Matthew Wade the foghorn is finally silenced by England’s Jofra Archer | Barney Ronay


The gnarled, pocket tug-ship Australian gave Archer some chat but was dismissed by the fired-up fast bowler

Matthew Wade enjoys a chat. As talk-show formats go this one probably wouldn’t make it past the proposal stage, even in the city of Partridge, Granada TV and feisty men of all ages with a liking for the sound of their own badinage.

Not that this is likely to discourage Wade, who on the fourth day of this fourth Ashes Test helped dish up the most abrasive moment to date of a series that has up to now been peppy without slipping over the line into boorishness.

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