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From ESPN CricInfo ๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ

Neither Rehan nor Bashir was born when Anderson made his Test debut at Lord's in May 2003, while his own Test cap number - 613 - is a full 100 caps shy of the 713 cap that Bashir will receive before the start of play on Friday. At the age of 41, Anderson is about to enter his 22nd year as an international cricketer, but Stokes had no qualms about bringing him back into the fray.

HT @CricketCaptain

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John Donne ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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Mossy path on a route from home locally described as โ€œup the mountainโ€ ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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Jimmy Anderson with blonde highlights - ๐Ÿ˜ฎ - takes a wicket! ๐Ÿ

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Second Test between India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ and England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, day one. Missed the 4am start but did get up at 5am, just missing the first wicket, Rohit Sharma dismissed by Shoaib Bashir on debut. Hope this is going to be as interesting as the first Test ๐Ÿ

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023 - โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ

Watched on Thursday February 1, 2024.

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This is the first time Iโ€™ve encountered a YouTube My Mix. I donโ€™t usually use or like the playlists apps such as Apple Music or Spotify generate but this one is impressive and ticks a lot of boxes ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ™‚

Screen capture of a playlist of songs generated by YouTube

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A lot to like about that First Test between India and England, enjoyed it immensely. Twists and turns, outstanding individual performances from Pope and Hartley and an unexpected victory for England in the final over of the fourth day ๐Ÿ

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๐ŸŽต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm:

Philip Selway (21 plays)
Portishead (14)
Sarah Connolly, Joseph Middleton (14)
Phish (13)
The Smile (11)

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Now there should be some play on Day four of the Test ๐Ÿ

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At least there was something worth waking up ridiculously early for. A brilliant century for Ollie Pope on Day three of the India v England First Test in Hyderabad ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ

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Linkblog ๐Ÿ”—: Colin Ward: Everyday Anarchy - a Community crowdfunding project in Norwich by Patrick Bernard

An audio documentary to celebrate the life and work of the British anarchist Colin Ward and to mark the centenary of his birth in 2024.

This is a unique opportunity to tell the story of a rich and overlooked tradition in British thought โ€“ and a radical alternative to mainstream politics โ€“ which found its greatest advocate in the figure of Colin Ward.

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Time for a small Lagavulin. Just realised itโ€™s Burns Night ๐Ÿฅƒ

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The Creator, 2023 - โ˜…โ˜…ยฝ

Watched on Thursday January 25, 2024.

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