Phil Walker

He also had a column that I was ghosting, by the way, in 2023 that got him into a bit of shit.

So there's blood on my hands as well, folks.

They said enough.

They've had enough of him.

Early 2024.

Number fifth ranked test bowler in the world.

You saw that Anderson and Broad were on their way out.

They had actually gone, one of them at least, by that point.

And you had probably the best new ball bowler after those two in the game sitting on the bench or cast out even.

They've brought him back now and it's bittersweet from an English point of view because you saw the pitches in Australia.

You saw how well, you know, your...

Bless them, your medium fast bowlers went, you know, brilliant at what they do, obviously.

But we had our own one and he wasn't playing.

He was actually in Australia anyway.

He was playing, he was netting with NSW.

So it's frustrating that they didn't reach this moment, this impasse a little bit earlier because he'd have been useful for England, I think, in the winter.

But I'm glad that they finally got there.

And he's only 32.

He's fitter than he's been in a while.

He's now captain of Sussex.