Taxi driver

“My taxi driver has informed me he thinks Pakistan will ‘crush’ us 2moro. I told him to be quiet politely… #shutitpal” tweets a menacing Stuart Broad.  Ooer..

A rum do

“Giles Clarke describes pirate websites streaming cricket as the “biggest danger” to cricket.” tweets Nick Hoult of the Telegraph. What?  Bit rum that – thought he was in with the pirates..

Aha

“Seeing as my umpteen hints were ignored for Christmas, I have decided to treat myself to the audiobook of I Partridge…” tweets Swann.  Aha!

Byronic

The Times’ Patrick Kidd has been most poetic in his twitterings today.. not necessarily to universal applause…

Kent’s Elvis

“T/20 in UK .Have tried to get a ground to do a full Elvis night when all in fancy dress are Elvis and only music played is Elvis. takers?” tweets Bumble Lloyd.  Come on Rob Key and Kent – you can do it!

Dear Diary

So Steven Finn is to be the new All Out Cricket Diarist following on Swann and Jimmy A?  Will this be the magazine equivalent of The Only Way is Essex?

Judges

“How do u become a Judge?! @finnysteve has just said he fancies it… Looks a good gig to be fair” tweets Stuart Broad.  Is it the lure of wigs and dresses?

…..On ice…

“If this is ice dancing, my arse is a fire engine!”  tweets a ferocious Foxy Fowler of Lancs and England about Dancing on Ice.  Clearly he’s keen to get on as a supersub…

Dance..

“Morkel bowls one wide – so wide Jesse Ryder and and Ranatunga could waltz through the gap – crowd boos. Again. Really, people.” tweets SA journo Ant Sims

With apologies to one of my favourite painters – Fernando Botero.. (and thanks to @reina_sabah for the push to do it)

Dancing Beef

“Beefy learning the Cello! Yeah right Told me he was Principal ballet dancer at The Bolshoi!” scoffs a tweeting Bumble.  Well it was a while ago .. but they still speak of his jeté