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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Aug 03, 2025 4:01 pm
JiffyJnr wrote: ↑Sun Aug 03, 2025 4:00 pm
Grandpa wrote: ↑Sun Aug 03, 2025 3:47 pm Why aren't they taking tea?
Tea now
Why is it late? Was there a rain delay?

They're trying to fit in extra overs today after delays earlier in the match

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Azlan Roar wrote:Firing up the Big Joe for the first time later.

Starting off with a whole chicken, which is currently marinating in rub, and will get to perch on this.

Beer in the base?

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Azlan Roar wrote:Firing up the Big Joe for the first time later.

Starting off with a whole chicken, which is currently marinating in rub, and will get to perch on this.

Beer in the base?

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Been looking at a Kamado for a long time to accompany my enormous masonary grill. Still not sure I want to shell out for it The price has always put me off in the past too, but then along came a significant birthday and a card from Mrs R saying she'd get me a BGE. Fortunately, she hadn't ordered on...

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https://www.hifix.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/98c0dde02c23825bb3a3c886f530ba3b/3/9/39888-1.jpg Bought to replace an old UnitiQute - top quality piece of kit, fortunately bought ex Demo rather than full retail price. I love the sound quality of my Uniti - you just can't beat Naim. Build qualit...

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Bought to replace an old UnitiQute - top quality piece of kit, fortunately bought ex Demo rather than full retail price.

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I've been thinking I've got a battle on my hands getting paid by a client that owes me a lot of money but who is likely to go under thanks to the current situation. I shall now be viewing it as a journey. Same here and eventually I'll have to pay the VAT I won't get from them. Bugger Make a bad deb...

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Does anyone actually KNOW if your average pub or restaurant would be covered by insurance if the gov ordered them to close but not if they close due to the current advice? The latest bit of hysterical anti government bike on social media is saying that but 2 mates than run bars say they are not cov...

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What would a non-dickhead XV look like? Sarries players are automatically dickheads for being at that club, it's just a question of scale. 15. Watson 14. May (Clueless but not an active dickhead) 13.Joseph 12. Devoto 11. Thorley 10. Ford 9. 8. Wilson 7. Curry 6. Underhill 5. Kruis 4. Launch 3. Will...

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Poached from Middlesex by Surrey

Been the leading batsman in the CC for a couple of seasons now - 1st class average of over 60 - very rare considering he's still only 22.

I'd be interested to hear the explanation of this one given that he started at Surrey at u13 level per Cricinfo.

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1978 England v All Blacks Twickenham. Stood on the old South Terrace with my Dad to see Graham Mourie's Grand Slam side comfortably beat England 16-6.

First time I had seen the likes of Bill Osborne, Stu Wilson etc.

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dinsdale wrote:
rustycruiser wrote:Speaking of Zwift, has anybody ever organized a PR groupride? That might be fun, but difficult depending on all the bordie time zones to sync
I could be up for that.

I'm up for that, I'll be the one wheezing along at the back.

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ovalball wrote:For our new extension

I have the Qb version of that, excellent bit of kit

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Engerlaaand FTW https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81Py-AQVnRL._SY500_.jpg Liam Neeson plays rugby? "I have a very peculiar set of skills....." Mickey skinner in Blackheath colours i think , or Richmond ? This was Short Man Syndromes favourite player whilst he was at school, along wit...

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Per Twitter, Peyper won't get to London in time and has been replaced by Nigel Owens

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I'm looking at a bit of autumn sun for a long weekend and am limiting it to places I can fly directly to from LBA I'm not much of a lazing on the beach person, I like dining, walking, pottering about pretty towns. Imaging pootling along the Amalfi coast just not that cos Ive done it recently Any th...

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Scotland U20 team to face Italy U20: 15. Ollie Smith (Ayr), 14. Rory McMichael (Heriot’s), 13. Cameron Anderson (Wasps), 12. Robbie McCallum (Complutense Cisneros), 11. Jack Blain (Heriot’s), 10. Ross Thompson (Glasgow Hawks), 9. Roan Frostwick (Currie Chieftains); 1. Sam Grahamslaw (Leicester Tige...

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irishrugbyua wrote:
duke wrote:Is it just the England home games that Sky will be televising? Can't find the Ireland game anywhere other than RTE.
irish home games are always just on rte, bar when they play england away IIRC.

Thanks, will have to find a stream somewhere

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Is it just the England home games that Sky will be televising? Can't find the Ireland game anywhere other than RTE.

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The English approach to sport is about competition and achievement, results with consequences. If there is nothing at stake, no jeopardy, by and large we are not interested and long may it be so. But Rugby hasn't even had elite club leagues for most of it's history. They only came about in the 70's...

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Way down on my goal for the year having done about 2,000 miles.

Bucket list target is to do LEJOG next July with 2 good friends which means some serious training in the new year.

Given the current state of the roads round here, seriously contemplating a gravel bike as N+1.

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A little (a lot!) off topic but, if you get the chance, go and see a film called Secret Spitfires. It's about Spitfire production in the war after the factory at Southampton had been bombed - they ended up building the planes in garages and premises all over Salisbury and the surrounding area. We s...

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A little (a lot!) off topic but, if you get the chance, go and see a film called Secret Spitfires. It's about Spitfire production in the war after the factory at Southampton had been bombed - they ended up building the planes in garages and premises all over Salisbury and the surrounding area. We s...

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A little (a lot!) off topic but, if you get the chance, go and see a film called Secret Spitfires. It's about Spitfire production in the war after the factory at Southampton had been bombed - they ended up building the planes in garages and premises all over Salisbury and the surrounding area. We sa...

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The problem England have now got into is that if they drop Jennings for the next test (which they surely must) then his replacement only has one test to try and get a score. Root should bat at four, but they then need to pick specialists at one, two, and three and try to build a proper batting orde...

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The problem England have now got into is that if they drop Jennings for the next test (which they surely must) then his replacement only has one test to try and get a score. Root should bat at four, but they then need to pick specialists at one, two, and three and try to build a proper batting orde...

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Buttler should be dropped. He's not a test player. Have Stokes, Woakes and Curran - job done. Tests starting on a Saturday, are they drunk? Bank holiday Monday . I'm with you on Butler. If you're a batsman then you go in the top 5. Plenty of lower order counter punchers. England need centuries, and...

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Back to the important stuff - What did Dan Martin & Sam Bennett have for breakfast this morning?... Good question, and I'm glad to see people asking the real meaty stuff instead of getting all precious. A full English for Dan. Nah he doesn't like beans and tinned tomatoes in his fry. Brummies love ...

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I moved from Garmin Edge 810 to Elemnt Bolt this year and am really happy with the Bolt, works well both outside and on the turbo.

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blindcider wrote:
duke wrote:
nardol wrote:given the distance the 2 HC climbs with the addition of a 1st catagory - this will be the queen stage
3 HC climbs on the Alpe d'Huez stage
Today has been designated the queen stage apparently

Ok, no complaints about that, I suspect it will be the defining stage

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nardol wrote:given the distance the 2 HC climbs with the addition of a 1st catagory - this will be the queen stage

3 HC climbs on the Alpe d'Huez stage

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Anyone done the Ride London 100? Any tips? Distance isn't a problem and the profile doesn't look too challenging (compared to Cornwall). I suppose my biggest concern is sharing the roads with so many people although I do have a nice early start time (06:20). What time is it light in London at the m...

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Anyone done the Ride London 100? Any tips? Distance isn't a problem and the profile doesn't look too challenging (compared to Cornwall). I suppose my biggest concern is sharing the roads with so many people although I do have a nice early start time (06:20). What time is it light in London at the m...

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I spent a great 11 nights in London, the weather was just fantastic for a Saffer. Saturday's concert in Hyde Park did get a bit hot though, but once the sun set and The Cure really got going, it was fantastic London - best city in the world :) Off to see Paul Simon on Sunday - hoping it will be a l...

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BBC is predicting rain for the rest of the day here in Salisbury whilst the Met Office is predicting none - what do we have at the moment? Glorious sunshine. So much for the Beeb contracting it's weather forecasting out to the lowest bidder...

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Don't know why the Tour owners don't collect it real time. Be great stato for the punters and only add to the tactical intensity. Was thinking after I'd submitted my bit that it would be like Formula One with up to the minute (or second) timing data and estimated fuel loads and how teams made decis...

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Scotland is fantastic and Edinburgh is a great city. But if you are going to London, stay there. Samuel Johnson was entirely correct (and I say that as a Northerner who was brought up to distrust anything south of Yorkshire but also as somebody who has lived and worked there in the past and who sti...

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Looks like an auto correct of a certain town in the Midlands

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redderneck wrote:Look. He may well have been a joy to watch as a player - and he was - but Guscott was a part time male model and full-time brickie before he hit the big time.

I find it helpful to remember this when parsing his pronouncements.

He's certainly fluent in talking absolute bollocks

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The odds in the northern hemisphere gambling sites are even Victorian. The limeys are too soft , yeah they have started to flood the team with some English Yorkshire-Sheep-Shaggers but the rest are the same self entitled public schoolboy inbreds. If Wales didn't have the 7 Lions injured they would ...

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