Cliff

No, not the leathery perma-tanned Centre Court crooner but a beautiful track from my man-of-the-week Mike Skinner.

And the video is very clever; I leave it to you to spot why (OK, think 'Memento'):

(Also for Tim at 7amkickoff - enjoy!)

Listening To The Tweets (Lock Down Your Aerial)

I've always admired The Streets and Mike Skinner's DIY ethic and he's now decided to release tracks via Twitter. Last Monday he posted this:

And he did, the best of which is in my humble opinion the funk-tinged 'Trust Me' (anyone know the sample? - Spotter Ed) which should be belting out of every car stereo in South London this summer, if there is any justice. Check it:

The Streets - Trust Me

Just loving the lyrics ("I see Alice in Wonderland / I see malice in Sunderland") and look! Beards are the new black; I am so on message this season:

(excellent pic from stereogum.com which also has the other two tracks)

Boom Boom Tizz

Yes, he is doing all that live. Incredible mad beatbox skills*
[via not-as-good-as-it-used-to-be-but-still-throws-up-the-occasional-gem b3ta]

* yes I know it should be "skillz" but I'm nearly 36, you know :)

4-0 :(

Australia win the Fourth Test inside 3 days allegedly by stealing our bowling plans. Not that it would have mattered, given the abject batting performance. Biggest Barmy Army cheers of the day were apparently for tailender Monty Panesar cracking both Lee and Warne through midwicket for four and also the announcement that he had won the 2006 Beard Of The Year award:


But another hugely disappointing England performance. Why not bring the team home early and save us the misery of a whitewash? Gah.

Scorecard
England, 1st innings: 159 all out (74.2 overs)
Australia, 1st innings: 419 all out (108.3 overs)
England, 2nd innings: 161 all out (65.5 overs)

Australia beat England by an innings and 99 runs