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Very dozy bit of running that from Stokes. Jogged the first half

I’ve seen nothing to dissuade me from my view that Root is our best spinner. I have no idea why he doesn’t bowl more

That’s my take as well. Tufnell was a very good bowler but played at a time when selection and captaincy was very poor. I think Leech and Giles are quite comparable - both arguably a bit underrated. Swann was a mile ahead of all imo.

For some very bizarre reasons involving a mate’s connection to Michael Vaughan (it also involves Crystal Palace), I watched the session when Kerrigan bowled for the first time at the back of in the TMS commentary box at The Oval. We’d spoken to MV before the session and he’d bemoaned the fact...

I think the batting total is reasonable. The problem is our 3 spinners include an 18 year old who’s played 13 first class matches, and a left armer who’s played 20 first class matches (with an average in the high 30s). Our ‘senior’ spinner is no Graeme Swann either. I’m still confused why Dawson...

Don’t think Hyderabad is. Ahmedabad is. I got pretty much the drunkest I’ve ever been in Ahmedabad at the house of a guy who opened up a hidden bar and triumphantly said ‘my friend is the chief of police’