Hating Warner is already mandatory in most parts of the world… 😉

I wonder if the fielding side can insist a batsman protects himself properly? Otherwise Archer is going to have to bowl with the knowledge that he could kill Smith. He’s got to take that risk to play his natural game.

I’m saying he passed the tests, but wasn’t fit to go out and face a barrage of missiles whistling round his head. The doctors conducted the tests properly, I’m sure – perhaps the tests are insufficient, but […]

No

No, I think we’re in agreement here. I said they sent a concussed man out to face bouncers, and you agree. Perhaps it was a temporary recovery which ended as he crossed the boundary, or maybe the evaluation […]

I said either the medical staff or the management made a terrible call – they were just lucky he got out again before facing Archer, as the podcast guys say. They absolve the doctors of reckless endangerment, so […]

12 after being felled, not 92

The medical staff or management got it wrong. He was deemed unfit to continue and taken off; then he was fine; then he gave his wicket away in a very unSmith-like way, called for a review and walked off before it […]

Smith’s been ruled out https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49408323

Some criticism here from a brain injury charity of the shocking decision to send him back in https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49395198

Had to laugh at the (English) fans singing ‘Same old Rooty, always cheating”

Terrific match, all about Archer really. I’ve never seen anything like that spell yesterday. Hard to see England winning two out of three unless the weather’s exceptionally kind though.

That lad Lesbuschagne […]

I thought the England players’ response was appropriate. They were obviously concerned for him.

Weird that he doesn’t use the protection though, especially after Hughes. How much sympathy would you have for […]

If you’re comfortable with it, fair enough. He clearly wasn’t right, and could have been properly hurt.

The fuckwits were whoever sent a concussed man with a fractured arm out to face 95mph bouncers. ‘Win at all costs’ should have some limits, surely.

Least of his worries at the moment.

Watson, Thornberry and 182 other labour MPs voted for the welfare cuts in 2015. You can follow your own logic and declare them all tories – even though they were re-elected by labour voters two year later – or you […]

Not much joy for England fans these next few weeks I suspect, but as long a Broady keeps getting TCW out for fun – he’s got him five times in three innings so far – we’ll have something to smile about.

Like many of us I’ve spent the last two years criticising Corbyn for showing no leadership and for refusing to adopt the party’s remain stance. So when he finally shows signs of both, it’s a bit churlish to […]

Wait, what, is wasn’t just me? Juliet and I exchanged DMs long into the night. I have to say her kind offer to store all my passwords, log ins and account numbers so I’d never forget them again was the most […]

Bozzer comes back from Brussels with a piece of paper in his hand. “Huzzah!” he cries, waving it above his head. “Johnny Foreigner has backed down! We have a new Withdrawal Agreement!”

“Oh, well done, Boss,” […]