Ten years ago England lost to the West Indies twice in this stadium in Mumbai in the T20 World Cup (I was in the crowd for the first one) getting nervous listening to this match on TMS today #cricket

Quite the weekend of sport with the 6 nations and the T20…… and for reasons I’m not entirely sure about Curling has entered the mix

29 nil and a bonus point before half time happy days #sixnations

Starting Friday & the weekend the right way. It’s the little things

It’s a funny old world….. it’s a Thursday and I’m watching rugby with a pint of the black stuff whilst my wife explains injecting acid into your penis for ski jumping

No new pictures. Where are you mentally?

I'm sorry but it's very funny to me that the legislature of a G7/P5 country of 70 million is currently drafting the "Fuck This One Guy in Particular Act of 2026." Also, imagine tolerating a system of privilege so entrenched you need to rewrite centuries-old rules just to get at one douchebag.

Sunday night

“It is too early to judge the assortment of war criminals, dictators and autocrats who have paid a demented racist warmonger a billion pounds to be a member of his exclusive club.”

Weird there's been so little analysis of how rightwingers worldwide have proved that their talk of patriotism and sovereignty was bullshit. They'd give it all up for this grotesque horror. Of course that would entail admitting the left were correct about them, so we'll just never talk about it.

"Look, I get it, he's mental but what the fuck do you want me to do?" - Labour +45%

There will be many Hannans in the coming days, not only in the UK but around the world. It gives me no pleasure, but I say to them all: YOU ABSOLUTE SHOWER OF BELLENDS. WE WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS TEN YEARS AGO.

And now we wait for the mad bastard to wake to see what new crazy will be the worlds latest major talking point. Repeat daily

I’m too old and settled to have ever used a dating site……. But there are Racist dating sites!? Interests: socialising, walks in the park, roast dinners, burning crosses and reading….. favourite author A Hitler

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Okay will give this a punt, anyone following have any recommendations for Bars & Restaurants in Berlin?

And a month paying hardly any attention to any news just enjoying a fantastic holiday and the cricket comes to an end. I see some parts of the world are still hell bent on destroying themselves but overall not much has changed. It’s good to switch off for a while for your wellbeing

Bad light my arse! #ashes

What a totally crazy test match! All done on day two and England win the Boxing Day Test #ashes

Lots of Aussies leaving the ground now! Sad really #ashes

This is the stupidest day of cricket since yesterday. #Ashes 🏏

Wickets falling at the same rate as yesterday but the big difference is the Olympic stand is way better than the Shane Warne stand. Nicer facilities and quicker to use them

Well this is just terrible now and has the feel of another 2 day test….. any recommendations for things to do in Melbourne?

Lovely! 6-91

Middle stump and the bails go flying! You just love to see it….. and Smith gone for 9 #ashes

Nice start……. It’s fair to say nobody where I’m sat has any faith in the DRS technology

Still drunk not even hungover from yesterday if I’m being honest. Today’s seat up near the gods. Good luck to all in Blighty who are 9000 calories deep, still on the wine & planning to watch the cricket

Obviously not the result I wanted but it was a great test going into day 5 and actually making it interesting at the end. Adelaide Oval is such a fantastic ground and every day we had good chats with proper Aussie fans #Ashes

Sat in the morning sun in Adelaide waiting for the start of play in the cricket and thought I’d look at Bluesky, some back home still watching Friday nights totps, US bombs Syria after heavily redacted Epstein files released. The last two might just be connected

Here we go again

Well that was a painful day of cricket in lots of new ways. Slow batting and a low run rate with still loss of wickets, snicko (less said the better), the heat and whatever is wrong with Stokes? (Groin?) #ashes

Right last day of work to get through then it’s on route to Adelaide. Couple of gentle days to acclimatise in warm sun before it ramps up for the cricket. 35 degrees for day one & 38 day two, this is definitely going to be a test out there

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I’m outraged this is a total disgrace, I’m in a hotel in the West Country and thought I’d have a pint whilst my wife got ready and the bar only has Magners on tap!? This should be illegal only West Country cider should be on tap here not that sweet crap

That was a Howler and why we have DRS….. next ball umpire panicked and didn’t call when he should #Ashes

Been waiting and it took 3 England innings before we got a Doggett to Duckett over! #Ashes

Both openers are of the mark no ducks and no wicket for Starc…… we’re back baby! #Ashes

Right that’s the innings over and we’ve got them in a false sense of security….. just bat until day 5 and bowl them out cheaply on a heavily cracked pitch* *look I didn’t win the Euromillions last night & a man can dream. It’s not illegal to have hope #Ashes

I think the slide into anti-science MAHA wellness bullshit and Christian Nationalism is a direct causal line from advanced societies accepting obvious made-up wank like homeopathy, astrology or crystals or the idea that god or Jesus wants you to do/not do something is just harmless alternative Woo.

Well a busy first day! ROOT got his 💯 downunder, Crawly got in but Duckett out quickly for a duck. Plenty of other ducks and Starc getting most of the wickets again. Run out for Stokes and some late runs with a final wicket partnership with Archer smashing for 6’s. We have a Test #Ashes

Some much needed runs whilst the Aussies are stalling not wanting to bat tonight #Ashes

ROOOOOT! 💯 #Ashes

Fuck Mitchell Starc and his stupid pink ball.

50 Partnership and what looks like more traditional test cricket #Ashes

Bugger! #Ashes

I see everyone has started December in full festive spirit…….. by arguing about Die hard being a Christmas movie and if Whamagedon is harmless fun or an act of cultural harm.

Call me old fashioned but I’m still not going to have an opinion on the budget until tomorrow… I’ll wait for it to actually happen and then for experts to go through all the small print and explain what it really means. It dos feel like the whole thing as been leaked, changed & leaked again though

On the plus side I can now get drunk after Christmas shopping and have a lie-in tomorrow…… every cloud and all that

Any other game and any other series you’d say that’s a done deal and an Aussie win…… but with this game you just don’t know….. there could be more twists yet #Ashes

I think the TV umpire wants this game to last longer than either team does! #Ashes