Mike Bell

Little doubt that declaring right now would be way better than the decision to declare in the First Ashes Test at Edgbaston. #BBCCricket

I'm no Test cricketer, but even I can see England are bowling too short this morning. Pitch it up fellers. #bbccricket

At 16, they started taking NI payment from my wages. No one asked my permission. I was simply told this was to fund various things, including my pension at age 65. It was a deal. They took my money. Then raised the age to 66. Then 67. They are welching on the deal. That's all

Reading @TomParkRP and @JonHardingRP pieces on Tommo's retirement in @RacingPost today reminded me of my favourite 'Tommoism'. I sent this to the Post 21 years ago. Priceless!

T10, T20, 50 overs, The Hundred. You boys are taking a hell of a beating here! #bbccricket

Unless Chris Woakes is injured, the heroic Ben Stokes after 90 minutes bowling is not doing anything Woakes couldn't do. Take a break Ben. #bbccricket

Any player who needs lengthy treatment should be replaced. Batters needing more than more than four minutes treatment, bowlers or fielders needing more than three minutes treatment should go off the field and be substituted, monitored by the match referee. #bbccricket

There's a match referee in Test matches. This match referee needs to lay down the (cricket) law, frequent hold ups in play are being dealt with quite pathetically by on field umpires. Available overs lost if game goes five days could reach 40, which is a disgrace. #bbccricket

Sun stops play at Canterbury! #bbccricket

Run rate currently 2.95 an over. This is surely Bazcrawl? #bbccricket

Hello Mike Peter. In the spirit of the late Neville Neville, sorry your parents didn't have the bottle to call you Peter Peter. #bbccricket

Two first names cricketers. Charlie Dean, England women. Bill Lawry Australia men. #bbccricket

Zak Crawley under pressure to get a score here, otherwise his place is in some doubt. But I'd bat him at five if I were skipper. He has shown time and again when in against an older ball, he can be lethal. Any views? #bbccricket

Shelbourne and Linfield have more chance than United of winning the Champions League next season. #MUFC 😔

There's a cricket match in 'The Pickwick Papers' between All-Muggleton and Dingly Dell. Which prompts the question What the Dickens do England's batters think they're doing here? #bbccricket

It's stopped again at 11.30am Monday 30 June. 😔 @KentCricket

I'm in Kent, 260 miles away from Leeds, and I knew from here how far down leg that review would show the ball going. Dreadful review. PS And I'm only listening on the radio. #bbccricket

Huge huge news from @KentCricket at the Spitfire Ground. The clock on the Les Ames Stand is back after a year's absence. Only way is up now!!! 👍👍🏏🏏

Indefensible. Totally indefensible. Makes me feel ill. x.com/RadioGenoa/sta…