20-08-2025 11:29 via theguardian.com

The Spin | Tom Curran’s sledging added rare intensity to Hundred spectacle

With on-field wars of words it is often a fine line between a genuinely pithy one-liner and cringeworthy stag-do bore“Fat slob?” Well that’s not very nice. But as insults go, I suppose it gets the job done. What’s that? I’ve got a what … a surfboard on my front leg? A surf … say again, Davey? No, you’ve lost me.It has been a busy few weeks for the sledgers. First up, Liam Livingstone v Tom Curran. Ding Ding! Curran normally gives off the energy o
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