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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

*blackadder theme* His head is bigger than a fence He breathes, and everything gets warmer His urge to trample represents A nation's nuclear war trauma Godzilla! Godzilla! The scourge of beast and man! Godzilla! Godzilla! He's flattening Japan!

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Middlesex win. Kent promoted. Next season will be... interesting.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 25/09/2026

🚨🚨 NEW BLOGPOST 🚨 🚨 Teaching, AI, fees... Some assorted thoughts on going back to higher education for a year. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...

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Musings on a Masters

Collected thoughts after returning to university

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's the final round of the County, and Kent are in serious danger of being promoted. Trade off one moment of joy for a whole next season of pain? Hampshire are down - next year sees SJA in Soton? Meanwhile, Somerset will do their annual re-enactment of Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am now very concerned that Kent may actually be promoted to Div 1 in the CC. That would be much less fun than this season has been

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Approximate size (depending on how you’re viewing this) of a black hole with the same mass as the Earth. Formation mechanisms that could produce such a small black hole are purely hypothetical.

A png showing a faint blue grid with a black disk in the middle. The diameter of the disk is marked as 0.7 inches. Lines across the top and left-hand sides indicate the background is 4in x 3in.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It is now looking more and more likely that Kent will be promoted to Div 1 of the Championship. The mentality has been really impressive this season, certainly compared to last. I just don't believe they currently have the skills to do much up the divisions.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It's one of those Bank Holiday Weekend mornings where, across the country, loads of County Cricket fans can be heard muttering "Well, not even <my team> can lose it from here". Except for Gloucestershire.

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cricketerik.bsky.social @cricketerik.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I want these to drill down even more. With whom would you like to have a Boots meal deal? Which potential PM would be the best partner for cycling around Belgium? Trout fishing? Salmon? If you were opening the batting (red ball) with a party leader, which one would it be? If you were waxing your anu

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Has Emilio Gay done enough to win the coveted England opener title of "embattled" yet?

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"But data that supports a banner headline on a newspaper front page has seldom been used sensibly." wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

wonkhe.com

Are graduates facing the worst jobs market on record?

There's a thing in the Telegraph again. Sorry about this.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Very happy but a bit confused by Kent appearing to be a vaguely competent red ball cricket team.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Really loved that Milnes bowling du Plooy wicket, for the stumps flying, for the celebrations, and for Milnes getting a deserved wicket. Still think Kent's position in the table massively overstates how good a team they are.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I don't watch that much of the Hundred - it's just not my thing - but the few women's matches I've seen this year have been very disappointing. When there's been good play - and there's been much less than, eg, the T20WC had - the match has been so one sided. Close matches have been due to poor play

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I love the saying "to laugh like a drain", even though it makes no sense to me at all. Anyway, about that Bangladesh Vs Australia match...

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pinhole colander Vs spotting scope.

Early in the partial eclipse, many sources on a black writing slope using the pinhole colander approach.

About five minutes before peak eclipse, using a scope projecting onto white paper.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I had been thinking that Kapp looked like the grumpy first teamer making up the numbers in a thirds reserves warm up friendly, but didn't even then expect the farce that the end of this innings is turning into.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm sure there was an article only a few hours ago about Langer wanting the job, so this has made me laugh an unreasonable amount.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Another Ashes match in Southampton in 2027 - hope it's as good as the last one we saw. Slightly annoying that the Canterbury match against Bangladesh is timed so it will be impossible to get to.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

But if I did this, how would I end up finding a completely different book to the one I want and reading that instead?

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The re-posting will continue until morale improves.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Thinking about Knight's career, I think there's a comparison to be made to Joe Root's, in terms of both batting and captaincy. Both will be very difficult to replace.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Plus ca change.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Never mind how long it took, just ask: who is better at being terrible at Test cricket, England men, or England women?

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

That's a shame, it was very funny at the time.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Well, congratulations to Australia. Clearly the best team.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

And she deserved that one she didn't get. Good job by Charlie Dean stopping Soph from getting hauled in on an assault charge.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ecclestone deserved that. But Mooney has been superb again.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It feels that, from the toss onwards, Australia have had every piece of luck going. Strangely, this always seems to happen when one team is absolutely dominant, has the best players, plans well, plays to the plans, and is just so much better than all possible opposition. #T20WorldCup

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It feels that Australia have already hit more boundaries in the first 4 overs than England had in the first 12. The bowlers are having to attack so can't bowl to a tight field in the way the Australians did: it's already looking like a procession. #T20WorldCup

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

After Bell's excellent first couple of balls I thought "yes, but we really need a wicket". Does getting Voll make up for the disaster of that no-ball+free hit debacle? Well, maybe, if the wickets continue to fall.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If I'm questioning Lottie Edwards' tactics, then I'm wrong.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Starting with Charlie Dean? She's great and all, but is this desperation from the off? #T20WorldCup

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Well, it's possible (Lords, so...) that this pitch is an unplayable shitheap, but more likely is that Australian excellence has restricted the English score to something that's at least 30 below what is needed. A superb performance in the field is going to be needed to put pressure on. #T20WorldCup

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Don't review Heather, that was stone dead. Oh, you've reviewed anyway. Maybe there's an edge? No, you missed it by miles. Impact is middle and leg; can't see this going down. No, and you lost it. Bad, bad review. This is four(ish) overs too soon to bring the hitters in - bit trouble. #T20WorldCup

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Association of Cricket Statisticians & Historians @acscricket.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Jimmy Anderson holds the joint record for playing Tests under most different Prime Ministers - 8, alongside Sachin Tendulkar and Sarfaraz Ahmed. Now the UK will shortly have a new PM, we call on the selectors to bring Jimmy out of retirement for one match to enable him to take the record outright.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If this pitch is as poor as it looks for fast bowling - and recent Lords pitches have found oh so many ways to be poor that I'm not making predictions - then I wonder how much Kemp and particularly Gibson are really going to get to do today. #T20WorldCup

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A very good review. Almost a repeat of the one that got Brooks yesterday. I can see a repeat of the SA match with England 3 down by the end of the power play, and that's going to really restrict the scoring rate...

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

If it t'were to be done, tis best it be done quickly - Amy Jones falls early again.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So, England vs Australia in the only World Cup that matters. I can't imagine England winning this by a distance: in my mind, it's either very close or Australia are big winners. Nerves starting to jangle... #T20WorldCup

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This is an Eoin Morgan style innings from Bethell, in the most complimentary sense.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

You know what everyone would be saying if a Pakistani bowler has this many back foot no balls, right...?

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

14 balls and that's all from Harry today. FFS.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I see Brook is going to do one of his amazing cameos to give England fans Hope, the better to crush us when he falls and the rest collapse for 130 odd.

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Fantaloupe @fantaloupe.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Absurdly good bowling from Archer and Tongue until that last ball, but no wickets...

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Elizabeth Ammon @elizabethammon.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

FIFA hate women’s cricket

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