Geoffrey Boycott Wind Up (Test Match Special)

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6 жыл бұрын

Glorious. Just glorious.

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@crispybits3765 11 ай бұрын

I will never tire of watching this. Still hilarious years later. 😂

@marklester7276 10 ай бұрын

Me too, watching it again. And you cannot fast forward, you have to take it all in to get the real result. Aggers is brilliant.

@beesfoot 10 ай бұрын

A world class actor couldn't have done it more convincingly. No hype, often not looking at Boycott, and not even recognizing it effected him for several minutes. As beautifully and elegantly played as any off drive through the covers for four.

@Ironsmiler 10 ай бұрын

Same here. "But you knocked out all those plates!" 🤣

@TRUMP20Z4 3 ай бұрын

same

@stuagu 11 ай бұрын

World class wind up. I come back and watch this every so often and it brightens my day. 😂

@BeasleyStreet 11 ай бұрын

Me too...

@SuperLaurie78 11 ай бұрын

Same here 😂

@jimherbert007 11 ай бұрын

I was pottering in the greenhouse and listening to TMS. As i came in to the house and the wind up was revealed my wife and kids came running to see what i was laughing at. How do you explain a 10 minute wind up 🤣

@marcu5p 11 ай бұрын

Me today

@victorytilidie 6 жыл бұрын

This is just one reason why Test cricket is so special. T20 cricket (and even 50-over cricket in some respects) doesn't allow the time for gold like this to take place!

@movieklump 5 жыл бұрын

victorytide In no other sport would someone say sincerely that four hours is just not enough.

@delailama736 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the best thing about working in Australia in summer is that for 6 hours of your work day you can listen to banter and cricket.

@RealistVK Жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct ! Test cricket commentary is a joy to listen & watch

@clivehoward8861 11 ай бұрын

It has been one of the greatest parts of my life.

@saoirsedeltufo7436 6 жыл бұрын

“You invited me under false pretences” that line from Aggers is by far my favourite! Very impressed with all of them keeping straight faces, good for Boycs taking it well at the end

@geoffpoole9107 5 жыл бұрын

"You're going to have to can it".

@grandmastarflash 4 жыл бұрын

Aggers is an absolute savage 😂😂😂

@mattylee7620 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe indeed brilliant all round. Why 🏏 friendships & banter can not be beaten. Indeed Sir Geoffrey took it VERY well & in good humour. Not many would. Bring live on air too! Brilliant.

@mattylee7620 3 жыл бұрын

*being live on air too

@jimappleby3545 3 жыл бұрын

If that's Boycott taking it well, I'd hate to see him taking anything badly. I seem to recall that he was spitting blood when Botham ran him out on purpose at Christchurch in 1978 when Boycott had raced to 26 off 80 balls and England needed quick runs for a chance to beat NZ and level the series. "Wot 'ave yer dun, wot 'ave yer dun?" bleated Boycott. "I've run you out, you ****" was the reply "Worrabout mi average?" wailed the (very) temporary England captain - whose 77 off a mere 302 balls in the first Test is probably still talked about sadly among insomniacs in Christchurch, wishing the home VCR had been on general sale just a little earlier.

@michaeljenkins7024 5 жыл бұрын

It's hard not to imagine that Boycott doesn't wake up often in the middle of the night with a start, exclaiming 'But, me average!' after yet another nightmare.

@robertelliott2216 4 жыл бұрын

Michael and you play/played for who?

@1414yorks 4 жыл бұрын

Boycs can sleep soundly in his bed proud of his average hard fought against the all time fastest bowlers in the world trying to take his head off hurt him for real often on dodgy uncovered pitches with proper over rates and his average earned when boundaries were worth value not the jokes we have now!!!

@davidroberts7413 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Jenkins codswallop, he barely believed him. This is the most overrated wind up of all time. It’s nothing compared to Johnners Revenge

@richardhiggins6471 4 жыл бұрын

@@1414yorks Except that he didn't face Lillee and Thompson at their fastest in the 74-75 ashes series, nor Holding and Roberts in 1976, because of his self-imposed exile from the England test team. Instead, England had to call up a couple of forty-something players in Colin Cowdery and Brian Close, who were well past their prime but willing to put their bodies on the line. I have a lot of admiration for his stubborn batting, but he was an awkward so and so, and he didn't always serve his country as well as he could have done.

@cityboy9301 4 жыл бұрын

More like sweating over the amount of batting partners he's watched over his career edge one to slip on 26....play straight..stay in... boycott is god

@whitbuzben 4 жыл бұрын

'A great day for cricket and humanity". 🤣 Brilliant.

@quinboy78 3 жыл бұрын

Aggers may not have been one of England's best Test cricketers. He did, however, soften up one of England's greatest batsmen of all time and turned him into a fantastic and loveable commentator for us all to learn from and enjoy.

@fredgassit5418 2 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right 👍

@Unicornsmadness 2 жыл бұрын

Onya Geoffrey. What a champion batsman and person you are. Love and respect from Oz

@101stuey 2 жыл бұрын

@@fredgassit5418 I was expecting something a bit stronger than "you muppet".....YUKKARN!

@fredgassit5418 2 жыл бұрын

@@101stuey Or fahn cahn !

@missinglegstump Жыл бұрын

What a shame we'll never see Agnew play 'carrot in a box' with Sean Lock.

@royw-g3120 5 жыл бұрын

I would not play poker against Jonathon Agnew.

@Griddiho 4 жыл бұрын

Cracks me up every time. Brilliant how Aggers and the rest of the team gradually build up to the realization that the Yorkshire Brick Wall has lost his 100th 100. Priceless reaction!

@allthekingshorses7178 2 жыл бұрын

And to be fair to Boycott he eventually took it well

@marksykes5434 11 ай бұрын

I was there at headingley in 77 , 191 caught Marsh bowled Pascoe , brilliant 5 days !

@mattmccann8805 3 жыл бұрын

I can watch this once a day and not get bored. It's utter British perfection.

@marksmedley511 10 ай бұрын

Just the best wind up ever….beautifully executed.Boycott’s changing expressions throughout were a picture.So proud to have done the 100th hundred at his beloved Headingley

@davidrider2264 4 жыл бұрын

That was truly fantastic. A tour-de-force from Boycott over desperately trying to not appear "bovvered" when he so clearly, CLEARLY was. How Aggers managed to keep a straight face I have no idea. Brilliant.

@garylake8654 4 жыл бұрын

Fair play to Boycott, he did admire the joke, he can praise where praise is due, and that was quality, dead pan and delivered as cunningly as an over from Warnie into the bowlers rough on day five.

@markmarriott10 2 жыл бұрын

There's a great moment that's unfortunately been cut off where Ed Smith tells Geoffrey 'you could come out of retirement'... pure gold.

@Tr33fiddy 2 жыл бұрын

You think it’s over and Ed comes in grinning with more to add 😂

@nick1065 5 жыл бұрын

The relief on Boycott's face when he was told it was a wind up.

@fkos86 4 жыл бұрын

"never mind Broad" 😂😂

@ro9202 4 жыл бұрын

I love how GB pretends not to care but spends most of the time trying to peer at the press release cos he can't believe he's been robbed of a ton.

@DougieL 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent observation! Re watched it with your comment in mind and cried with laughter.

@grandmastarflash 4 жыл бұрын

@@DougieL the slow burn was epic, GB slowly getting more irritated as it sank in 😂😂

@coonagh1 6 жыл бұрын

Love them both and I never get tired of this. It's one of the best wind ups I've ever seen.

@TheSupergimp 6 жыл бұрын

Aggers deserves an Oscar; Andrew for best supporting actor; Adam Mountford for being the greatest producer, and giggler, of our generation; and Sir Geoffrey, for taking it on the chin. Plus the WordSmith - now head of selectors - for bringing the mirth back down to earth with a couple of very gentle and elegant gags... Joy, pure esoteric joy.

@biggedybiggedybong8032 5 жыл бұрын

@@timmay444 ..... what's the matter with you now ? Had to Google it eh? Thick as pig shit

@biggedybiggedybong8032 5 жыл бұрын

@@timmay444 ..... now you turn to copy n paste after Google did its thing.... Hook, line n sinker😉

@joestimpson1635 4 жыл бұрын

Well said. Absolutely superb. The TMS team make my summer as I drive up and down the country. 👍🏻

@BeasleyStreet 4 жыл бұрын

well put!

@whzpoor 4 жыл бұрын

the wordsmith is an idiot

@timgoodall9899 Жыл бұрын

Simply, this is the greatest piece of cricket radio ever. I love it

@andyjackson3492 6 жыл бұрын

Amazingly subtle - the way Aggers keeps watching the next delivery while same time up-dating on the 'press release' is brilliant. As good as scripted. How to hook a big fish....

@krell2130 4 жыл бұрын

He pushed those buttons, just like you used to teach me

@davidroberts7413 4 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey wasn’t engaged with this at all, utterly amateurish compared with Johnners Revenge

@Pumpernickellll 4 жыл бұрын

The eternal line of TMS is "and there's no run" Christopher Martin Jenkins used to have a metronomic way of saying it

@davidroberts7413 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Best oh I miss dear old CMJ

@finosuilleabhain7781 4 жыл бұрын

@@Pumpernickellll Maybe I'm wrong but I always associate it with Blowers: "And. There. Is. No. Run."

@kupus6622 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite bits of footage ever, I watch it at least once a week.

@thoughtfulprofessor4198 3 жыл бұрын

This is why cricket on the radio by the Test Match Special team is the best. Who needs tv coverage when you have this genius.

@brianguest5842 3 жыл бұрын

"Broad's getting ready to bowl. They're not going to take his records away..." Marvellous

@london19657 6 ай бұрын

"Done like a kipper"..brilliant.

@mikewalsh6168 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing how Aggers keeps up the match commentary while stirring the pot slowly between each ball. Brilliant. Must be Wisdens greatest wind ups of all time.

@geoffpoole483 3 жыл бұрын

It comes across as spontaneous but there must have been a lot of planning to get this one right. Aggers has improved at keeping a straight face since he corpsed during the legover incident.

@paulcoote6665 2 жыл бұрын

I miss Boycott on TMS. He read the game well and him and Aggers were brilliant.

@davideckersley9930 Жыл бұрын

Tms is not the same.

@mrtecsom6951 Жыл бұрын

He is too white too male too heterosexual I’m afraid 😧 We are all dinosaurs 🦕 and going to be expunged from history

@TheMikethoth Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Blowers too. Spoiled we have all been.

@stephenholmes1036 Жыл бұрын

@@davideckersley9930 David its been ruined

@davideckersley9930 Жыл бұрын

@@stephenholmes1036 boys these days are not allowed to have male role models and this type of humour has been taken from us. Commentaries are dominated by women who have never played male test cricket which means they can’t tell Geoffrey stories about legends he has played with. It’s a shame. Wokism is dominating commentary boxes these days. And even though they are good. They are not the same. I reckon that’s why Geoffrey left. Banter went out of the window

@danielemerson312 4 жыл бұрын

Someone did "knock out" some Faisalabad 100th 100 plates after this, and Boycott actually autographed them, so he appreciated the quality of the wind-up. A great piece of work by Aggers.

@ynotnilknarf39 3 жыл бұрын

that's brilliant!

@randothol9003 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha!! What a great sport Geoffrey is for signing them. Fair play

@danielemerson312 2 жыл бұрын

@@randothol9003 They were spectacularly ugly plates, too.

@AndyP959 3 күн бұрын

Fantastic 😂

@jodu626 2 жыл бұрын

The subtlety of the little digs during this prank from aggers is pure class. You can literally see boycotts cogs turning. Drip feeding the situation aswell.😆

@geoffpoole483 2 жыл бұрын

Although it comes across as spontaneous, this wind-up probably took hours of planning.

@davidwatkins5948 5 жыл бұрын

Agnew very nearly blows it by corpsing in the first 30 seconds but once he gets in to it it becomes a masterclass of acting! The man should be a professional spy!

@andyhills9972 6 жыл бұрын

I’m amazed they keep it going for 10 minutes. How they let it build and build, with its implications for Geoffrey coming later. I would have folded within minutes if I did this. A fantastic prank

@geoffpoole483 6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The young bloke at the back really enjoyed it. Boycott can dish it out as well as take it.

@benmjt 5 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe Aggers managed to keep a straight face. His delivery is absolutely perfect.

@nickshildbede 6 жыл бұрын

Proper British humour. Amazing.

@ianbetts4435 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be allowed today. The humour has gone out of TMS in these PC woke days sadly.

@Nico-ss9lr 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbetts4435 the way this was only 4 years ago and your acting like it's from a 'different era' 😂😂

@ianbetts4435 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nico-ss9lr things have moved on a lot in 4 years.

@Nico-ss9lr 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbetts4435 Not to the extent that a joke about removing geoff boycott's test records would be censored. We aren't living in an age of suppression like some would make out.

@ianbetts4435 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nico-ss9lr Geoff Boycott wouldn't even get a gig now on TMS because he's not PC enough.

@tonytampin620 4 жыл бұрын

Whatever anyone thinks of Boycott. His record speaks for itself. He was a world class batsman, who held England together, when the rest of the innings was falling apart.

@geekpie100 Жыл бұрын

The pacing is great. It just slowly builds and builds.

@alanmehta6448 Жыл бұрын

The chap at the back is smirking his way through the entire conversation.

@captpicard6894 6 жыл бұрын

I was listening to this when it was on in the car, just brilliant. Best TMS wind-up ever😁😁

@tnewton1988 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best wind up ever! The amount of back story, plus statistics to make it look absolutely legitimate and plausible is brilliant. Hats off to whoever brainwave it was.

@ianbentley7276 3 жыл бұрын

agreed, watched it about 10 times.

@upturnedblousecollar5811 11 ай бұрын

lol I don't know who the fella is in the background but he seems to be having a riot of a laugh as it all proceeds

@josephharley9448 11 ай бұрын

I am Irish. Not a great cricketing nation. But many of us love Test matches. It is the quintissential english game. Its wonderful.

@jjrc7424 11 ай бұрын

You lot aren't bad these days either

@jimherbert007 3 ай бұрын

@@jjrc7424💯1 day in particular

@bendean 2 жыл бұрын

'Anderson, just outside the off stump and there's no run'. Jimmy playing his part perfectly!

@pajmorris 5 жыл бұрын

"It's also a complete wind-up Geoffrey" Hilarious

@keithdickens1395 2 жыл бұрын

I watch this clip quite regularly and it never fails to bring a smile to my face,a comedy gem

@markheenan5312 4 жыл бұрын

“Let’s see if this is the one we’ve been waiting for...” This is absolutely brilliant from Aggers, no matter how many times I hear it it’s just delicious from start to finish.

@RodinThink28 4 жыл бұрын

Man, that acting was good. Taking away Boycott's century - priceless

@lewisf4398 11 ай бұрын

"You knocked out all those plates" 😂

@benmjt 5 жыл бұрын

This is such a wonderful life-affirming moment. Pitch perfect from everyone involved.

@walg8408 11 ай бұрын

"You knocked out all those plates", one of so many gems

@nadirkhan2250 4 ай бұрын

Please, please, please tell me more of that reference. I'd really like to know. Thanks in advance

@nevilleneville6518 3 жыл бұрын

I actually listened to this live at work........was crying with laughter at the end. Amazing job by Aggers to keep a straight face all the way through.

@portcullis5622 5 жыл бұрын

Really laughed the first time I saw this, but even funnier to watch their faces second time round. Boycott trying (unconvincingly) to pretend that he isn't all that bothered, and I love the mock vagueness in Agnew's questions about those 'unofficial' matches. "You played in those matches didn't you Geoffrey?", "So, those hundreds won't count?", "Which one was Geoffrey Boycott's proper, authentic, hundredth hundred?".

@Darwinion 5 жыл бұрын

"You invited me under false pretences" *spurts beer over keyboard*

@srini1635 2 жыл бұрын

Done him like a kipper. Phenomenal wind up !!! How Agnew kept a straight face, I will never know.

@geoffpoole483 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't play poker against Aggers. This wind-up just grew and grew; such subtlety.

@busydad4858 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah awesome, I saw Aggers on the TMS live tour and he described the background to this stitch up: the planning and effort that went into it with the headed letter, the wording/quotes and it coming through the fax machine etc and them all keeping straight faces for so long (somehow) is awesome 😂

@ianwilson2007 11 ай бұрын

Agnew straight-faced does Boycott to shreds. Boycott keeps going 'I don't care, I'm thinking of the others' as if. He only ever thought of himself.

@terranceparsons5185 2 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic! Aggers plays it so well, Boycott bites and then the punchline. Bravo Aggers.

@bevbo42 4 жыл бұрын

That has kept popping up on my KZfaq feed and I eventually watched it. Absolutely fantastic, I'm not sure how Aggers managed to keep a straight face, got to love Sir Geoffrey :)

@sim4fun 4 жыл бұрын

Big Badger same here.. glad I watched it in the end.

@duncanevans1795 10 ай бұрын

I remember listening to this live. And any time since Aggers mentions a press statement, its ohh no, not again

@63hezemans 4 жыл бұрын

Just like icing on a cake, “it’s a nice letterhead”

@ynotnilknarf39 3 жыл бұрын

The sprinkles on top, absolutely bob on ;o)

@camtinley 2 жыл бұрын

I watch this just about every day. It's absolutely brilliant. There is just as much memorabilia on the internet for Boycott's Faisalabad hundredth hundred as his Headingley hundredth hundred.

@DdotRay86 3 жыл бұрын

Very, VERY well played. This is absolutely golden.

@johnconnor3246 5 жыл бұрын

Made my day. I am gonna watch this again and again. One of the many incomparable things test cricket brings.

@scrumpymanjack 11 ай бұрын

Genius. And so well executed. The slow revelation of the press release's implications was just subline.

@michaelknowles2850 11 ай бұрын

I love the “a statistical press release…not very good at those.”

@Mambojambo157 11 ай бұрын

I fell for it too. Brilliant piece of theatre that. And the replacement commentator, priceless follow up.

@TheMimifur 5 жыл бұрын

I heard this live and was totally taken in. Aggers is a genius and love Ed Smith coming in at the end.

@eddyvideostar 4 жыл бұрын

Boycott was a dignified British gentleman during his prolific England career and still is now.

@mohammedsazidahmed6831 2 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey wasn’t interested in the match at all. All he was concerned about was that letter. 😆😆😆

@johnconnaughton9655 10 ай бұрын

"you knocked out all these plates " 😅priceless

@mrjohnop9657 2 жыл бұрын

I can just imagine the language from Sir Geoffrey if he had maybe turned his mic off but then of course the wind up wouldn’t have worked if that happened and this is why I’ve always loved TMS

@andrewbutcher3391 6 жыл бұрын

Whatever people say about Geoffrey Boycott he remains my favourite cricketer of all time......and I was there for the 100th hundred......a great moment in time......

@eccehomer8182 6 жыл бұрын

What? In Feisalabad? Impressive!

@markwhittaker6866 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Butcher He's an absolute legend.

@s3tTz 4 жыл бұрын

Fair effort getting to Faisalabad.

@Moamanly 4 жыл бұрын

At Faisalabad?

@DavidJsmith-dk5tf 3 жыл бұрын

Andrew , my favourite cricketer and also commentator/ analyst too. I sadly missed his 100th 100, in persin, at Headingly, but saw it on TV. I was there for Geoffs first innings in 1964. A fine debut innings of 47 against Australia at Trent Bridge. His first century was at The Oval against Australia, later that year.

@andymessenger21 11 ай бұрын

The greatest wind up ever, Aggers was brilliant. I was listening live driving around the M25 in England.

@nice-1299 2 жыл бұрын

First Class !

@marthinusjansevanvuuren2774 11 ай бұрын

I am so happy that I stumbled upon this

@Spiritkill1 Жыл бұрын

Agnew kept a straight face throughout... good!!!

@pecosxicc2269 2 жыл бұрын

I like how Aggers gets a bit nervous at 6:43 when Boycs takes a closer look at the press release himself! This is hilarious 😂

@ricwilki6254 2 жыл бұрын

Well bowled Aggers! Well bowled also Toby Rowland Jones and Jimmy Anderson for bowling incident free overs so as not to spoil the fun! Truly a great day for cricket and humanity! 😁👍

@cerinolancerinolan7148 Жыл бұрын

Henry Blofeld was aLEGEND liked listening to Henry.

@robertmarsh3588 10 ай бұрын

What a wonderful 10 minutes of dry humour. Boycott showed a marvellous temperament under pressure there too! You can see a lot of knowledge, camaraderie and love for the game in this clip, despite the fact we don't see a single ball bowled

@deantownie7441 9 ай бұрын

Let all matches remain on the record books.

@DarkMysterium 6 жыл бұрын

Actually caught this live on the radio, excellent!

@danielemerson312 2 жыл бұрын

I was at work in an office and you could tell, just by watching, who had TMS on their headphones as the gag played out.

@NPA1001 2 жыл бұрын

“I haven’t actually seen this”. “YOURE NOT HAVING IT”. 😂😂

@Muesli711 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely magnificent! The setup was so expertly done with just the right level of believeablity to hook Boycott.

@stuartvickery2416 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful and gets me every time

@barryfearnley9087 10 ай бұрын

There is only one Geoffrey Boycott. There is only one Geoffrey Boycott. 😊 ❤❤❤

@Chris.Strange 2 жыл бұрын

Just like a test match, the tension builds and builds until someone cracks. The following year I saw Sir Geoffrey and Aggers at a theatre. I can tell you that Sir Geoffrey definitely got his own back.

@nicholasjohnson6724 4 жыл бұрын

ONYA Agger's, you're always a legend here in Australia Mr Boycott. I saw you and Beefy play against Chappelle and Lillie at the SCG back in the 70's.

@MarcHumphriesUK 5 жыл бұрын

I love the young producer's reaction at the back. And how Geoff keeps looking at him for validation.

@rubberneck2 4 жыл бұрын

I listened to this live on 5live sports extra and it’s great to watch it back. It’s so funny to watch Aggers, especially as he almost cracks up throughout the wind up. Ace. Long live TMS!

@adamcarreras-neal4697 3 жыл бұрын

yes and I was sat in my car listen as had just got home thinking that the changes were ridiculous, not because of the racist arrogant Boycott, but the stupidity of the revisionist interference. You could see on the clip he's trying to work out how it affects him personaly

@jasonwood3377 10 ай бұрын

They knew how to get to Geoff, hit him right in the averages. Watch this regularly never gets tired, take a bow Mr. Agnew

@LupercalRising 4 жыл бұрын

"But does it matter?" "You'll have to can it!" "You invited me under false pretences!"

@michaelmuldowney8 3 жыл бұрын

If there was a Nobel Prize for wind-ups this would be top of the list.

@tonyska 4 жыл бұрын

Aggers and Boycott, I can't help but love them. Cricket is lucky to have such characters (and many more, Bumble etc) in the game. Thanks for uploading.

@davetovey6171 9 ай бұрын

This really is outstanding. The thought, the effort, the preparation. The slow build up during the cricket, little by little, piece by piece. Boycott trying so hard not to care, aggers poking proding slowly but surely ramping the annoyance. It is one of the greatest wind ups ever. As for "you invited me under false pretences" woooow

@andyknowles772 3 ай бұрын

"you knocked out all those commemorative plates didn't you?" 😂😂

@jameswilson1984 10 ай бұрын

Agnew bowled it down Piccadilly and Boycott was playing up the Bakerloo line!

@PrideOfTorbay Жыл бұрын

9:15 I love the 2 second delay it takes Geoffrey's mind to compute being told it was a complete wind up! Absolutey masterclass in Wind-uppery from Agnew and the rest of TMS!