Quote from: The Q on December 17, 2025, 05:10:51 PMThe turkey and everything else for the meal is cooked sliced and waiting in the freezer..

Sliced gravy. Mmmmmmmmm

Quote from: port perran on December 17, 2025, 04:54:53 PMLooks good.
Is it factory weathered?

Yup.Ref number 377-754

Merry Christmas everyone.

We don't do traditional Christmas fayre preferring to cook something from different countries around the world  each year. This year it's tagine.

In our case the stroll along the beach, or more likely the sea front and sea wall, will be before lunch. Unfortunately, of course, there will be no trains to watch as we stroll.

Worked Christmas for about half of my working life..
Not any more....
I'm retired..

Our concession to Christmas day is no house work.
The turkey and everything else for the meal is cooked sliced and waiting in the freezer..


That will be walked off by a stroll on the beach with the dog..

Merry Christmas to you all..

Quote from: port perran on December 17, 2025, 04:54:53 PMLooks good.
Is it factory weathered?

And yes, the size of packaging is a big bugbear of mine. Not sure what can be done about it though.

I have to say, my view on packaging is changing. Far too many parcels arrive these days damaged as they are in flimsy plastic bags or no packaging at all. There needs to be a middle ground where external packaging and the product is protected. Apple (and others) have shown that with some thought, fully recyclable packaging can be produced.

Kind regards

Paddy

Looks good.
Is it factory weathered?

And yes, the size of packaging is a big bugbear of mine. Not sure what can be done about it though.

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 02:55:47 PMParcel arrived for me today as promised by R. Mail but look what Bure Valley Models did



Now I'll await all those who say 'Standard box sizes saves money' blah blah

Hi

Indeed it does as you get quantity discounts (I work for a packaging manufacturer).

Cheers

Paul

Remember john emburey who could bat as well 1986 tour
 Who extracted bounce and turn in tandem
With Phil Edmonds


Older members may remember Fred titmus.

Geoff Miller effective oon the 78 /79 tour
Phil tufnell 6 at Sydney 1995
Graene Swann held ends and 2013 caused issues with turn

Ashley Giles


Let's see how the batting goes in the early hours once the two final wickets have fallen

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 02:55:47 PMNow I'll await all those who say 'Standard box sizes saves money' blah blah

I think you'll find it's your own fault for not buying enough to fill their boxes.

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 03:08:26 PMEngland so desperately need at least one decent spin bowler. Most countries' spin bowlers strike fear into batsmen but I reckon other teams just relish it when England turn to spin. It's been too long since the likes of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Monty Panesar and, going back some, Graeme Swann and Derek Underwood

I would tend to agree. I think that spin bowling at the very least can be used as a tool to break the monotony of continued pace and, perhaps, encourage batsmen to open up and with that make mistakes. At its best spin is a devastating tool specially if combined with an "encouraging" pitch.
I'm not sure England trust Bashir after he somehow got ahead of Jack Leach in the pecking order but he is young and he's played hardly any cricket lately after injury.
Maybe it's time to give someone like Rehan Ahmed of Leicestershire a try with the added bonus that he can bat.