Day 3, Second Test, The Gabba + a 4-letter Sri Lankan team

Well not a good day Australia posting 2^9 -1 anyone would think they were computer scientists...

England in reply were pretty abysmal being 48-0 at one point we thought things might work out. The Sunday headlines are going to be brutal

I got arrested by Starwars stormtroopers when leaving the ground, on account of being an England fan, and not a computer scientist. These guys had a whole block of seats in the ground, it was a mass of white, the could've doubled up as the sight screen. There must have been 300 of them at least, and all organised by one guy apparently

Star Wars: The Oversight edition (in joke ask Steve Bramley)
photo credit: Ian Dutton.

The moon came up over the ground at about 8pm, but I failed to get a decent pic, so here is a pic of the moon over the Hollies stand at Edgbaston last season.

Edgbaston: The Moon's a balloon

So let's see what happens on Day 4 with Stokes and Jacks at the crease

4-letter Sri Lankan 11

I commissioned the Kray computer at QUT to look for a qualifying Sri-Lankan team. It ran all night and found only one player, so theyre good for a super over

Chaminda Vaas





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  1. Anonymous6 December 2025 at 20:22

    I envy you seeing Root’s century… I’ve always been a Cook fan/never given Root his flowers and have always said he looks like he was a sickly child… I say it to everyone who will listen (now no one will listen) but we are so lucky to live through and witness Starc… I am in all minds about this team, I wanted Stokes to declare the first night after 260 but then Archer just starts knocking them out… but then he makes another erratic decision and it goes down the toilet.. maybe we need a more level headed/test captain? Pains me to say and I may eat my words…

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  2. Anonymous6 December 2025 at 20:22

    (It’s Sam by the way)

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