Text Match Special

The Thirds weren't the only Crossers in cricketing action on Saturday. As TMS covered the England-Bangladesh one dayer at Bristol, much of the interval was given over to discussion of the forthcoming Pakistan-Australia series, the first Test matches to be played between two foreign nations in England since the Triangular Series of 1912.

After addressing the political, economic and cultural questions (Will Pakistan ever play another home Test series? Will enough people turn up? Who will English cricket fans support?), TMS finally homed in on the vital issue. At Lords, where the series begins on Tuesday, every Test century scored and five wicket haul taken is recorded on honours boards with England's heroes commemorated in the home dressing room and opposition stars in the visitors' hut.

But what if someone scores a ton or takes a Michelle this week ? Where will their achievement be recorded? As Pakistan are the home team, should an Aamer fivefer go on the England board?

After what seemed like hours of speculation and burbling, an authoritative answer finally emerged, not, as one might have expected, from one of the BBC's pundits or even in the form of an official communique from the MCC, but as an electronic pronouncement from a much higher authority, a certain Andrew Quinn who had recently taken a tour of Lords and was able to inform Arlo, Blowers & Co that there is in fact already a separate honours board for "other" matches.