Picard

Been quiet on this thread since the first test.

Some unconventional thoughts on the subject.

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FA cup 4th round draw coming up in 10 mins on 5 live.

Make of this what you will.

I'm more worried about the psycho chatbot rascals.

Playing teams like Surrey and Durham early on before the tests means their England players will probably be available .

Southampton women's are also still in the competition having beaten Brentford. However they are a round behind due to postponements. Their future opponents are Maidenhead and then Watford. Southampton are the only town with two clubs left in the competition!

Fixtures have been announced. Looks like a tricky start playing Surrey and Durham twice and Warks and Lancs. Depends on how strong Durham are likely to be. Anyone know?

All the teams have dropped points in at least 4 games so far (Saints on equal least).

Could this be Israel's plan?

Must be an election coming up.

If Essex are desperate for a win they may declare setting a gettable target so Hants go after it, hopefully (from Essex pov) getting out in the process. So a win is not impossible for Hants.

The youngsters will want to do well to make sure of their place in the team.

Fake news!

Here is the judgement: https://resources.ecb.co.uk/ecb/document/2023/09/09/883188b5-4841-4043-bdae-3d523ec30fb7/ECB-Hampshire-Hearing-Summary-Decision.dotx By my calculations about half of the pitches would be below average.

0-0 at half time Vs Sunderland.

The Cricketer reports Dawson was going to be in the World Cup squad until Stokes made himself available. In other news Hants docked 3 points and fined for a below standard pitch Vs Essex. If you're going to prepare a dodgy wicket at least win the game!

https://data.justice.gov.uk/prisons/public-protection/escapes She misspoke, it was 4 or 5 times more under labour.

Good perf from Kelly today: 3 wickets and 50 n/o as he batted England to victory.

Biden loves to retell certain stories. Some aren’t credible. Biden fact check

Looks like he wants as many people as possible to see it.

I think we had this debate last year. I don't remember who played but we lost anyway. I noticed today Payne of Fire played for Gloucestershire.