That's 500 Test wickets for Stuart Broad. I hope those who decided to leave him out of the first Test feel suitably contrite, especially after the runs he scored in the first innings of this match...
Since watching Bowie's 2000 Glastonbury performance the other night, I've had Life on Mars? going round my head. Thought I'd look up the lyrics, and all the sites I can find give: "Now the workers...
Really enjoying this, but he's let down by his keyboard player who not only overplays, but managed to get the chords wrong for Life on Mars. Duff backing singers, too - but Earl Slick on guitar is...
Medical experts were asked if it is time to ease the lockdown. Allergists were in favour of scratching it, but Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut...
Does anyone know of an email address to contact Thames Water? I've just sent one to the only one I have: [email protected], but I got an automatic reply saying it is no longer in use,...
Here's some good news in these grim times. Much better than the very unreliable PSA test:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/game-changing-prostate-cancer-test-works-in-15-minutes/...
Anyone watching this? Beautifully acted and directed, though strange decision to do it in 12 half-hour episodes. Big career ahead for the two talented leads, I'd say. Great to see Trinity College,...
Joy! First swifts of the year seen screaming in the sun over my house at 6pm today. What a welcome sign of hope in these horrible times. "They've made it again, Which means the globe's still...
With the news that the cost of oil around the world is plummeting, and in the US has dropped below zero - at one point today it was minus $40 a barrel - let's hope this fall is reflected in the price...
Great article by Roger McGough in today's Weekend i. He quotes his poem, written in the 60s: Everyday I think about dying, about plague, war, famine, global warming, the end of the world. It helps...
Just had an email to my Hotmail address from "British Gas" about "your outstanding bill". I have not opened it, but if I hover over it, it says it comes from my Hotmail address - the same one! How can...
I have a friend who's stuck at home with her husband and three teenage/older children, all vying for physical space and wi-fi use. I suggested to her that with some warmer weather on the way at least...
Mentioned this elsewhere, but thought I'd open a separate thread. It's bin collection day in my village and they usually come by 10am, but no sign. There are usually 3 or 4 in the crew, but as they...
The other day I saw a short report on TV that there might now be a 'holiday' on MoT tests until this current crisis is over, and that an arrangement would be put in place so you could tax your car...
Anyone else find the Imperial contestant Brandon smug and annoying, brilliant though he is? And why is he allowed to have 'Brandon' written in front of him on the desk when his name is Brandon...
Anyone else enjoy this? I think this series is even better than the previous ones (I notice Louis C K is no longer involved, and other writers have been brought in). I find it unpredictable, funny and...
Has anybody on AB gone through with equity release? There are plenty of websites about it, and I know there are two main ways to do it, but I've read many negative articles in many newspapers that...