Comments on: Netflix’s This Could Go Anywhere with Phil Tufnell and Brendon McCullum – a preview

By: Edwardian

Edwardian — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:17:05 +0000

For the interested there is a detailed obit of John Woodcock in The Times today. Also an excellent article on Woodcock by Mike Atherton.

By: Edwardian

Edwardian — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:14:00 +0000

I watched two episodes and think that Ibking has nailed it. A colleague who looked after golf greens in NZ said I should give it a go. If I remember it correctly, after the rigmarole of cooking the steak on a hot rock they didn’t show them eating it. The reason why Tuffers gave up cricket was entertaining but I’ve heard it a couple of times before on TMS.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:40:50 +0000

In reply to Cric Bait. Separate squads is not a solution, but imperfect management of an unnecessary self-inflicted problem.

By: Cric Bait

Cric Bait — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:53:21 +0000

Completely unconnected. Did you see India’s white ball team thrash Sri Lanka in the first ODI?
Might be the start of a wonderful new phase of separate white ball and red ball teams?
I believe KC is not a fan of the idea but may address one of your pet peeves of too much cricket in the players’ schedules. The ODIs vs Pakistan also showed how much depth there is in the England team.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:57:14 +0000

In reply to lbking. Highly unlikely we’ll top that review.

By: lbking

lbking — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 02:13:23 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Middle name is Barrie. The more interesting question would be why is his brother’s nickname Mattress?

I did watch an episode once when it was on TV here in NZ. I think I was stuck under a sleeping 1 year old and couldn’t reach the remote or any other device and didn’t want to move lest he woke up. It is a pretty standard holiday through NZ programme which isn’t really of any interest to someone who lives in NZ. So, I may have joined my son in sleeping.

I think there were some almost interesting bits when they were talking about the challenges of international cricket but not much more than that.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 18:52:47 +0000

In reply to Sam. We always think that. It's one of those things we've looked up three times and forgotten again.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:47:10 +0000

Why is Brendon McCullum’s nickname ‘Baz’? Surely that should be reserved for people named Barry.

By: A P Webster

A P Webster — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 11:11:17 +0000

Non-golf sportspeople being into golf is a pretty common phenomenon – cricketers, footballers, rugby players. It might be something to do with it having some of the characteristics of activity they enjoy (exercise, competitiveness, etc) but also being possible to do when you are no longer of an age where you can maintain the sort of elite fitness levels with which Phil Tufnell is synonymous.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:14:30 +0000

In other forty-year-old news:

https://ianlouisharris.com/1981/07/21/testing-times-working-seeing-alleyns-bbyo-friends-then-the-headingley-cricket-5-to-21-july-1981/

Remembering how I saw the 1981 Headingley Test play out.