Sellsy's Monday Supplement

Has anyone seen an "out of control" wardrobe? Thought not. That is how one cricketing commentator described the legendry Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes at the weekend. I have my own ways of describing Merv; bristling, vocal, showman to be polite. Anyway, he seemed full of himself during the second Ashes Test when the camera focused on him within the crowd.

Merv features in one of my favourite cricketing stories, which also involved Javed Miandad. Merv bowling to Javed in the heat of Karachi, Merv giving Javed the odd verbal or two, when Javed snapped saying "why don't you go back to Melbourne you great big bus conductor!"

This got Merv a bit wild and the next ball he yorked Javed, stumps flying everywhere, with this Merv went "Ding, Ding, tickets please!"

Anyway, I was going to write about what is happening at Somerset and Jos Buttler. Since my last supplement a lot has been said, written and discussed. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and the social networks have been buzzing with people’s thoughts, some good, some not so. For me, now, it is results on the pitch that matter and staying in Division One of the County Championship. In other words time for Andy Hurry and David Nosworthy to start earning their "crust" and get Somerset back to winning ways (two wins on Friday and Sunday helped).

Other issues, like the Buttler situation, needs to be dealt with internally and out of the eyes of the media, as this could lead to more speculation, discussions etc, instead of talking about what is happening on the pitch. Surely Chris Jones will play four day cricket for the rest of the season.

More intriguingly, has anyone any idea who is going to replace Kevin Pietersen at number four for England? We had this discussion on Saturday evening at Over Stowey Social Club, and we struggled to put three names in to the hat. Do England have succession planning? I suppose it's called "The Lions", or will they look at averages, or even runs scored this season. It is difficult to say who will be picked, but here are some ideas:

Gary Ballance

Michael Carberry

Varun Chopra

James Taylor

Jos Buttler

We have week off now until the next Ashes Test, so will Australia bounce back? Will KP be fit? Will England win again?

And on the subject of winning, both Stowey sides won again. They are now sitting quite comfortably in the league in their respected divisions. But more importantly, Stowey’s Under-11’s had a cracking season, finishing fourth in a very strong division, so well played to them

Ok, 5.57, time for a Thatchers or two, only to cool down of course