Ken

Hypnotised? Perhaps you don't cook it properly. Nothing wrong with the texture if it isn't undercooked, and taste wise, well it's almost neutral. But, yes, it is a health food, and that is what you are getting at here, aren't you?

Had us on the ropes for a while. Then the same old Haddin story came about. I do hope your young leg-spinner's career isn't destroyed before it starts. Don't think he should have started this one. Monty was the safer option.

Quinoa is the answer there, apart from soy based products. Makes you full and regular too.

Someone's got to show some sympathy.

Happy new years my friends. Off the drink from here on in, my liver will greatly appreciate it.

Piers Morgan has tweeted that he has just gone in for x-rays - he asked for and he got it. Hope the mouthy bastard is ok though...

Oh, I didn't know that. You've joined the dots and it makes sense. Wouldn't have been surprised if he was on amphetamines 2 days ago the way he just kept going on and on and on at times. Made Mike Goldberg feel uncomfortable forcing out a, "yes", and, "I agree", at times during one of Rogan's long rants. I am a master of body language, Goldberg was very, very uncomfortable. Never seen that kind of interaction before. I knew Rogan was a pro-cannabis advocate. I'm not a huge Twitter user myself, I use it merely as a tool for information, but I clicked on him a year or so ago to see what he had to say and all he did was post up links for pro marijuana articles. Bored the shit out of me so I never ended up following him. Might do so now and look out for his podcasts and see what makes him really tick. Ariel Harwani is basically an interviewer for the UFC on the FOX Network (US). Interviews fighters and Dana White after the bigger shows finish (shown on the post event show which we get here). We also get two weekly UFC half hour shows a week (Kenny Florian and Chael Sonnen present it) and he is basically a mole on there with his own segment. Has all the inside scoop of fighters' injuries, possible future matchups and the like. The UFC are putting on many more shows in 2014 and beyond so he'll be around somewhere like a bad smell.

Fair point, we have strayed off course. Back to the cricket.

So do I. He's been there and done that, my knowledge of MMA/UFC would be nothing without him. Seriously, he has the best technical explanations in UFC commentary by far and sells the product better than Dana White can (orally). Whatever he does in his own time is his own business tbf, though I've sometimes wondered why in some broadcasts he's looked like he's sweated bullets (with an obviously abnormal heart rate) while others next to him (like Mike Goldberg or Dana White) are dry and relatively calm as fuck even accounting for the normal adrenalin rush that they would have. Can't stand that Ariel Halmani(sp?) bloke. What a weed. Tweeted yesterday that Silva was in the back screaming at the top of his lungs. You would too if you had to endure that! The poor bloke was in so much agony on the ground (when the pain finally started to register) that he couldn't make his screams audible. Like watching Al Pacino (Michael Collione) in that second last scene in Godfather 3 after his daughter got shot.

To be a reserve of their reserves with a clear directive to improve his team play and awareness if he wants promoting in the squad.

Commentators get into it too, "Now watch the replay you get to see it snap. See? THERE! SNAP! RIGHT THERE!"

From England, Italy or Spain I meant...

Agreed. The UFC production crew need to learn to be much more tactful when it comes to this, it's not the first time. Replaying Nogiera's arm being broken against Frank Mir last year with all those slow motion replays was appalling as well I thought.

Ben Arfa doesn't have the footballing intelligence to match his skill and pace - it has always been a problem with him. If he did have better awareness he'd already be playing for a club in the Champions League. Thought we knocked the ball around ok in the first half without creating any real chances. Both teams looked jaded. Unlucky to concede that goal as well. We've had a real good run of late so there's not much to be complain about.

Christ almighty, very distressing end to the UFC. Dampener on what was otherwise a good day.

This should all be wrapped up (and you suffering chums put out of your misery) in time to switch to the UFC. Perfect. Just perfect.

Oh how things can turn. England looked quite solid to start with too - obvious that they had the upper hand. I don't think 230 is going to be quite enough to defend I'm afraid.

Yeah, a 5-0 drubbing looking pretty unlikely now, unfortunately. But watching Piers Morgan cop a battering again has cheered me back up though; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-2529781/Ashes-2013-14-Piers-Morgan-faces-Brett-Lee-England-v-Australia-test-Melbourne-VIDEO.html

...and no was mercy shown. Yelled out "fuck it!" after he got hit the second time in the kidney.

Piers Morgan to face the wrath of Brett Lee in 5 minutes. Hope he shows the dweeb no mercy...

Your strike rate with sportspeople aint too good is it? Dave Warner, Marco Van Basten...

Ok, it seems Graeme Swann's nan was on the ball somewhat. Looks like David Warner has been giving him a fair bit of grief which has affected him enough to not turn a blind eye to, so to speak, and it has happened for a time longer than this series. Hence the head up the arse comments. I find Swann's comments about Warner (allegedly) hard to disagree with as my previous post here weeks ago suggested. Cheap character but quality cricketer that he is becoming. I hate the media coverage here as much as I do the English coverage, both are as bad as each other and underestimate the knowledge of those who follow it. Or they just target the half-wits of both sets. Some publications ceratinly do. Looks like Swann knew full well his time was near (and as it showed in all but the first five overs in Perth before his body caved in) and it sounds like Warner showed him no mercy in his eyes. Or respect as many would see it in their eyes.

Michael Clarke makes his first error in judgement of the entire series and sends England into bat. Slow going this, many of the 90 000 in attendance would have wanted to see Australia bat first and get to 350 at the end of the day. Could set a record of amount of dot balls bowled in a day here.

Graeme Swann's granny getting involved now, blaming some Aussie players for being bad to him. Sorry, I just can't help it

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