Cricket

Sorry to link the Sun

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4568798/katie-price-slams-ben-stokes-for-mocking-her-disabled-son-harvey/

From newspaper of the year and mother of the year, well that confirms it huh

England finally call up replacement for Stokes, who won't fly out with the rest of the squad - Stephen Finn. Hope he is able to use his height/pace on the bouncy wickets. Not seen much of him, other than T20. Has he any form?

I am slightly disappointed that Plunkett has been overlooked, as he has shown he can bowl spells with real venom and he's been decent enough against a weak-ish W.Indies. But then England seem determined that he can only play with the white ball.

We are two and a bit weeks away from getting royally fucked for six weeks straight. Hype.

Aussie selectors have only gone and picked a keeper who's kept twice in 3 years in first class cricket and last scored a ton 11 years ago. Then they're given Shaun Marsh the nth comeback and come up with fuck knows what else

Don't go to early i think this will be a close and hard series for both teams

The Aussie selectors are perhaps bored with whitewashes?

Here's to 6 weeks of misery

Pfft. I'm excited. I think (hope) it'll be close.

...and just discovered that BT Sport has the rights so I'll be able to watch for once.

I feel a bit for Overton. Played the warm-up matches, bowled well, took wickets. Beaten to the team to a man who is only just fit and has bowled just over 15 overs all tour.

He'll get his chance though.

^^ this and ^^^ this. Looking forward to it!

(might not say the same tomorrow though)

England + Gabba = probably going wrong

Also we have to deal with BT's commentary team, Ponting and Gilchrist aside it's full of fucking tools

BT images, TMS sound.

Can't stand TMS, always choose Sky. We won't get comedy gold like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pht2ApNG53U

Could be worse, I heard part of Swann's radio show last night on R5.

Me me me! What about a story about me! Aren't I funny!

8 hours a day of Vaughan, Boycott and Swann with some added KP inbetween it all. Fucking hell.

No way I'm staying up to watch it. No telly before 7am in our house.

8am start here in sunny Margaret River. Bliss

1pm start here in New Zealand, should be able to stream Channel 9 TV at work. Hopefully tea break will coincide with clocking off time, quick dash home to see the last session. Productivity slump, here I come.

Three days at the WACA then two weeks of wine and cycling in WA for me. Bring it on.

As for the cricket, so much depends on how both teams' fast bowlers can be kept fit and fresh. That will be key.

Right, batting first then. Come on lads. Nice steady start... (maybe)

Won a bloody toss, well there's a start

I promised myself I wouldn't stay up for this. Balls.

Ditto.