On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 15:51:56 +0100, Norman Lynagh
wrote:

On the sports bulletin on BBC News24 a few minutes ago the presenter
said that Paul Collingwood had been added to the England cricket squad a
couple of days ago in case the Edgbaston wicket remained wet after the
recent tornado!

So many cricket/weather myths.

The much missed radio team of Johnson, Arlot, Blowers used to make me laugh by
insisting that high cloud was less likely to produce prolonged rain than low
cloud. Also the complete unscientific nonsense about cloud cover and humidity
affecting whether the ball would swing (move in the air).

Martin




Norman.
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