The all-time England XI, a heat-wave in England, kisses for KP, and reading material for Morgan – all in the latest round-up of social media action.
England played the 1000th Test of their cricketing history at Egdbaston this week, and there was much to celebrate. The all-time English XI picked by fans looked like quite a team and generated plenty of debate, but Geoffrey Boycott didn't see it as a winning combination.
England cricket fans have voted for their best-ever XI!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) 30 July 2018
What do you think of this team?
➡️ https://t.co/7igJlBAQ8y pic.twitter.com/m0Eby0sbrP
Think we could beat the first X1 comfortably. @englandcricket https://t.co/F09G9QYyFA
— Geoffrey Boycott (@GeoffreyBoycott) 30 July 2018
🍰 These two special cakes have been delivered to @bbctms and @SkyCricket to celebrate England’s 1000th Men’s Test.
— Edgbaston (@edgbaston) 1 August 2018
Enjoy 👍! #Edgbaston #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/SSKDJzqJu9
An important chunk of the English pace attack, however, was in the middle of another important debate.
Absolute belter of a film! 100% mate! 👍🏼 @benstokes38 Not sure @MAWood33 would agree though!! https://t.co/Fzerlmn9Tc
— Chris Woakes (@chriswoakes) 10 July 2018
Meanwhile, the (hot) winds of change are blowing at the Home of Cricket.
Due to the abnormally warm temperatures, MCC has decided to dispense with requirement for gentlemen to wear jackets in the Pavilion and arrive wearing one.
— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) 26 July 2018
This applies to Members of MCC and Middlesex and their guests. pic.twitter.com/KP07HK1eSl
We couldn't believe it either.
— ICC (@ICC) 26 July 2018
Hackers tried to slam one past Sarah Taylor, only to be stumped by her quick response.
.@instagram is it possible to speak to someone about my account being hacked? They've changed all the info so I can't access anything :(
— Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30) 27 July 2018
Back on Instagram 😁😁😁😁 #unluckyhacker
— Sarah Taylor (@Sarah_Taylor30) 28 July 2018
As his England teammates play ‘The Test’ at Edgbaston, Eoin Morgan sat down to read it.
The book of the summer for the cricket fan in your life #TheTest @Numb3z pic.twitter.com/FzER6uxKRs
— Eoin Morgan (@Eoin16) 27 July 2018
As kisses were blown into the air at Edgbaston, KP decided to plant them somewhere else.
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) 31 July 2018
Alex Hartley found it funny, but what was Keaton Jennings doing there?
😂😂😂😂🤷🏼♀️ https://t.co/P7JAX8TicB
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) 1 August 2018
Shashi Tharoor, the Indian politician, thought back to the good old days of radio.
I remembering listening to the BBC radio commentary in New York. What an extraordinary moment! And then our No 11 (Maninder?) got out the 1st ball of the next over. Sadly, we still lost the Test, but KapilDev gave us fans such magical memories.... https://t.co/c5Y0eXSLet
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) 30 July 2018
Words of encouragement from an all-time inspiration. It's all gold for the Indian opener at the moment!
Watching @mandhana_smriti putting bowlers to the sword here at Taunton. She is brilliant to watch. Great ambassador and great skill
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) 29 July 2018
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