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Chess grandmaster and commentator, Peter Svidler, submitted this really quite magnificent photo of a black standard poodle being conspicuously indifferent to The 50 Most Ridiculous Ashes Moments, the cricket book we wrote with Dan Liebke.
It’s the demeanour that really makes this one for us, but the painting in the background adds a certain something too.
The dog in question is Joyce (who Peter explained is named after James, not Ed).
Joyce is in Russia, so this probably also qualifies for our other regular feature, Cricket Bats1In Unusual Places.
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Clearly someone once said told Peter Svidler en passant [did you see what I did there] that cricket is like chess on grass and the rest is history. Sadly, it seems that no-one has yet explained that to Joyce.
James Joyce was a cricket lover by all accounts; his books are peppered with references to the game.
Decent performance from Lancashire’s skipper. Looks a good prospect. Shame second division doesn’t count.
Was unbeaten with the bat in both innings as well. An up-and-coming all-rounder
Have you seen the photo of him on the Beeb? Not the most flattering. He looks like Albert Steptoe.