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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 49m

Man cuts a full toss for four and their whole sport acts like it’s special

Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 21h

They had years to prepare, and they kept telling us how prepared they were. How do you go from that, to having no strategy, this quickly?

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

This is really very good.

Liverpool are playing much worse this year for a number of reasons, but we'd be mad to overlook the human ones

Guardian Sport @sport.theguardian.com · 1d

Liverpool go to work and Diogo Jota is not there. Why wouldn’t that affect them? | Max Rushden

We know so little about players’ personal feelings. It means everyone’s analysis of the game is fundamentally superficial A couple of weeks ago, Liverpool seemed on course to win the Premier League for the second season running and probably the Champions League too. The Reds’ run of winning without being that good made it feel inevitable. Winning when not at your best is, after all, a sign (™) of a title-winning side, Clive. But then Liverpool continued playing not particularly well and started losing. At the same time perennial second-placed, high-performance cowards Arsenal, who have an excellent defence and now at least two very good players in every position, started to close the gap. Arise Sir Mikel. Continue reading...

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

(yes, you're right - three of those four have played for the mighty London Spirit)

Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

Ghosh (currently 66*) joins, Gardner, Mooney and Knight in brilliant, game-saving innings when the team is in trouble. Truly, this is the recovery World Cup

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, but it *feels* right.

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

*102/6 now!

Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

India are 100/5, having been 124/6 & 159/5 in their first two games.
Australia have been 128/5 & 76/7 in their two games.
South Africa were bowled out for 69.

Somewhat puts into context England's stumble vs Bangladesh. This is a competition (so far) or top order failure and lower order resistance.

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 1d

This is quite a good skewering, given it's the spectator.

I would expect that, within 5 years, that publication is publically calling for UAE-style government

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 2d

The sort of tv that makes you say ‘I won’t work from home tomorrow’
Which is pretty cool

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Old fashioned watercooler tv in the best possible sense. Highly entertaining stuff. #Traitors

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 2d

It’s proper telly innit

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 2d

Traitor’s soundtrack remains undefeated

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redneeraj.bsky.social @redneeraj.bsky.social · 2d

West Ham have only had 4 managers in that time.

Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 2d

Emmanuel Macron may announce France's sixth Prime Minister since the 2022 presidential election within the next 48 hours.

This follows last-ditch negotiations led by outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 2d

Alan carr’s hair receding in real time as he panics is wonderful #traitors

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 2d

Clearly behind Fry, Ross and Carr. Maybe balding and Daly? Is that it?

Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 2d

If you were to rank the traitors in order of fame, where would you slot in Claudia?

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 2d

Was just coming here to say that. Other leads to free text in a lot of places

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Ian Wright @ihwright.bsky.social · 2d

If you have opinions on this and are on the club's mailing list there was an e-mail sent out today surveying fans about attitudes towards their brand partners.

surveys.arsenal.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d

"We used to ring up our GP and get an appointment on the same day," says Kemi Badenoch. She does not add: we're all looking for the guy who did this!

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 3d

One dominant win, one slightly ugly one. Two from two, top of the table. That's all you can do in the group stage!

Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 3d

There is no-one in world cricket I would rather have pacing a tricky chase than Heather Knight, and what a supporting knock from Deano!

Bangladesh made this into a proper contest, but these two have stepped up beautifully.

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 3d

London Spirit captains, bailing me out since time immemorial.

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 3d

Well, now they’re doing their best to make me look very silly

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Jonny Singer @jonnysinger.bsky.social · 3d

Who knows if we’ll want that much money in that position in 3 years time. Given the play for Garcia we think he’s very good, but could be open to better. Worth paying him more but not committing to him aged 34?