“History generally records that Michael Vaughan quit the England captaincy in tearful circumstances following the Test-series defeat to South Africa in 2008. But the Top Spin can reveal this version of events is little more than a smokescreen. For it… — Lawrence Booth Copy Share Image
“Shafiul's English, it must be said, is limited (although as one wag pointed out, not as limited as his interrogators' Bengali). So when he… — Lawrence Booth Copy Share Image
“Speaking of Vaughan, his claim in the Daily Telegraph last week that the story of a senior county pro being offered money to fix… — Lawrence Booth Copy Share Image
“History generally records that Michael Vaughan quit the England captaincy in tearful circumstances following the Test-series defeat to South Africa in 2008. But the… — Lawrence Booth Copy Share Image
“The captains of England and Australia can barely exchange pleasantries these days without a body-language expert immediately declaiming on the angle of their handshakes.” — Lawrence Booth Copy Share Image
“The Top Spin would raise a glass to Rudi Koertzen, the popular veteran South African umpire who will stand in his 107th and final… — Lawrence Booth Copy Share Image
![“The Top Spin would raise a glass to Rudi Koertzen, the popular veteran South African umpire who will stand in his 107th and final Test when Pakistan meet Australia at Headingley in July [2010]. But we're slightly worried about being misunderstood. A few years back, in a light-hearted series of…” quote by Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/774/lawrence-booth-60271_booze_the-top-spin-would-raise-a-glass-to-rudi_2251775.jpg)