Fair enough but the ECB created the schedule in which August is blocked off forcing us to play the latest ever international in England vs Aussies last month. And I think the Anderson thing looks unprofessional…(quite liked McCullum’s quip that they all assumed Jimmy would miss cut and be on time)

Fair enough but cover all bases in advance. Fly out a bit earlier? Have bowling coach out there? It might be same result but at least it shows you’re preparing seriously for a v hard tour..

It's in The Times.

Hope you passed on some useful tips on how to succeed on tour in flat tracks on extreme heat...

Hopefully they'll have put something away for times like these

Bit of a shocker with the Sun-In

A tie might really blow his tiny mind

It should only take four or five hours of long hops and full tosses to exhaust the Indian tail after which the English team will discover something wrong with their visas forcing them to head to the High Commission for the rest of the day taking us into Day Four.

Starting to think England got the fixtures list late and thought this was a warm up game…

‘Historical investigator’ so much sexier than those boring old historians! Look forward to watching it.