ArchiveOctober 28, 2014

I am now thirty-eight years old. I’m not ancient by any means, but the aches and pains I suffer after playing cricket are increasing noticeably. When I wake up in the morning after the first game of the season, my back is stiff and my hamstrings feel as tight as tigers. And if I’ve bowled a few overs my right shoulder is traumatised. It’s not fun being the least supple man in the universe. Consequently, when I learned that Geraint Jones, also thirty-eight years old, has signed a contract to...