The Vitality Blast Final is Somerset v Hampshire Hawks 🏏

T20 Men’s Vitality Blast Finals, Saturday 13th September 2025, Edgbaston 🏏

Semi-finals first -

11:00 Lancashire Lightning v Somerset

14:30 Northamtonshire Steelbacks v Hampshire Hawks

Then -

18:45 Final

Film log - watched: The Godfather, 1972 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥

ODI record win for England. Biggest winning margin in Men’s ODI history 🏏

England 414. South Africa 72 all out after 20.5 overs.

England win by 342 runs.

England v South Africa, 3rd ODI 🏏

Jofra Archer taken 4-5 in 4.5 overs.

Very decent Sunday lunch at the Eliot Arms, South Cerney. Beetroot Wellington and Arkell’s 3B bitter 🍺

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra (44 plays), Suede (11), Tasmin Little, Piers Lane (9), Van Morrison (9), Steve Mason (6)

Lakeside strolling 🚶

Suede: Antidepressants review – edgy post-punk proves reunited Britpoppers remain on the up 🎵

First morning of a weekend lakeside break in the Cotswolds.

Film log - watched: The Debussy Film, 1965 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥

Finished reading: I, Claudius by Robert Graves 📚

Audiobook version 📣

Film log - watched: Elgar: Portrait of a Composer, 1962 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Van Morrison (50 plays), TOPS (12), Wolf Alice (11), Beecham, RPO (10), Michael Kiwanuka (1)

Film log - watched: The Thursday Murder Club, 2025 - ★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥