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Has it been called off yet?

He’s gone up in my estimations, slightly. To be honest though, he’s a victim just as we are, only difference is he’s being paid and thinks he can make a difference. VENKYS OUT - NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

Town Centres up and down the country, Saturdays 2000’s

I don’t think the locals were very happy 🤣 Its the same at Ibrox make no mistake, but still this made me laugh:

Been drinking at the bar of popular opinion Tyrone? That isn't like you I must say. If memory serves me correctly, we'd won one test match in 17 before McCullum/Stokes and Key took charge. Now we've won something like 23 and lost around 11 (Don't quote me on those numbers, I'm guessing). But what a ride that has been, some of the best test match cricket in living memory, its been fantastic. That doesn't mean they're above criticism though, as I very clearly posted on the last page. This is a team that dazzles and frustrates with little in between, and sometimes does both at the same time. Its been amatuerish at best in this series, a series that matters above all else, but thats cricket....Lets hope we can salvage something during the rest of the series.

Why the hell isn’t Stokes bringing the field in on ball 4/5 to keep the number 9 on strike? Amateur hour.

Those games against Villa late 70’s, Coventry early 80’, Live on BBC 84/85 against Southampton and Man Utd will all go down as some of the best memories of FA Cup for me. I still love the competition, even though it’s been decimated by the bigger clubs and FA!

I've been one of the biggest supporters of the current regime, they've taken English cricket to another level, a winning level and I've loved almost every minute of it. But the catching has been abysmal throughout this tenure, something you can practice till the cows come home, which I’m sure they do, but dropping that many catches could well have lost us this test and ashes. I'm sure the ball will come into question and under lights, but its not just this test. Not good enough Stokes/McCullum.

Wow - 5 minutes of subline to ridiculous cricket! We could have had 3wkts in 3 balls, we have 2! Come on England.

You can’t give them chances Jamie Smith, great delivery by Archer. Aussies playing Bazball here, flying along after a slow start.

I'd still be in if I was Captain, I'd never have run that bloody single! But yes, I’ve had a ‘mare’ on the declaration.......I hope Archer bowls as well as he's batting!

I'd declare right now, get them in for the last 30/45mins.

Awful by Stokes, never a run and Root saw that.

Great come back by Zak Crawley after a disastrous pair in Perth, that takes some bottle. If he could add some consistency to his game at international level he’d be one of the best ever, his stroke play, timing and vision at times is exquisite.

Here we have an ex-footballer Julian Dicks, West Ham to his core, giving it to the crap owners. Pity our lot stay silent and in the shadows.

This ‘washed up old has been’ that’s been out of football for years, isn’t doing badly……

He wasn’t alone to be honest Matty, I questioned many times if those posters seats faced the pitch who thought he was poor. Dolan was a good player here, an exciting player that got fans out of seats at times. I too wish we still had him.

My son has just told me ‘Stranger Things’ drops at 1am tomorrow morning on Netflix. His evening consists of - Rovers, beer, ‘Stranger Things’ beer, day off to recover tomorrow. Whats not to like..

Sex Pistols announced today, with Frank Carter doing lead vocals. I’m tempted to go just to see 70yr old punks wondering around the place 🤣

We are digressing here but Blackburn historically has always been a ‘brewing town’. Whitbread, Thwaites, Duttons and Lions all had brewery’s in the town employing thousands of people. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/16268836.pictures-looking-back-east-lancashire-breweries/

Where I served my time, a bloke in our shop said, if you started at The Station pub at Cherry Tree with a thimble of beer, then doubled up in every pub, you’d not get anywhere near the town centre due to being pissed. Backs your story up Rev.

Derby day in Sheff: A Welcome message for the lovely Mr Wilder and the queue outside Spoons in Hillsborough at 7.30am 🙃

They'll be moving back to United now after another capitulation at Anfield yesterday, but you point still stands Matty.

Good to see you posting @onlyonejackwalker Hope you are well 👍