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@lololeereverie Luckily men grow out of this at about 50 something

My 12 yo son gets into phrases he uses as chirps in hockey, so when he finds one he likes, that’s all he says. Right now it’s “give your balls a tug” Me: “honey, take the garbage out.” Him: “give yer balls a tug.” Me: “that makes no sense” Him: “better give yer balls a tug.” 🤦🏻‍♀️ So of course half the time I’m scrolling dudes whining on social media and I really desperately want to write: “maybe you should give yer balls a tug.” My writer’s tongue is being corrupted by my own (hilarious) kid

@FPayne100 @BLACKCAPS Just on that so he was actually named in the 12 or a sub fielder? Interesting.

Geoff Howarth is 75 today, the second @BLACKCAPS captain to reach the milestone this year (also John Parker in Feb). While Howarth was playing for Surrey (but before he had played for NZ) he once fielded as 12th man for ENG v AUS at The Oval.

@TheKhelIndia Staggering how good the top Sri Lankan, Indian and Pakistani throwers are in the last 10 years.

THIS IS REALLY MASSIVE THROW! 🔥🤩 Rumesh Tharanga just broke the Sri Lankan National Record with throw it 89.37m 🚀 Asians are becoming the Powerhouse of Javelin!

@RichardERoeper Similar genius when he reluctantly sends MAV and Goose to Top Gun.

In less than a minute, this scene in “Back to the Future” with James Tolkan’s Mr. Strickland catching Jennifer and Marty, and trashing Marty’s family — it sets the table for the whole movie. Perfect hardass character work.

@awcwvlc Would be great to tag in Adam Collins (The Final Word), I think one of his kids is partly named after her.

found (unearthed?) a spectacularly funny story re peggy antonio will share someday

@HaileyLennonBTC … and banana republic corrupt.

It’s just all so tiresome

@tds122 Agree, astonishing running between the wickets in ODIs among a range of batting skills, superb player.

Not far more successful but DEAN JONES would've been a superstar in the T20 era

@nimishdubey I think you make a good distinction on early and later career - young Imran was very quick when touring NZ, young Hadlee was quite quick enough, young Lillee was absolutely express and older Lillee was much more of a medium pace bowler (as with Willis, Hadlee, Roach).

There seems to be a lot of confusion about what a medium pace bowler is. Classically, the definition we were told used to be simple, and used to depend upon how important speed was to the bowler. If speed was a crucial element of the bowler's arsenal (and they were not spinners), they were generally categorised as pace bowlers. If they were not depending heavinly on speed, but were not spinners, they were called medium pacers. It was a pretty wide and yet simple definition. A medium pacer was someone who was not as quick as a pace bowler and depended on a number of other skills - generally accuracy, swing and movement off the seam, and even quickish off and leg breaks, called cutters. A pace bowler on the other hand, carried the threat of physical harm and making the batsman hurry. Pacers also swung the ball (although generally lesser) but were sharper off the wicket and were known for bouncers and swinging yorkers. There were some medium pace bowlers who could sometimes move up a level and even get into the pace category (Gary Sobers, Ian Botham and Maurice Tate were great examples) but their main strength was not speed. Some medium pacers were slightly quicker and some were not - just like some pace bowlers were faster than others. When the whole idea of speed guns came into vogue, there was a very rough defintion of pace bowling being around 136 kmph (abput 85 mph) and above. Everything below that was medium pace. A bowler was also considered pace when he consistently bowled at above this pace, and not just the odd delivery in six. This simple definition unfortunately, has been muddled up with commentators coming up with vaguely defined categories of "express pace" "fast medium" "medium fast" and God knows what else, and putting their own benchmarks out there. There are some who even consider 130 kmph to be pace, by which definition, Terry Alderman, Richard Hadlee, Ian Botham and Imran Khan would qualify as pace bowlers. To make matters worse, there is a lot of loose commentary out there, which randomly allots speeds to bowlers of the past. I have seen posts which which claim Kapil Dev bowled at close to 140 kmph (and even 150 kmph) and that Alderman was often close to 140 kmph. That might be true, but then that would place them close to the speeds of Michael Holding and Malcom Marshall. There is a section of cricket followers out there who seem to think that medium pace is basically bowled at 120 - 125 kmph. That's not exactly correct. A medium pacer is a bowler whose primary weapon is not pace, but is movement and accuracy. The presence of speed as a threat was the biggest difference between a pace bowler and a medium pacer. Dennis Lillee was pace, Terry Alderman was medium pace. Shane Bond was pace, Richard Hadlee was (for the latter part of his career) medium pace. In fact, as many bowlers grew older, they often graduated from being fierce pace bowlers to controlled medium pace ones - Richard Hadlee, Glenn McGrath, Joel Garner, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Zaheer Khan and Shaun Pollock are great examples of this. They retained the ability to 'slip in' a quicker delivery but did not depend on speed. Many commentators even would include Dennis Lillee in that, but the man would fiercely object to it! And that is the essence of the definition of a medium pacer - a seam and swing bowler who does not use pace as a primary weapon. The speed gun is a statistical distraction. It is the use of speed and its importance that counts. Of course, this will be disputed, but it is the definition that was broadly handed down by coaching manuals and I am happy enough with it. #Cricket #Bowling #MediumPaceBowling (@alawyerwrites @WG_RumblePants)

@SpyHards Probably the best including Ethan Hunt.

Rebecca Ferguson stole the show in 2015’s MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION — and her Vienna Opera introduction is unforgettable… But is Ilsa Faust the best character in the franchise after Ethan Hunt?

@snowlikejonn Yep people can criticise his acting, not his martial arts in competition or lineage.

he’s only a 6 time world karate champion, 10th degree black belt and former training partner of Bruce Lee but yea sure

@DalrympleWill @tweeter_anita @EmpirePodUK @GoalhangerHQ Well deserved team, fantastic podcast.

A lovely birthday present... congratulations @tweeter_anita and all at @EmpirePodUK & @GoalhangerHQ

@AMP86793444 A good point - it’s interesting to watch Danny Morrison - who modelled his action on Lillee - and I think had the umpire standing at just the right place to work for raising his right arm as part of his action

Was wondering if there was a different angle of this picture, either from front or back? Lillee’s hand with the ball in it looks dangerously close to the umpire’s head..😂

@HaileyLennonBTC RIP to the .07 percenters.

Congrats to him…He won after an extensive campaign

@IHPower You know that I’ll be back.

If I had a boomerang I’d name it Mack.* *give yourself one mark if you get this

@everymovieplug Wait till you hear about Marvel movies.

That jump was so unrealistic idk.

@Irfanooq Remember that - had it when he was in NZ against Wellington in 1980 or close - it yet in the test side.

Before the sprint and wickedly quick arm action that sent shivers down batters worldwide, Malcolm Marshall had a textbook bowling action the coaches would have appreciated - a jump and a side-on delivery. Glad he changed it soon. #CricketTwitter

@shortflyslip Have you ever seen a finger spinner spin a ball - apart from Murali - in NZ in white ball or on a day 1-3 test pitch as much as Santner was spinning it at Bay Oval? It was going absolute miles.

Inconvenient for NZ selectors the middle order players they chose for this match who weren't at the World Cup are all having a bad run at the same time. Innings without a 50: Kelly 8 Robinson 9 Jacobs 10 Last two Plunket Shield rounds these three combined: 149 @ 12, highest 34.

@WG_RumblePants If she suggests a trip to Moscow in Winter you need to be on high alert.

I say this as a man walking on thin ice — because my wife is half French. Which, I suppose, means she’s only half retreating? Look, I don’t make the rules! I’m sleeping on the sofa aren’t I?

@Sportsfreakconz Going to tell my grandkids he was Sunny Gavaskar

Fucking hell

@kristenrudd Yep, wrote a press release for our business dated in 5 years time to express a vision and possible changes, was immediately asked what AI I used.

The number of people who automatically assume my student is using AI is disheartening. He is not. There are teachers and students out there who love Great Books. Be wise as serpents. And gentle as doves. Teach well. Assess well. Not all is lost. Hold the line.