Ian Sea

I hope heads over to the GF Book thread while he’s around.

Ah, I missed the update. Thought I was having deja vu when I saw the report this morning.

That’s exactly what they should do. 2 brand new openers, sharing the pressure, in it together from the start. Getting the right combination (character and technique) might just work.

I thought Solo was alright, much better than TLJ.

Whoever keeps bats at 7 for me. Bairstow has been good with the gloves at bat at 7 hence me putting him there. The selectors obviously see Buttler as our answer to ABDV so I’d push him up the order.

“Nothing left in the tank” sums it up perfectly. Great player, great career but was clearly done.

I’d try; 1. ? 2. ? 3. Ali 4. Root 5. Buttler 6. Stokes 7. Bairstow - keeper Number 8 would be Woakes, Rashid or Curran depending where and who we were playing. Opener positions up for debate, Rory Burns seems next in line I guess.

I hope the continue with Moeen Ali at 3 for a while.

Jonny Marr’s autobiography is an excellent read.

You do know he’ll hunt you down and kill you, right? Seriously, any possibility that he’ll continue it outside work? Someone that lamps a guy in work doesn’t seem the most reasonable of chaps.

13. Thought it would be lower to be honest.

I’m struggling to get excited about this series. We batter them here, they batter us in India. Doesn’t feel like it counts for anything as I know full well that we’ll get hammered in Sri Lanka next time out.

The ‘This Is Ocean Colour Scene’ playlist on Spotify is superb for anyone who likes them.

Love Ocean Colour Scene. Love Clark’s Wallabees.

Liam Livingstone. Lancashire captain this season, broke his thumb against Yorkshire last month and is currently out injured. He’d hit a bit of form just before the injury as well, had scored a T20 century not long before I think.

Solo was good but suffered from TLJ being shit. I reckon loads of people didn’t go because steaming piece of turd was too fresh in their minds.

I’d have children. Seems like massively hard work though and I like lying on the couch watching TV so am swerving it.

Isa Guha.

Just been to see it and really enjoyed it. Very good.

I never wanted to go to Dubai for a holiday but I moved to Abu Dhabi 3 years ago. I don't mind either (both have loads of bars these days) but they are very soulless places with no culture. If you like the sun and acting like a posing bastard then you'll love it out here. If not then it's just a bit meh really. Only here until October as I'm moving to New Delhi. I've been to India before (Mumbai and Goa are both superb) but never fancied Delhi. Looking forward to it now though.

And I haven't been here for 13 years...

Done. Sorry. Cheers for the message Stig.

Completely agree with this. My idea of hell.

That's my mates company. He was in El Salvador meeting MS13 members the other week, researching a new trip. Took Damon Albarn to North Korea a few years ago too.

Count me in.