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270-280 odd on an M1 pitch. Somewhere between the 35th and 40th over to get them?

Woakes has always travelled poorly. I'm not sure what convinced the selectors it would be otherwise here.

Spot on. A perverse great game.

The majority of the UK press either ignoring events in Gaza or considering it acceptable "collateral damage", then. I wish I could say I was surprised.

That run out is one for the showreel.

Well, at least they might have a target to chase that will make this something of a spectacle... Pitch does look like a road.

Interesting decision to bowl first. Perhaps thinking chasing down a modest target in a few overs would be more likely to boost the run rate than scoring 350+ and not being sure they could bowl Afghanistan out in the 50 overs?

....yeah, which will likely be at the first 20 minutes of the semi against the French or the Saffers. SH winner then. Or France. How tiresome.

The facial hair is worse.

Yep. Bastards.

Ireland in World Cup QF underperformance shocker. Annoying that the SH sides appear to have the edge where it matters again. Hopefully I'm wrong about that and there's a long way to go here, though.

Don't worry fellas - the Beeb starts broadcasting its proper ace in the hole next week. https://youtu.be/AZ0VZM1rz78?si=ciYJUVdeI1YhpiGq The documentaries in general and Planet Earth in particular are worth the licence fee alone.

Too many people thinking that greed and "more more more" is virtuous. And the most powerful nation on the planet enabling it by having that principle as its guiding star. Anyhow, on topic: the whole YouTuber boxing idea was a farce when it started, it's a farce now and it will be a farce until the day the idea dies.

It's not only unpalatable, it's unconscionable, too. You'd think that governments would be looking to better regulate and take such grifters in hand, but sadly a lot of them are still evidently driven by the good wholesome ideas of laissez-faire and caveat emptor. Ethical behaviour be damned, apparently.

Yep, that's exactly what's happening. That being said, the "happy go lucky" conman and exploitation of kids sadly are not new phenomena, it's just that the tools have become most sophisticated.

Well, either side is getting creamed by Ireland or the ABs in the semi anyway, just a shame it's the Argies that made it through.

Well, shit.

I suppose "no choice guv" was an excuse for war crimes in WWII because of the way it all turned out, so it's just established precedent being used here....?

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Smart score.

And sadly he's far from the only influential "YouTuber" to be doing exactly that.

When Bumrah runs hot, he really does. Fair play. As per above, think this is over as a contest already tbh, barring a miracle bowling performance from Pakistan.

It has - Mark explains why in the Forum Support section.

Yeah, barring a spectacular bowling performance from Pakistan, this one might end up being a bit anticlimactic again.

I'd make both Ireland-AB's and France-Saffers pretty close to coin flips tbh. Should be great watching for the neutral either way.