Latest news with #banter
Times of Oman
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Times of Oman
"There was no need to sort of walk him off in that fashion': Marcus Trescothick on Ben Duckett, Akash Deep bante
London: England's Assistant Coach Marcus Trescothick reflected on Ben Duckett and Indian pacer Akash Deep's friendly banter during the first session of day two of the fifth and final Test at The Oval, on Friday. Trescothick said it is better for a batsman to put his head down and walk off after getting out, adding that there was probably no need to walk Duckett off in the manner Akash Deep did. During the first session, Duckett tried getting under Akash Deep's skin, saying, "You cannot get me out in here". In response, although Akash did not say anything, Duckett hit him with a reversed ramp shot to the delight of the English crowd. However, Akash Deep soon turned the tables, bowling Duckett out caught behind by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel for 43 runs off 38 balls, which included five fours and two sixes. During the celebration, he pumped his fist in front of Duckett, then wrapped his hand around his shoulder, smiling and exchanging a few words with the opener. "I don't think I've ever seen a bowler do that after getting someone out. You see, he obviously has many words, and we've seen it within the series on both sides, but it was just different. You put your head down and walk off. Your job is done at that point. There's probably no need to sort of walk him off in that fashion," Trescothick told the media. Trescothick also spoke on providing substitutes for injured players, and said rules have been in place for many years and they've done just fine in the past, so we should not be changing anything at the moment. Ahead of the start of Day 2 of the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, England suffered a significant blow as their ace right-arm seamer Chris Woakes was ruled out of the Test match after suffering a shoulder injury. "Test matches is test matches, and I think you don't need to adjust too much. I like to think we're producing some good cricket around the world in every test-playing nation. I don't think we should try and mess with it too much. The rules have been in place for many, many years. And they've done just fine in the past, so I wouldn't be changing anything at the moment," he added. Trescothick also believes the match is evenly poised between India and England and feels the pitch probably continues to be lively and more seam movement will happen as the game moves forward. "It's pretty evenly poised, I guess at the moment, plenty of wickets in the course of today, but the game is moving forward pretty quickly, and who knows what tomorrow will bring. I think you'll see the pitch probably continuing to be lively and more seam movement as the day goes on," he said.
BBC News
31-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Always room for player banter...
It may only have been a friendly - won 1-0 by Tottenham - but it seems there's always room for a little banter between striker Richarlison has tagged Arsenal defender Gabriel in a photo with his trophy for winning man of the match. Gabriel responded with an image of three player of the match trophies, all earned against Tottenham. He duly tagged the striker in the post.
The Sun
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘That's f***ing stupid' – Tom Brady snaps at Birmingham aide in row about how David Beckham should be treated
DAVID BECKHAM gave Tom Brady a lesson in English football fans' banter when he watched Birmingham take on Wrexham. The England and Manchester Unite d legend was a special guest at St Andrew's as the two teams clashed in League One last September. 4 4 NFL hero Brady, part-owner of Championship club Birmingham, sat with Beckham as the Blues won 3-1. And the two feature in a fly-on-the-wall documentary Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues that drops on Amazon Prime on Thursday. Beckham, 50, tells Brady: 'Your fans are singing about sheep s***gers — that's what they say about Welsh people!' The two have a clear bond — which is shown in the second of five episodes charting the American's involvement with Birmingham over the past two seasons. Ex-New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brady, who won a staggering seven Super Bowls, has huge respect for the six-time Prem-winner. Before the game, Brady suggests to co-owner Tom Wagner that they organise a gift bag with a club sweater, hoodie, scarf and hat for the 115-cap ex-England star. Yet Wagner is told by one of his St Andrew's aides that as Beckham has no affiliation with Birmingham, that it would be a faux pas. But Brady, 47, retorts: 'That's f***ing stupid! Give him a gift bag to take home! 'It's a sweet thing. He doesn't have to wear it.' But one person not impressed with his gift was Wrexham's Hollywood co-owner Rob McElhenney. Tom Brady's ex-wife Gisele Bundchen shares rarely-seen photos of new baby she had with Jiu-Jitsu instructor lover 4 The actor is presented by Brady with a Birmingham shirt on the pitch before kick-off bearing No 12 and 'McElhenney' on the back. He says: 'What am I supposed to do with that?' But Brady does please his fellow American by signing an NFL card for his son. And the actor is gushing in his praise for Brady — telling him: 'You're one of five people in the world any locker room will listen to.' Birmingham went on to win the title and promotion back to the Championship, earning an EFL record of 111 points during the season. 4
Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Luke Littler and darts' new generation called out as 'boring' by two-time world champion who bemoans the lack of banter among today's stars
Two-time darts world champion Gary Anderson has hit out at the 'boring' younger generation of players with 'their bloody earphones in' as he bemoaned the lack of 'banter' in the modern game. Fresh from his first round victory over Luke Woodhouse on day two of the World Matchplay, The Flying Scotsman, 54, longed for his days competing with the likes of Adrian Lewis, Phil Taylor and Kevin Painter. 'Youngsters are boring. Absolutely boring,' said Anderson. 'You talk to them, they're too busy looking at their phone. They're sitting on their phones with their bloody earphones in. Don't talk to you. It's a completely different life.' He added: 'I was sitting thinking the other day, having a talk with (Ian) White, (Adrian) Lewis, (Phil) Taylor, (Kevin) Painter, we used to sit and have a cracking laugh. 'Nowadays, I'd rather sit like this. Nobody talks to anybody. You don't have a good laugh, you don't have a bit of banter. You need to have a laugh. Doesn't matter what you do in life, on a building site, office, you've always got to have a laugh. Nowadays, there's not much of that going about.' The new wave of darts players - led by current world champion Luke Littler - have helped usher the sport into a new age. There is more attention on events than ever and more money than ever for its stars. Anderson acknowledged the today's players are more professional than performers of the past but he insisted that they need to 'calm down' at times. 'The youngsters, they're here to do their job. They've realised they've got a great chance in life to make a lot of bloody money, buy their first house, then their second house. 'But they need to calm down and think: right, this is my job. That's it.'
The Sun
18-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘I love it' – Luke Littler, 18, reacts to Dennis Priestley spat and admits ‘people think I'm actually biting'
LUKE LITTLER insists he was having 'banter' with Dennis Priestley after he hit back at the darts legend for suggesting he does not deserve his MBE. Two-times world champion Priestley claimed Littler and Luke Humphries 'let their country down' following their exit from the PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt. 2 2 'The Menace' also said that neither player had 'done enough to earn their MBEs just yet'. Teen sensational Littler screenshotted an article that contained the quotes and captioned it with his response. He said: 'Don't deserve an MBE but done more in 12 months than he ever did…That's what I would say anyway.' Littler, 18, insists his cheeky jab at Priestley was all in good fun. He revealed: 'People probably see it as like, I'm actually biting, but I just look at it as a bit of banter. 'I love it. If I see something, then I will just comment on it.' The World No.2 admits his aim is to win a game at the World Matchplay after a first-round exit to Michael van Gerwen last year. Warrington ace Littler takes on Ryan Searle at the Winter Gardens as he looks to build on a remarkable 2025 season that's already seen him lift the World Championship, UK Open, and Belgian Open titles. He added: 'I'm looking forward to it and hopefully I can get my first win there. It was obviously a whole new experience. 'Obviously I've been there as a fan two or three years ago watching and supporting Nathan Aspinall. Luke Littler and Luke Humphries BOOED by German crowd on day they got their MBEs but fans love their 's---house' walk-on 'But the occasion, obviously how warm it is, it's like that near enough every year. 'So that's something you've got to get really used to. 'And obviously the opposition was Michael on debut, which was unfortunate. 'But hopefully I can, like I said, get a win.'
