India 5/207 @ Lunch, Day 5 (Target: 380)

[mcgillianaire]

Aggers is currently chatting with Daniel Radcliffe during the Lunch Break. It's his 18th birthday today and he's been spending the last few days at Lord's. He apparently fell in love with the game during the last Ashes, while he was in Australia and came down with a case of patriotism after the Aussies wouldn't stop gloating. His favourite cricketer is Collingwood, because of his double century at Adelaide, and Aggers has basically promised a dream meeting between the two. Perhaps most amusingly, Radcliffe described how he's been able to get the autographs of Strauss and SRT, and both had no clue who Radcliffe was. Then Aggers tells Radcliffe that ironically enough, he has a copy of Strauss's biography which he'd been given strict instructions to get Radcliffe's autograph!

What really impressed me about the interview was just how DOWN TO EARTH the chap is. He described how the global tabloids are half-expecting him to be celebrating with an expensive bash, but he's more interested in celebrating his 'coming of age' by spending the day at the cricket. I've never read Harry Potter or watched the movies, but anybody who is grounded enough to choose cricket over the high-and-mighty lifestyle is a top-drawer individual. Big up yourself Daniel!

UPDATE:
He started reading the latest book last night but hasn't finished it yet because of the cricket!

UPDATE 2:
He's now described how he had a nightmare during the Windies series in which Strauss was chasing Radcliffe with a bat and threatening to beat him up. He mentioned it on an interview and an Aussie voice from behind Radcliffe had something to say about it. Aggers also asked him how he plans to celebrate tonight once the cricket finishes and Radcliffe described a possible meeting-up with some friends. No big bash, just some drinks. He doesn't want the tabloids to interfere but he has resigned to the inevitable reality that there will be something or another about it in tomorrow's papers.

UPDATE 3:
Blowers has just called Ashley Giles wheelie-bin again, but this time in his face. Giles didn't seem too happy about it, but lets it be known that better on-air than off the record. :)

UPDATE 4: (2:35pm)
India 6/244. Gavaskar: "Wherever the weather forecast is, it's taking a long time to come"

Comments

[lctrc-gtr-dde.livejournal.com]

is a top-drawer individual
Indeed.

threatening to beat him up
The CI quotes had the chap claiming he had nightmares of Strauss being paid to stalk him. But this is even more worrisome. Strauss: hired hit man of the international film critics guild.. that'd be something.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

he had nightmares of Strauss being paid to stalk him.
Indeed, with a cricket bat in hand.

[punam.livejournal.com]

sounds fun!