just read mccallum is new red ball coach, appointed by 'cricket chief' rob key who appointed captain stokes

now, i get that i must be asleep and never see a paper, but fucking hell, ive missed all this happening

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

cricket fella on talksport reckons stokes will be stripped of the captaincy

Another mon just said he's going to retire.

4 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Another mon just said he's going to retire.

I don't think there's much left for him to prove/do

An Ashes victory would be one but we don't play them until next year

23 hours ago, Traf said:

Ah, well, he'll get another crack at getting it right later in the "summer" whilst grounds like OT don't get one test match.

Exactly this, if this was say Trent Bridge, they wouldn't get another test for years.

All this 'Home of cricket' bollocks - I just don't get why we would choose to play at a ground where there's no atmosphere and our record is poor in comparison to the other options.

London should get one test per series between them IMO.

51 minutes ago, BoltonPro15 said:

Exactly this, if this was say Trent Bridge, they wouldn't get another test for years.

All this 'Home of cricket' bollocks - I just don't get why we would choose to play at a ground where there's no atmosphere and our record is poor in comparison to the other options.

London should get one test per series between them IMO.

There's no way the MCC is missing out on it's annual payday

The night after the Test in Hobart in Tasmania in 2022, both the England players and Aussies mixed together in the harbour bars. There were also many England fans including us. A lot of drink was consumed. I was waiting in the queue for the bar and Stokes had ordered a tray of shots. I thought it was amusing and was about to take a photo when his ‘minder’ stuck his hand out and said “no photos”

I had no intention of putting the photo on social media so was a bit annoyed at the time. On reflection, the big guy was right.

It goes on. We all laughed at the antics of the Bolton players in Fanny’s and beyond.

Ps. Stokesy is a smoker! 😳