The one shame of a fantastic series is the ECB squeezing the schedule to priortise that awful hundred nonsense. A bit more time in-between tests and you probably see even better cricket
Jacob Bethell needs to be allowed to go and play as many games for Warwickshire as possible between now and the Ashes. He's got enormous talent but talent needs to be developed and watching 4 matches then playing after 5 weeks is not good for a...
What an hour of drama that was!!!!
Test cricket is alive and well, reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated.
Magnificent series.
One of the best I've had the pleasure of watching.
👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👌
Having enough to do, so you're not bored, but having none of it too important that if you feel like saying 'kit, it wont really matter if you don't, while you read your book or whatever
Or as I call it - retirement
In no particular order
1. Long sunny days in Liverpool Brisbane
2. My children’s ongoing health.
3. My own ongoing health
4. Being single
5. Solitude (preferably with silence)
6. Trees & nature
7. A good w@#k
And lastly:
8. Resilience...
Hobbies and gratitude.
As we age, stress becomes the silent killer. I never saw myself as "old", but I now realise that I can't work with the same "busy energy" of someone 25 years younger than me - and nor should I. I am far more effective than...
Myself.
Not that I'm a narcissist or egotistical - just that when one is younger, there is a terrible tendency to find fault in yourself. At 53, I have lived long enough and am self-aware enough to know all of my many faults - and not care too...