Retired Anglican priest. Likely to toot about rugby (Bristol), cricket (Gloucestershire), music (jazz, classical, prog and more), occasionally politics.
Some Saturday morning reading for you as Tom Jordan speaks to @guardian_sport@twitter.com x @robkitson@twitter.com ahead of #BigGame17 π£οΈ
πΊοΈ His rugby journey
πΈ Being a late bloomer
π» Bears' ambition
π Plenty more to come
Read here π°π
.@kieranmarmion@twitter.com: record breaker π
π» 61-12 β°οΈ (65 mins)
#BRIvPAU | #BristolBears https://twitter.com/BrisRugStatto/status/2000270107184889957
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#rugby #Cornwall #Kernow Hope springs eternal for the Cornish Pirates and Cornish rugby.
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Pirates hope lure of Cornish Camelot will tempt franchise bargain hunters
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@DrHyde Quite right. 74 overs in a day (and 30 minutes) is not acceptable. Of course, England will be scarcely (if at all) better.
Aside from punishments that might be meted out in the light of such an abject over rate might I suggest two possible remedies.
1. Make a test match session a minimum of both 2 hours and 30 overs.
And/or 2. Add runs to the batting side's innings by multiplying the number of overs not bowled by the largest number of runs conceded in an over.
@autisticphotographer Never a run. Reckless folly by Stokes.
@Simon_M I never like the idea that a reason for selecting a bowler is to boost the batting lineup. The bowlers have no place to hide. If they cannot take the wickets the team cannot win (especially if, like England, they like to bowl first). Batters similarly need to be held accountable for their performance. The response should not be to change the bowling attack. This is not to denigrate Will Jacks. He's worth his place for his bowling if he's the right choice as a bowler.
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@sharongascoigne Absolutely! And if you do support your local coffee shop you're more likely to discover what really good coffee is. (Spoiler: they don't have it in Starbucks.)
There's a new post on my blog.
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https://myexultemus.blog/2025/10/19/hidden-truths-and-parables/
Starbucks sells coffee for people who don't like the taste of coffee and actually want a milkshake and a pro plus
There's a new post on my blog. The text of my sermon today at St Neot Church, Cornwall.
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The new Archbishop of Canterbury is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, currently Bishop of London. The first woman to be Archbishop in the Church of England.
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