Mick Yates

Test cricket on at breakfast is an utter joy. What a pity the Bride has the rest of my day planned, starting shortly.

This piece of shit is going back.

Red Kite watch. The Bride counted 8 hovering over the A51 between Amerton and Sandon this afternoon. I of course had eyes on the road.

I see we've found another way to lose a game of Cricket then.

A fair old lake has formed on London Road/All Saints Road. Here's me thinking the work had been done to avoid this.

Can't claim to have watched much of it but that's some loss by England 🫣

Can't say I've watched much of it but that is some win by the Saffers.

I picked the wrong day to not know Cricket was on. Eng 429-4 innings closed v SL. Brook out last ball for 202 fastest one day 200

Is like to think my abysmal performance on Only Connect was down to my raging stinking cold but I suspect it's more likely I'm a bit dim.

Just catching up with yesterday's racing. To my very untrained eye I'd say that Ombudsman is some hoss.

Fair play Middlesbrough who were as good as I've seen down here for ages but equally fair play to Stoke for not lying down and getting back into it twice but not quite holding on. A word for Junho though, invisible. Two Korean lads sitting along from us. I nearly had a word😁

Right then, all highlights have been watched, all interviews listened to, Samcam consumed. What do I do with the rest of my day😁

I'm stepping of the subs bench at 1 pm to go tenpin bowling with my lad and grandson. I may only have played about twice in my life and I'm guessing not in this century.

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The football is as one sided as the rugby or the rugby is as one sided as the football.

Wakes up, puts radio on only for @bbc5live.bsky.social to he banging on about you guessed it, The Traitors. Switches off and jumps in the shower.

Tell me I'm not the only one NOT watching Traitors?

RIP Esther Rantzen.

Give me strength...

What bastard morning, not only did I wake up to hear that I'm causing a massive problem for the country by not having died the day before I drew my state pension, I've had the run around by some SKY chat box thingy. Now for my heart nurse and Specsavers.

Just been outside to look for Bats which drew a blank but Merlin did pick this up.

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Good afternoon from Biddulph Country Park. Slowly but surely the bird song is returning.

Just stepped outside to wave the boy off. If it gets any colder I may have to abandon the shorts.

The Grandson just told us Santa isn't real. Furthermore when I asked him if he thinks Santa keeps his eye on him to see if he's been good, he said no that's creepy. Another bit of MY innocence has been shattered.

Anyway, when's the open top bus parade chaps?

Right then, a couple of hours weeding with TMS beside me. This country is isn't quite as fucked as some make it out to be.

A disperate bunch of misfits on Universally Challenged tonight

The Shoogabooga book fiend strikes again

Fucking hell Stoke, I'd had settled for two tap ins..

Wakes up to Jim Radcliffe being a total twat then.

Im feeling old today. My lad is is 40. How did this happen so quickly?

Didn't know it's Wimbledon v Franchise FC. Mon the Dons.

I've been known to have been critical of Stoke in the past but I watched the first half of Leeds v Newcastle and there's something quite reassuring when a side that has cost considerably more to put together is so abject as Newcastle were.

They save lives! We back the #RNLI rnli.org/support-us/g...

Good morning, thought for the day and every other day. Money is no guarantee of class.

Came in from a lunchtime walk at WW 25 years ago tomorrow to the news that the Twin Towers had been hit. Not a lot gone done that afternoon or in the evening at home. Our generations JFK moment. Some of the programmes that have been on lately still make me emotional.

Awful 2nd half from Stoke. MOM A. Post.

I love how Nigella takes charge of portion control. We've all got mates who would take more than their share. She's also made a Mushroom Risotto that I would absolutely murder but the Bride doesn't care for them. You think you know someone...

I shouldn't do this to myself but I fancy us tonight 😳

The weather forecast on BBC Breakfast started with 'grim start in Cardiff'. I sincerely hope that's the last time I hear those words today.

I'd like us to win this half but if it ends 4-0 I for one won't be complaining.

The family tree, straight line 😁