I just had a brief flashback of some 90's sitcom.

Like watching Rovers. Didn't stop the cross. Keeper flops one. Game more or less over!

Derby are playing like they have a manager that's given up on them.

Is anyone else watching this and wondering how the heck these teams that (overall) were poor against us in the 4 games are in the 'biggest game in football'?

Villa should have stuck with Bruce.

He should be in the England set-up.

I hope Ad-block still saves me from reading the LT.

That Will Grigg fella looks like he could step up a level.

The best way to go up is certainly through the play-offs. Look at all that Glory!

Worse than Hendry.

Haha. I turned on for the penalties, he must be that guy that I instantly thought 'Accrington Loyal'.

I set the PK alarm. ?

It's pretty poor that Vince and Dawson are playing in a ridiculous friendly game whilst their team gets mullered in what is supposed to be the domestic 50-over showpiece final.

I know some 'proper cricket' fans that still question Rashid and particularly Ali's role in a one day bowling attack (i.e. - they bowl a lot of dross and don't stem the flow of runs as is a spinners main job - though Rashid is more of a strike bowler). Then there's the thing with Archer. Obviously England need a bowler like that. But if it's a question of 'deserving a place' - what!??! He's hardly played 3 games. I won't go into the 'much fabled' strong batting line-up (down to no.11). If it came down to it, from what I saw of Pakistan's 'rabbit' in the last game I'd rather have him coming in to chance his arm with 15 needed off 6 balls or similar than a 'wristy' guy with first class stats behind him.

When I think back to the crying in May 1998. Times like these are simply amazing! ?

Can someone send me a PM when we actually sign someone. Thanks ever so much pals ?

I take it this year's World Cup is probably going to be the last too? Before it goes all 'Federations Cup' . .

Not as fast as Philip Jones.

Almost forgot about this classic . . . .

I think it's fair to say Lancs over achieved in the 50-over competition, given the personnel and set-up of the team. As inferred by the 'experts' on Sky during both the QF and semi - Lancs often bat to protect the tail (which seems a ludicrous way to play one-day cricket) - meaning that if someone in the top 4 doesn't go big they'll always be up against it. Watching Jones and Bohannon bat today was excruciating at times (there seems to be a bit of the Ben Breretons about them). Though with four number 11s to come one can understand why they might not be too confident - though that makes the decision to finally try and hit Mason Warney Crane - when he only had a few balls left of his spell pretty bizarre. The scorecard makes the game look closer than it was. Hants never really had to force the issue. I wonder if 50-over cricket is going to follow 4 day county cricket into the doldrums. There wasn't much of a crowd there for a semi-final.

Probably better than getting smashed in the final by Sunderland.

You have to feel for Lancs tomorrow. I suspect the 2nd string bowlers particularly are going to get Butlered.

Plenty of empty seats at 'The Stadium of Light's. One would have thought a play-off game would be full for such a well supported big club.

Why can't Lancs have Butler tomorrow? Exactly the player that should be made available for a semi-final (especially when considering the fact that it's at the same ground as England are currently playing).