Paul Williams

@GoldenAgeCrickt @YouTube That is brilliant work. You should contact British Pathe so that they can amend their archives by annotating appropriately. Check their website.

British Pathé Labelled This WRONG! #cricket #history youtu.be/1ijyz9He_IE?si… via @YouTube #cricket

@WG_RumblePants Awful knock. Strike rate less than 100. Key’s probably on the phone right now telling Surrey to drop him and pick a proper player who gives it a whack.

@P_Wcricket See what he did today

Some players are just special.

@SkyCricket Nope

Nasser questions why England's learnings didn't come before the Ashes 🤔

@PictureSporting Fascinating to see the variety of stances and grips.

Two pictures of the South Africans in the nets before the opening match of the 1907 tour. The squad arrived in England on May 1st but did not play their first match for almost three weeks

@kmacraeplockton @_tomscotson That’s why it’s called ARTIFICIAL intelligence.

@_tomscotson Grok agrees with Keir Starmer that the Greens used sectarian tactics in Gorton and Denton.

NEW: Keir Starmer has written to all Labour MPs claiming the Greens were able to capitalise on the endorsement of George Galloway to get them over the line He said the Greens do not have the resources to replicate the result across the country Starmer also attacked the Greens for embracing "divisive" and "sectarian" politics, and urged MPs not to see them as the "harmless" party concerned about the environment The letter reads: Dear Colleagues, The result in Gorton and Denton is deeply disappointing. Instead of a Labour MP who can be a local champion delivering for Gorton and Denton alongside a Labour Government and a Labour mayor, the people of Gorton and Denton now have a representative who is more interested in dividing people than uniting them. We have to learn lessons from that, and we will. I know this is a tough result for our movement but I still want to thank you for everything you did to support our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia. She did a fantastic job and Gorton and Denton deserved to have her as their MP. We’ve seen the true colours of Zack Polanski’s Greens in this campaign. The Greens were able to capitalise on an endorsement from George Galloway to win over enough voters to push them over the line. Their willingness to welcome Galloway's divisive, sectarian politics is a sign that the Greens are not the harmless environmentalists they pretend to be, and their position on legalising all drugs shows how unstable this electoral coalition is. It cannot survive a general election campaign. It hurts, but this is the kind of result that we have often seen parties of government face. In by-elections people can make their voice heard without risking a change of government. I get it: people are rightly impatient to see the change they voted for. It’s my job to make sure that happens. And I’m working day in, day out to see it through. Over the coming months, people will feel the benefit of the long-term decisions this government is taking. Look at the good economic news we’ve had in the past week: inflation and borrowing coming down, retail sales and business confidence rising, energy bills falling. And look at the policies that are going to make a difference in people’s lives in the coming months: the landmark Employment Rights Act, money off energy bills, the cruel two-child limit scrapped, more free breakfast clubs opening, Pride in Place funding coming through, NHS waiting lists continuing to fall. It will show what we’ve been saying from the outset of this year: the country is turning a corner. These are all Labour policies, putting Labour values into action - policies no other party would or could deliver. The Greens may have won here, but they simply do not have the resources, the activist base or the local knowledge to replicate this victory across the country. We’ve seen that before. We’ve seen it with the Lib Dems, who have often won mid-term by-elections against both the Conservatives and Labour, but never been able to come close to winning nationally. We’ve seen it with George Galloway, who won two mid-term by elections but held neither of those seats in a general election. We will continue to warn of the risk the Greens pose: the risk of extreme policies like legalising all drugs and pulling out of NATO that most voters strongly reject, and the risk of splitting the progressive vote so that Reform come through the middle. The next election is too important to let that happen. It’s a fight we can win, and we’re going to win it. Best, Keir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party

@WG_RumblePants Can’t drop Buttler. And he opens. No argument.

Well played Barry. Well played indeed 👏👏England needed him to go big and he did. The Buttler quandary continues. It’s a pickle. What should England do with him now that they are into the knock out phase?

Green Councillors request an urgent investigation into Reform councillor spending. We are concerned about a donation of taxpayer’s money from a Reform councillor to a charitable organisation where her husband, also a Reform councillor, is director. eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/20/gre…

@StephenFlynnSNP Wow. I was in London yesterday and I didn’t realise I was in such danger. Foolishly I walked on the pavement in full view of people minding their own business. When I go back next week I’ll remember to be terrified.

Can’t have been easy to do the media after a near death experience like this. Thoughts and prayers etc.

@Athersmike Did they not consider going down the YouTube route?

There is a way to bow out and Stabroek News does so with honour and compassion intact- as this moving editorial shows stabroeknews.com/2026/02/13/new…

@JossJo_1989 @GoodwinMJ What do you think is the purpose of a debate?

I didn’t “duck” anything. I just avoid openly biased debates. I look forward to debating Green policies at the MEN and BBC televised debates 👍

@PictureSporting @WG_RumblePants In my opinion, still the greatest cricketer ever. In the 1870s his fame was such that he was known globally. USA, Canada, Australia, India, they all knew he was the champion cricketer in a world where it took two months to get to Australia.

One of the last pictures of WG Grace, taken at his home at Mottingham in Kent in the summer of 1915. He died on October 23rd that year aged 67. At the time Mottingham was a quiet village but it has since been enveloped by London's urban sprawl

@fredfertang @David215Gower @GeoffreyBoycott saw me bat in a net session once and said “you bat just like @David215Gower …at his worst”. Biggest compliment I ever had although not certain he meant it that way

A 21 year old @David215Gower batting against Pakistan in his debut series against Pakistan in 1978 - he only got to the crease three times but made 58, 56 and 39 with the same style and grace that would mark his batsmanship for the next 15 years

@daisycutterzine When I read those alleged jokes, I was immediately reminded of the men only annual club dinners we used to have in the 80s. Nobody laughed then, even after 4 pints of beer and a bottle of shitty red wine.

this tbf is quite funny

"comedy is illegal now" the hilarious comedy:

@WG_RumblePants Pitches in that period were batting paradises unless weather affected. Should we caveat the feats of Bradman, Hammond et al because of this?

Legendary Surrey groundsman Austin “Bosser” Martin supervises his team as they roll a pitch at the Oval with the gargantuan heavy roller known as Bosser’s Pet. This was prior to the 5th Test between England and Australia on 14th August 1934. Australia won the match by 562 runs.

@craigzimmerman6 @ChrisO_wiki It is the memories of the victims of the dreadful crimes of the holocaust that drives the comparisons and the desire to stop another atrocity.

@ChrisO_wiki The comparisons to Nazi Germany really need to stop. It is extremely disrespectful to the memories of those who were murdered during the Holocaust.

1/ An authoritarian government begins rounding up people it sees as targets, using a rapidly expanded paramilitary force known for brutal tactics. Because of a lack of detention spaces, it warehouses people in requisitioned facilities. The year is 1933, the place is Germany. ⬇️

@ReubenHerbert1 @AlisonMitchell @TimPercival The problem is not the act but the cover up. This is highlighting the problem with the entire set up. The spotlight has moved from Brook, who actually seems to me to be the fall guy for Key and the other nobs.

@AlisonMitchell @TimPercival Of course it is. But you, Hoult, Berry and MacPherson will dig into the half truth and turn it into a crisis. Why? To destroy the career of a young kid? Adults should offer support. Shame on you all.

Two fascinating pages from @TimPercival book “On the Record & On the Ball” - in light of my earlier post:

@CP_McCarthy @daisycutterzine That was a superb side. I’d rather watch them than the Sunny D T20 franchise.

@daisycutterzine I know IPL owners are keen on increasing their scope but buying a stake in the Netherlands football team circa 1974 might be a bit much

these cricketers need a "no stupid bullshit" clause in the image rights part of their contracts stg

@fredfertang Not a great but a top level quick. In his era, to be a great you were competing with some pretty decent bowlers. I’ll be honest, he never really stood out for me as anything other than a wholehearted trier.

Probably not a truly great fast bowler, though at Headingley in 1981 he certainly was, but Bob Willis always gave absolutely everything to England's cause and is rightly remembered with great respect and fondness by all who saw him play and later heard him in the comms box

@SanjayGupt21473 @Marcus60s70s80s @ClarenceMendon3 Might that have originated from the British being unable to spell (or understand) the name given to them when they were first sent/taken there?

@Marcus60s70s80s @ClarenceMendon3 I love the twist people of Indian origin give to their names in the Caribbean Tejnarain becomes Tagenarine Chanderpal becomes Chanderpaul Sunil Narain is Narine in surname there Lovely twist Ramnaresh Sarwan probably Shravan surname in India

Jacob Bethell's dad in 2018, complete with lovely Barbadian accent