WEATHERHEADS: Today's max of 16.1°C made it the coldest #Melbourne December day since 2022 (15.8 on 14/12), the coldest December 1 since 1996 (15.8) and the 7th-coldest December 1 on record. The DECEMBER 1 COLD SEVEN is: 1. 15.5 1987 2. 15.7 1966 =3. 15.8 1890, 1938, 1996 6. 15.9 1968 7. 16.1 2025

Bugger. Just sat down. Not sure I can be bothered getting up again before midnight for the sake of five more steps.

LAD'S RAW PIT STOP REACTIONS: OSCAR PIASTRI LOST AND WEPT. #anagram #F1

Apologies, I forgot to remind you all that yesterday was the LAST day of the LAST month of the LAST full season of the year. To make it up to you, I hereby inform you that today is the FIRST day of the FIRST month of the FIRST season of next year.

FUN FACT*: In South Africa, Beavis and Butt-Head are known as... (*Fact not guaranteed #INDvSA)

I see Batman Begins is on 9 Go. Unfortunately I missed the start, so I have no idea how Batman Begins begins.

THREAD: November 30 is St Andrew's Day AND the official start of Advent, so here's the first of my 'Advent Calendar of Christmas Songs' I like. I don't really wish it could be Christmas every day, but I do love this song. (And I wish Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne would make music together one more time.)

Opening bounce… I mean opening throw-up. #AFLW #AFLWGF #AFLWFinals #AFLWNorthLions

Deandra dottin' it up beautifully there. #WBBL11

North Melbourne joined the #AFLW in 2019 but did not play Brisbane until the penultimate round of 2021. Since then: 2021 BRIS by 15 2022 BRIS by 36 2022 BRIS by 7 2023 BRIS by 2 2023 BRIS by 17 (GF) 2024 NORTH by 44 2024 NORTH by 30 (GF) 2025 NORTH by 29 #AFLWGF #AFLWFinals #AFLWNorthLions

Getting into the #AFLW Grand Final spirit at my office (aka Mitte Café). #AFLWGF #AFLWFinals #AFLWNorthLions

WBBL = What Bullshit! Bloody Ludicrous! #WBBL11

"No way – this is bogus, man!" — David Puddy, watching the WBBL. #WBBL11

F5 is the future of cricket. #WBBL11

Pretty sure there'll only be be one Grand Final. #ExSoftwareTesterWhoWontLetThisStuffGo #AFLW #AFLWGF #AFLWFinals

Save time.

I was at the pub when I heard this. Got a little excited and turned into a Pot 2 screamer.

The basis for captaincy should be merit, rather than Merrett. #AFL

After Head's incredible second innings in the First Test, England's batters have all enrolled at TRAVIS UNI. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Here's another great BOM 'improvement'. Because of course we all ask, "What are the chances of no rain tomorrow?", don't we? 🧐

If this was the temperature all day every day, it'd be 24.7° 24/7.

Look, I get that 'hall-of-famer' is not necessarily a word, but you're suggesting that these alternatives are?!?

It’s kind of hard to answer this question. What if the player you think was unlucky to miss is in the top 40?

A wicket in Hancock’s half over. #WBBL11

Fox milking this for all it’s worth and I am fully in favour of it. #AUSvENG #Ashes

The social media discussion/debate about this Test match will last longer than the Test did. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Was England's approach to this Test DUMB? Is this result cause for CONCERN? Time to MULL over #Bazball tactics? These are the big questions for BRENDON MCCULLUM. #anagram #AUSvENG #Ashes

They are currently updating the Moral Victory Honour Board at Lords.

It's all been a bit too much for the BBC. #Ashes #AUSvENG

#WeatherBall #Ashes #AUSvENG

I've played a lot of two-day cricket over the last 48 years. Rarely has it been as frenetic as this. #Ashes #AUSvENG

"Everywhere we go, we'll always take the Weatherald with us." — Pat Cummins, singing (maybe) #Ashes #AUSvENG

"Stick that up your Brydon Carse." — Travis Head (maybe) #AUSvENG #Ashes

Now 3-1. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Three 50 partnerships in this match so far, all by England. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Australia turn an almost hopeless situation around with line and length bowling and a slip cordon, then inexplicably spread the field and bowl short without any clear plan. That 50 partnership was a beautifully wrapped gift from Australia to England. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Kerry O'Keeffe on Fox Cricket now saying exactly this. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Field spread for Carse just arriving to bat at 9, and Doggett bowling short stuff. That plays right into England's hands. Line, length and a slip cordon is a much higher percentage option, surely. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Doggett all over the place in that over. Pass on my message, will you please Scott? #AUSvENG #Ashes

Three wickets for Scotty since he somehow telepathically received my message. #AUSvENG #Ashes

That quarter of footy epitomised the exponential improvement in just about every aspect of #AFLW footy over the league's first 10 seasons. #AFLWFinals #AFLWNorthDees #AFLWRoosDees

Thank you, Scott. #AUSvENG #Ashes

Any chance of bowling six consecutive balls in the channel? #AUSvENG #Ashes

They still haven't learnt. #AUSvENG #Ashes

As well as Stokes and Archer bowled, Carse and Atkinson don't want their first innings efforts forgotten. Their feelings might be best summed up by the fact that ARCHER AND BENNY STOKES: GLORIOUS is an anagram of BRYDON CARSE: "LO!" GUS ATKINSON: "HERE!" #AUSvENG #Ashes

The first wicket has fallen with the score on 0 in every innings so far in this series. #AUSvENG #Ashes

As someone born on 3/3 at 3:33pm weighing 3.3kg, these are bowling figures I can appreciate.

Things beginning with ‘E’ that have stopped play in cricket matches I’ve played: Eating (tea break) ✅ End of match ✅ Electrical storm ✅ Eruption of brawl ✅ Echidna crossing field ✅ Earthquake ❌

If The Age's report is accurate, this is a disgrace.

Brett Lee just said that a Ben Stokes bouncer is, "quicker than what you think." Well I think a Ben Stokes bouncer goes at 250km/h, so if it's quicker than that, it must be really, really quick. #Ashes #AUSvENG