I suppose you're right, Bill D - but as soon as I saw Muppett's title, I knew it must be about Nasser Hussain. It *is* "local" to me and indirectly personal too (through knowing his mum), but you don't have to come from Essex or live in Brentwood or even understand cricket to find it newsworthy. This is national and international, not just "local".

Muppett: I heard Graham Gooch interviewed just now on BBC Essex, and he thought it was a timely moment to quit. What will Nasser do now, do you think ?

- jeanie (not a cricket fan, just from Essex)