Thousands of people simultaneously saying: ‘I reckon it’s clearing up a bit now’.

It’s hard to simulate the noise of people stubbornly huddled in plastic.

They're using "Sunny Sunday" crowd noise when they should be using "Rainy Wednesday." https://t.co/3QvkHTiKDD

— King Cricket (@TheKingsTweets) July 8, 2020

A wicket, a run, some rain.

Cricket!

80s cricket is back! One camera, slightly off-centre, no replays, no graphics. And now it’s become one close-up camera, we can’t even see the bowler.

And 90s cricket is back! Nought for one, leaving a straight one!

Yes, it’s not an area where it’s easy to have much control, let alone wider influence.

Yay! It is always better to win the toss, and always better to bat first. This cannot possibly change. So when we are 65 for 5 at tea, the ball doing loops, it will still by definition be BETTER.

Is it only cricket that makes you increasingly worried with every piece of good fortune?

I also try to do that, but as I typically turn up after the others it very quickly becomes a done deal. A few years ago I took my seat at 11 o’clock to find two pints waiting for me.

Another one down the memory hole yes. Fun fact: as dramatic as the Capn’n KP “era” was, he only captained one more Test than Tres.

Yup.