My Dad listened to him all the time & in my eyes wasn't critical enough of him & just regurgitated what he said, causing the only serious disagreement between us which I regret for the words I used but not the sentiment.

1979 was an incredible year. London Calling is the most important album in my life (calling it a "favourite" doesn't do it justice). I also cannot imagine my life without about half of the albums here & Setting Sons by The Jam, also released the same year.

Current regular test players Pope, Crawley & Bashir only getting 1 year contracts compared to the others on 2 year ones is interesting & perhaps putting them on notice to perform or else.

And...it's raining, which is fitting given the Colombo debacle.

Both teams have been so inconsistent that I find it impossible to predict. I did not see SA coming back from that nightmare first match and India have had a lot of shaky moments in every match I've watched. SA seem to be more consistent recently but...

One law for the rich and powerful, another for everyone else.

Maybe because Japanese rice has increased in price over 100% since 2023 (5kg bag ¥1800>¥4500) and American rice is less than half that price (in my local supermarket anyway)? All thx to the government Takaichi leads. Fuck the LDP/GOP "Golden Alliance".

Reminds me of the TISM song "I Might Be A Cunt But I'm Not A Fucking Cunt".

It's disappointing yet predictable that Japan's first female PM is a not-so-sharp Hitler-appreciating, Thatcher-loving fascist who repeatedly voted against legislation that would have advanced women's and LGBTQ+ rights.

Yes, I have. He was just trying to get on stage and dance like several others had. The band had no problem with it.

I'm aware of cultural differences, but when I first saw this I was surprised that police were standing front of stage at a live show. Why are they there? Never seen a cop IN a supposed hardcore show in Japan/Australia/UK.

The same South Africa that got bowled out for 69 two weeks ago? They obviously can’t play spin.

I usually batted between 3-6. Limited over matches, so not a significant problem compared to the longer formats.

Sorry, who are you talking about?

Actually, I have bowled straight 10 over spells, not just one over of my admittedly not so quick maximum pace deliveries in the heat of an Australian summer. So I know it’s hard, but doable if you’re fit & motivated enough.

Thank you! I wasn't aware of any of that. It's academic now due to NZ's batting/running, but still I find it surprising that someone fit cannot bowl even 10 overs.