Also this guy

Yeah…it really isn’t

But despite that, they were still a team easy to fall in love with. And when someone stepped out of line or didn’t do enough (e.g. Hales) they were ruthless at getting rid. Did they have as much fun during the full 4 years as under Baz? Maybe not. But I bet they loved winning the World Cup.

Compare and contrast with Eoin Morgan’s work with the One Day team from 2015 to 2019, another project everyone involved bought into but which was taken deadly seriously. That team has its moments, but you always felt they knew the end game was worth it and dominated that period.

It’s like they regard the cricket side as a bit of a bore they just need to get through to get to the fun stuff, like every test match is that Friday afternoon meeting you’ve got to get through before you can start the weekend. But ordinary people don’t pay a fortune to watch that meeting.

Evening, Mr Osborne

It's football's latest cult, the disciples are the true believers and it makes no sense to anyone else

Could be either Robbie or Gary

Greater Anglia:

Or the John Peel meme

Modern art is mostly something not particularly spectacular surrounded by as much bullshit as you can throw at it

Radiant cool crazy nightmares zen New Jersey nowhere

*click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*

“Your holiness, you’re wanted on the phone.”

Your colleague sounds much more fun than you do

Time and again it feels like if they just bat sensibly for 2 hours they'll win the match. Lord's 2023. Oval 2024. Oval 2025. Now Perth 2025. But they insist on coming out and batting like morons.

Probably delighted they’ve got some more precious golf time