Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of «Bumble», the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious book.David «Bumble» Lloyd is a legend in our living rooms, a genuine «good bloke» all cricket fans feel they know inside out because of his infectious, larger-than-life personality and that distinctive Lancashire burr.Bumble has become the one constant for passionate English fans in cricket's rapidly changing landscape. He has earned cult status as a commentator and pundit, with viewers loving his unerring dedication to the game's great fables.The World According to Bumble: Start the Car revels in the quirkier and humorous side of cricket, while offering behind-the-scenes action of Lloyd's years spent following cricket around the globe, from Accrington to Lahore.Bumble waxes lyrical on everything from the genius of Shane Warne to the merits of a Lancashire hotpot … and the delights of finishing the day with a couple of pints and a curry.Enjoy the camaraderie that exists among the SkySports team – including former England captains Sir Ian Botham, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Gower – and laugh out loud at the stories and anecdotes which have forged Bumble's character.Whether he is holding up play to retrieve lost balls from the top of sight-screens, or enacting mock pitch reports from car parks, Bumble is capable of stealing the limelight at all times.
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David Lloyd. Start the Car: The World According to Bumble
The World According to Bumble. Start the Car. David Lloyd
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. THAT BLOKE OFF THE TELLY
Chapter 2. THE SKY LARKS
Chapter 3. RANTING, RAVING AND REVIEWING
Chapter 4. LIFE’S TWEET
Chapter 5. IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAY
Chapter 6. BRUSHED UP IN MÖNCHENGLADBACH
Chapter 7. THE MEN IN WHITE COATS
Chapter 8. LOOSE LIPPED BUT CARD SHARP
Chapter 9. TWENTY20 KICKS ASS
Chapter 10. THE CROWN JEWELS
Chapter 11. CROWDED STREETS, LONELY HEARTS, ALARM CLOCKS AND SNAKES
Chapter 12. GET ’EM IN!
Chapter 13. IAN RUSH? WHO’S HE? EXACTLY!
Chapter 14. HIT FOR SIX BY A PENSIONER!
Chapter 15. HITTING SIXES
Chapter 16. OOH, WHAT A DING-DONG DU
Chapter 17. I’M DREAMING OF A HOT CHRISTMAS
Chapter 18. SUCK-IT-AND-SEE MOTORING
Chapter 19. EVERY SLUMDOG HAS ITS DAY
Chapter 20. BIRDIES, EAGLES AND MALLARDS
Chapter 21. THE MILLION THAT GOT AWAY
Chapter 22. HIT THE NORTH
Chapter 23. BUMBLE FOR PRIME MINISTER
Chapter 24. THE REGIMENT
Photographic Insert
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Copyright
About the Publisher
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To Diana, Tags, Susan, Phil, Steven, Ben, Spike, Graham, Sharon, Joseph, Joshua, Freddie, Sarah, Enty, Sam, James and Jasmine. Hope you enjoy it!
Part 1 – In the Box
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Nasser and I have become very close friends since his retirement, not that our relationship has ever been anything other than very cordial in the past. In fact, during our England days, I had pushed for his inclusion in the Test team when I was coach – and was rewarded when he scored a double hundred in the Ashes victory at Edgbaston in 1997 – and also lobbied for him as an opener in the 1999 World Cup. I was as happy as anyone with the success he made of the England captaincy – and he did it his own way. When he eventually got the job it was at just the right time. For many different reasons, circumstances were on his side. Whereas previously the England team used to turn up on a Tuesday, hours after their last county appearance, now they were on the verge of central contracts and a greater level of professionalism. The job had moved on massively in two years, and Nasser used that to his advantage brilliantly and was very creative as a captain.
He can be really good fun now, but he was nothing like that as a player. The Nasser Hussain I knew built himself up through such a crescendo of concentration before each match, bubbling away for hours before reaching boiling point at the toss, that you were better off not talking to him. It was his way of preparing for the contest ahead: as an emerging player he always wanted to be on his own, and would immerse himself in the detail of getting his own game right. He wanted to prepare privately, which meant intense net sessions and extra throw-downs to fine-tune his batting. Everything was about his individual game during the period in which he was establishing himself as an international-class batsman, and the team ethic only came as he matured. For the first half of his England career he would be very snappy in preparation, and it was not until a match got under way that he calmed down. We are all different, and he was one of those players who wanted a lot of time to prepare for Test matches.
