MARTIN JOHNSON

What, would you say, has been the piece of commentary most likely to send shivers down the spine of TMS listeners down the years? “And now it’s Shane Warne/Glenn McGrath coming on to bowl from the pavilion end”, “Up in the air it goes, and it’s Monty Panesar/Phil Tufnell underneath it”, “And after a word from Vic Marks, it will be Geoffrey Boycott.”
All of these would be worthy entries, but for my money the clear winner is: “And now, with England 110 without loss, Radio Four listeners will be leaving us for the Shipp...