“200% credit to our bowlers” means that they should be on double pay because they were working on a Sunday. Simples.

Either he’s talking about some punitive payday-loan-style rate of interest, or he needs to check his sums. Also, he bowled but didn’t bat, is he actually saying it was all down to him?

First innings* (first for Guyana; second innings of the match; this is all terribly confusing)

They shared a brief (ten run, 5.4 over) partnership in the first evenings!

Great to see Chanderpaul pere and Chanderpaul fils playing in tandem.

Firstly, if England (senior) draw the next Test, they will have kept their hopes of retaining the Ashes alive. The Australians, without a whitewash to play for, will be demotivated and make easier pickings in the remaining matches.

Secondly, it was a hard-fought draw that almost ended in a defeat, against a side that only contains six players with experience of first-class cricket. This only underlines how an inferior team can, at least theoretically, overcome a superior one, and therefore raises our opinion of the likelihood that England (senior) will defeat Australia (proper).

Thirdly, the “Australia Cricket XI” actually contained twelve players. Presumably this misnomer means Australia (proper) will be playing with one less man in the next Test in order to even things out. Alternatively, it suggests that teams with a misleading name will outperform expectations. Since the “England” cricket team is, in fact, the “England and Wales” cricket team (the “and Wales” is silent), then one hopes they will be allowed an additional player, at least metaphorically.

http://ianlouisharris.com/2017/12/10/tie-me-boomerang-down-preparing-the-mcc-team-for-the-boomerang-cup-lords-10-december-2017/

I think this is every sport

Synchronised swimmers, they can’t get enough of it.