'Have you ever met a hater doing better than you'?
Biscuits, phone calls, roadworks. Also, the Ashes
The déja vu
A close finish to the first Test, but Brett Lee had been there before.
"Where's Freddie ? I need a hug #ashes"
@BrettLee_58
The first-Test preparation
Graeme Swann's baby daughter apparently got him into the right spirit ahead of the game.
The hash tag
Pat Cummins demanded social media acknowledgement of an impressive debut.
"#Ashtag should be trending. #Agar"
@93Cummins
Tino Best's modesty corner
But whose record did Agar break?
That was very magnanimous of him.
That's more like it.
The subtleties
Indian spinners seemed particularly taken with the nature of some of the action. Ravi Ashwin enjoyed the dot balls.
"Maiden over applauded by the crowd,totally refreshing."
@ashwinravi99
And so did Murali Kartik.
"the joys of watching a solid defence,a good leave,a ball well bowled..unparalleled.. #cantbeatthat"
@kartikmurali
Clearly these are men who pride themselves on their miserliness.
The second-Test preparation
Graham Onions was economising on breakfast ahead of the Lord's Test.
"No baked beans means more space for a lords lunch. Love the build up to a lords test match"
@BunnyOnions
It pays to be organised in your preparations
The question
Jesse Ryder wanted to know:
"Have you ever met a hater doing better than you?"
@DijaRyder
No, but to be fair, it's the economy. There's just not much money to be made in hating these days. It's not like the glory days of the 1970s when a career in hating was a viable option, with a huge untapped market for it.
The hero
Rob Key was full of admiration.
"Whoever invented the biscuit was a genius."
@robkey612
The other question
Vernon Philander asked:
To minimise the impact on commuter traffic.
The outcast
Ramnaresh Sarwan found himself at a loose end.
"People dont answer phone in this country anymore. Tried about 15 numbers and came up with zip.#hmmmm"
@ronniesarwan
Have you tried withholding your number?
Life with Kemar Roach
Kemar's tweets are generally pretty self-explanatory.
"Slept All Day And Now I Can't Sleep!"
@KemarAJR
"Think I'm Going To Blow Some Paper Today! # Shopping"
And sometimes they are not.
What's your philosophy?
One characteristic of all the great thinkers is that they don't generally have to flag their deepest thoughts as such.
"Growth takes place when honesty is near!! #DeepThoughts"
@WayneParnell
Presumably, the next one isn't quite so deep.
"You must decide whether you living or simply just existing."
Pretty sure it's possible to do both.
McDonald's Watch
Technically Andrew Flintoff is no longer a cricketer, so is this acceptable?
"On a different note , went in Mc Donald's today and bought a smoothie ! I feel robbed @jackwhitehall"
@flintoff11
"But then went to Nandos for a full extra hot chicken !!"
Oh, thank goodness. That's a relief. The world hasn't been knocked off its axis.
As for the next generation? Thankfully, Joe Root knows the drill.
"What a great way to finish the day. @nandosuk #chickeneverywhere"
@joeroot05
Alex Bowden blogs at King Cricket
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