ 😴 🛌 🥵

#heatwave #uk #weather #summer #toohot

I would have kept my Tongue out of my Carse to be honest.

Carse looked laboured at times and seems to have a niggling problem.

We'll see how well they do at Lords. If it's going to be anything like here it's up to 33⁰C on Saturday. Bowler's nightmare.

England vs India: Jofra Archer return confirmed after four-year absence Jofra Archer will play his first Test in more than four years after being named in the England team to face India at Lord's on Thursday.

Jofra's Back

A bold move by England cricket to include Jofra Archer in the starting line up for a test match.

Not played a test match for 4 years due to by injuries.

Big risk.

Got to feel for Josh Tongue who is dropped.

#cricket 🏏

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

@balderdash.bsky.social

I'll never give you up Sean...

In my Tony Hadley era. I was beating the rampaging hordes of 80's young lovelies off with a rhythm stick.
Hair today, gone tomorrow.

As for your suave self Sean...Dreadlock Holiday, and I thought you didn't like cricket? Oh, you love it.

Looking good my friend.

At this point I am not sure what bowling line up England prefer. As for the Ashes...who is going to provide the firepower? Don't seem to know their Carse from their elbow.

@nedboulting.bsky.social

I didn't have Ned Boulting reading from Victor Hugo's Les Miserable on my Tour de France coverage today. But...
Vive la littérature!

@itvsport.bsky.social

#tourdefrance #tdf

@tmsproducer.bsky.social

Sign him up! Absolutely wonderful to hear Ravi again on TMS at tea. Such unbridled enthusiasm, confidence and wonderful knowledge.

His interview with Jamie Smith was so good, he's natural.

#cricket #testmatchspecial #tms #engvsind #visualimpairment

Le Tour de France

That iconic theme tune, Gary Imlach's laconic, concise opening and inimitable presentation style

Absolute travesty that @itvsport.bsky.social will lose TdF rights after 2025 & free to air TdF in the UK disappears due to money grabbing @discoveryplus.bsky.social

#tourdefrance 🚲

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash The footballer's car left the road due to a tyre blow out while overtaking another car; Jota's brother also died in the crash.

Diogo Jota, RIP.
Very sad news.
#liverpool #ynwa

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash - BBC Sport

Turned on the radio. The POTUS Trump is calling the US media CNN etc 'scum' and Putin 'friendly'.

With every breath he takes he demeans the respected office of the President of the 🇺🇸.

Such an embarrassment. Nobel Prize incoming?
Utter 🔔 🔚

#trump #iran

Andorra was a warning.
A wake up call England ⚽️ slept through.
A warning that evidently went unheeded.
Thomas Tuchel...
Schade, es läuft nicht gut.

England 1 Senegal 3.
Galling indeed.

Glad I was watching the cricket 🏏

#England #Senegal #football

Just posting to see if @balderdash.bsky.social is awake? I appear to have done well by not watching the entertainment on show at the Andorra vs England match ⚽️

Liverpool's Sound

A city weeps,
A pain, profound.
Liverpool as one.
Liverpool sound.
Those calm waters
By Mersey, proud.
Scouse sons, daughters,
Then mercy, found.
The city hurts.
A pain, profound.
Liverpool will heal.
Liverpool's sound.
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Thoughts to everyone in #Liverpool ,my favourite city 🙏

Awful scenes in Liverpool today.

A celebration marred by utter devastation & horror.
My thoughts to all those injured and affected.

I'm off to Liverpool this week. A city I love; people who are warm, welcoming, kind. They don't deserve this.

So desperately sad.

#Liverpool #ynwa

Tony Frobisher in front of a red post box and a red phone box.

Quintessentially English...being a bit of a mad dog, going out for an afternoon 5km run 🏃‍♂️ ...in the warm Worcester sunshine 🌞

#running #fitness #exercise #fitover50
#keepgoing