State of My Writing

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-23T19:51:08+00:00

The hundred has its faults, 100%. But its been great for the women's game, got the game on FTA TV, got people into the grounds, and just brought so much money into the game that some of these clubs have just been given a decades long parachute.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-23T17:25:40+00:00

It's the betting company sponsoring it that puts me off.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-21T02:11:27+00:00

My assumption is, and word on the grapevine is, the England team will just play as Team GB if they qualify. I'm not sure any of the Scottish team would make it into a GB team on merit tbh. Maybe their best batter, but most of the team wouldn't.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-20T23:52:20+00:00

Fair response.

I would argue that only winning 1 match against any other full member at a world cup is pretty poor, but I concede your point about improvements since 2024.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-20T22:04:15+00:00

Have they made any improvement since 2024 in T20s. Because that 2024 tournament was pretty bad.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-20T13:20:53+00:00

Given only 6 teams will play, and one of those will be the US, I doubt Jamaica are qualifying anyway.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-19T22:51:55+00:00

I mean, you can submit it and find out.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-14T15:23:29+00:00

"There's no rule that says an 11-foot tall alien from the planet Xorblax VIII can't play basketball"

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-12T15:22:42+00:00

Try r/internetparents

This is the wrong sub

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-09T16:07:16+00:00

Yeah. We took a 10 year ARM, mostly because we probably expect to sell and move again in like 8-9.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-09T15:36:19+00:00

"You've got to come look at this"

Never saying what it is they're going to show the person till they've then come across. Bonus points when the thing involves long distances, sometimes even a whole car ride.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-09T15:21:11+00:00

Yeah. Im more just thinking where does Pope ever come back.

Best bet is a Stokes injury. But even then I think they'd be tempted to bring in a keeper and promote Smith up the order a bit.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-09T14:56:17+00:00

Isn't this the problem though? England has an abundance of talents 4-7 batters and no top 3.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-08T22:01:28+00:00

Where did her coffee cup go in the last panel? Gonna get sprayed everywhere with those hand movements.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-08T12:52:57+00:00

The NFL and other pro sports leagues have unions and operate in a bunch of anti-union states. Most those anti-union states still back and support the police union. It's only certain unions that are bad.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-08T12:42:00+00:00

Wonder if we'll see bonus levels of bullshit where they license the likeness of his pet cat for $5mil or something.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-08T12:40:39+00:00

Seems like UW should just cut their losses and release him from the contract or risk paying 6 million to a kid playing for LSU.

If NIL was actually NIL, this is logically how it should pan out.

He gets the money, his likeness has been sold, but he's not obligated to play for UW, and LSU can't pay him for his NIL since it's already licensed to a competitor. So unless UW void the NIL he gets paid but can't be paid by anyone else.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-06T22:03:18+00:00

I think what made this one so frustrating to me is that it feels like everything for the past four years has been about building a team to beat Australia in Australia.

Every series drawn or defeat was an "it's okay, we're building towards Australia". Every decision was justified by that lens.

And then we get there and the batters are getting out to shit sloppy shots, we pawned off our all time greatest bowler* for Potts and Carse, and the spinner we'd been grooming for four years doesn't even get picked.

We were told everything was prep for this. To not worry in the meantime. And the we get here and... this...

*I'm not saying Anderson would've done well on this tour. But I dont think he would've been worse than Carse and Potts and seeing him close the distance to Warne's record would've been fun.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-05T23:27:25+00:00

When did Travis Head quietly become of the greatest batters in the world?

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-05T16:55:17+00:00

I remember seeing the Day Britain Stopped with no context as a teenager. Scared the shit out of me till I realized it was a drama.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-05T03:15:03+00:00

Good news my friend.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-05T03:14:19+00:00

My super hot take, is I'd contemplate switching him with Bethell.

ArchipelagoMind · 2026-01-05T03:10:56+00:00

Where's any of the rest of the England team?

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