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Going to struggle to defend this score though den, it’s a pity Archer can’t bowl 20 overs. Lovely evening in Manchester.

Alan Minter has sadly died, I’ll never forget him fighting Hagler, I think it was at Wembley. What a superb division, Hagler, Hearns, Duran, Minter and Sugar Ray - and let’s not forget Harry Carpenter. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/54107864 Superb era.

Aussies threw that away, worrying for the series, they’ve not played for 5 months!

Someone needs to tell Archer he’ll get another 2/3mph if he takes the bling off. KP commentary is bloody awful also, great batsman, awful commentator, patronising. I’d probably not care if we’d have a chance of winning......

Made it look easy.

Mohammed Hafeez has just spanked our bowling attack around Manchester. Our makeshift batting lineup is going to have to go some to get anywhere near this total.

Messi seen outside Turd Moor. Not the player it’s just covered in shit

Just noticed that this afternoons T20 - England v Pakistan is live on BBC1.

How good was Mark Grew? Loaned from Port Vale, we could do with him now.

Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

Just driven through Denby Dale and what’s the first thing I see? Rovers shirts, lad and his dad. Thats enough to brighten up anyone’s day on a miserable rainy afternoon.

Aren't the weeds and beer bottles outside of the Ewood Park footprint? They're taken at the back of the houses in between the backyards and the fence, isn't that council land? The point still stands regardless, the place looks shabby.

Superb theatre when its close, I couldn't agree more gumboots. Even with only 4 runs required I was worried, those Pakistani bowlers have mystic powers at times with a ball, tremendous skill. Next test starts Thursday, really looking forward to it.

Dare I say it, the Pakistan bowling attack looks a little ordinary now the balls gotten older, as a posed to earlier when every ball was a tester. Great viewing.

Got to say matt I think its been an enthralling start to the test series, if you're a neutral! Pakistan never fail to deliver, they're always competitive and we've seen that in spades over the past couple of days, some great fast bowling and spin, skilful stuff, great to watch. Then for England we have Ollie Pope, that lad should be a permanent fixture in the test team for me, he has everything to be a top class batsman. But I agree fully with your comments on England, sloppy, poor in the field, they've got a lot of work to do to turn this around.

I was going to have a listen until you said that........

I’ll be honest with you EA, I think you’re taking the piss. Youve offered nothing to support your argument other than to critique mine. Why isn’t Botham one of the greatest cricketers to play the game?

Let’s just you’re right for a minute and Botham is in the top 10 greatest all rounders to have ever played the game, so since 1880, that still qualifies him as one of the greatest cricketers ever to play the game doesn’t it?

He’s in the top 5 greatest all rounders to ever play the game in my opinion.

You’re clutching at straws. Botham also held the world record for the most test wickets from 86-88. I’ve been very clear what I mean, he’s without doubt one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game.

Let me get this straight, because he didn't have a superb record against arguably one of the best test sides ever, that puts him down the pecking order for you? How about him being the fastest player to reach 100 test wickets? or maybe being the fastest player to reach 1000runs/100 wickets, ever? I could go on..... He's a Jimmy Anderson with runs, undoubtedly one of the greatest cricketers to ever play the game, as the cricketing world quite rightly acknowledges.

Jaques Kallis wasn’t bad either, but I agree on Gary Sobers, no question he was the best all rounder.

Lots to go at in that post, but let’s get straight to the point. Botham is definitely in the top 10 of greatest all rounders of all time, he’s probably in the top 5 which makes him one of the greatest cricketer of all time. Jimmy Anderson bowling figures are great, he’ll end up as one of the greatest bowlers ever, yet he doesn’t have Botham batting figures. Over to you.

Great picture that, its where I started my Rovers obsession. I don't know about anyone else but I still get excited at the sight of a football ground, driving around the country I'll often make detours to see a ground I've never seen before, even driving down M66 and seeing the Breezeblock gives me a buzz! My lad, not so much, he couldn't care less to be honest, whilst me and the Mrs are jumping around like kids at Christmas.........much simpler times years ago I guess.

I've been to Indian Streatery myself, often after one of two 'liveners' in The Old Joint Stock on Temple Row. Two great venues NR.