But soft, who is this samite-clad knight, gazing towards Tintagel?
It’s a lively wicket, that’s for sure
Any youngsters out there wondering how to cope with fiery irregular bounce...
Anyway, I batted very well for my 1, which I think at the moment is second equal top score
Magnificent batting from @peterfrankopan, who has just hit a six into the children’s playground
A big-hitting innings from @peterfrankopan, coming in low down the order, sees @AuthorsCC to an exceedingly creditable 69 off our 20 overs.
The single most exciting sporting encounter of 2021 so far sees @AuthorsCC TIE with the Port Isaac RNLI XI.

A tie - but in a very real sense, cricket was the winner.
A wonderful match!

Thank you, Port Isaac!

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“I am as entitled to comment on my home nation as the next & the endless insistence that I display my gratitude is rooted in racism. Racism which is, in itself, rooted in the fact that the children of imperial immigrants born here are not always seen as fully British” - @sathnam
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I’m absolutely loving this film...
It’s getting better & better...
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The Test team seems ersatz. Everything else seems a muddle. theguardian.com/sport/blog/202…
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A literally haunting possibility floated by the article: “the shackles represented insurance for the living against any potential supernatural repercussions of the man's harsh treatment.”
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Sometimes 'inhabitants of post-Roman lowland Britain,' or 'West Saxons', or 'Anglians,' or 'Mercians', or - post Athelstan - 'English' may indeed serve better. But 'Anglo-Saxons' is the most convenient & widely recognised term, so use it when & as necessary, without anxiety!
A thread on why I, certainly, have no qualms whatsoever about using the word 'Anglo-Saxons'.
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