Mass Deaths at Lord’s
Breaking News 465 Lord’s members have just died. 465 simultaneous heart attacks. The event that triggered this was Graeme Swann opening the bowling. A move so shocking, and ill conceived that the old...
View Articlethe valley of the dead
Traveling on the tube on the way to lord’s is an experience. There are more beige suits, dark jackets, sun hats, and bacon end egg ties in close proximity to you than you get at your local pub. And it...
View ArticleWhen Bangladesh did Lord’s
I’m sure there is an air of anticipation in the air. The smell of freshly cut and expertly manicured grass, the small tear in the eye of a Bangladeshi player who steps out there for the first time, the...
View ArticleDirty Dirk in the toilet at Lord’s
I should say he wasn’t actually in the toilet at Lord’s, but he was in there via this picture. Forget for a moment that Dirk looks like he would rather be anywhere else than the photo shoot. And even...
View ArticleThe MCC suggest using Steve Waugh’s eyes to stop match fixing
You can beat a polygraph, trick a jury, be immune to truth syrum and even make sure the CSI bastards don’t find a thing, but you can’t beat Steve Waugh’s eyes. They are double barrelled weapons of...
View ArticleThe spirit of Tony Greig
Lord’s is named after Thomas Lord’s, an ok cricketer from way back when. At one stage in his life, Thomas Lord’s wasn’t getting the cash he wanted from cricket matches. So he thought about building...
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