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Pat Murphy

@patmurphybbc

Ex BBC sports staffer,specialising in football and cricket. Waffler at sports lunches/ dinners. Author. Last book The Official History of Sports Report.

 Bromsgrove, England
bbc.co.uk/sport
Joined August 2012
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Enthralling SA/OZ Test series. Shame it was only 3 Tests. The scoring rate over the Tests averaged just over 3 an over. The ball doesn’t have to be flying regularly over the ropes to constitute great cricket. England will have to bat long & deep in the upcoming Test series in SA.
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How sad that is,James.
James (@jmrose71) profile pictureJames@jmrose713h
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Here’s one, Pat: Mate of mine’s son, a Queensland player, was playing Aus A this time last year. Now: he has given up cricket. Why ? The incredibly unpleasant behaviour of the clique / coterie led by ML. Drained him of his love of cricket, desire to compete.
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Never shuts up on the field. No filter. Mindless drivel…
Nigel Evans (@niige1) profile pictureNigel Evans@niige14h
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No fan of Marnus then Pat? What makes him worse than the rest of the Aussies?
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He’s an interesting contrast…….uncertain & diffident when batting in recent series yet in your face & obnoxious in the field. When you consider the fine Oz batsmen of the past who couldn’t hold down a place in the side, Labuschagne is lucky to have hung on so long.
Andy Mackelworth (@mackelworth63) profile pictureAndy Mackelworth@mackelworth635h
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Labuschagne .... sporting karma so good to see ... a very unlikeable caricature
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So which team will be the No 1 Test side this time tomorrow? Chasing 288, Oz need a couple of hrs mayhem from Travis Head but on a slow,turning pitch the spin of Harmer could be decisive. As long as that gobby passenger Labuschange fails again, I don’t mind who wins.
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Gripping Test Match, 4th day, in Cape Town. SA scoring under 3 an over but doesn’t matter. A lead of anything over 200 will test Oz. Truly a 5 day Test is the supreme sporting contest. Who remembers a T20 a couple of days later?
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Excellent news. Outstanding drama series. Crackling dialogue.
Netflix (@netflix) profile pictureNetflix
@netflixOct 29
The Diplomat has been renewed!
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Another fascinating, fluctuating day in the SA v OZ Test series. Bavuma, after his superb 179 in the last Test, gets a third-ball nought today. This great game can always bite you on the backside!
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October 26th has always been a red-letter day: In 1985 Marty McFly went back 30 years in Back To The Future and this year it marks the publication of my darts book Champions: The Golden Age Of Darts @pitchpublishing - you can buy it here amazon.co.uk/Champions-Golde…
Champions: The Golden Age of Darts from Priestley to Littler

Champions: The Golden Age of Darts from Priestley to Littler

Champions: The Golden Age of Darts from Priestley to Littler

amazon.co.uk
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Career highlight early doors then,Nick…. downhill all the way after that ! 😄😃
Nick Owen MBE (@nickowentv) profile pictureNick Owen MBE@nickowentvOct 26
Replying to @jimjimmcd7 @davidy1982 @patmurphybbc @AstonVilla
I was in the press box commentating for BBC Radio Birmingham! Sensational display from Villa.
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Didn’t you have a lot of hair,Dave ?! I’m jealous!
Dave Harrison (@blackcountrykid) profile pictureDave Harrison@blackcountrykidOct 25
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What a night this was, Murph
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Never knew that,Jim.
Jim McDonald (@jimjimmcd7) profile pictureJim McDonald@jimjimmcd7Oct 25
Replying to @davidy1982 @patmurphybbc @AstonVilla
From memory, I think that ATV chose to take their cameras to watch Derek Hales make his debut for Derby. So that epic night at VP was never seen on TV. I was 14 and on the Holte that night
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Another stylish @AstonVilla player. Not true that Saunders only rated hard nuts.
David McLaren (@mcl38) profile pictureDavid McLaren@mcl38Oct 25
Replying to @julesbenjamin @patmurphybbc @AstonVilla
My good friend Alex Cropley who passed away recently told me about playing in the game where they beat Liverpool 5 - 1.
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I can still see Brian Little skinning Joey Jones on the right wing that night. What a player Brian was. Very sad when he retired prematurely.
Jules Benjamin (@julesbenjamin) profile pictureJules Benjamin@julesbenjaminOct 25
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Nine-year-old me was there, and it was the day I became a devout Villa supporter. Can’t tell you how happy I am with the club right now.
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The captains & the kings depart,Sean. It was time to go - but well remembered!
Sean (@heartstopperau) profile pictureSean
@heartstopperauOct 25
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@patmurphybbc coming up 12 months Pat do you miss working on Saturday it feels still feels strange tuning into the world service through ABC News radio and not having you covering the midlands
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1976. Six months later Liverpool - Keegan et al - won the European Cup. I took a notion to get in a cab with my flat mate from the Pebble Mill studios after Midlands Today - paying on the night - and within half an hour we’re on the Holte End. Happy days!
davidy1982 (@davidy1982) profile picturedavidy1982@davidy1982Oct 25
Replying to @patmurphybbc @AstonVilla
I remember that night in 1975 Pat. Such a shame the cameras weren’t there to witness it too
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Best @AstonVilla performance I’ve seen was the 5/1 demolition of a formidable Liverpool in Dec 1976. Power, pace & deadly finishing. Ran them ragged. This Villa squad have the potential. So refreshing to see the ball played upfield at speed, compared to the focus on possession.
MattUTV (@mattmellberg) profile pictureMattUTV@mattmellbergOct 25
Replying to @patmurphybbc @AstonVilla
And Saunders revamped an excellent side after losing Cropley,Little Gidman and Gray. Emery is longest serving manager since Emery as well which is a wild statement considering it was over 42 years since he left.
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A fine man of football. And a gentleman,away from the game.
Wolves (@Wolves) profile pictureWolves
@WolvesOct 23
Remembering Kenny 🧡
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Ron, not Dean!
Dene Trouth (@DeneTrouth) profile pictureDene Trouth@DeneTrouthOct 25
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Like a Saunders team That one made me smile Pat
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Pace throughout a team is invaluable. Suzuki’s passing is tremendous - quick team-mates capitalise on that. The Faffing About Quotient is thereby reduced. Mercifully!
Paul Lay (@_paullay) profile picturePaul Lay@_paullayOct 25
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No higher praise!
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