What a load of crap, how does either poster have the first idea what job fellow posters do? Everyone is entitled to leave, whatever sector you work in.

Broad asking the Aussies if the ball is dead - Theatre.

Come on Lancashire 🏏

If you read the last page its impossible to get time off at this time of the year......... Well done lads, where there's a will there's a way.

How many fans have nipped into The Hake Boat for fish n chips after a game? Here is a fabulous picture from 1963:

I bet thats what the Sheff Weds fans were saying before the playoff home game against Peterborough last season. Its never over until it’s over 47er.

Exactly. He wasn't in control of his body as the ball hit the ground was the ruling, I agree 😉

I'd draw the curtains if he played in our back garden, a first class areshole who has said some unsavoury things about Blackburn in his time, the town where his mum was born. But I do appreciate people love his music. Just got tickets for Tramlines in Sheffield - Richard Ashcroft, The Courteeners and Paul Heaton headlining over the weekend plus Reverend and Makers who are friends of the family, no VIP passes yet though!

That’s exactly why we love test match cricket ojf 👍

Strange call by Australia to allow Lyon to bat, he must have wanted it, but that was a hard watch, what bravery from Lyon though.

Bazball or no bazball, when the Aussie seamers are bowling like this, no team in the world can compete.

It’s going to be interesting to see Englands approach when they do get into bat, we don’t play for draws remember.

After burning so many bridges over the years, often its the only way to get any attention at all. All is not lost, Dreams is at Lords today and he doesn't usually see us lose!

Posters have short memories, we’ve just had a historic winter victory in Pakistan, in fact a 3-0 series sweep, which is unheard of in the history of English cricket. We are now playing the best team in the world, we’re competitive, don’t forget we got hammered 0/4 the last time we played them and got nowhere near. Give me bazball every day of the week instead of surrendering behind a team of blockers, that can’t block.

I don't recall which European away trip it was (CSKA Sofia possibly) but we all booked flights as soon as the draw was made, then John Williams reversed the fixtures which meant we were in Bulgaria for the home game 🤣 It all worked itself out in the end and nobody was out of pocket, Bulgaria was a great trip by the way as were all European trips watching Rovers and England.

This thread is hilarious 🤣 Made me laugh out loud 🤣

Spot on Tyrone, like we want every manager of Blackburn Rovers to do week in week out.

Nail on head Dreams, couldn't agree more, ironically Stokes did just that when he came to the crease. This is now setup beautifully and I for one can't wait to see how the next 3 days pan out.

For all the critics of bazball, here is the scorecard from the last England test innings before the Bazball revolution. West Indies won by 10wkts I can’t wait to go back to this halcyon days, can you…..

Fingers under the ball?

Root and Crawley should not be attempting to play T20 innings as both of them are technically excellent, even though Crawley has struggled at times. The rest of them, go for it, but play the situation, when it calls for consolidation take a step back and calm things down. When Boycott played the fans queued to get out rather than queued to get in, how times have changed.

What another tremendous days cricket and it’s not over yet.

Superb stuff Dreams, enjoy 👍

Very good morning for England, clearing up the Aussies in good time, now we have to dig in, get through the new ball and get somewhere near 350/400. 🤞

Great catch Duckett, Smith goes, great knock.