Apologies for silence, we're still laid low with illness also broadband dead since Tues, only got slow expensive dialup. Signing off for now #
A small chink of light has appeared through the shutters at Nurdler Towers. Stomach bug in retreat and failed broadband restored. #
The batting partnership out of action for 3 days with illness [...]
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would like to apologise for today's execrable service. Nurdler Towers is a hotbed of vile infection. Disinfect this tweet before reading. #
Back to bed we go, bearing our glass of rehydration drink. @pcollingwood5 could tweet a picture of his bare bum today and we would not care. #
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“To lightly paraphrase the late Dr H.S. Thompson, ‘The sports business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men Ldie like dogs. There is also a negative side’” – The Old Batsman’s mind is on Lalit Modi and the IPL.
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“It is actually an opportunity for Cook to improve himself as a captain, and to learn a lot over the next few weeks. He will almost certainly have to handle an attack featuring two spinners, too… it is good that we might well see more of what Cook is about as a potential future full-time England captain” – Aggers sees opportunities, not problems, for Alastair Cook in getting round England’s depleted bowling attack.
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“Thanks Swanny. That was a really helpful crash course in twittering… not. Chocolate fireguard comes to mind” – Paul Collingwood launches himself on the Twitter adventure.
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See what we were wittering on about today.
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“Bangladesh won the toss, something regular captain Andrew Strauss would have never let happen” – reveal all his secrets he will not, young Jedi.
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See what we were wittering on about today.
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“England defeated Bangladesh by 45 runs in the third and final One-Day International to sweep the three-match series 3-0. Chasing 285 runs to win, Bangladesh managed 239-9 in 50 overs” – what a good way to start the weekend.
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See what we were wittering on about today.
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