Alex

Putting aside the fact they're fantastically well paid now, I don't think anyone has given more to the England cricket team.

CT is seething

Curran looks quality and batted so correctly but he’s another middle order batsman / all rounder. He might end up as a proper batsman but I hope they don’t try and play him too high up the order before he’s ready just because of the lack of specialist batsmen

Good follow up to that Swiss Ramble comparison between ourselves and Spurs: http://priceoffootball.com/newcastle-opportunity-knocked/

Can't understand Burns not getting in already to be honest. He's about 40 runs short of making 1,000 FC runs for the 5th year running, he's been opening and he's averaging 60+ in the First Division this year. Haven't seen much of him bar the odd T/20 game and I can only assume the selectors fancied a few other batsmen and hoped they would come good but Burns seems such an obvious choice. As an aside, I think a major issue for batsmen in the longer form of the game in terms of making the England team is that so much first class cricket is now squeezed into the beginning and end of the season. This means a lot of matches are played when pitches tend to be much more bowler-friendly in April/May. Then when you're looking for batsmen in form when the tests begin they've often played very little first class cricket recently due to one-day and T20 taking precedent. Then come September the season is all but over. Can't see it being addressed in a hurry because the ECB only seems to care about money.

Aye, it's class. Not seen it in ages

Cook's retired from international cricket. Bit of sad end to an amazing career but it was on his own terms at least. I would've liked to have seen him maybe take the winter off and take it from there but I guess he's the best judge of where he's at

Coward

Dave was hoping they'd be more like Freddie the Dolphin

https://thatsliquidfootball.com/2018/09/02/smarm-offensive-how-mike-ashley-is-losing-the-propaganda-war-against-the-toon-army/

Like most countries, it’s the people who spoil it

We must respect democracy though. By opposing a second referendum regardless

Game over

Especially given most teams aren't even arsed about the Europa League place.

She's got rhythm. That fucking face she pulls at about 25 seconds in as well

Probably went on about how Newcastle fans think they have a divine right to success and then went on about how much respect and love he had for Bobby Robson.

Love how they try to pin the rise in crime on Khan btw.

I reckon I was right about Root at 3 anyway

Love Italy although NJS has a point

Livid in Pallion. Regular contributor to Letterbocks

Another great start by England

Not just Sunderland to be fair, although the concentration of absolute fuck wits seems extremely high there. There’s a lad at work who was arguing straight after Brexit Nissan wouldn’t move because of the costs and logistics. I said just about any other country in Europe would happily heavily subsidise any move. The same lad thought Brexit wasnt going to that bad because the pound briefly rallied against other currencies a while back. 3 guesses where he’s from

Post-Brexit utopia, obvs

The big deal over that bridge, man. It looks like that Northumbria University one over the central motorway. Only the view isn’t as nice