Ian Clarke

@Christhatch76 @TheBarmyArmy 100%.

@TheBarmyArmy There’s only 1…and as an Englishman it’s not great..but Warne doing Gatting all ends up

Your favourite wicket ever - GO!

@MInthenow70635 Too many.

How many Rory Stewarts are there still in the Conservative party?

@LBC JOB describing himself?

'He is, I think the technical term is, a bigoted idiot.' James O'Brien asks how history will remember Kemi Badenoch's handling of the Nick Timothy anti-Muslim tweet.

@ShippersUnbound My dad said he served with and knew LD in the RAF photography section - reading the DT obit now believe this could be true.

Very sad to learn of the death of Len Deighton, who was one of the two greatest spy thriller writers of all time and in some regards was Le Carre’s superior. Anyone who has not read Deighton should try Funeral in Berlin, Bomber or SSGB. Most of all they should seek out Berlin Game, the start of an epic 10 book Cold War series focused on Bernard Samson. Deighton’s writing was sharp, satirical, gripping and often amusing. His office infighting in the intelligence services was delicious and his characters are beautifully drawn. The Samson cycle starts with a meticulously plotted run of five books (Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Spy Hook and Spy Line) which all stand alone but tell one big story from the jaded but dedicated perspective Bernard a brilliant field operative. Len’s genius idea was to use the sixth, Spy Sinker, to retell the whole cycle from the perspective of everyone else, exposing what Bernard didn’t know and misunderstood. There is then an origin story about Bernard’s dad during the war, Winter, and then a concluding trilogy of Faith, Hope and Charity, which is not as high quality but deals with the fallout from the events of books 1-5. It’s an epic achievement and the greatest long series in spy fiction, accepting that the Smiley series is the greatest short series. Do yourself a favour, give it a try

@LBC How deluded can JOB get?

'We finally have a prime minister who looks like a world leader again.' James O’Brien thinks Keir Starmer’s recent handling of Trump and the Iran war has 'given him a status of statesmanship’ he lacked before.

@LBC Bit harsh on Starmer.

'You're creating an ecosystem where the truth doesn't matter.' James O'Brien blames the 'political and media establishment' for creating a world where a 'deranged liar can rule'.

@IPhillips79 @1phildaniels Filmed at The Royalte Southgate NW London.

Quadrophenia - Club scene in Brighton Scene with @1phildaniels when Jimmy jumps from the balcony into the crowd...off his face of course! 😂Great cast & soundtrack too. Sting couldn't get the dance steps right in this scene hence why he's filmed from the waist up! Classic!

@RugbyInsideLine I would only have Jack Willis as sole English player. Picking Itoje is a joke surely?

🇫🇷🌹 FRANCE V ENGLAND COMBINED XV 1. Genge 🌹 2. Marchand 🇫🇷 3. Heyes 🌹 4. Itoje 🌹 5. Meafou 🇫🇷 6. Cros 🇫🇷 7. Pepper 🌹 8. Earl 🌹 9. Dupont 🇫🇷 10. Jalibert 🇫🇷 11. LBB 🇫🇷 12. Moefana 🇫🇷 13. Freeman 🌹 14. Attissogbe 🇫🇷 15. Ramos 🇫🇷

@PlanetRugby England play by numbers. Do anything else and you have the captain screaming in your face.

🗣️ "In the past 240 minutes of Six Nations rugby, there hasn’t been a moment to match the last lineout for sheer ineptitude." #GuinnessM6N 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stuart Barnes unleashes on Steve Borthwick and England. #ITAvENG planetrugby.com/news/stuart-ba…

@RugbyInsideLine Drop Itoje conpletely.

🌹 RIL ENGLAND XV FOR FRANCE 1. Genge 🐻 2. George 💫 3. Davison 😇 4. Itoje 💫 5. Coles 😇 6. Kenningham 🃏 7. Underhill 🛁 8. Earl 💫 9. Spencer 🛁 10. F Smith 😇 11. Murley 🃏 12. Atkinson 🍒 13. Freeman 😇 14. Roebuck 🦈 15. Furbank 😇 Subs: LCD, Rodd, Heyes, Chessum, CCS, Pepper, JVP, M. Smith

@FMC_Rugby Drop him entirely. Screaming in Fin’s face on 43mins “don’t argue with me” shows he has lost the team.

Itoje was everywhere yesterday (including the sin bin lol) but he does still look tired/not his usual self. If I’m the RFU/Saracens I’d offer him a sabbatical. Give Genge the captaincy and just let the guy rest. His output over the last few seasons was bound to catch up with him

@EngRugbyDebate Drop Itoje entirely. CCS has zero ball handling skills - although few in this England squad have much better.

My team for France (assuming the same 36-man training squad): Furbank Roebuck Freeman Atkinson Murley F Smith Spencer Genge George Heyes Itoje Coles Cunningham South Underhill Earl Dan Iyogun Sela Chessum Pollock Pepper (unless Fisilau re-called) JVP M Smith

@thepaulwilliams Don't forget Ford's debacle vs the AB's Autumn '24.

I always feel sorry for George Ford. Other tens are allowed six bad games. He has one and a half. Dropped like a Mitre Multplex in minus 5 Celsius.

@RucksSake CCS big ball carrier, but zero ball handling skills. Drops the ball, can't pass.

I genuinely think CCS has one of the highest ceilings in that England squad. Absolutely crazy to me how Borthwick has used him the last year. I definitely believe they have had a ding dong because no other answer.

@jimhamilton4 Bunch of cheats - who wouldn't open their books - who deserved far worse punishment.

The Saracans Salary Cap story is unfolding all over the place now. Conflicts of interest and truths un told. A positive club with un deniable loyalty to its people and the game, tarnished. The day Rugby hunted and killed its own. More to follow….. there is a documentary in this.

@neilfissler Should have relegated them similar to Richmond and London Scottish. Sarries refused to open their books. Should have removwd all Premiership and HC records too as achieved by cheating.

There were conflicts of interest all over the shop. Clubs voting on punishments to remove a rival. Rancid from start to finish.

@HuwGriffinRugby The French back three can’t wait…..

It cannot be overemphasised ‼️ the extend to which George Ford hoofed the leather off it against Wales on Saturday 😰 England kicked the ball a massive 1,332m with Ford alone accounting for almost 75% of that 📈 his average of 37.7m per kick was the furthest of any player!

@RoseUnwin Yet another parody account.

@PhilipOConnor5 Is this yet another parody account?

Am I alone in thinking that this last week might be the making of Keir Starmer? That it is clearer that many people in this country - despite the BBC's 'best efforts' actually think he is the best person to be Prime Minister - and not all are Labour supporters.

@jones_mog 100% agree, over fussy ref killed the game.

6 yellow cards in a match that wasn’t dirty, not even competitive Says a lot about this ref