Josh Inglis the first man born in England to get a wicket this series.

In saying that Europe faces ”civilizational erasure” the Trump 🇺🇸 new security strategy places itself to the right of the extreme right in Europe. Its language that one otherwise only finds coming out of some bizarre minds of the Kremlin 🇷🇺.

Sadly accurate 🤦‍♂️ “It was miserable to watch and easy to face: much of the time the only thing that could possibly have been feeling less threatened than the two batters was the top of off stump” #ashes theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec…

When they say sport & politics don’t mix, when they sanction a player for a wristband supporting a cause, show them this… #fifa #worldcup bbc.com/sport/football…

We’re doomed.

Well said 👏

It’s an audacious plan to go 2-nil down in the #Ashes2025 series then win 3-2, but go for it England Cricket 👏

“Hydration Breaks will be imposed in all matches, regardless of weather conditions.” .. AKA Commercial Breaks. FIFA is using “safety” measures to surely get away with airing advertisements in the middle of every game. The Game Is Gone.

#aukus not looking good “The shipbuilding work force in the United States includes nearly 150,000 people. By the government’s own admission, contractors need an additional 140,000 just for new submarine orders over the next 10 years” nytimes.com/interactive/20… via @NYTOpinion

We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening, which has left at least ten people dead and injured many more.  This is the first night of Chanukah when we gather with loved ones and friends to light the Chanukiah. 1/4

ooops 😳

Was worried we might not win the Moral Ashes this time round, but am relieved to see they are now securely in the bag. x.com/BoothCricket/s…

as much as I’d like to blame the technology, the truth is we’re pretty shit #Ashes2025

The clock face of Big Ben was barely visible as thick fog covered London on Thursday morning.

😳this is appalling

Harry Brook. The gift that keeps giving #Ashes2025

Day 5. Under a hundred runs. I'll take that as a moral victory #Ashes2025

“So this is Christmas. And what have we done. The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to come” Barney Ronay

“Intifada” is the word used in the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s translation into Arabic of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Zionists have no justification for Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians. So they try to deflect by manipulating and manufacturing fear. Independent Jewish Voices

it’s starting to feel a lot like Xmas