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Hi Tyke, I knew GB was a divisive figure in cricket but I never really understood why. Then I worked with a guy who explained to me that GB was more concerned with his batting average than playing a risky shot in a run chase, for example.

Hi Brendan

Ian Botham famously ran GB out on purpose because the team needed to score quick runs. Fred Trueman, Brian Close, Ray Illingworth and Jack Hampshire were all Yorkshire and England players who were as talented as GB and none of them has a good word to say about him.

Talking about Boycott, have you heard this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPIjT-zdryY
We heard it live while driving, and had to pull off the road!

Hi Chris,

I was writing a reply to you post saying how surprised I was that I'd never heard about this and how absurd it is to rewrite history then, just as I was about to hit "send", I heard the outcome! - (I won't say it because I don't want to spoil it for anyone else).

Tyke

Of course I wasn't offended, quite flattered in fact that you thought I could do the job.

I didn't see GB play but he seems divisive. I enjoy his commets on TMS though.

Chrise & Brendan

I`d heard about the little trick Aggers` played on GB but this is the first time I`ve seen it - thought it was brilliant the way Aggers built up the story so that, logically, GB`s hundredth hundred never actually happened at Headingley ( I was there obviously ). I`m just glad GB didn`t suffer a heart attack as I don`t wish him any harm.

John Hampshire recalls a game (versus Northants I think) where GB took 2 days to crawl to another century. When he eventually got out JH was expected to make some quick runs for Yorks but instead he carried on playing as slowly as GB had - just to make the point that the rest of the side were fed up with it! The YCCC committee were not impressed.

Grunger

I think a lot of people enjoy listening to GB`s comments but I`m sorry I`m not one of them.

I was amused by the handwritten sign on a local hairdresser's shop saying that the shop would be closed for the forceable future.

Parallelogram

All clairvoyance meetings have been cancelled due to unforseen events

(the old ones are the best!)

Jigjag, Tyke, Parallelogram

Jigjag… on 16th April you expressed your dislike of the ungainly 'Stay home' advice. I was reminded of that today when I laughed at a cartoon in this week's Spectator. We have two police officers, wearing yellow vests, speaking to two people on the street. The officer with 'Police' on his vest tells them 'Stay home'. The officer with 'Grammar Police' on his vest tells them 'Stay at home'.

Paralleogram
I really liked the 'forceable' future.

Tyke,

No, the old ones aren't necessarily the best - sorry!

Malone

I too laughed at your description of the Spectator cartoon. I have enough trouble with the `Fashion Police` but now I`m sporting my `Corona` beard I fear I may as well become a recluse - do you know of any vacant man caves?

I was hoping you were too young to remember my corny old joke.