Worth a read...Link to story

I wonder where carrying mud in your pocket falls within his definitions? Contravention of both rules and spirit i would have thought.

You are quick, Steve. Good point.

I just marvel at the never ending hypocrisy of former players making pronouncements upon their successors...

watch out for further articles in this series including

'Why can't Joe Sayers score more quickly' by Geoff Boycott

'The problem with Kolpaks in our game' a Round table debate featuring Tony Greig, Allan Lamb and Robin Smith

'Skipper McGrath needs to lose weight' by Darren Gough

'Young players should not be allowed to move counties' by Bob Willis

'Rashid still too young for England selection' by Brian Close

'Aussies should have had alcohol ban during the Ashes' by David Boon

'Jack Russell's paintings are not very good' by Michael Vaughan

'Yorkshire's slip catching needs to improve' by Keith Fletcher

That's very funny..
You forgot;
"Flintoff's Drinking Affected His Cricket" by Ian Botham

"Invest in Cricket" Allen Stanford

"how to umpire in cricket"
Part A Getting Decisions correct in pressure situations by Daryll Harper
Part B Bad light by Nigel Cowley & Martin Bodenham

You've got to love this forum!

part c diplomatic relations with the pakistan cricket board by darrell hair.

Thanks folks ... needed a good laugh

Or not being allowed to carry a big packet of minties that can spill out of their pockets.(Trescothick)

''Players must always respect and abide by the decision of the umpire'' by Chris Broad.

Not so much a made up line as true actually.

"The art of attacking cricket" by Joe Sayers.

"Innovative captaincy" by Anthony Magrath.

"The sportsman guide to fitness" by Samit Patel.

"How to make friends and influence people" by Chris Adams.

"Running between the wickets" by Owias Shah.



I am sure there are plenty more!!

How to judge a run - Geoff Boycott

How to syay fit - Chris Old

How to hold slip catches - The 2009 Yorkshire slip cordon

Being an opener - Jacques Rudolph

Salad with everything - Anthony McGrath

Cricket in poor light - Nigel Cowley & Trevor Jesty

Male hair care - Adam Lyth

Being modest - Kevin Pietersen

Playing for Yorkshire in the 21st century - Michael Vaughan

'A Safe Pair Of Hands' by Matt Prior
'The Forward Defensive Shot' by Darren Lehmann
'Tact And Diplomacy in the Colonies' by F.S. Trueman

The one time I was wrong. by Geoffrey Boycott

The one time Mike Denness was right. by Geoffrey Boycott

LBW's I gave against Sir Geoffrey. by Dickie Bird

LBW's I suffered in my homeland. by Javed Miandad

Balls I actually bowled. by Muttiah Muralitharen

My most enjoyable tour. by Steve Harmison

"A Guide To The World's Airports" - Marcus Trescothick

"I was Really Alec" -- Eric Bedser
"The Sanctity of Marriage Vows" -- Shane Warne
"Socialism and Cricket" -- Fred Trueman
"Relaxation Techniques" -- Brian Sellers
"Yorkshire's Boundary and the Lincolnshire Question" -- Lord Hawke
"Crane Spotting" -- Steve Cowton
"Training your Manservant as a Net Bowler" -- The Nawab of Pataudi
"Close Shave" -- W.G. Grace
"My Favourite Northcountrymen" -- E. W. Swanton
"The Timeless Tests and Why We Need Them Back" -- J.J. Sayers
"God was a Cricketer" -- The Rt Rev David Shepherd
"Big Boys Don't Cry" -- Dickie Bird
"My Favourite Cranes" -- Steve Cowton
"Time to Chuck It In" -- Muttiah Muralitharan
"The Notorious 'Whispering Death' Over: Its Concoction in Photoshop" -- G. Boycott
"The Charm and Grace of One-Day Cricket" -- Sir Neville Cardus
"Insight and Intelligence in Modern Cricket" -- The England & Wales Cricket Board

http://www.savingcranes.org/

When are we getting the webcam back?
Tony Croshaw and I are pining for news of Hirst and Rhodes.

a further article by CMJ was tucked away on the same page as the Hoggy-splash in yesterdays Times and gave some further revelations about Athers approach to the game.

Apparently he once ran a second run v the Aussies after a throw at the stumps had deflected off his bat and beaten the backing up fielder. He claims to have done this deliberately knowing it was not within the Spirit (but within the Rules) of the game as he knew it would rattle the Aussies.

Shame this was almost overlooked in the Hoggy news as it is further evidence of how Athers played the game and why perhaps we always struggled to be successful under his type of leadership - I would have thought upsetting the Aussies deliberately was only going to end up in one outcome and the results would appear to testify to this.