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We settle in for one of the most it's always always a favorite slot this

Ask the umpire it's favorite for us as we get to see John again.

It's lovely to keep up to speak with you John it really is.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you and it gives you all a chance to to put some

questions and his ultimate has got some as well and and to of I know bury old hatchets, answer lingering

questions or whatever it may be that may be festering away for years in some cases, some are more likely than others.

You know the sort of thing and if you want to join in it's not too late, TMS at BBC.co.

UK is the email Andy.

This is a question on behalf of my comedy colleague John Robbins who five live listeners will know from the

Ellis and John show and podcast and he asked me to put this to you John.

It said I was playing for Thornbury Cricket Club, a club that played host to two Graces

for the under-15s against the touring side.

I began my second spell of bowling and the first ball was called no ball.

So I moved my run up back, but again, the second ball was called no ball.

So I moved it so far back that I was delivering almost behind the wickets.

A third no ball. I asked the umpire what was wrong and he said I had failed to tell him

my action. Therefore he called it no ball. This bearing on my he was 14 years old at the time.

He told the umpire at the other end his action, but hadn't told the umpire when he changed

ends what his action was. Was the umpire when he changed ends what his action was was the umpire right to call him noble

strictly speaking yes but I mean as an umpire you're not looking to penalize he's not he's not trying to gain an unfair umpire, you're not looking to penalize, he's not trying to gain an unfair advantage.

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