Johnners' revenge on Aggers at Edgbaston 1993

[@soothsayer9216]

The Legend, the man, the Myth; Fred Trueman. I met Mr Trueman in the early eighties during a charity match, I asked for his autograph during the luncheon interval and he said 'not now lad'. True Yorkshireman.

[@imranmann2537]

A true British icon. God bless Fiery Fred. Love the line "you slowed down? Didn't know you speeded up!" Fantastic.

[@ianbentley7276]

ha ha, yes great line.

[@hovefactually7505]

Aggers used to be genuinely quick, but slowed down and became more effective.

[@treble20]

Genius right there.

[@alanyork5947]

Great line 😂

[@Amilakasun1]

Anyone here after the boycott wind up?

[@lonestar6709]

That was hilarious! _"You Muppet!"_

[@PhiI93]

That was 4 months ago? Holy shit. Feels like a month.

[@Bonoerra2012]

Wonder If Geoffrey Watched This After!!!!

[@ianbentley7276]

no i saw this before, both brilliant.

[@harryrambler]

Yup! But I don't know if thats the real answer. Anyone?

[@JamesBond-kh8dk]

What I love about this is the whole time there’s this jolly brass band music playing in the back ground, it just makes this prank so enjoyable. Long live TMS and those wonderful contributors. These sounds of the summer will always bring joy whatever else is going on in the world.

[@coonagh1]

I noticed that too, perfect! And well said regarding TMS.

[@johncourtneidge]

Yes!

[@johnhanson5943]

Every now and again, have to watch this again. To remind me of a Britain which once was. We were so lucky. Now we have to save something for our kids! Watched this, incidentally, when it first aired.

[@thadtuiol1717]

Sadly, it's an England that is fast disappearing in the rear view mirror. I miss those more gentle days of yore when we could laugh at ourselves. Now we're an Americanized, paranoid, PC mess.

[@treble20]

Yes, it was wonderful. My grandfather had been captain of Darwen Cricket Club in the 1930's and later in the 1970's he would sit me down while TMS was on the wireless, talk about swing bowling and show me how they had shined the ball on one side. We would then have a game of Howzat. He would then practice handwriting with me, then we would go into the garden and do some work there (with TMS in the background). I was only a little toddler, but he had all the time in the world for me, there was no rush to do anything. Wonderful days and maybe not to be repeated.

[@MD-wv7ee]

Took about being over-dramatic! Cricket is still here. It is still being run by the establishment. Aggers is still commentating and posh public school boys are still playing the game.

[@sivikasi]

1993? The year of the Jamie Bulger and Stephen Lawrence murders. Multiple IRA bombings. Just after the Charles and Diana separation. Economy in recession. 10% unemployed. Take the rose tinted glasses off.

[@kramnostribor1]

Fantastic! Oh I miss those days of gentle humour. TMS played a massive part in my life, growing up with Messrs Boyle, CMJ, and the incomparable Brian Johnston. Thank you for posting.

[@brumsgrub8633]

Jack Bannistets voice really brings back memories of watching cricket

[@ajs41]

Have a look at DM Mordecai's KZbin channel for new uploads of 1990s cricket highlights featuring Jack Bannister.

[@hovefactually7505]

'Bannister enjoyed a close friendship with Dr Ali Bacher, the head of the South African Cricket Union during the apartheid era, and is said to have advised on which players might be interested in joining rebel tours to the exiled nation' (The Independent, 25 Jan 2016).

[@Therealpouletchaud]

I'm.the same..loved his voice

[@neilus]

What do you think Fred? I dont know. Jack? I agree with Fred. God I love cricket and all its silliness! The daft Dixieland jazz int he background makes it even more surreal...

[@yoganathan001]

"He runs up faster than he bowls ! " - Brilliant, from Fred.

[@ianbentley7276]

lol

[@ynotnilknarf39]

He wasn't wrong either.lol

[@adejames1960]

Trueman would have made millions at poker on this performance. Hillarious and a treat for every cricket loving fan.

[@treble20]

Absolutely!

[@dbking4194]

This is brilliant. I love TMS. No matter how awful the world gets, all is ok if there is TMS.

[@Kevjohno]

A salmon jumped out the wall and grabbed a piece of lettuce. Brilliant

[@danieloliver4558]

Yes has got me through some dark patches over the years

[@Kevjohno]

@@danieloliver4558 cracking joke am afraid I'll have to borrow it ..

[@DavidKArrrrgh]

Not any more, they destroyed it

[@dbking4194]

@@DavidKArrrrgh Yes I know what you are saying.

[@NPA1001]

Fred and Jack deserved an acting award here for keeping straight faces, both much missed as well as the incomparable Brian Johnston who set the whole thing up.

[@steveJ1957]

You are absolutley spot on :-) :-)

[@thesoultwins72]

+NPA1001.....Jack [and Ellen] Bannister were our neighbours in Hasbury. Their daughter Elaine went to school with my sister. Lovely family and Jack is very sadly missed.

[@DavidKArrrrgh]

Fred is superb here, always reigning it in when it threatens to go too far then going off on one again. A masterpiece

[@jafarparkes]

7:25 onwards- bowlers name please LOL

[@foddyfoddy]

What a classic! Tremendous self-control by Jack and Fred. Can watch this time and time again.

[@nevilleoliver1883]

I was there for this! Dear Jonners loved every second of it!the perfect set up!!

[@alanbromilow8218]

You were a great commentator too Neville,or as Johnners had you,Dr.No😂

[@madam9736]

Trueman and Bannister could have been a comedy double act. Whichever way, when you heard both of them commentate, it was just pure cricket. Both of them are sorely missed.

[@Knapweed]

Brilliant! So well done by Fred and Jack. Aggers' valiant effort to hold an awkward situation together was epic.

[@Redpoppies2012]

I was born in 46 and as long as I can remember I've loved Brian Johnstone and co commentary's just watched the clips and had such a laugh what an amazing man

[@jackclayson7887]

Me too.. wonderful days,

[@RecycledBikes-jj]

1950 Sheffield, got Fred's autograph at Parkhead CG.

[@fatimashamsher9805]

brilliant. I have seen this so many times now but I still find it hilarious. the way the react when Aggers says that he slowed down is priceless. Fred blowing smoke in Aggers' face.....priceless. love it!

[@Swannerator]

Brilliant! Just brilliant!! I'm a long-time fan of Aggers, love listening to him on ABC Grandstand when he comes out here for Ashes tours. Wish he was able to do more commentary here in Australia!

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

So bloody funny, Fred Truman, legend and greetings from Australia

[@bkatbamna]

I've seen this 5 times in the last 24 hours and it gets funnier every time. It was classic when Fred said that Aggers family were so poor that they couldn't afford television and the health inspector came to their house.

[@DavidKArrrrgh]

bkatbamna you can see Aggers thinking it’s a wind up after about 90 seconds, but isn’t sure and keeps on going. He had done very little TV at that point and this was a big chance for him

[@bigcee3338]

This is pure comedy Gold, the Salmon got me.... Hillarious

[@ds1868]

The crunch comes at 5:45 with the look of disbelief on Aggers face from 5:57! He knows it's a definite wind up now but carries on regardless. Absolutely classic!

[@DavidKArrrrgh]

Mark Richardson he suspects about 90 seconds in, but isn’t sure..... it’s a masterpiece this

[@MarkSmith-sd3ne]

Absolutely fabulous content. Fiery Fred at his very erudite best. Loved his Agnew family analogy 😂

[@omssm1]

Just wonderful. RIP Jack.

[@keith79mod11]

Absolutely brilliant how Jack and Fred kept a straight face I will never know.

[@bobmatthews151]

"You bastard" never was a phrase uttered with such passion😂😂😂

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

When Fred blows smoke in Aggers' face... perfect comedy timing.

[@draculasneeze6681]

6:53 when Fred pulls out the stogie, and pops it in his mouth, Aggers stops still as if to say - "youre not going to smoke that are you?"

[@chrisevans5259]

Love this windup and Trueman and Bannister were brilliant the way they kept straight faces while they are winding up Agnew , and the master of the windup Johnners was inevitably behind it like a naughty mischievous schoolboy...... Great times

[@Isleofskye]

Fred with tie dangling everywhere and totally dishelleved hair and cigar :)

[@FullersDuck]

Incomparable in its conception and execution, as evidenced by Aggers’ reaction at the end. Great telly.

[@nickwrx83]

The Music in the background is coincidentally perfect 🤣

[@steveJ1957]

Fred Trueman, an Absolute LEGEND !!!

[@richardtaylor8165]

That was better than the 'leg over'... & that was funny. Well done all three & RIP Jack Bannister.

[@ianbentley7276]

I'll talk to you about the damp course next week ha ha ha, this is just bloody brilliant.

[@treebarkjacket]

Just one of my go-to vids when I'm glum. Excellent 😂

[@dbking4194]

This is a brilliant wind up to the tune of Dixie jazz. How did they arrange that!

[@myoldmate]

A gentle insidious roast. A perfect delivery.

[@stepheng8779]

Brilliant, absolutely dead pan right to the end when Jack says this sort of interview should spark somebody off and Fred replies well it ought to do, it's genius comic timing. Couldn't have played it any better 😂

[@ianbentley7276]

i'm just back for the 10th time in a year, brilliant.

[@paulcoates6787]

You slowed down? I didn't know you'd speeded up. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, the whole thing's brilliant.

[@bocajulian836]

Here after the boycott one , this was absolutely brilliant

[@fazalkhan4170]

Hilarious and how Jack and Fred kept a straight face I will never know.

[@andywardle6992]

On top of everything else, the 'Morecambe and Wise' style cheek slaps at the end... outstanding. I now must have something in my eye...

[@scsutton1]

I was half expecting Noel Edmonds to walk out with a Gotcha at the end of that.

[@tooshlong]

Frederick chilling with a cigar on live TV. Another universe. A better world. Don't care.

[@barryballsit4944]

RIP Jack and you too Fred

[@Scoobydcs]

jacks dead?

[@Aman-nk5uq]

he died on 23 january. the same day my sister was born in 1991

[@mrbazzabee4013]

8:34-Fred's "That desperate" comment cracks me up everytime,superb !...as are JB's terse and trite interjections.

[@adrianward5319]

I'd never seen this before, this is brilliant.

[@stevejohnson6458]

Still watching this in 2023 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

I know it's a spoof interview but I could listen to these two for a lot lot longer. RIP Fred and Jack :(

[@glyn6170]

The music in the background, It's almost as if it was deliberately chosen for the occasion.

[@vantheman1238]

The music in the background is perfect

[@rlaw2244]

If Wikipedia is to be believed and the date on this video is correct, Agnew was 32 or 33 here. Wow. Tough paper round.

[@rlaw2244]

@Mark Richardson What?

[@rlaw2244]

@Mark Richardson Oddly aggressive man that can't communicate.

[@rlaw2244]

@Mark Richardson You cryptically replied 'What?' on my comment - I don't know what you mean, so just replied in kind and then you start throwing insults around. What a weird guy.

[@rlaw2244]

@Mark Richardson I think you need to go see a counsellor. Things will get better.

[@rlaw2244]

@Richard Starkey Mark Richardson becomes Richard Starkey...

[@PaulRoneClarke]

Bless Aggers here. In the early 80's he bowled high 80's. Not rockets, but quick enough to be considered fast. Saw him in a Leicestershire V Worcestershire match where he did a Mark Wood and get a bouncer over the keepers head one bounce for 4. Keeper was stood a good pitch length back as well.

[@blades1889ify]

Hilarious. After reading about this set up in one of Aggers' books it is all the better for seeing it. Being born in South Yorks to see Fred in full flow is wonderful. He never received the credit he was due. Maybe a rough diamond but what a bowler. Well done Aggers for posting this.

[@guyhornsby9572]

This is fantastic. Fred lights up a cigar halfway through!

[@midianholic7080]

Really miss Fiery Frederick and Jack. Awesome. Legends. Much much missed.

[@Scoobydcs]

fred was hilarious about the salmon

[@robertbrown8362]

mega bucks tv ie sky and mega strict diciplinary laws deystroyed cricket took the soul out of it ,just as they did football ,rugby,darts,motor racing etc

[@th3b0untyhunter]

Clearly you've not watched much sky cricket. Watch bumble commentating and then say there's no soul

[@andreasvehmer8516]

not just sport,the sole has gone out of england

[@portcullis5622]

@@andreasvehmer8516 Still quite a few getting caught off the south coast (especially near Dover).

[@Isleofskye]

@@andreasvehmer8516 Were you the Singer: Andy Williams or do you prefer Soul-To-Soul...anyway back to life, back to reality..

[@Isleofskye]

He will get that joke on Salmon Enchanted Evening...

[@Slackboy72]

Trueman: "go to the West Indies". A man ahead of his time.

[@RatelHBadger]

Is that how they found Archer?

[@Richard0470]

You're a good sport posting this Aggers. Absolutely classic stuff.....Fred never loses it, not once. Jack manages to hold it in courtesy of a few pauses & looking at Fred to avoid giving the game away......but I fear you, were completely 'had' until the end!!!

[@marting652]

R.i.p Fred and Jack. Wonderful stuff. .

[@SuperTed19021]

RIP Jack Bannister (1930-2016)

[@stupendous1068]

RIP Freddie Trueman (1931-2006).

[@ArchieFatcackie]

I’ve lost count now how many times I’ve watched this but it get funnier every time.

[@GetUpFalcon]

Forget about the interview, with all that makeup on I'll kiss him - hahahahahaha

[@donnyearthling]

How prophetic that Jonathan Agnew & Fred @ 8.16mins predict that England gets a genuine fast bowler from the West Indies

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

After just 26 years of struggle lol. Albeit Simon Jones, Devon Malcom and Harmison were pretty lively sometimes.

[@argieav]

'Many a true word spoken in jest'. Theres a reason proverbs become proverbial.

[@ysgol3]

Watching it for the second time, Jack Bannister manages to be twice as funny !

[@brumsgrub8633]

When the cigar smoke passes aggers face, perfect. So funny

[@agr7879]

Trueman on fine form there. And Bannister played the straight man perfectly. Morcambe and Wise eat your heart out!!! Hilarious...... "You slowed down...? Never knew you speeded up..."!!!!!!

[@stephendines1936]

A couple of great blokes, Freddie and Jack.

[@Moamanly]

Love how that cigar smoke was wafting in Agger's face every so often......

[@ajell86]

Good old days Trueman with his cigar and such cutting comments dearly missed

[@dode5064]

Brilliant, cant stop laughing .Great days.Miss them.

[@davebull2727]

Fred blowing smoke from his cigar, brilliant!

[@rajeshafrica]

That was the funniest thing I had watched in a long time.

[@MrDunkiep]

"you came from a very poor family Jonathan, you never even had a TV set". Classic Fred!

[@treble20]

Yes, his grandparents actually lived in a stately home.

[@davidcoleman757]

How did they get through that with straight faces? Brilliant.

[@leebryantravels]

Absolute comedy gold that. What a performance 😂😂

[@Lukozer]

FST... As much a legend off the field as on it. Still missed by all cricket fans...

[@alexjohnson6068]

How can anyone dislike this!

[@shane-irish]

Who cares

[@DavidKArrrrgh]

It’s an absolute masterpiece, isn’t it?

[@DavidKArrrrgh]

Mark Richardson can I echo this comment? Fuck off Shane

[@charlescrisp2814]

TMS Gold this is.I remember this on tv 20 years ago and to see this again is such a treat thank you Aggers

[@richardsmegma5081]

Fred was a comedy genius as well as a cricket genius 😀

[@MrDtrain69]

Fred Trueman, what a superstar... one of the great characters of the game

[@HamishBanish]

"Ball of Fire", Fred's autobiography, was the first autobiography I read. The 1970s. Back when Britain was still a proper country

[@momeara7482]

@@HamishBanish England, if you please, Hamish.

[@ArchieFatcackie]

I never tire of watching this.

[@peterhodes6708]

Lovely chap was Jack Bannister, my dad knew him quite well , he arranged a trial for me in the early ,60,s at Warwickshires ground (I was a fast but rather wayward bowler) Jack wasn,t too impressed ,cause i heard no more , but i remember his encouraging words .😄

[@glyn6170]

You slowed down? I didn't know you'd speeded up! Classic

[@vantheman1238]

I miss Fred, CMJ, Johnners and Jack.

[@Dan.Chaytor]

“You BASTARDS!” has never been said with such vehemence since. Done up like a kipper mate.

[@MattTisdale-n7nxyc620jcx]

Thank you for sharing this video 😊

[@MichaelSmith-ui5zs]

RIP Jack. :-( 23/1/16

[@Aman-nk5uq]

what an amazing commentator he was :(

[@Stokie09123]

Fred Trueman was an absolute hero.

[@deancarter8667]

Wonderful , absolutely priceless.

[@OnlyOnePH]

Aggers reminds me of Alan Partidge in this interview

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

haha, this comment is three years old and it's totally relevant now AP is back....

[@marketches1974]

How did Bannister and Trueman keep a straight face!

[@EnglishVeteran]

Priceless!

[@JohnAnderson-ms2cn]

Jack “Look at Leicestershire, they had one injury last season and they had to call you back” Fred “They were that desperate?” 🤣🤣🤣

[@derekmarshall6332]

As a Leicester person, I remember that game. To be fair Aggers took a five for, but had to bowl all his overs in one go because he would stiffen up 😂

[@BrendonChase2012]

Lovely memories of a very special time for TMS: Johnners' last year. How did Aggers set up BJ?

[@adrahc]

Still go back to this to see the humour in it all,Freds the star

[@sylvesteroconnor5586]

Brilliant! RIP Jack.

[@slothrr776]

Aggers, after listening to ten minutes of studiously meandering drivel culminating in a salmon in the cellar: "Well we've criticised the selectors for not picking fast bowlers, I don't think we've come up with any ideas at all here!" Jack Bannister (indignant): "I think we have! I think it's been sorted out to some degree, don't you?" Fred Trueman: "I agree with Jack. Somewhere out there Jonathan, there has to be fast bowlers."

[@ianbentley7276]

lol, this is comedy gold.