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Hogg just dummied 4 defenders with one sidestep to score for Exeter to give them the lead at home to Montpellier.

How to win friends and influence people Urban Meyer style.

To make matters worse for England, they aren't even getting paid for that shitshow. The amount of faffing about that goes on both from batting and bowling sides has got ridiculous tbh. Just one example, England start their second innings the other night and Hameed faces the first few balls then scores a three. Burns then comes on to strike, and spends a minute or so sorting out his gloves. You've only just come out ffs, you should be ready to play.

Everybody lie down on the floor and keep calm.

As good as that was by Finn, defensively that was atrocious by Saints. The attempt at a tackle by the no 11 being especially feeble.

England all out for 297. Morning session saw them score 77-8 from 30 overs. Carey equals the record of catches made on test debut by a wicketkeeper with 8.

Oh how I long for those distant days of the past when Nicola was urging us to take complete strangers from all over the place into our homes and give them digs for the duration of Cop26. A little over a month later and she us urging us all to live like hermits again. She can f**k right off with that.

Buttler edges one to Carey, wafting outside off stump at one he has to be leaving. 7 down and still 10 behind.

Stokes edges one from Cummins and is caught, he was all over the place tbh.

Willow Cricket and showing highlights from day 1.

I've been through lots of channels on the firestick where the cricket should be on and nobody has it at the moment. Lots of shite getting talked in various studios.

England gonna England. 3 wickets down in just over half an hour and Australia right on top again. 234-5, still 44 behind. Lyon gets his 400th and 401st Test wickets. Buttler and Stokes at the crease now and the new ball only a couple of overs away.

Been Tippexed out.

They had a lengthy chat about it during commentary. Shane Warne was making the point that this could be Hobart's last chance if the crowds don't turn out. The last test it hosted had a total attendance of 29k, with 12k the highest for one of the days.

9 for Friday, Monopoly. Changed my mind from the right answer. [emoji26]

Root and Malan doing well, Malan has had about 15 played and misses though but got away with it.

Claypool decides to pose for a picture with the clock running and no timeouts left. [emoji1787]

2 wickets down in the first 45 minutes after lunch. Burns first to go in the first over, a ball from Cummins that reared up and caught him high on the bat. Hameed was just starting to look very settled when he glanced one down leg side to Carey. Root now trying to avoid a pair.

Burns given out lbw on the last ball of the over but survives on review.

England start out with a deficit of 278. Burns at least avoids a king pair.

400 up for Australia with 2 wickets still in hand. Is there a worst team in world cricket at finishing off the tail than England?

Obviously Covid didn't help this time as the only warm ups were among themselves, and the lack of red ball cricket affects other countries in the same way as their players also roll in the money on the numerous T20 leagues. Maybe it's time to face the facts that lots of these current England players just aren't very good.

The Ashes: England's Jack Leach given 'a hospital pass', says Phil Tufnell - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/59579980 As much as I don't rate Leach, Tuffers speaks a lot of sense here. Given how little he has played, he should never have been in the team for this one.

It's the only time I can ever remember that coming off in an NFL game.

Imo Leach is still living off his partnership with Stokes, he doesn't offer a real wicket taking threat or control the run rate.