Lighthouse

Petrie getting a baptism here. 0-38 from just four overs, Yorks scoring at a rate which would win most T20 matches.

I'm not sure what wages Archer was signed on, and I'd presume there was a relegation clause written into his contract, but even so I would think he is being paid too much to be a third choice, sit on the bench option. I don't think we'll put up too much of a fight if he wants to leave.

You’d think the Spanish would be used to that, with all the Essex girls in Marbella.

I doubt Bazunu would be willing to drop to League 1, or that Leicester could afford his wages. McC is probably on a relatively low wage and will probably be back up.

Horrible news. RIP King Kev.

Don’t worry, the Argies can just hold up a banner saying they won’t the WC, even though they clearly didn’t.

You just know the f**kers are going to win it with a jammy goal from their tw*ttiest player in the 94th minute, which will be their first shot on target.

You think he couldn't be arsed with PL promotion but he's fired up and ready to go for a friendly with Eastleigh? Archer is a confidence player who needs to play the right role in the right system and it clearly didn't happen for him last year. I think to write him off as lazy is, well, lazy.

Oh boy, this outfit is going to be ‘popular’ on D-wing.

Why the f**k would a #9 bowler try and pull that off!?

They’ve got a conga line heading back to the pavilion now, great comeback.

Three pretty poor fielding decisions but he’s been one of the better bowlers. The best I can say about Wood is that he won’t be around to give away 30 runs off the last over, like he did against Surrey.

Our January sales were necessary as we hadn’t managed to sell as many as we needed in summer. Their wages were high and we needed some cash coming in. The signings we’ve made this summer will be on the assumption that there are some fairly meaty sales coming, we haven’t broken even yet.

Well we’ve done that with a flake and extra sprinkles. Good start this.

Comfortable in the end, into another final. Obviously won’t be easy but I’m happy we’re not playing Somerset again.