Ted Maul

You're having a laugh.

Very true- didn't think the sample size would be particularly extensive!

Ideally, we want to be batting into the second session tomorrow- have the benefit of a new ball under the lights.

Think they said earlier that the first innings average with the pink ball here is around 280... we're in a decent position, one big partnership would put us right in the driving seat.

Right on cue...

Akinbiyi obviously suffered here because of the price tag, expectation and name he came in to replace. But relative to where we are now, I'd take him- went on to have a very solid championship career.

Agree to an extent. Definitely needs some runs on this tour to back it up- Aus still sensing they can get him out cheap rather than being fearful when he walks out.

Ramp shots on day 1 at the Gabba, game's gone.

100 was on a plate for Crawley, all the hard work done. Dreadful shot.

We're batting properly today. Leaving plenty, good to see.

Wolves look worse than we did.

It will be Russell Martin. We've been on a collision course for years, given our insistence on playing his brand of football.

Absolutely no point sacking him until the new structure is in place- Brussell would be nailed on with Top and Rudkin in charge.

Championship fixtures schedule looks far better than last year (if you look past the mid-season gap)- only 2 fixtures with no days planned over the weekend.

Ah, a relic of a better time. Might dust mine off and strawpedo it. See if I wake up.

Work to do.

We're in a position where there's no point sacking a manager who is clearly out of his depth because the people in charge of appointing the replacement are even more out of their depth. Horrendous.

It's been worse, but not by much, and never having fallen from such heights.

The most surprising thing of that 'time since last shot' stat is that they've gone 8 minutes.

Skipp getting sent for a kebab by whatever foetus Southampton have promoted from their U12s about sums it up.

Already back on the M3 if they've got any sense.

We're absolutely rotten aren't we. The manager is bang average but there's no point sacking him until we've got someone else in who knows his arse from his elbow to run the footballing side of things. Half the squad don't want to be here and can't be arsed. Most of the rest aren't good enough. All of them earning way more than the average salary in the division. A couple of bleak years (at least) to endure.