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Martin Gough

On the bus through Malinga fuss

Martin GoughGuyana - All around the cricketing world people must be asking, “Where were you when Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take four wickets in four balls in an international?”

For Ireland’s players, the answer was, “On the way home”.

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Adam Mountford

An unexpected sting in the tail

Guyana - It's amazing how something can take off during a TMS cricket commentary. Halfway through South Africa's innings in Guyana a very large and frankly terrifying looking insect attached itself to the window of our BBC commentary box... fortunately on the outside.

The insect then proceeded to show off its long antennae for the remainder of the broadcast as if it were listening intently to the commentary. Jonathan Agnew gave the bug a mention and then photographed the beast on his camera phone so that listeners could see it on the blog and perhaps assist with identification.

The texts and e-mails then starting arriving by the hundred…

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