Finally defeated the turkey!

This really is the most ridiculous team. 🏏

Amorim doing what he should have been doing for the last 12 months. Using a system that makes best use of the players he has available, rather than shoehorning players into a system that doesn’t suit them.

Boxing Day walk done. Turkey sandwiches next!

Status: polishing off a bottle of Chardonnay and starting on the Ferrero Rocher. Merry Christmas all!

On the plus side, we’ve dropped Ollie Pope. Every cloud……

Tesco was bad enough at 7:30 this morning. Thoughts and prayers with anyone who ventures in there later today.

Morocco v Comoros on E4. Comoros? No, me either!

i bet donald trump could beat anthony joshua in a boxing match. a lot of people are saying this.

Test cricket isn’t complicated. Easiest way to win is big 1st innings runs. Doesn’t matter if they’re slow or quick runs.The 2 series wins we’ve had in Australia I’ve seen have been built on that. Apply that pressure and everything else falls into place. Easier said than done, but not complicated.

I blame myself. Looked at the score, thought this is unusual, then looked again two minutes later.

Very much looking forward to Will Jacks’ maiden Test century later. We’ll be bowled out at tea setting then 150 to win and have then 70-6 under lights. 💭😉

Is the FIFA peace prize an annual event??🤔

So, the World Cup wall chart is going to be much bigger this time!

I’m calling that a decent day. Could have been better, could have been worse. Great knock from Root. Amazing the obsession we have with numbers. He’s great player because he’s scored 100 in Australia. Would he have been less good if he’d scored 90?

Beginning to think if they didn’t have Mitch Starc we might win this! 🏏🙈

Sad news about Robin Smith. Outstanding player. Those of us of a certain vintage loved watching him bat. Probably the last England batsman I can remember who didn’t always wear a helmet playing fast bowlers.

At least they didn't publish the one from last week with the basic rate up 2p.

I know Brexit has cost us loads, but Simon Harmer could've been playing for England now, and that is the biggest loss

Watching highlights of the Ashes. No idea how Smith and Labuschagne haven’t got broken elbows.

steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"

I don’t think I’ll cope if it continues like this!

Getting nervous now. The Ashes just hours away. England have a chance, but it’s so tough to win down under.

Wales doing it in style, Scotland less so!

Just had my first mince pie of the season!

Been enjoying watching the women’s Big Bash. I’m not going to get anything done on a weekend morning for the next few weeks.

The nights are drawing in!

Looks like 3 wins in a row for Man Utd. This is no fun!

So the South African women all play leg spin like Daryll Cullinan!

Australia the most complete team in the tournament, and head and shoulders above everyone else.

England looking as short of bowling options here as middle order batting options. Would they lose much replacing Lamb and Capsey with DWH and Arlott?

1-0 to the Arsenal, from a set piece. Arteta has turned into George Graham!

Great win by England. India will be kicking themselves. They had it for the taking.

England’s World Cup hopes seem entirely dependent on the batting of Nat Sciver-Brunt and/or Heather Knight.

Liz Truss lasted longer

England success in this World Cup seems to be almost entirely dependent on Sciver-Brunt, Knight and Ecclestone. It’d be nice if a few others could come to the party.

NSB’s got England out of a hole here! A run a ball hundred. She’s a class apart from anyone else in the team.

It will be fascinating to see how Tuchel uses/or doesn’t use the likes of Bellingham, Palmer and Foden going forward. Top players but are they in his best team.

Do Spurs fans still wish Ange was their manager?

Currently rewatching the closing stages of the Ryder Cup. It’s still almost as nerve racking as last night.

Decent game this. Arsenal are actually playing well but Newcastle take the lead. The random decision VAR button always livens things up though.

A weekend watching the Ryder Cup awaits. Great start for Europe!

Sounds reasonable, in theory!! Time will tell.

Just seen my last action of the season.

My final days play of the season!

Championship cricket at the end of September is like seeing summer drift away.

Jacks is my only query, but he’s unlikely to play anyway.

that point could end up being the difference between arsenal finishing second with 81 points and second with 82 points

Eze was also able to stroll forward for a brilliant assist like Socrates in a 1980s World Cup match.