The Surfer
In this week's From Our Own Correspondent , Owen Bennett-Jones - who was formerly BBC's "Man in Pakistan" - talks about the intensity and passion of cricket in Pakistan
Dancing, listening to music and watching television were all wrong, he said.
Just a reminder that we produce several galleries at Cricinfo on Test days, and some one-dayers too, for your viewing pleasure
Mike Selvey talks glowingly of Mark Nicholas, anchorman for Channel 4's Test coverage (which, sadly, ended this year):
I should declare an interest here. Nicholas has been a friend for a good many years since the days when, starting out in journalism, and covering a Hampshire match, I would sleep on the floor of his living room after drinking his wine and watching Bruce Springsteen videos with him into the small hours. He is a busy chap now and a great networker who has moved onwards and upwards, so we don't socialise much these days but, when we do, he is great company. With that out of the way now, dispassionately I find it incredible that a broadcaster of his skills has not already landed a plum television job in this country, not just in cricket but beyond, even into a shiny suit asking people to come on down or whatever...One day he will morph into Des Lynam.
Geoff Boycott, not shy of airing his views, has sent a warning to England's batsmen :
You have to put runs on the board and play from a position of strength where you can pressure the opposition.
Ah, the irony :
Warne, who was once caught up in a text messaging scandal, will be the voice of Messages on Hold, a Perth-based company that records hold messages for switchboards, The Australian reported today.
Brad Hodge is destined to be Australia’s next Test batsman and Andrew Ramsey finds out about him in The Australian
Andrew Miller, our UK Editor, is in Pakistan now for England's tour and has been writing a diary, which should provide you with plenty of amusement and interest
Two of Australia's yesteryear team-mates, who made famous the dismissal "Caught Marsh bowled Lillee", have signed up to coach opposing celebrity sides at Adelaide Oval
