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They've tried that once.

Ever since his IBS started, Mildred dreads it when Len stands up without warning.

'Honestly, he's not my Dad. I don't know him'

Just looked it up. He played Ireton.

The last thing you did at Rottingdean was swing a blade at a spinner. Even a long hop had a habit of biting you ankles.

I think this where folk's irritations come from. Charles is just another person to many, a lot of whom will have struggles of their own health wise. So unfortunately the grief and worry that we are subliminally told we should feel becomes irritation. Then we add stories like yours and we can see...

I'm pretty sure he played Halifax or someone in Cromwell too.

This a slight at a new thread that appeared. Slightly badly timed given that the latest person was well known to a few NSC members. Pipe down.

A proper character. I played in the same cricket team for a while. He would have been about 60 at the time. Mike was indeed known for his loopy leg spinners and the odd coarse drinking song. Doubtless he would have paid the round. Generous bloke. RIP. Sorry to hear of his passing. The phrase...

Bit harsh mate. Joe Root averaged in the 70s last year and passed fifty or a hundred in more than half of those innings. Just had a poor first couple of Tests. Happens. His average generally holds up in India.

Yes, I thought England played well enough. I do think that Bumrah is showing that there is a place for bowlers other than spinners. As did Jimmy. I would like to see Robinson in the line up. I know some suggest Wood, but he can only bowl short spells and I think Robbo will take wickets on any...

English school report 1982- 'If Ian had the same interest in this subject as he has in cricket he would make very good progress. He is very careless, lazy, and rarely hands his homework in on time'

That's astonishing. But I think it feeds into the pitches there being so flat that matches were just run fests that didn't make it to the business end, or they were dust bowls where Dave from my village cricket team, who bowled non turning off-breaks, would pick up a five-fer. Still, my stat of...

Chelsea are an in season rival. We need them to be dropping points.

Going back many a moon, a lot of matches hardly got to the fourth innings- except maybe Bombay where it was a seamer's track. I'm still surprised though. Does that mean 300+ to win, or 300+ in any Test match ?

I don't think they will do it. Defeat by 150 runs. But I look forward to the prospect of being utterly wrong. It's occurred to me what a splendid sporting month this is. England in India and the Six Nations.

No. I suspect that what would have happened is what is described above. I remember the days when the Old Bill weren't around. It was like The Purge.

When the UK left Afghanistan in 2014, according to The Guardian, it was the first time since 1914 that they weren't engaged in conflict somewhere. I did think there was a single year in 60s, but anyway.

Thankfully I had a history teacher who gave a reality check to the Great War.

I was one of those who never understood the hype about Caicedo. He was good for the team, and I'd sooner have him, but he did have matches where he was off the pace and poor at times. Decent Premier League player, but £115m ? That's £50m+ Chelsea added tax Mac I rate higher and would take him...