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Didn't Stokes have some rather strong comments about booze and cricket? Surely one is not a hypocrite?

Merv Hughes opinion of the Australian batting today: https://ibb.co/SwxKHz91 1787402030 I think Merv Hughes or Cal Ferguson said it. I was listing to the radio at the time

Mitch Starc woke up this morning and chose murder Bangladesh are 6/36. Starc with the fastest 5for in Test history. Getting there in 15 balls. He is currently 5/11 off 9 overs

That can be fraught with danger. The little ****s in Sydney have taken to riding the back step of the Tangara trains.

And in the Football: Richmond 6.9.49 defeated by St Kilda 14.10.94

The schedule is strange. 2x Tests vs Bangladesh in Australia in August. 3x Tests vs South Africa in South Africa in October. 3x Tests vs New Zealand in Australia in December/January. 1x Test vs England in Australia in March 1786766140 According to the screens at the Bunton Bar at the MCG...

We keep giving games to the same old pensioners who do bugger all. It is the oldest side we have fielded since 1928. I do wonder if the tropical conditions in Darwin do favour Bangladesh. It is quite unusual for a test match to be played August in Australia. It is still very much the time of...

The thing that annoys me with the TFL website is I can't log into Oyster from Australia.

Adding to this the first X'trapolis 2.0 train entered service on the 3rd of May. Currently doing extra runs on Sunday mornings to Cragieburn, Upfield and Frankston.

Japanese railways tend to be more than just trains. https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/company/about/group/ Here's just all of JR East's various business.

I am very tempted to put in for the ballot for Lords

That happened to a driver mate of mine down here. The brake handle flew off in running on a Comeng train. It put a hole in the roof apprantly!

There is a line between vague and telling people a blow by blow. I do laugh down here Metro will say trains are delayed due to congestion at Town Hall. It's a 2 platform station with 2 lines. Congestion is basically a train running late blocking up the ones behind it.

Get through 90 minutes of pointless football as fast as possible.

That was an almighty choke from England.