'You must have a clear vision of the finish line'
And to get there read our latest Twitter round-up, which tells you how best to enjoy a barbeque, an ice-cream and driving with no fuel
The eating disorder
How do you know when it was a good barbecue?
"You know it was a good bbq when you wake up with charcoal smeared all over your face."
@Colly622 (Paul Collingwood)
Really? Is that an internationally-recognised indicator - a charcoal-smeared face? You don't judge it by the taste of the food? You don't judge it by the number of people who didn't contract food poisoning? You judge it by facial grubbiness.
The victim
Stephen Fleming's tumultuous relationship with Scott Styris continues.
"gotta love finals day! unfortunately got cornered for bfast by Styris, hopefully the day gets
better!"
@SPFleming7
However, later in the week, Fleming was forced to revise his opinion of the allrounder. It turns out things could be far, far worse.
The likely story
Rahul Sharma might be on his own with this one.
"Today my fav commentator Ravi shastri B'day God Bless u Ravi bhai."
@ImRahulSharma3
Ravi Shastri is your favourite commentator? As the man himself might say: that will do his confidence the world of good.
The date with destiny
Lonwabo Tsotsobe had an important appointment.
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved. Off to gym"
@LonwaboTsotsobe
The unemployed
Andrew Flintoff has a more complex attitude to his destiny, but the outcome's the same.
"Missing Cash In The Attic to go to the gym !"
@flintoff11
The tantrum
Graeme Swann is a man who holds certain expectations.
He is also a man of principle.
It's important to take a stand.
The shoehorn
If Jimmy Anderson's tweet is any indication, England's cricketers would appear to be challenging each other to use particular words during their interviews.
"Congrats to @timbresnan for getting the word 'capitulated' into an interview and in the right context. Good job he didn't have to spell it!"
@JimmyAnderson9
The spelling mistake
Speaking of spelling, where do we stand on this one?
"Chilling in bed watching a spelling bee on ESPN I have to say these kids are damn smart I would definately have dropped out long ago."
@WayneParnell
Wayne later said that the "definately" was deliberate. Benefit of the doubt to the bowler on this occasion or should we refer it to the third umpire?
The risk
Moises Henriques lives life on the edge.
"Getting an extra 26kms out when your petrol gauge is sitting at 0km. #courage"
@Mozzie21
Bet he was playing 'Can I overtake that long line of trucks before I get to my motorway exit' as well.
What's your philosophy?
"U must have a clear vision of the finish line, otherwise u will never leave the starting blocks - so find ur finish line."
@virendersehwag
I identified the finish line Virender, but I couldn't get there. I couldn't even bring myself to leave the starting blocks. They're so safe and familiar.
So are you saying I'm not a failure, Virender?
"By maintaining ur own integrity u will live beyond emotional ups and downs."
That's a bit evasive. Kind of sounds like you're saying I am a failure. That makes me sad.
"Happiness is not getting wht u want,but enjoying wht u have."
And clearly what I have is failure. Thanks for the pep talk.
Getting to know God
"Went to D Y Patil stadium to see A R Rahman's concert and he was simply magical. He sang all his top songs for almost 3 hrs."
@sachin_rt (Sachin Tendulkar)
Think that counts as an opinion. This is unprecedented.
Tino Best's modesty corner
"Have a Bless day everyone oh btw I really did bring summer from the caribbean hahaha ."
@tinobest
You'd think he'd have brought his team-mates a bit of cloud cover while they were bowling at Trent Bridge.
Alex Bowden blogs at King Cricket
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