It is turning out to be one of those weeks for me agreeing with the strangest people. First Sepp Blatter, now Geoffrey Boycott. I guess that with the sad death of Fred Trueman Boycott is now the world’s most famous Yorkshireman, and here he is earning that epithet with his comments in The Telegraph on the Pakistan ball-tampering case.

“In the final conclusions of his 4,000-word report, the International Cricket Council’s chief referee emphasises the importance of “tactful diplomacy” — something I do not think Hair would recognise if it came up and smacked him on the nose.”

Not to mention

We don’t want umpires to be allowed to play God like this ever again.

I hereby promise not to yell “shut up, Geoffrey” at the television or radio commentary again (well, at least for a few days into the Champions’ Trophy).