Lionator

Same Aussie journalist that said Handscomb wasn’t coming.

So it’s actually Jake Weatherald that’s coming for the start of the season!

First class average in NZ (bowler friendly country) of 40 which is what we need. Though watch him do well in the first month and then immediately get called into the NZ team.

I don’t think it’s a weird obsession. It’s a story of an oppressed, vulnerable population standing against a much more powerful political adversary living under the threat and reality of destruction and displacement (West Bank) while the blame for the current mess can be placed on imperial Britain (Balfour declaration). It’s the perfect recipe for us lefties. It’s also why the Irish are so energised for Palestine because it’s literally a retelling of their own historical tale. And also remembering that history is subjective.

It’s odd that he talks about Islamism being bad but he overthrew Saddam, who was bad for Iraqi’s, but kept the extremist groups well and truly oppressed. Same with Gadaffi in Libya and now the same as Assad in Syria. All terrible people, replaced by even worse actual Islamic fundamentalists in massively destabilised countries. You could argue the same with Iran too. Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a mass casualty attack in the west based upon Shia extremism. And these guys once again want to throw a match on a tinderbox.

I can’t remember which one but in one of the Tim Marshall books he talks about Iran and how it’s basically impossible to invade. And that was before the drone era. Look at the Russians, the only reason they can barely progress in Ukraine is because drones eat you alive.

Seems like they’re prepping for a ground invasion unfortunately, which would be absolutely insane btw. It would be a bloodbath.

Awful incident in Derby and a typically awful response on social media.

He’s basically been recalled into the one day stuff which wasn’t anticipated for when we first got him

SA have some quality batters and don’t have a test series all summer 👀

Sounds amicable, there must be a good reason. Hopefully he can find us a young Aussie who is ready to play on some decent batting wickets. Fingers crossed ECB let us play Rehan this week too.

Handscomb has pulled out of his contract according to the Aussie press for family reasons. Now obviously we don’t know what’s going on in his personal life but the timing is atrocious.

Late and high to be fair. Probably only debatable because the ball went in the stands.

Course we scored from a corner that shouldn’t have been haha

Coasting with our reserves v a top quality side like Uruguay. Man for man our squad depth is the best in the world, if we turn up maybe only Spain can stop us bringing it home.

Delight for Iraq

Any normal country would behead the missing penalty takers then get awarded the hosting rights to the next world cup smh

So it’s Bosnia v italy Sweden v poland kosovo v turkiye Czech v Denmark for the final spaces Fingers crossed for Bosnia and Kosovo

HAHAHAHAHA

Kosovo at the World Cup would be class by the way

Who’d have thought Kasey McAteer wouldn’t be the worst right winger at Portman Road this season

Going to say something sad but if we seriously want to stay in Div.1, I can’t see Lewis lasting very long sadly.

This is how stupid and thick European countries are. They pay £750m for US weapons to send to Ukraine, and now Trump has pocketed that money to give to US arms dealers to make stock for the Middle East lol. Mugs the lot of us, then you have Mark Rutte, the most pathetic Trump licker of the lot saying what Trump’s doing in Iran is making the world safer and NATO countries should support him.

Bizarre that the mainstream response to the weaponisation of non renewable energy seem to be to double down on non renewable energy rather than the rather obvious alternative?

https://news.sky.com/story/fa-hits-back-at-reforms-woke-nonsense-complaints-as-ipswich-town-criticised-over-farage-visit-13524078 this is interesting. While setting quantitative targets is always dangerous territory, I think it tells me that Reform will complain about non white people not ‘integrating’ but then want to block any access to forms of integration. We know that football and sport is the ultimate community intervention and honestly think how many lads and girls from minority communities have bettered themselves through the power of sport. So screw Suella and screw reform.