Good work. We’re going to have to see what dregs are left tomorrow.

The whole process has been convoluted at best, but at last some modest success to report.

Pakistan v Afghanistan at Headingley on 29 June in the game they’re already calling the Battle of the ‘stans, followed by Sri Lanka v Windies at Durham on 01 July. Cheap seats, and a rest day in between for that arduous journey north on steep cobbled roads. Bosh.

I suppose this is what happens when you have one website selling tickets for an entire tournament.

Not yet. He’s almost 3/4 of the way there though… this is about the point he might start to think about a dive if the throw looks on target.

Have you had any success?

Aah the queue is now unpaused and my little stickman guy is walking. But he’s got an awfully long way to go! At present he’s languidly sauntering along like Inzi going for a quick single.

There isn’t even anything to entertain you while you wait interminably; a game involving the flinging of virtual crickets into the berry-brown face of Robert Kilroy Silk, for example.

Any fellow ballot total failures in? What matches are we going for? I am hoping to something northern-y in early July involving India, West Indies or Sri Lanka.

Jade Dern’tbat

Excellent pic of Jade Dernbach batting for Surrey against Essex.

Joy Division Oven Gloves, Mike?