PHILINFRANCE

On a more serious note, I have heard of Telegram (or is it Telegraph?) that is used by ‘dodgy characters’ with things to hide, but are you suggesting there are sites specialising in gory accidents and the like?

You mean like GasChat?

I’m just reading on Cricinfo, which is normally very reliable, that qualification for the 2025 World Cup is based on the finishing positions in this tournament - the top seven plus Pakistan, as hosts. England had better buck up their ideas in the next week or so, or any discussion about poor preparation and the negative effects of the 100 will be largely academic. Today’s match against India appears to be slipping away slightly after an encouraging start - Liam Livingston starring again.

I’m not asking for a link, but how on earth did you manage to watch it? I mean, surely it wasn’t shown live and, even if the original incident itself was shown, surely the screen then showed something else. Please don’t tell me it’s available on some highlights show. I’m baffled.

They want to fight, they just don't want to risk losing. Based on tonight's performance, I suspect Fury would be wary of fighting Usyk, even though he was spouting off about December - to which Usyk agreed. As you say, though, Usyk is the only one prepared to take a chance and, unless Fury can get himself in to shape - I thought he looked out of condition tonight - I can't see the fight going ahead.

If at all. Only last week, Fury was proposing 22 or 23 December, but I suspect that was just his usual BS.

I wonder what Usyk is thinking. Probably what excuse Fury is going to come up with to avoid fighting him in December. We'll see.

Travesty. Not bad for a table tennis player.

You say that, but he's not too bad though, is he?

Ha Ha. No, none at all. The fight is not recognised by any boxing body.

And, basically, that's it. This fight is not officially recognised.

WOW!

I cannot recall ever seeing such a drawn out build up to the ring entry. I am tempted to just give up and go to bed.

I stand to be corrected, but I thought he was a right back.

Is he 'Gabriella' from a few days ago?

I am pretty sure I read it some time ago on this forum, but a 'double pivot' is like a single pivot, only there are two of them. I hope this helps.

More to the point, how and why would a City fan have a Sheffield Wednesday ID number? Anyway, a nice touch nevertheless.

Slowing down a bit now, though. Just the 150 from 15 overs....

Well, it seems as if we may all have been wrong. The children's nursery rhyme 'Taffy was a Welshman' has its origins in Celtic Mythology. Amaethon (from which the name Taffy is derived) was the God of Welsh Agriculture. This Celtic God Amaethon was renown for stealing a variety of wild life from the god Arawn, the Lord of the Otherworld. As stated, this would also seem to be the origin of the old nursery rhyme, 'Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief'.

Thanks again for another of your interesting match previews. I did find your explanation as to the origin of the term ‘Taffies’ interesting, as I had always assumed that the Welsh, and Cardiff fans in particular, were called Taffs after the river Taff.

The lowest ever 50 over score at this ground! Having said that, is a fantastic bowling performance on the cards, just to prove it was not England’s fault, but the wicket?

And, of course, Birmingham have form for this - think Zola.

I may be wrong, but I think you will find that @TheReds’ description of Semenyo’s early days was sarcastic, and was used simply to demonstrate that, just as we hope will be the case with Yeboah, he grew from a young, naive, inexperienced and somewhat ungainly ugly duckling in to swan.

If anyone is still interested in the World Cup, try and see Rashid getting run out. Absolutely abysmal cricket.

Or, of course, the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, the sad replacement of a once great competition and yet another victim of the’100’.