Cricket

It's brilliant up there (Locke Balcony), I love the view of the field that you get. Second only to being behind bowler's arm really.

There is also a nice open AstroTurf (grrrr) triangle up there that you can hang about on and admire the views of London.

An observation, based on few data points, is that the Hundred seems to attract far more hooray Henry types than County or T20 matches. Not sure why, or even if true.

But yes, the absolute Charlie from Durham university behind me that droned on and on about his job in finance and how most women are just admin fodder unless they are super fit, on the beach in Cornwall and has he told you about his new bike that he drops drones around RP on a Sunday morning with, that is an absolute weapon and mummy is still doing watercolours but she is a bore and he hopes she and daddy will give him the flat in Clapham he lives in, but it is a bit far from Fulham where lots of good chaps from Hatfield (college?) live, but that is fine because if he is wankered he can Uber it, can't take his bike because this is London (my friend?) and the admin scrotes will chaw it.

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

I had one of these at an international ODI a few years back, almost the exact same lines of conversation but with massively increasing levels of misogyny as he got drunk. Unluckily for him I was getting drunk too and gave him a serious bollocking when he said something really unpleasant at full braying volume. Only time in my life I've ever done anything like that I think. Felt great. He shrunk, shut up and eventually moved seats/left and I got bought a number of pints from people in the vicinity. So yeah, dunno if the hundred attracts more. For further anecdata I was at the oval last week for the London spirit match and I'd say the mix of kids, couples and families around me was better behaved and more pleasant to be around than anything I'd usually expect to see at a test match....

Chapeau to you for that. Takes courage.

Sounds like an oval Friday night T20 to me

Where I was was a mix of families and older lads no Chinless wonders or mad ladz! Was a perfect night to be on the high stand.

First sentence, I was worried you were about to say it was the bloke next to you at the oval

Got tickets for The Hundred finals for Christmas so I'll be there getting smashed with family on Sunday. 13yo daughter is cricket mad so she is very excited, she's had some coaching from one of the Southern Brave players so it'll be good to cheer her on.

(It's also a good beer fest although none of us are the braying type thankfully.)

I'd much prefer to go watch a day or two of a test match but I'll take what I'm given.

Finger's crossed for the Brave on Saturday then!

Apostrophe?

Fingers crossed for the Brave's on Saturday then!

(they've got Giants btw)

Manchester Original'''s isnt it?

T' W'erth'ers' to their fans.

Fan's.

NZ off to a flyer at Chester-le-Street in the T20. It all feels very end-of-term following the Ashes.

Pegged them back a little now.

And a lot more now...

Yep, nice to see Malan in some form. Brook continuing to amaze.

FYI - Tonight's game on BBC 2

Cheers mate, didn't even think to look on terrestrial

Well, this is fun

Really? I mean, I get it, but it's making me glad I jogged on my tickets (albeit forced by work) for the Oval yesterday - NZ just don't look like they're at the races against Eng right now.

Thanks.
I'm late as ever, but will see the final 2 overs of the Eng innings.

That was a total pasting. Impressed by Carse and Atkinson.

Cheers mate, didn't even think to look on terrestrial

I always check https://www.wheresthematch.com/live-cricket-on-tv/ to see what's on (I have BT Sports TNT but not Sky). I never remember the site, I just google cricket on telly or footy on telly and that gets the answer quickly.

Next England Men T20 is tomorrow (Sunday) at 2.30pm and it's on BBC again.

Wednesday night has England Women's T20 against SL on BBC Two.