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Leo being conspicuously indifferent to tickets to Ireland’s first men’s Test match
< 1 minute read Chuck says that Leo’s indifferent to everything except food. The tickets were used for this match. If you’ve got a picture of an animal being conspicuously indifferent to cricket, send it to king@kingcricket.co.uk.
Continue readingClive being conspicuously indifferent to Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s arrival and departure
< 1 minute read Ged sent us a photo of Clive showing extreme indifference to the arrival of Shivnarine Chanderpaul at the crease. This was during this season’s Essex match, so we asked Ged whether there were any signs of life in response to Shiv’s almost immediate departure. Ged said: “Very similar lack of
Continue readingA spider being conspicuously indifferent to cricket
< 1 minute read Ged writes: This plucky fellow was observed in the Lower Compton Stand at Lord’s, very close to the historic concrete step where King Cricket demonstrated his “Real World Skills” in 2016. Perhaps this spider’s magnificent web is an arachnidian equivalent of a blue plaque, commemorating King Cricket’s astonishing feat…or merely
Continue readingTigger being conspicuously indifferent to Toby Roland-Jones
< 1 minute read Mike writes: Try as I might, I was unable to get Tigger to show the slightest interest in To-Ro-Jo’s debut destruction of the Saffer top order – in fact she positioned herself as far away as possible from the action, atop a throne of recently used but as-yet-unputaway guest bedding.
Continue readingA cat moved from indifference by Toby Roland-Jones
< 1 minute read Tom in Keynsham writes: “I know it’s not the usual thing, but it was noteworthy that our cat Olive took note of the cricket for the first time in her two-and-a-bit years on this planet during the emergence of Toe Roe-Joe.” Don’t worry, we’ve already commended Tom on providing a
Continue readingA cat struggling to be indifferent to cricket
< 1 minute read Marissa writes: I can offer no explanation as to why Moggy is even trying to pretend she’s not watching the match, seeing as she’s a staunch England fan (named after Eoin Morgs). During the match she frequently yelled at Bairstow “I can’t believe he’s not Buttler!” And yes, she uses
Continue readingA budgerigar being conspicuously indifferent to cricket
< 1 minute read Balladeer writes: Recently my friend acquired a budgerigar, named Amigo. The second photograph I saw of said budgie was this: Crammed himself into his feeder. An Australian species of parrot, wearing the green-and-gold, with David Warner’s intelligence. Could you get more of an obvious Australian fan? I asked my friend
Continue readingTwo dogs being conspicuously indifferent to cricket
< 1 minute read Dandy Dan writes: These are my two labs, George and Rufus. They’re just over one year old. I’ve been meaning to introduce them for a while but I’ve been busy. Anyway, their thoughts about Gary Ballance being dropped are difficult to ascertain. They simply don’t appear to be interested. If
Continue readingStraussCat being conspicuously indifferent to Graeme Smith’s retirement
< 1 minute read Lemon Bella writes: As is customary at times like this, cricketing greats of the past must come out of the woodwork to pass opinion on the breaking news of the day. Therefore I found it necessary to consult StraussCat regarding the retirement of Graeme Smith. He wasn’t particularly interested when
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