There was nothing millennial about the commentators’ clothes but the cricket at the Oval – and the TV coverage – was not bad
Emma Lamb probably spoke for all of us. She, along with fellow batter Lizelle Lee, had walked out to open for Manchester Originals, and had clearly not expected the Olympics-worthy eruption of fireworks around the Oval. The camera caught her staring open-mouthed at the pink, green and white explosions, and stayed on her as her lips formed the syllables: “What … the … sh …?” The commentators did not offer a translation: this was family entertainment, after all.
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