Botha, Troughton, earwax, dunk-tank.

Ant Botha really has bowled brilliantly in this season's Twenty20, his figures after tonight's game standing at a remarkable 25-0-132-12. Jon Trott has batted with similar quality although you would have to go a long way to find a finer sight in cricket than Jim Troughton when he is flowing. Cricket journalism is not all glamour y'know. One of the reporters turned up to tonight's match and promptly informed us all about his ongoing earwax problems (rather loudly, because he was a bit mutton due to his ongoing earwax problems), a case of 'too much information' if ever there was one. Crowds around the country have been down a bit in some cases this Twenty20 but Warwickshire's supporters seem to be sticking with it with attendances holding up well at Edgbaston. Is there a case for a longer Twenty20 programme? I have my doubts. I mean, chocolate mousse is nice but you only want so much of it don't you? Richard Johnson is in plaster for three weeks after aggravating his cracked finger so the Bears are desperately hoping that Tony Frost doesn't get crocked. I wish somebody would repeat 'The Waltons' on the goggle-box again. Hasn't been on since I lived in Lincoln which is a gorgeous city full of gorgeous, if slightly mad, people. Not sure about the dunk-tank. It's a bit of a one-trick pony. "Grass" by Carl Sandburg is a great poem.