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Yeah, Dawson's done really impressive things with Glamorgan. Think they'll want a star name though. Since their under-19 days. Harmison too, though at least he's had the bottle to call out Key recently.

He's so good to watch if you're a neutral. Don't follow the hundred but maybe his stats aren't very good in that? Went today and thought our lot's body language was awful. It's sad to see. We desperately need leaders.

Yeah, totally irrelevant that 25% fewer people were stabbed to death. Rightio, squire.

Just carrying a knife isn't a "knife murder" though.

Assume you mean the hundred but yeah, it's always been absolute bollocks. If you genuinely wanted it to be family friendly, it'd be available in more than seven cities across the country. Always was about what would generate cash, fvck the ethics. Compare that to the Roses derby tonight. Proper crowd, proper rivalry, top stars playing. So easy to sell to UK football fans like the Blast/T20 Cup was set up to do. Give that tournament the fvcking hundred's marketing budget and everyone in the country starts following cricket tomorrow.

What are the odds? Fvck the football, let's get Leicester & Bochum boozing together in a velodrome.

We've missed Budinger more than we realise. Stable in his role across three formats and we've not been able to replicate that.

Even they're not getting am Ashes Test next year. Disgrace.

Yeah, you still didn't post the lyrics.

Bit bored of this twee nonsense to be honest. It's a bit too late to be all "Have I Got News For You" about this kind of stuff now.

Hope he announces he's firing himself into the fvcking sun.

Vogt's Bierexpress. Let you take in food from the really popular currywurst and kebab stands nearby, as long as you buy a pint.

Patel to Hampshire confirmed: https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-cricket-premium/hampshire_pull_off_double_signing_ahead_of_next_season.html?t=639189406129163701

He's just trying to be Alan Partridge for internet clout now, surely?

Mate's at the fan fest in Mexico City. They've suspended it due to the weather...

Think the fallout from that first T20 game may have swayed him. Can see why Warwickshire would want him. Better keeper than any of their options.

They aren't the lyrics.

Yeah, cask stuff was the only thing in the Swans that was vaguely reasonably priced last time I went in. Will pop in the Cow next time I'm down for a beer.

Any particular reason why it's so popular now? Can't quite put my finger on why as it ticks a lot of boxes for me, but was never a place I spent a lot of time in before I had to move away.

Which ones?

Red Cow in Harborough looked really busy when I drove by earlier. Mad to think it's not that long ago a consortium involving my mate's dad had to step in to save it.

As much as they're now the good guys off the field, it's still always funny watching Surrey take a pasting.

Moving further out of town would have been no good for anyone. Agree location is a problem but you have to make the most of the population in the ground's immediate vicinity. Derbyshire ran a big marketing campaign targeting the estates around their ground recently (bus posters, flyers through doors etc) and their Blast ticket sales were uo thos year. Grace Road almost needs to become a local social club for Aylestone/The Saff, with discount memberships for people living there.

Awful boozer though. Couldn't have looked less "East End gangster" inside if it tried.

Not at all comparable situations, are they? Seeing your country play at a World Cup is the pinnacle of supporting a national team. Of course they're going to be more excited than us.