I was at Lords too and overheard the following from a West Ham fan and and his mate.
“We can beat anyone this year, if we sit back and hit on the break. We beat Brighton, we never beat Brighton, first time in 13 games”.
His mate then says “that was an unbelievable result, you done well to beat...
If anything I thought the Broad announcement might stir the crowd and the rest of the team, this hasn’t happened yet.
The non selection of Foakes and bringing back Ali are the key selection blunders which will cost us an Ashes win.
I’d have picked Bairstow as a specialist batsman and either...
This could prove to be another tight match, albeit it feels like less at stake.
The forecast places less importance on the toss, although it’s conceivable it won’t be needed as Australia would like bat first and England bowl first.
Although traditionally the Oval is a bat first pitch...
I’ve predicted two Aussie wins so far, but I have a feeling we will turn this one around and get back to 2-1.
Wood being fit and on top form, would be a massive boost.
The Manics must be the most reliable festival band of the past 25 years. A great back catalogue and always sound great.
The Joel Veltman of indie bands.