'Patience is not merely waiting'
Philosophical gems, the delights of long-term parking, and more, in this week's Twitter picks
How are the West Indies preparing for their tour of England?
"Jumpers on, lip balm on, hoodie on...Team Windies getting acclimatized to England..Wi All In..."
@darrensammy88
"When did compression garments become acceptable casual/walking the dog wear?"
@eddiecowan
"Going to eat my body weight in pick & mix tonight...so that'll be 3 fried eggs,2 cola bottles and few midget gems."
@BunnyOnions (Graham Onions)
Glenn McGrath hasn't got any Test matches or IPL to prepare for any more. What's filling up his diary instead?
"It's a beautiful day here in Rockhampton, they're predicting the temp. to be 27. Looking forward to the start of Beef Week."
@glennmcgrath11
Presumably that's the food and not some sort of annual Ian Botham festival.
"Got to get 2 surgery (on both my toes) will be out of the game for 5 months..hopefully will try to get back soon.. Take care..thanks a lot"
@sreesanth36
Both your toes, Sreesanth? All two of them?
"Well that's a first! Being deported from England.. Surely nothing else can go wrong can it?!?! #ffsake!"
@mstarc56 (Mitchell Starc)
Actually Mitch, deportation from England has happened before. To Australia. Rather famously.
"Big game tonight. A must-win for us."
@ashwinravi99 (R Ashwin)
Chennai Super Kings did win. Sadly, Ashwin never revealed what this meant to him.
"@piersmorgan If the New York T20 team need a middle order nurdler, you know who to call."
@Colly622 (Paul Collingwood)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul? Ashwell Prince? Oh, wait, you mean yourself don't you Paul? How about all three? That would be nurdling gold - Twenty20 at its best.
Roaming the world, playing Twenty20 - does Herschelle Gibbs ever get homesick? Does he miss South Africa?
"Hows the michael buble concerts been back home folks"
@hershybru
Most of us would be glad to be away.
"Patience is not merely waiting, it is how you act while you are waiting!"
@7polly7 (Shaun Pollock)
"Went to waterstones grill restaurant opposite Leela near sahar airport.The food was amazing n the hospitality was unbelievable!!!"
@sachin_rt
All those exclamation marks - is he hinting at something more?
"I'm just like Justin Bieber.I don't have talent,I'm just ridiculously GOOD LOOKING that's why I'm popular ☺...lol"
@tinobest
"Really enjoying the efficiency of long stay parking.#edinburgh"
@Jwd_16 (Jade Dernbach)
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