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@pythaginboots Hard to understand how that can be given and then overturned when there is definitely contact. Soft, no doubt, but difficult to describe that as “clear and obvious error”.

That penalty is dime a dozen, seen it so many times, where a player nips in front and gets contact afterwards. Spineless ref.

@every_station From my experience of going to my parents’ in Cleethorpes, first-class counts for a fair bit to give you an individual seat when the rest of the train is jam-packed in South Yorkshire. The advance cost has been pretty low in my experience too.

Sadly the Seatfrog upgrade was less good value… the refreshment offer consisted of just nuts, jam tart or nakd bar. Only cold drink was orange juice or water. The seat is good, although not that good it justifies the upgrade. Standard class for me going forward on a 185 service

Journey wise that was very pleasant! Arrived bang on time too which is also a win! £23 Windermere to Cleethorpes! Very good value in my opinion.

@IainCundy @NickFriend1 Well it sounds like Thain will be allowed to bag for Essex having replaced Westley (but won’t be allowed to bowl), so it appears that a 12th batter will be allowed to count.

@NickFriend1 Makes sense to consider a spinner as well as seamer and batter. Batter who breaks a finger isn't replaced until the next innings are they?

A few county coaches considering enlarged squads for Champo games, given the replacement trial and like-for-like emphasis. Gist being: if a batter breaks a finger, no point replacing him with someone 200 miles away if you'll be all out before they arrive. thecricketer.com/Topics/county-…

@NoThirdMan @dafrankland All that will do is stop schools from filling in the application form for the Cricketer advert in June.

@dafrankland That feels like the nuclear option?

What can we do to improve the MCCF Hub model so MORE state school kids reach 'talent pathways'? 🏏 onemoresummer.co.uk/post/ideas-to-…

@Dan01222 @englandcricket We could have been eight wickets down and still well ahead on DLS after 15 overs: by this stage of the chase, with so few overs left, DLS almost stops caring about wickets.

@npickup @englandcricket Fair enough mate, still seems a bit harsh on the batting side in this particular situation. Especially if they’d of lost a couple of wickets.

With just nine runs needed to win... It's absolutely teeming it down in Kandy 🌧️🌧️🌧️ We're off the field. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1️⃣2️⃣5️⃣-4️⃣

@Dan01222 @englandcricket The scoreboards update to show the par score at the end of the NEXT over so teams can adjust / plan tactics. Par after 15 overs = 114. England could have blocked out the 16th over and still been ahead on DLS.

@englandcricket 9 runs off 12 balls, yet DLS par score is 123. That means England are only 2 runs ahead of it despite the game practicality already won. What a fuc*ing joke DLS is, sort it out authorities. 😂

@jonboy_avfc @englandcricket @TheBarmyArmy The scoreboards update to show the par score at the end of the NEXT over so teams can adjust / plan tactics. Par after 15 overs = 114.

@englandcricket @TheBarmyArmy 2 runs ahead of DLS - what was salt doing? AND HOW is it only 2 🤣

@Ayushxa @AzzurriLFC That’s what the par score would be at the end of the 16th over. They show that on the boards so teams can plan an over ahead. I think par after 15 overs = 114.

@AzzurriLFC Cric info now saying England are 9 ahead

How rubbish is DLS. How can 123 be par here

@JoshuaB05750397 @DanielCooke5 Yes. The scoreboards update to show the par score at the end of the next over so teams can adjust / plan tactics. Par after 15 overs = 114.

DLS par was 123🤣🤣🤣 so England would have lost if they were requiring 12 of 12 with 6 wickets in hand.. put it in the bin and start again

@NickFriend1 Do you think there’s England caps under the current regime or have they decided against him? Surely he is a better all-format answer than Will Jacks?

A serious talent having a proper all-round breakout SA20:

@tickerscricket Nobody picked Brydon Carse, did they??

How many potential number threes can we have touted before the end of the series Already got Pope, Bethell, Stokes, Root, Jacks. Do we dare to dream of a full team of 11 different number three suggestions? It's the arse-end of a doomed Ashes tour! You can say anything!

@GabSutton @exetercity1904 It is remarkable how similar this whole FA Cup weekend has felt. Right down to screaming at the TV when the number came out the hat. It was 23v64 then (still seared on my memory) and 22v61 today. Let’s hope for another epic day out, and who knows, another replay…?

Thrilled for Exeter City. The FA Cup saved them in 2005, when they played Man United and earnt a replay at St James's - may go some way to doing so again #ECFC

@retrofootballnw Lee Elam. Scored a hat-trick v Weymouth - his former club - on debut for Exeter. He remained a fairly regular part of a side that lost at Wembley that summer before finally earning a league return a year later, but never quite matched that fairytale beginning.

The false dawn. The one-hit wonder. Which player had a dream debut for your club but it never got any better than that? Why do you think it went wrong?

@faustocoppi60 Well, 11 minutes is only 0.25% of 76 hours, so from a strictly mathematical perspective…

Jens Voigt: "Florian Lipowitz just needs 1% extra to reach Pogacar and Vingegaard."

DEVON IS RED 🔴

@ammattipyoraily Parc National starts at Argelès-Gazost so miles down the mountainside. There’s an additional “zone cœur” that starts about 200m further up in altitude past the ski station, the same zone that includes the cirque itself.

@npickup Iirc, Route du Sud had to apply for a special permit in 2017 to set up finish line at ~1,840 m. Not sure where the boundary of nature park is.

🇫🇷 2026 Tour de France (4/7-26/7) rumours | #TDF2026 Stage 6 (Thu, July 9) finish will be at Station de ski Gavarnie-Gedre at ~1,840 m, the same ⛰️🏁 where Pierre Rolland won stage in 2017 Route du Sud. As expected, Col de Tentes will not happen. ℹ️ ladepeche.fr/2025/10/03/tou…

@DanKingdom96 All incredibly sensible, realistic and balanced. Completely out of place on Twitter, then…

This isn't meant to be a slight on Dicko but we'd be far more devastated than we are now about losing him Obviously wish him well with Glamorgan and hopefully he can sign off with two more finals day specials on Saturday! 5/5

This is very sad, and seems crazy on the surface given his performances for us in T20 cricket - his very best coming just days ago But it actually makes sense when you think about it He's struggled in the CC and would've been highly unlikely to get another chance 1/5

@cvhdavidblues @every_station I guessed the same… we weren’t far off!

@every_station Northallerton

Today comes to an end in Derby! Not the biggest of distances today. But today was more about making a start of getting from south to the north! Where will tomorrow end? Get your guesses in now! #LEJOGbyBus

@every_station Northallerton