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cannon who could rescue the most hopeless of causes using nothing more than charisma cigars and a little bit of inswing pietersen the south african exile with the fragile ego chips and mushy peas on each shoulder a towering individual who never quite accepted he was playing a team sport stokes the brat with the fiery temper who took the scenic route to the top of the world via a broken locker a bristol nightclub and a court case which came within a stump s width of ending his career before it reached its glorious redemptive summit mild mannered jos buttler perhaps the most naturally gifted player of his generation has done more than anyone to drag english cricket kicking screaming and reverse paddle sweeping into the t20 era oh and behind the choirboy smile buttler has a pretty short fuse on him too look to other sports michael jordan tiger woods zinedine zidane john mcenroe all reached the very peak of their chosen game and did so despite or maybe because of a carousel full of emotional and psychological baggage bell was the chosen one marked out early as a future international star the course set the milestones lined up to be ticked off ok he struggled early on against the big bad aussies but the closest he came to controversy was when he was run out and then recalled in the spirit of cricket when india realised they were risking a diplomatic incident at the oval in 2011 he made 157 in that innings england won but that was not the story few people really know what professional athletes go through the sacrifices they make the physical and mental torment they endure to reach the top maybe it s just that some wear their flaws on their sleeve more than others plenty of champions are straight edged clean cut winning machines for every gascoigne there s a schumacher for every cantona a federer what is bell s story they say as a young man he suffered from a lack of confidence that he needed an arm around the shoulder and a captain who would tell him how good he was at batting that was ian bell s story he was just really really good at batting aug 27 2019 leave a comment uncategorized it s not really about the cricket i t s n ot r e al l y a b ou t th e c r i c k e t what do they know of cricket who only cricket know clr james jumping around the promenade like an old naval captain gone mad as francis drake looks on bemused but he more than anyone knew the importance of seeing it through grabbing your girl and giving her a twirl a headphone in one ear close to tears not for the first time and not for the last eighteen to win we re spinning and dizzy she s sticky from ice lollies do that again hold on tightly don t let go protect your wicket if anyone had asked i could never explain it s not really about the cricket a husband and wife at breakfast something to share to root them back in the land of the living root s out then back to chocolate pancakes and lego clone troopers a father and son now that mum s not around never give up never say die they do die of course but there s always a chance if this pair are still there at the end of the day it s about falling in a heap losing all hope dragging yourself from the edge of the cliff through sheer force of will bowling 24 2 overs up the hill for the ten per cent chance that the sun might come up the nine year old boy at the back of the class who one day unannounced produced a pair of specs and one of those funny little cleaning cloths to wipe away the steam always picked last for the football team making mistakes throwing a punch losing your head and facing a judge redemption rebirth winning the cup but more than all that it s about growing up we eat and sleep and breathe the cricket passing the time until we kick it floating through space on a burning rock with chumps at the wheel feeding us lies we re going to do a fantastic deal like that misquoted line from casablanca the truth is stranger than fiction it s six or out it s six another cheer goes up from the kitchen don t ask me how i m feeling i wouldn t know where to begin just switch on the radio and play it again sam blackledge august 2019 may 10 2017 1 comment uncategorized election diary part 8 blocking out the haters getting busier every day had a summit meeting with editors rambled on about all my ideas made plans for election night four weeks to go must stock up on coffee and pro plus feeling excited about how we re covering the campaign video is a huge part of it for a long time i was resistant to what i saw as gimmicks to attract the most number of viewers but i am coming round to the view that our job is entertainment just as much as information election diary out on the campaign trail in sunny southway with johnnymerceruk full video coming soon ge2017 pic twitter com imtuuejrtz sam blackledge samblackledge may 10 2017 went canvassing with johnny mercer and his team in southway we ve had our differences over the last couple of years but we re getting on much better now asked him some challenging questions shared tips for blocking out the haters then talked about cricket and our children full list of candidates to be finalised tomorrow still not heard a whisper from ukip i m hosting a live hustings event next thursday nervous already must stock up on alcohol follow the herald s election coverage here tagged general election plymouth may 09 2017 leave a comment uncategorized election diary part 7 complaining about the sea busy few days visited porkies cafe in whitleigh on friday which last year became known as plymouth s most brexit cafe bumped into arthur hunt formerly known as the janner in the hat he had a shouty rant about the government and the resulting video went a bit viral went to plymouth s most brexit cafe met plymouth s angriest pensioner warning he s extremely angry pic twitter com d9vkcmphxr sam blackledge samblackledge may 5 2017 accusations of bias from both sides labour say we re giving too much coverage to the tories tories say we re in labour s pocket a councillor writes a very angry letter to the paper about me a few years ago it would have sent me into a spiral of anxiety and self doubt these days i m able to laugh it off just about any decent letters in the local paper today pic twitter com sqrthilfum sam blackledge samblackledge may 8 2017 told myself i wouldn t get drawn into a petty rows between the parties but it wouldn t be an election campaign without a couple of stories about misleading leaflets i had been feeling quite excited about the election then i went vox popping in honicknowle expected to make a piece about the decline of ukip almost everyone i met said they have no interest in politics or are too confused and disillusioned to bother made me wonder whether i m part of the media bubble election diary the not bothered vote is winning in honicknowle full video coming soon ge2017 pic twitter com 3gapfkzcfy sam blackledge samblackledge may 8 2017 more heated discussions with politicians than usual i ve never been very good at conflict would always rather play nice and let my writing do the talking than have a row but now i feel i can give as good as i get politicians are extremely sensitive to any hint of criticism but we re not going after vulnerable members of the public who can t defend themselves these people put themselves in the firing line and are fair game enjoying the old quote a politician complaining about the press is like the captain of a ship complaining about the sea follow the herald s election coverage here tagged ge2017 conservative election general election jeremy corbyn johnny mercer labour luke pollard oliver colvile plymouth plymouth s angriest pensioner politics theresa may may 04 2017 leave a comment uncategorized election diary part 6 plus c est la même chose election diary today we are at porky s in whitleigh which last year was branded plymouth s most brexit cafe ge2017 pic twitter com jqtupsx7ff sam blackledge samblackledge may 4 2017 the day begins with a bbc blackout on political coverage while polling stations are open for local elections the today programme presenters talk about hedgehogs and investment banking i turn over to chris evans on radio 2 then quickly back again i visit my local parish hall at 7am to cast my vote for a cornwall council candidate feel satisfied and smug resist the temptation for a selfie in plymouth labour and tories are squabbling on twitter like schoolkids good to know that in this volatile political world some things never change plymouthcons garystreeterswd oh dear i know you specialise in low grade trolling but this isn t one of your best you can do better try harder pls luke pollard lukepollard may 4 2017 bit of a do over conservative mp oliver colvile turning down an invitation to a hustings event his office say he can t be everywhere at once i point out they said no before even being given a date visit porky s in whitleigh known as the most brexit café in plymouth last year everyone we met here planned to vote to leave this time we get a mixture of responses from leavers remainers and one very angry corbyn supporter who describes theresa may as an evil bitch and warns if a conservative stepped over my threshold i would smack them in the mouth back to base to find messages complaining we re giving too much coverage to johnny mercer you must have a love affair with him one caller says makes a change from the usual accusations of labour bias first proper hustings of the campaign early tomorrow morning at devonport high school for boys colvile will be there as will the man he branded a perennial runner up labour s luke pollard perhaps the two are destined to follow each other around trading petty insults about defence cuts and corbyn s nuclear policies forever more follow the herald s election coverage at plymouthherald co uk election2017 tagged conservatives general election luke pollard oliver colvile plymouth theresa may may 03 2017 leave a comment uncategorized election diary part 5 good old arthur a brief respite from tory and labour mudslinging and a visit to my favourite eccentric contact arthur watson he has featured in the herald on a regular basis over the last few years talking about prostitution legal highs anti social behaviour orders and compulsive hoarding he is standing as an independent candidate in moor view and serenaded me with his campaign song in his front garden everyone should have a campaign song election diary how many political candidates can claim to have a campaign song meet arthur watson pic twitter com 7j2cvusfhk sam blackledge samblackledge may 3 2017 interviewed plymouth s youngest voter 18 year old felix soper bright lad if a little intense surely destined for a career in politics had a meeting to plan our hustings events they will be streamed live on facebook need to work on my david dimbleby impression wrote a comment piece about johnny mercer boss said it might be defamatory toned it down a bit out and about again tomorrow to plymouth s most brexit café tin hats on follow the herald s election coverage at plymouthherald co uk election2017 tagged general election plymouth may 02 2017 leave a comment uncategorized election diary part 4 yes prime minister prime minister theresa may visiting the south west today huge furore as cornwall reporters are locked in a room and banned from filming her at a factory in helston they called her on it with a very funny live blog things don t get much better when she arrives in plymouth burly security guards patrol herald headquarters and giggling staff are warned to put their phones away on arrival mrs may is briefly shown around the newsroom before a 15 minute interview no filming allowed then she s gone and nobody knows quite what to make of it all elsewhere the local campaign is slowly swinging into action senior editorial team gathers for a strategy meeting i babble a lot but feel a bit better about the task ahead key thing is to get out and speak to real people tired of playing umpire between warring politicians someone leaves a comment on johnny mercer mp s facebook page i d rather have burning coals and red hot pokers shoved up my vagina than vote for you his response i ll put you down as a possible tagged general election plymouth prime minister theresa may may 01 2017 leave a comment uncategorized election diary part 3 phoney war election video diary on my way to interview labour candidates on plymouth hoe pic twitter com x8igt1bow6 sam blackledge samblackledge may 1 2017 first day back after holiday news editor greets me by saying everyone is bored of the election already hard to argue how can we make it more interesting i suggest we stage our own version of gogglebox filming plymouth families watching the televised leaders debates seems to go down well messages flying back and forth with candidates and their agents a press release arrives from tory mp johnny mercer says he is standing in plymouth moor view against corbyn s north london labour strange turn of phrase much mystery surrounds the identity of labour s candidate to challenge mercer councillor sue dann is revealed as the winner from an all woman shortlist election video diary labour s lukepollard tells the herald he is ready to fight for sutton and devonport all over again full video soon pic twitter com ztexbv9w4h sam blackledge samblackledge may 1 2017 photo call with pollard and dann on the hoe drizzling and cold i ask them both whether corbyn is the best person to be prime minister they insist people in plymouth are more interested in local candidates arrange to meet with a labour source text message comes in we need a strong and stable interview in the national interest arrange to meet with a conservative source we stand in a lift he hands me a crumpled piece of paper and leaves roll on june 9 th tagged plymouth apr 23 2017 leave a comment uncategorized election diary part 2 give me a break i m on holiday but finding it impossible to put the election to the back of my mind fill much of the five hour car journey by debating with my wife she is not a journalist but always asks the right questions straight to the point get a message from a friend telling me she has applied to stand as a candidate in plymouth she is not a politician and it came out of the blue will make life very interesting if she is selected spend half an hour traipsing round a shopping centre in greater london looking for a sun hat for a toddler most people here seem to care more about primark bargains and premiership football than politics can t really blame them catch a snippet of corbyn on andrew marr he wants an extra bank holiday for st george s day risks losing votes from the dragon community watch planes taking off from heathrow imagine them travelling west and landing in plymouth wonder whether any of the party manifestos will mention global warming follow the herald s election coverage at plymouthherald co uk election2017 older posts information about contributors 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