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Yes---could save us from relegation!

Thought we lost! 😂

Think so. Bloody cold anyway!

Saw him playing for Birmingham at Ewood when he was only16 years old---the best player on the field and won it for them. Clear then he would be a real star. Anyone else on here see that game?

South Africa, New Zealand and, above all India still have enthusiasm for the long form of the game. West Indies cricket is dying if its not dead already. Tragic when you roll off the list of truly great West Indian cricketers (starting with Learie Constantine). Incredible that we saw so many playing in the Lancashire League. Great days.

Then declare!

Close to 100000 at the MCG on Boxing day Chaddy! All delighted with a score of 230 for 2 at the end of the day!

True, need to find some speedsters quickly to have any chance in Australia. Batting won't change as much ,though Stokes will probably have gone.

The mistakes of the first 2 tests coming back to haunt us. We should have won this.

We have one day's play (hopefully) to finish the job and go to The Oval level. Can't see any chance of play today at all.

If he has gone so have our hopes for the near future and maybe beyond. Don't see how we can come back from this easily. Will take years. Good to see someone standing up to the joke that is Venkys rather than collect a pay cheque for years knowing the job is impossible.

Deserved a double century Crawley. And to think me and a few others were calling for his head a while back!

I thought it was forecast for tomorrow as well.

You'd think only rain could save the Aussies now?

Match is delicately poised in my view. Don't let the last 2 Aussie wickets get 50. Remember its a 5 day game!

We haven't got a decent No 3.Root and Brooke both failed at 3 but are succeededing at 4 and 5. The only reason Ali is batting at 3 is that no-one else wants the job.

Ali is batting at No 3 because no-one else will step up and take the responsibility. Root and Brooke have both run away.

That response is not particularly convincing is it? "We expect him to turn up for work" Is all Rovers can say? Have they actually discussed these reports with him? Seems ominous to me.

You're missing Dack from that list as well.

That's OK then.

but can he bat??

A striker is the missing piece in the jigsaw thus far though. If this goes well and we get someone who can actually be relied on to stick easy chances in the net I think we will be stronger than last season. For a start the various young ones have a season behind them. Some are now established first-teamers--Carter, JRC Wharton among our 3 very best players. Something to be proud of after 12 years of misery. We're on the up I think!

Cost of the new stadium maybe a factor here? Not much point if you're in the lower divisions though! Perhaps they think there's enough left to make them another yo-yo club!

Yeah---fair enough----apologise.

Just a passing reference to your party's'signature policy Chaddy! Wasn't really funny😩