Ignoramus

Trying to keep it close for the cameras.

Scotland squad for 6N. Hastings being left out a surprise?

England squad

"NO"

You're right, my very quick detective work - while bored at what I should be doing - has failed. He went back to Hearts this week in Jan 2018.

Ally Roy signed for Dumbarton in mid January 2018, which is around the team of yon pal's tease above. Don't know how much he's been playing for QoS? The other option from around that time is Iain Russell but he must be about 40 odd by now.

Gloomy prospects of bringing anyone in for January and “interest” in DGW. Welcome to 2022 baby!

I hope the post match interviewer on the website asks Lennon about DGW, not really interested in the questions about how good the fans were this week tbh

Don’t know if if y’all have heard this but you’re apparently signing Gregg Wylde. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/former-rangers-star-join-dumbarton-25890122

I know he probably won’t bat there, but Broad was listed at 8 in the line up I saw earlier. Can’t wait for him to come in after 25 overs.

I hear the noise of that crossbar in my nightmares

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/worst-ever-england-ricky-ponting-ashes-shake-up-england-batting-conditions-county-changes-australia/2021-12-29 Ponting getting wired in here and basically saying that the focus on the white ball/red ball split is a bit of a red herring because the Indians play more of it than anyone and are as good as anyone. It sounds like he doesn’t rate the coaching in England for letting batters with crap techniques be allowed to persist when that will get them hammered against Test players. County cricket in England has always felt a bit tinpot to me in terms of the standard and professionalism and so to make an essentially county-level coach the head guy and chief selector was just madness. Hashim Amla was the sixth highest run scorer in the CC in 2021 and he’s about 40 odd

This is true, India are absolutely swording SA in SA as well.

Their next test series is against the Windies away, they'll get whitewashed in that at this rate I know there's two tests left here - which could get proper grim for them with Hazlewood back - but betting on coach and captain for the home games in the summer? I'm going Gary Kirsten and Stokes.

MON THE FOG

If Rob Jones scores and no one can see it, did it really happen?

The fog is back, just a pity we’re not playing Livi

Let the English false hope dawn. At least until Smith scores a triple century as skipper once again...

Rankin has left Hearts I’m sure to become assistant at Hamilton. Wonder who he’s got his eyes on?

Sun splitting the trees in Brisbane now

The other thing that annoys me - probably irrationally - is the post-match interviews and the lack of actual questions or pressure. It’s obviously the issue with being reliant on club media post Covid but Lennon really should be getting pressed on whether he’s considering his position but instead it’s the usual platitudes about training and congratulating the opposition.

This is essentially the point Lennon made at the forum, but I’m the stage of wanting to try now even if it doesn’t work.

Congratulations to Clydebank, thoroughly deserved winners and hope they land the big fish in the next round. As for Clyde, that’s it for me I’m afraid until there’s significant change. The same mistakes every time, can’t defend set pieces, conceding before HT and Heaven knows what was said at the break because we didn’t get out of our half. We have dominated one game this season I fancy - Broomhill - and we lost it! There are questions about the recruitment and where responsibility lies but even notwithstanding that, the tactical mistakes we make now mean there is no defence for Lennon’s tenure. We may be through the looking glass in terms of this season, but we can’t help give a new manager a try at least.

I’m certainly not. We’re playing better than we have for a wee while but we’re still pretty limited. It’ll be a tough atmosphere against a team that will fancy it, I’d be happy to just get out of there into the next round tbh.

Another red card in a Wales game