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Radio, Ceefax and text: the history of cricketers being selected for England
Players feel the same emotions but the difference in how selectors communicate shows how society has changedFrom the 2025 Wisden AlmanackPhil Tufnell saw it on Ceefax. Peter Such found out from a journalist who had called him for a quote. A hungover Phillip DeFreitas was told by the gateman at Grace Road. David Steele was in a traffic jam. Colin Cowdrey was alerted by a stranger’s car radio; seconds later, Frank Tyson heard his name read out while enjoying a close-of-play tipple in the changing room. Denis Compton’s father spotted it in the newspaper: “One evening, at about 6.45pm, my father, usually such a quiet man, rushed in full of excitement, waving the evening paper. ‘Look at that,’ he said, pointing to the sports page. ‘You’ve been selected for England, Denis.’”Last summer, Josh Hull was in the shower when his phone buzzed. “I stuck my head through the curtain, and saw this +64 number. I was like: ‘That’s a weird code, must be a dodgy call.’ I suddenly thought: ‘Oh Christ, is that a New Zealand number?’” Hull clambered out, and picked up his phone. The +64 number was typing a WhatsApp message. “It dawned on me what might be happening,” he said. The phone trilled: “Hi Josh, Baz McCullum here, would you mind giving me a quick call back?” Hull stood rooted to the spot – 20 years old, naked as the day he was born, a childhood dream about to become reality. He called back. Next stop: a Test debut against Sri Lanka at The Oval. Continue reading...
Players feel the same emotions but the difference in how selectors communicate shows how society has changed
Phil Tufnell saw it on Ceefax. Peter Such found out from a journalist who had called him for a quote. A hungover Phillip DeFreitas was told by the gateman at Grace Road. David Steele was in a traffic jam. Colin Cowdrey was alerted by a stranger’s car radio; seconds later, Frank Tyson heard his name read out while enjoying a close-of-play tipple in the changing room. Denis Compton’s father spotted it in the newspaper: “One evening, at about 6.45pm, my father, usually such a quiet man, rushed in full of excitement, waving the evening paper. ‘Look at that,’ he said, pointing to the sports page. ‘You’ve been selected for England, Denis.’”
Last summer, Josh Hull was in the shower when his phone buzzed. “I stuck my head through the curtain, and saw this +64 number. I was like: ‘That’s a weird code, must be a dodgy call.’ I suddenly thought: ‘Oh Christ, is that a New Zealand number?’” Hull clambered out, and picked up his phone. The +64 number was typing a WhatsApp message. “It dawned on me what might be happening,” he said. The phone trilled: “Hi Josh, Baz McCullum here, would you mind giving me a quick call back?” Hull stood rooted to the spot – 20 years old, naked as the day he was born, a childhood dream about to become reality. He called back. Next stop: a Test debut against Sri Lanka at The Oval. Continue reading...
