Good win by the Sydney Sixers. Perth won the toss and really should have batted first. They also missed having Roy playing and although Bancroft and Livingstone had ok knocks, it was always going to be difficult trying to score over nine an over throughout. For the Sixers, James Vince hit a superb 95 and took a tremendous diving catch when fielding. Overall, a good game and tournament throughout. Now it’s back to the Test and hope we can bowl as well as we’ve batted.

Pet Shop Boys - Home And Dry

Double century for Joe Root and still going. Excellent knock too by Stokes, 82, on his return to the team. England in a really strong position now at 450-4. Big Bash for me now. Go Scorchers!

Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming

Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

Joe Root gets to 100 in his 100th Test. Great knock. England going well at 228-2.

James Taylor - Fire And Rain

M People - One Night In Heaven

The Grand Final Of The Big Bash competition will be held this Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The two finalists are the Sydney Sixers and the Perth Scorchers. It’s been a fascinating series over the past few weeks with plenty of overseas players mixed in with the Aussies. I always back the Melbourne Stars, my son lives there, but they faded badly after a promising start. I will be backing the Scorchers, purely because they have Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone playing for them. He is also a Rovers supporter as stated live during one of the games. The match starts at 8-40am, our time, this Saturday morning on BT Sports. Well worth a watch.

The O’Jays - I Love Music

Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

The Who - Pinball Wizard

The Rolling Stones - Memo From Turner

The Rolling Stones - Little By Little

The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding Mecca memory.

Free - All Right Now

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side

The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light

The Steve Miller Band - The Joker

Sung to the first two lines of The Stones’ Not Fade Away, ”I’m gonna tell you how it’s going to be, Bolton nil and Rovers three.”

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children

Johnny Cash - Man In Black

The Rolling Stones - Play With Fire

The Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running