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Seth Efrica is one of the places where India travel the poorest, looking back at history. Perhaps it's a combination of the conditions (rather England-like) and the quality seam and swing bowling in those conditions that the Saffers consistently come up with.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67705812 "The loss of predictable weather patterns is "causing chaos" for nature, according to the National Trust. It warns climate change is upsetting the regular rhythm of the seasons, making plants and wildlife more susceptible to disease. The effects can be seen across the estates the National Trust manages. This seasonal "baseline shift" is disrupting the annual behaviours of animals in particular but also impacting trees and plants, it said. "The incremental shifts we're experiencing in terms of our seasons extending may not feel like much in a 12-month period, but over a decade the changes are extremely significant", said Ben McCarthy, head of Nature and Restoration Ecology at the National Trust." Yet another consequence.

All of the sliced loaf of bread apart from the ends.

Tragic. The South Korean state drug policy is solely responsible for this.

Fair arguments all. The system really needs to be better, but for me it's always going to be a case of reform and replace, rather than abandonment for some idealistic motive about what football "should be".

Fifteen years ago smartphones were a device either not yet conceived or only available to the superrich in the most primitive format. Thirty years ago the Internet was pretty much exclusively the province of computer nerds, academic institutions or the military. There are many other such examples, but the point is that "never" is a very long time in matters of tech. But yes, such decisions may well still be a significant distance away in terms of time, so for the time being it should only be goalline and the instant offside tech being implemented until the other stuff is proven to work much better, and I also agree that post-match citing would be a good idea too.

Tbh we shouldn't have to. If it's not better in terms of speed and accuracy than a human agency (which in terms of the former it certainly is not) then it shouldn't be implemented until it is. Edit: and yes, such systems will be a fast as a human agency one day. And that day will be soon. Tech advancement moves at a massive speed, often unexpectedly.

This. It is possible for such a system to improve to a point where such decisions are (at least near) instantaneous and therefore as fast as a human referee giving a decision and more accurate. We just haven't got there yet, which is why some Luddites are advocating for throwing out the baby with the bathwater rather than going back to the drawing board and sorting the system out (which is what should be done).

Didn't see a specific thread for this one, so I thought it might not be a bad idea to have a place where people can share their experiences and advice. Been looking for a little while now, and quite frankly even with a Masters degree the only science-related opportunities in the Leicestershire area appear to be teaching work, which frankly I've had enough of (outside of very specific scientist posts looking for very specific qualifications and experience). Having never really had a professional job in the UK before (all my white-collar stuff has been abroad) makes this a rather new game for me too. Double figure applications sent out (and don't they take a while to do?), one interview so far. I remember @Izzy saying that who you know is critical as well as what you know, but I abhor networking - always seemed too much like superficial banality and sometimes arse-kissing to me, but then I also understand it's importance and I really do need to get better at it. Looking forward to hearing from other people about their own experiences and advice.

Thought I'd open this one up. India-Aus Test looks like it's shaping up for a good finale - all four results possible!