You’re an England player. You’ve won the Ashes. You get in touch with your agent:
“Commercial opportunities. What have you got for me?”
Your agent’s silent a minute and you can hear him shuffling some papers on his desk.
“Hello. Are you there? Commercial opportunities. What have you got?”
Your agent clears his throat and says: “Er… belts?”
Matt Prior clearly did some DAMN GOOD WORK on this photo shoot, but Stuart Broad seems to be a rank amateur, so they made him say some stuff as well:
“I absolutely love the Druh Belts range and the colours are just amazing. They’re perfect to wear on a casual night out with jeans or with chinos and a jacket for a more formal look that is just a bit different.”
Everyone loves chino-friendly belts.
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