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Watching Casino Royale - one of my favourite Bond films with one of the best themes and opening credits Side note, my dad got hold of a copy of this just after visiting China and as this was the last Bond film I didn't see in the cinema we thought it was a dodgy copy entirely in black and white and stopped watching 2 minutes in first time around

Wasn't as bad as some races. Sainz didn't start, Perez started from the pits and looked awful, Hamilton torpedoed himself out of the race first corner, Leclercs car looked like it had something wrong with it.... So there's 4 of the top 8 cars not influencing the race. The McLarens drove really strong races and couldn't be challenged as easily by Russell who would have been a non-factor if not for the safety car bunching the pack up meaning he could easily cut through the back markers and get in the top 6 The tyres situation meant everyone was pitting every 20 laps so overcuts and undercuts were limited. The circuit itself seems like a lot of overtaking is possible, to the point where 3 cars were abreast like about 12 times over the weekend. So an interesting battle outside the good teams as Alfa in particular had a good race but a completely skippable race overall

Hamilton and Russell collide lap 1 and eliminate each other (Russell may continue?) Looked more Hamiltons fault to me but he's paid dearly for it

Well, that's three titles for Verstappen. You have to wonder whats standing between him and his 4th title next year.... Piastri with a first "win" although I don't think it counts in the all-time list I'd assume? Really impressive drive and held his nerve. Biggest sprint takeaway was how shit the soft compound looked after 8 laps

Michael Gambon gone, such a shame. So many great performances. For some reason his role in Layer Cake is jumping to mind for me

Brilliant drives from Norris and Sainz. Red Bull screwed themselves on the first safety car but a great recovery drive from Verstappen. Leclerc and Russell squandered their races in different ways, and Hamilton snuck in and took a podium

Major mistake by Red Bull not going to mediums there

Ferrari managed the race well so far. Not a very interesting race although most races haven't been that gripping this season

Jimmy Buffett, 76. Genuinely thought he'd gone years ago

The films from before the 70s have some really kick ass films that really hold up today. I think I mist have watched 5 films in the last 3 months that were made before 1970

Yeah 12 Angry Men is possibly the best film ever made, usually floating around on Amazon Prime but I secured myself a Blu-Ray of it instead. Amazing how well some of the 30s and 40s films hold up today considering.

Appropriate I've seen this exchange then as I entertained myself yesterday evening by watching "The 39 Steps" which is nearly 90 years old and still really, really good

How's your luck Perez....loses control and gives 2nd to Alonso... then pitted just as its being red flagged meaning he's dropping to 6th

Ferrari pit and the tyres aren't ready ....

I'm fairly sure I've seen 12 tracks described as the worst track on the calendar

Watched Spotlight tonight. Bit heavy at times but really good

Man, William Friedkin. What a master behind the camera. French Connection, Exorcist, Sorcerer probably one of the best 1-2-3 punches of any director. Even his lesser films had brilliance and enjoyability in them.

On an Amazon Prime rampage recently. Watched Casino the other night - always really watchable. Then last night In The Heat of the Night - Sidney Poitier at his best. And tonight's film - Paths of Glory

I did rather enjoy Chris Jordans onslaught yesterday. Started on 8 from 13 and then clubbed 62 off his next 19. Unbelievable stuff

True. But I don't think we play the Aussies in an ODI series either which is baffling given how good the last home ODI series was

Was an interesting game at the end yesterday but I can't see anything the 100 brings that the normal T20 doesn't.... other than fewer balls to score off. And fewer teams. Not really worth compressing the Ashes into July for was it?

So would that not mean that the sensational headlines should instead be "Australia refuse to go for drinks with England"????

No they didn't. Stokes clarified this earlier on twitter. England's post-series wrap-up ran over, presumably because of the two retirements so the Aussies and the England players went out for drinks at a nightclub after. (https://twitter.com/benstokes38/status/1686213070396268544?t=TPXXzhQFgB44vqLRi_wKmw&s=19)

Not selecting Woakes for the first two tests was laughable too. A lot to sort out before India.... but at least they didn't lose the series.

What a send off for Broad. An England legend, an Ashes legend. One final piece of magic to level the series