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If Essex are desperate for a win they may declare setting a gettable target so Hants go after it, hopefully (from Essex pov) getting out in the process. So a win is not impossible for Hants.

The youngsters will want to do well to make sure of their place in the team.

Fake news!

Here is the judgement: https://resources.ecb.co.uk/ecb/document/2023/09/09/883188b5-4841-4043-bdae-3d523ec30fb7/ECB-Hampshire-Hearing-Summary-Decision.dotx By my calculations about half of the pitches would be below average.

0-0 at half time Vs Sunderland.

The Cricketer reports Dawson was going to be in the World Cup squad until Stokes made himself available. In other news Hants docked 3 points and fined for a below standard pitch Vs Essex. If you're going to prepare a dodgy wicket at least win the game!

https://data.justice.gov.uk/prisons/public-protection/escapes She misspoke, it was 4 or 5 times more under labour.

Good perf from Kelly today: 3 wickets and 50 n/o as he batted England to victory.

Biden loves to retell certain stories. Some aren’t credible. Biden fact check

Looks like he wants as many people as possible to see it.

I think we had this debate last year. I don't remember who played but we lost anyway. I noticed today Payne of Fire played for Gloucestershire.

A strategic move as Brave sign Ackerman from Leics as an injury replacement. As a possible reprisal Rockets recall Wheal.

John Turner playing his first Hundred match tonight.

Ireland's friendly Vs Colombia just before the World Cup was stopped halfway through to protect the Irish from physical damage .

A third of Britons don’t know that transgender women were born male Is that a good or bad thing?

Pollution cuts have diminished “ship track” clouds, adding to global warming

Has anybody calculated how many cow farts the Nord Stream pipe leak is equivalent to?

£25k for one month's cricket is pretty professional actually.

While everyone is watching Ukraine looks like Russia are quietly taking over Africa.

Heartland's reply to critics: https://heartland.org/about-us/reply-to-critics/

This summer's heat wave could have been caused by a huge volcanic eruption. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/tonga-eruption-blasted-unprecedented-amount-of-water-into-stratosphere

Albert on loan at Kent and opening- a good opportunity to prove a point.

What is important is not the general weather but the weather on Test days. Someone has counted up the number of days washed out in Tests up to 2004. https://community.netweather.tv/topic/16950-number-of-days-washed-out-for-test-matches-in-engl/ Old Trafford: 29 days washed out. Headingley: 12 days washed out. Pretty conclusive though someone might like to do further research to see if the same trend continued after 2004.

World Cup started with a surprise as NZ beat Norway. Up next Aus vs Ireland.