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goodgoalie | 23:14 Mon 17th Dec 2018 | Sport
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According to tomorrow's Times, Alastair Cook is to be the first cricketer to be knighted for a decade. Well done.
https://news.sky.com/story/tuesdays-national-newspaper-front-pages-11584475
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Assuming AC is knighted 'for services to cricket', he'll be the first England player thus knighted for over 20 years. (Ian Botham was knighted 'for services to charity').

While it's a welcome decision, it's difficult to see how such judgements are made. Michael Vaughan (OBE) was a far better skipper and Jimmy Anderson (OBE) has contributed at least as much to the England cricket team as AC has done.
Phew! Thought for a moment that it was Alistair Campbell.

PS: "King of Spin" has a cricketing connecyion, doesn't it?
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Point taken, Chris. I think Vaughan is thought too gobby, and Anderson will have to wait till he retires - or at least he should do. I think all sportsmen should be honoured in this way only when they retire.
Anyway, Cook actually achieved something, and it makes a change from SIR Rod Stewart and SIR Ringo ruddy Starr!
>>> "King of Spin" has a cricketing connection, doesn't it?

Only if you're Australian, V_E ;-)
https://tinyurl.com/ycvv3pbg
King of Spin.

Intended by me as Ashley Giles reference, Buenchico.

(It's a mug's game, innit?)
Well ...thats stumped me!
Giles is undoubtedly very good but he's not in the same class as Warne or Muralitharan.
Dont forget swanny top spinner
Buenchico, Giles is the new England cricketing supremo. When he was in his benefit year at ?Warks, they sold the usual paraphernalia in his honour, including mugs which owing to a mishap bore the legend "Ashley Giles, King of Spain".

¡ay caramba!

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