Gary Wilson

@fredfertang @GeoffreyBoycott Cowdrey ahead of Barrington?? Really?

In 1973 the best post war England team was picked for a computerised Test against their Australian counterparts - all bar Fred Trueman made the photo Knott, Laker, Bedser, Wardle, @GeoffreyBoycott, Cowdrey, Hutton, Bailey, May and Comton - the computer got the result wrong though

@WG_RumblePants Franklyn Stephenson Clive Rice Navjot Sidhu Dean Jones Mark Waugh

I’ve been trying to think of 80s and 90s cricketers who missed out on the franchise revolution, but who may have been big money players (if they’d had the chance). So far I’ve got: Sir Viv Richards Sir Curtly Ambrose Courtney Walsh Sir Ian Botham Darren Gough Graham Gooch Robin Smith Kapil Dev Anil Kumble Mohammad Azharuddin Allan Donald Lance Klusener Javed Miandad Saeed Anwar Imran Khan Wasim Akram Waqar Younis Who have I missed out?

@jason_king72 @ncakos316 Thank God, someone who knows the game. Miller and Faulkner up there with the greatest. I doubt anyone replying here has even heard of the latter. 👏👏👏

@ncakos316 Keith Miller Aubrey Faulkner Tony Grieg Ben Stokes Shakib Al Hasan Vinoo Mankad

Best allrounders of all time (Tests), in no particular order: Kallis Sobers Hadlee Khan Dev Botham Jadeja

@howiehok3434 Good evening young Howard Hope you’ve had an enjoyable Sunday

Evening

@ChrisWalne18 @WG_RumblePants Are you sure, Chris?

@WG_RumblePants And he was dropped after the triple century.

John Edrich seems to be another star of English cricket whose legacy isn’t as valued as it should be. Despite looking 55 for most of his career, he was amongst the best players of his generation, playing 77 Tests, averaging 43.54 and scoring a triple century against NZ in 1965. Lillee reckoned Edrich one of the hardest men to remove in world cricket.

@WG_RumblePants The 2nd most under rated England bowler of all time

John Snow seems to be England’s great forgotten strike bowler. He played 49 Tests between 1965 and 1976, taking 202 wickets at an average of 26.66 and economy rate of 2.68. In his 4 series against Australia, Snow was the leading England wicket-taker 3 times, and at home in 1968, he was 2nd. EW Swanton wrote that he “had not seen an Englishman bowl either faster or better than Snow at Sydney since Tyson”. Perhaps his career and achievements deserve a bit more recognition?

@mp_horseracing Feel Gut the 2027 Supreme winner, Maddy?😉

First Feel Gut then Roccontier - I'm sure Nicky Henderson is a big fan of these junior national hunt hurdles!

@MikeParcej Would’ve been such a good letter if it was 50% shorter, wastes so many valid points

I have to say that, although the Barstewards and me haven't always seen eye to eye, i 100% agree with every word of this letter. Gold stars to Cathryn for voicing what all of us think.

@frankhickey81 @PatrickKennelly @MarkWalsh Some very shrewd selections, only man alive apart from me who can make a case for Jungle Boogie😉

My ramblings on the 28 Cheltenham races 👇 @PatrickKennelly @MarkWalsh

@adams20043 @RoadCheltenham They can be supplemented up to the 5 day decs. Final decs are at 48 hrs

@RoadCheltenham What’s the point in final entries if can just be supplemented after anyways.

✅ NOW IS THE HOUR has been supplemented for the Brown Advisory Novices Chase. #CheltenhamFestival

@JakePriceRacing And this, Jake, is why you didnt get your lunch invite! What time would we get this info if you were on the prawns and the vino?

⬇️ #CheltenhamFestival Handicap Weights ⚖️ - 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦: ▪️ This is how the BHA has treated the 🇮🇪 entries... 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀: Harshest Treated - ❌ Yeah Man +10 ❌ Jacob's Cavern +8 ❌ Roc Dino +7 ❌ Duke Silver +7 ❌ Frankie John +7 Nicest Treated - ✅ The Yellow Clay 0 ✅ Hello Neighbour +1 ✅ Anzadam +1 ✅ Letos +1 ✅ Air Of Entitlement+1 Average Rise - ⚖️ +3.99lbs 𝗝𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀: Harshest Treated - ❌ Kilmeaden +7 ❌ Barbizon +6 ❌ Madness d'Elle +6 ❌ Dawn Coming +6 ❌ Wackestone +6 ❌ Kizlyar+6 Nicest Treated - ✅ Wizard Of Oz +1 ✅ Sopelana +1 ✅ Selma De Vary +2 ✅ Secret Force +2 Average Rise - ⚖️ +4.29lbs 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: Harshest Treated - ❌ Final Orders +9 ❌ Favori De Champdou +8 ❌ The Short Go +7 ❌ Da Capo Glory +7 ❌ Blaze The Way +6 ❌ Uhavemeinstitches+6 Nicest Treated - ✅ Inthepocket 0 ✅ Weveallbeencaught 0 ✅ Daily Present 0 ✅ Sa Fureur 0 ✅ Croke Park 0 ✅ French Dynamite 0 Average Rise - ⚖️ +2.79lbs

@brucemillington Full week as ever Festival No 30

@Garfield1801 Tuesday. Should be great. You there?

Two weeks to go until the most fascinating Cheltenham Festival in many years. I think it’s going to be an absolute belter. Can’t wait.

@carpetbeast @JakePriceRacing 121

@JakePriceRacing Wonder what Munsif got

BREAKING: SARATOGA has been assigned an official rating of 125 in Ireland, ahead of Cheltenham Festival Handicap Weights being revealed on Tuesday.

@StuartFrazer @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk Ok, hypothetically later today. AFC have a corner - Gabriel has Van de Ven in an armlock, simultaneously Romero has Gyokeres in a half Nelson waiting for the corner. Arsenal pen, Spurs free kick or a warning to the players and a card for re-offending?

@Garfield1801 @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk Referees do use VAR as a safety valve. But I don’t agree that a law change would make things worse. Players would soon get the message when there are penalties and red cards for grappling offences with the ball not even in play.

Another stupid account that does not know the laws of the game. “Football insider”, try getting inside the laws of the game instead of making a fool of yourself with nonsense like this 🤦‍♂️

@StuartFrazer @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk Strange your take us that I don’t like VAR. It certainly has improved decision making but it has made on field refs both lazy and meek. They don’t need to make the bigs calls as they have a safety net. They’re passing the buck. Players would get the message with strong refs

@Garfield1801 @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk Players would soon get the message and stop grappling. If you don’t like VAR, don’t watch those matches. Plenty of lower league games without VAR. Statistically, VAR has improved the level of decision making.

@StuartFrazer @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk Because the refs use VAR as a safety valve which would get worse with a law change. Arsenal games would last for hours🤣

@Garfield1801 @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk The lack of officiating has allowed this situation to develop.

@StuartFrazer @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk All about opinions, Stuart. VAR already sucks the life out of games, literally every corner would be reviewed in minutiae with your own proposal. Which is probably why the current law is in place. If you persistently commit fouls with the ball out of play you deserve a card

@Garfield1801 @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk No. Perpetrator needs to be punished, otherwise players already on yellows will be targeted by the opposition in order to get them sent off with your proposal.

@StuartFrazer @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk Watch Spurs v Arsenal later and try to decide which of 10 players commits the foul at each set piece, they’ll all be guilty

@Garfield1801 @SusanJardine16 @refsupportuk It’s happening more than occasionally. There is a growing grappling problem because it largely goes unpunished.