A piece on my visit to @ErithTown and their pre-season game against @Withamtownfc - separate from the stuff for my book draft. A good game, finished 2-2. Good luck to both in their campaigns.

Teddy Sheringham because we all knew how bloody good he was - so although inevitable, still gutted. Tim Cahill - again, see above, but for £2m. And Theo calls himself a businessman.

Hey, @grok, who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was.

I think the club are doing a lot of good things with the social media side, but that font is atrocious. I struggled to read half of it. Good luck today. Although I have a history, it will always be a club that meant a lot to me.

Name me a spin bowler in the league of Warne or Murali? Rabada, Bumrah and who else now? Players retiring from tests to get on the T20 gravy train. Of course there are great players still, just not the depth.

It's almost undeniable that test cricket is not up to the standards of the past. A lot of players prefer the T20 stuff, leading to less depth. Teams don't even take tests seriously and don't schedule matches. So not sure why @KP24 is getting such stick for that view?.

@ErithTown @OBoyleSteve @agradley1 @RossiCraig10 @dexterpeter11 Not including Sully as he's on a WhatsApp feed with me!.

@ErithTown And of course @OBoyleSteve (a much reduced version), Leggy and @agradley1 from the Phoenix days, now part of @ErithTown firmament. Nice also to see @RossiCraig10 @dexterpeter11 and Bertie Valler as well. Lots of background for the book. Pity the ground is a way from the station.

Brilliant to meet the @ErithTown owner, Mark, who is a real character, as well as the man who I didn't get the name of who offered me a leg of lamb and gave me some club history in the second half. Really good people.

A few reflections on last night @ErithTown v @Withamtownfc - lots of information and background for the book, but a lot more that might have been needing legal counsel! Spiky game and Witham look really dangerous going forward. Erith need to get out of the traps quicker.

I went off debating who is the greatest ever when one particular chap got on my tits about Sachin v Lara and just would not stop. It is utterly utterly dull, pointless bollocks. There. Grumps has said it.

He has a point. Give me an opener in this era that replaces any of the regular openers for India, Australia, England and South Africa for starters from that time.

And Harry Taylor's penalty.

Four from tonight @ErithTown v @Withamtownfc

Very watchable game 2-2. Got to leave early. Thanks to everyone @ErithTown for making me welcome. I will return!

Nice evening @ErithTown and got some nice background for the book. After a horrible day, nice to be with some friendly faces. Game v @Withamtownfc .

Assuming I can cope with the nonsense, hope to be @ErithTown tonight to see some old friends.

I happen to think Kallis was the greatest cricketer of his generation, but he was also pretty dull as a batsman. No bad thing. It is what makes cricket great. Stokes, whatever you say, is box office entertainment. Don't demean either's achievements.

I go through this terror, for this is what it is, to satisfy some presenteeism bloodlust because you think I'm a slacker working from home. Good for my mental health they say as I'm gripped with panic walking through Waterloo. Just a long as you are happy. That's all I'm worth.

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