JonM

Run rate is barely an issue unless we get a lot of rain - 108 off 39 overs is well below 3.

Good final couple of sessions in prospect if the weather holds. England 117/0 at Lunch requiring 371 to win. India with about a 70% chance of winning according to Cricviz and the bookies, but all 4 outcomes definitely possible.

You're absolutely right - it had passed me by that Murdoch had sold Sky UK to Comcast.

Bit of a promo piece in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/24/nrl-png-franchise-permanent-holiday-says-peter-vlandys-club-board

Unusual to see a News Ltd. publication talking up the value of tv rights owned by Sky by suggesting a rival bid is in the offing, rather than pouring scorn on it. Most unusual.

It's only a week after Halifax came back from 16-0 down at Widnes. Don't think Toulouse will need to do this next week - not clear to me that we'll be able to name 17 players, although presumably someone can come in on loan for the day to make up the numbers.

We have you know, actual laws against doing this kind of thing. Apart from being a complete waste of time and money, it's also liable to lead to big fines.

Seems like our best hope at this point..

The second wicket was clearly a pre-planned ploy that paid off, so I'm not sure I'd call that fortunate. No Woods, no Atkinson does leave the attack looking a little bits and pieces. Not sure the England batters would've fancied facing Bumrah in these conditions though. We're likely to lose some play to thunderstorms, so weather is definitely going to play a role.

Perhaps Myton have faced some punishment - it seemed to be their parents who instigated the incidents in both clips. Who knows though.

I assume the disciplinary meeting this week has happened and at least some of the suspensions are lifted. West Bank u-14s will be playing against Pilkington Rec Reds in the National Cup Final at Fev on Sunday.

Will Via Occitanie disappearing at the end of next month affect UK viewers being able to watch TO games on YouTube? Presumably the answer is yes.

Several different laws in the UK that would make such a thing not a good idea.

The statements made by Aston, Heys, Marsh and others were all present in the judge's report. You seem to be suggesting that Sheffield withheld some relevant information from the original tribunal. If there is some relevant back story, why wasn't that presented to the crown court judge who presided?

As already said though, the previous problem was because Goodison and Anfield are half a mile apart and traffic management was the problem, not the need to separate fans, or ground security. That's a non issue for the new stadium which is in a different part of the city, particularly as it's a public transport venue.

It's also not comparing like with like. The RFL is the national governing body, not the organisation which runs our main professional competition. Its annual revenue is only slightly larger than Leeds Rhinos' turnover.

It's quite a few years since I saw the official pricelist - and I'm sure the RFL don't actually pay the list price in any case. A couple of thousand staff at £15 per hour makes me think £100K probably isn't massively off the mark though.

It was £750K to hire Wembley for a match with all 3 tiers open, about a decade ago. I can well believe that it costs £100K to extend the opening period by 3 hours.

I entered mine - and it gives Barn Owl as a "species lost" - I see at least one most days and they are reasonably common.

Presumably no option to use the massive new Olympic stadium that will replace the Gabba? Just going to be for the AFL team and Cricket? Given the amount of money I assume is being spent on Olympic infrastructure, no public money for Brisbane stadia for decades after 2032?

How so? Players have a short career which can end at any moment, mostly don't get paid particularly well, and need to look after their own best interests, because Paul Rowley certainly isn't going to do that for them. Deon Cross scored in every game he played for Widnes one season, Salford offered him more money, so he joined Salford. He now knows that Salford couldn't afford to pay him the money he was promised, players are not being paid on time, the coach was playing stupid games like picking the reserve team for the opening SL fixture etc etc. He got a job offer from his hometown club, who he has supported since childhood, so he rightly and sensibly took it. Likewise Sam Stone, having played in the NRL and then for Leigh, he presumably had other options at the time he signed and was made promises that haven't been kept and which those running the club at the time could and should have known were not able to be honoured. He hasn't moved from the other side of the world to be wondering whether he's going to get paid each month, or whether he has a job in a months' time. It's not reasonable to expect professional players to risk their livelihoods like that.

I think you'd be pretty hard pushed to call it a good financial investment, tbh, in the UK anyway. The amount of hours I put in vs the cost of fruit and veg in the shops just doesn't really compute. But I can grow things that you can't get in the shops, some things (not all) taste better fresh from the garden and I know what pesticides etc. have been used (none). That's before you start on the time spent outside in nature, the hours of healthy exercise and the pleasure of growing from seed.

I do - have done on and off since I was a kid. We have about an acre here, so plenty of space. I try to grow something each year that I haven't grown before - Kohl Rabi and Honeyberry this year.

Yes, highly recommend it if you're interested in Roman history - far more to see than Rome itself in terms of how people actually lived rather than the famous temples, colliseum etc. And not swamped by tourists either.

Great game at the DCBL which finished 24-24, with Halifax coming back from 16-0 down with 3 tries in less than 10 minutes. Widnes failing with a difficult penalty kick on the hooter to win. Attendance 2582 I think.