David Kelly

I went to see Ready Player One yesterday and I pretty much echo Gloomy's opinion. There was a fuck in it at one point which I thought was strange given the rest of it was very much aimed at a young audience I thought. The 80's stuff (particularly referencing stuff like The Breakfast Club and Ferris Beuller) might be a bit too much for younger people but there's enough else going on for it not to matter too much I'd guess. We went to see it at the imax at the Silverlink and that was a real revelation. Adjustable seats and trays for your nachos/popcorn is great. Any time I go to see a long film I'll be trying to go and see it there. The comfort level is miles better.

Aye I watched the first hour or so and it was a great start to the day. Plenty of work to do before the summer let alone next winter methinks.

It will be interesting to see how this effects them going forward. I agree Warner is a cunt and as such I don't think it will effect him so much. It might do much more damage to Smith and it would be a shame if this was the defining moment of his career as he is clearly a world class player. Some people would find it very difficult just to come back to their best after such a long time out, let alone with something like this hanging over him.

Lehman going now too.

I see Smith has said he has no knowledge of it happening previously. Not exactly an unequivocal it hasn't happened. I think it's highly unlikely it's not gone on before probably with Warner instigating. There's quite possibly other younger players who are feeling very relieved they haven't been caught and chucked under the bus like Bancroft has.

Yeah and I think that's good to see. We've seen the way football has gone with diving and players surrounding ref's, I'm happy to see anything positive being done to stop cricket heading the same way.

Well there was never any doubt they'd not be missing for a world cup or Ashes series. I still think they've been pretty strong with them. Be interesting to see what the Aussie take on it is. It seems like there has been a backlash against them so I'd like to know what they think of the ban.

Smith and Warner banned for a year and Bancroft 9 months. Feel a bit sorry for Bancroft but he's shit anyway so he'd probably not played much anyway. Can't believe Lehman has escaped with nowt.

Seems very likely that this isn't the first time they've done it. One of the South African commentators picked up on it and told the cameramen to look out for it and that's how they eventually caught Bancroft. Obviously the questions are being asked about the Ashes now. Our performance in New Zealand hasn't exactly meant there's any real reason to question that series other than it seems reasonable to assume that when they've been getting good results based on a mixture of Smith's batting and a fierce bowling attack there's not been a reason for them to suddenly decide to cheat. We were pretty shambolic over there and you can't really imagine that they would have needed to cheat against us but I find it hard to believe that this is the first time. Bancroft doesn't exactly come accross that the quickest cat mind so maybe this is just a case of him getting caught because he's not got the wits to hide it properly.

What the fuck was that this morning? Absolutely horrific batting display. I do worry about a lack of fight in our current team. I was watching the end of Prior and Monty's stand in our last away series in New Zealand the other day and I just can't see any of the current team managing to do what they did. I'm possibly being a bit harsh on Overton there actually as he does look like someone with a bit about him, but I'm not really sure he's really going to have enough about him to really claim a regular position in the team.

With a very shitty stick!

Two of my favourite discoveries of the last year or so combined there.

I had to mute all of the messages I was getting because I got bored to death of being tagged into one those 'tag a mate who does x, y, z' things. Like others I only have it for messenger and tbh that's more of a negative than a positive. It's too easy for birds to find you and get in touch. If I wanted to see you again pet I'd have given you my number instead of sheepishly leaving your bed in the early hours of the morning!

The 9-1 game was before substitutes wasn't it? I'm sure I read somewhere that they kicked us off the park and this was something that regularly used to happen in games hence a lot of big scores back then. Not that it matters in the slightest. I can understand them going on about the six in a row more than that result tbh. It's completely bizarre that they keep bringing it up yet barely mention that they've actually won the league more times than us. I mean either way it's things that very few living people have ever seen (or none in the case of the 9-1) but surely more league titles is something to be more proud of? Clearly they don't feel like they beat us to win those leagues or they'd never shut up about it. But as has already been said, the six in a row has ultimately hurt them far more than any of them can grasp. Their club would have benefited greatly from relegation much earlier than when it finally came and they were in such a dreadful state that there is a more than outside chance they will suffer successive relegation's and administration. If I was them I'd be so embarrassed about the state of the club the last thing I'd be doing would be dredging up insignificant wins for them against us in the past. Thankfully I'm not one of them though.

I like that some of them are saying we're desperate for anything over them and in years to come we'll be saying I was there when our fan took the piss out of them. Unfortunately very few of them will be able to say the same judging by the photo's of the crowd.

It's an inevitable side effect of the all the ribbing these filthy bastards are getting up to.

McG? Deal me out.

What little interest I had in this is long gone now.

I enjoyed Annihilation and thought the ending was good for that sort of film. My only disappointment was that Portman didn't look that great in it.

Jim Bowen. Not at all super smashing great. RIP

You Were Never Really Here. Joaquin Phoenix as a killer for hire specialising in the child sex trade. A brutal watch, particularly for a Sunday afternoon, but unlike most films these days it's not overly long. Phoenix is excellent making the best use of a hammer since Oldboy.

Aye the worst thing about the dad is his putting the kid in that position. Dunno what went on before that but he didn't actually seem to really do much to Carragher but he's certainly driving like a complete cock.

Think he should be sacked now like. Not particularly because of this, although I think spitting on someone is vile regardless of the other person being a complete cock and provoking him, but more because I can't stand his fucking voice.

Aye I think they'd struggle to come straight back up if they go down this season. Their better players (ie the ones out on loan) will all fuck off for a relatively small fee which will go to their creditors. There'll be a few more who either retire or leave on a free/for pittance too. If their finances are as bad as it appears then they could well have no spending power even if they would be a team that would be attractive to players at that level. They really should have cleared the decks in the summer and tried to start again without the poison that's been in there for years. In fact they would have been better getting relegated three years ago and doing it then. But they were too busy with their six in a row ftm!

Think I pay about a tenner a month to virgin for tv (plus phone and internet) and I think I should drop that too. The only things I watch on normal channels these days are all on BBC or Channel 4 (or freeview at worst). I can watch anything I wan't on the firestick and I don't have to suffer Ray Winston's Bet 365 adverts.