Simone

IC pro. Used to be comms for @MKDonsFC and @SouthamptonFC. Cricket/Tailenders badger. A bit sweary. Spurs, Saracens and England Cricket fan.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

any chance of Madueke tracking back? #ENG

[Simone @SimoneC]

Sky Sports making me cry with all the Ben Stokes montages this morning. I'd like to blame a recent family bereavement for being this emotional, but I'd have been the same regardless. It feels like a genuine end of an era now Root is the only great remaining.

[Simone @SimoneC]

Ben Stokes IS England cricket. He's a gladiator, he's the man for the vital moments, he drags his team through time after time. Everyone knows the Headingley knock but I was there earlier in the Test to witness his 15-over spell to get us in the game. Sums him up. A true great.

[Tailenders @TailendersPod]

Ben Stokes told the team he was retiring from international cricket at the start of play today. We’re all Jacob Bethall

[Simone @SimoneC]

😭💔

[Test Match Special @bbctms]

Some very big breaking news.

Ben Stokes is calling time on his England career.

[Simone @SimoneC]

Unbelievable display from the Steelbacks. I've still got 6 overs of pints to drink 😂

[Northamptonshire Steelbacks @NorthantsCCC]

ABSOLUTELY DOMINANT 🔥

This team 🤩

[Simone @SimoneC]

It's not a great time to be a Sarries supporter living in Northampton 🫣

[Northampton Saints 😇 @SaintsRugby]

No Finer Town 👞

[Simone @SimoneC]

If that was the last of Stokes, I'm gutted. Makes sense to bring in an interim when the vice captain's in the team, eh? (Yes, I understand why but it just highlights how much of a mess it is).

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

Joe Root will lead the team as Interim Captain at the Kia Oval.

Click below for our 15-player squad for the 2nd Test 📝

[Simone @SimoneC]

And what were Sarries celebrating? We ballsed up the Mark McCall's send off and the play-offs. Honestly, men, be better.

[Raj Aryan @aryan_raj_tough]

@TimesSport Ben Stokes and nightclubs don't exactly get along! 😉

[Simone @SimoneC]

How's it even possible that there's ANOTHER England Cricket scandal? People don't go out anymore, do they?

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

ECB Statement: Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson

[Simone @SimoneC]

I see Bazball 3.0 is going well...

[Simone @SimoneC]

@JacquiOatley It might be the reason I get back into sport. I hate going into work after a big sporting weekend with no one to share my joy/misery with!

[Simone @SimoneC]

There have been very few highlights this season, but Kinsky's performances in the run-in have been incredible. That save against Leeds was huge. The only other highlight was Micky's solo goal v Copenhagen.

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

Toni speaks after our final day win against Everton 💬

[Simone @SimoneC]

That was absolutely horrendous to watch. Thank fuck for that.

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

A crucial win on the final day 👊

[Simone @SimoneC]

Is everyone OK? I'm not OK. Eddie Marsan's monologue has not helped, cheers Sky.

[Simone @SimoneC]

Nearly blubbed at this and I have absolutely no connection to Man City. A lot of the time, especially when talking to the media, I think Pep can be a bit of clown. But this is beautiful. Written by him too makes this so classy.

[Manchester City @ManCity]

"What a time we have had together." 🩵

[Simone @SimoneC]

Southampton expelled for cheating.
Spurs lose at Chelsea with PL status hanging on by a thread.
Arsenal win the bloody title.
And yet this, THIS post by MK Dons might be the worst thing to happen today. On my birthday, btw, lads.

[Milton Keynes Dons @MKDonsFC]

Congratulations to @Arsenal on winning the Premier League from everyone at MK Dons! 👏🏆

#COYD

[Simone @SimoneC]

What in God's name are they doing to poor old Bashir? So happy to see Gay and Rew there. Intrigued to see how Robinson holds up.

[England Cricket @englandcricket]

Our 15-player squad 💪
New and returning faces
Click below for the full story

[Simone @SimoneC]

Only right. Greatest Eurovision song in history - only after losing the sax solo...

[Darran Marshall @DarranMarshall]

Ireland will not broadcast the #Eurovision this week - and instead of the final, RTÉ will air a repeat of the Father Ted Eurovision episode A Song for Europe https://t.co/py9cuAzwuF

[Simone @SimoneC]

Well that was bloody awful. I cannot cope. Felt like I was playing peek-a-boo at the end when I was hiding under a blanket 🤦‍♀️.