Panesar hunting Ashes berth
In the first two weeks of the Phil Tufnell Cricket Show (Wednesday nights at 2000 BST on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live), we have learnt that James Anderson does a great impression, Alastair Cook had a secret crush on a girl called Tina at school, and Tuffers' retirement from cricket was hastened by a slice of processed ham.
We have also had excellent cricket chat with Aussie broadcaster Jim Maxwell, Geoff Lawson, the former Australia fast bowler and , and ex-England players Mark Butcher and . Mark brought his guitar in for the first show and would have had Tuffers and I waving lighters in the studio had fire regulations allowed it.
If you have missed any of the fun, you can listen back to each show via the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer website.
Hello, I'm Alison Mitchell, reporter and commentator for Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra. Cricket is my speciality, so that's why I'm blogging here. You'll get bits and bobs about both England's men and women, including from the men's winter tours.
