Andrew Parker

To walk abroad is not with eyes, but thoughts, the fields to seize and prize.

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@WarwickshireCCC Well done, lads. Never give up.

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@WG_RumblePants It feels almost like a pointless exercise because, rightly or wrongly, it's going to be Brook. And who knows, the responsibility may have a positive effect on him.

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@AzeemRafiq30 As coach or director of cricket?

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@TheBarmyArmy Ben Fucking Stokes.

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@BumbleCricket When will you be back on Talk Sport? I always enjoyed your podcasts with Jarrod Kimber.

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@PolitlcsUK @FT Not the north though is it. Manchester is in the West Midlands.

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@craigaalt @mattylufc_ I guess my issue with fairness is with test cricket in general. In the last 4 years England have played 52 tests, 30 so far have been against AUS, IND or NZ. That's a big imbalance in favour of the richer nations. I can't help but feel indifferent to the WTC while it's like this.

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@craigaalt @mattylufc_ I'd say it's equally hypothetical that it wouldn't feel hollow to me. But it's a moot point as it's not going to happen anytime soon. Hopefully by the time it does, it will be a proper competition with equal opportunities for all, especially the smaller test nations.

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@willis_macp Bashir over Robinson is odd, just feels like playing spin for the sake of it.

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@AyeAmrish @paulknight1976 @paulharr120 @WarwickshireCCC It's pretty good. There aren't many spinners taking lots of wickets these days in England. And Taunton lately tends to get flatter.

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@craigaalt @mattylufc_ I want England to win tests but whether that results in a WTC final is irrelevant to me. We haven't played South Africa for 4 years, Bangladesh for 10, never played Afghanistan. Even if England were a good team and made the final it would feel hollow in its current format.

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@rs_3702 Archer for Bashir. Not sure what the point is of playing a spinner just for the sake of it.

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@WarwickshireCCC @CountyChamp Oh dear. No OHD, no Barks, no Woakes. And the continued selection of Davies is getting silly now. Good to see Che in the side though, I hope he plays.

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@dasoulmade1 Starmer needs to see this

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@WarwickshireCCC No Kai Smith seems crazy to me, Alex Davies is woefully out of form. Jordan Thompson too, played every game so far but yet to perform. Good to see Barker back though.

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@WarwickshireCCC Such sad news. I was in my teens when we went on that amazing run from 93 to 95 and the achievements from those guys will stay with me forever. Keith was such a huge part of that success. Should have played for England but that was the era we began to move towards keeper-batsmen.

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@piersmorgan Are we really so woke now in this country that someone has to resign the captaincy for going out for a drink and celebrating a test win?

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@ESPNcricinfo If this was India no one would dare say a word, but because it's England of course they get punished

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@BoothCricket Ridiculous if he does. Breaking a curfew was a bit silly - although I'm not sure why there was one when the test was over and 10 days until the next - but it's not something he should lose his job over.