It's a presumption that the Sky Sports commentary team hangs out socially after hours. That is not the case. There are lots of people with lots of opinions in that box, some iconic cricketers who played for England, and as in a dressing-room environment we all have different interests and different people we click with.

Ian Botham and David Gower like fine dining, fine wines; Mikey Holding is devoted to his computer and horse racing; Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and myself tend to be beer-and-curry men.

Ian Ward is great company and has a permanent thirst. Some things we do religiously, such as the grand slam of naan in Nottingham. We tend to let off more gas at a Trent Bridge Test than anywhere else!

Bumble is a key pundit on Sky Sports' cricket coverage which includes Nasser Hussain (left), Michael Holding (top left), David Gower (top middle), Michael Atherton (second right) and Sir Ian Botham (right)

On occasions, Atherton does go off piste to join the pompous dining club, attending restaurants that serve things called jus and foam.

It takes all sorts of different characters to make a team, and Shane Warne and Hussain make quite a contrast. Warnie can be very dramatic early in a morning, regularly warning the producer that he has not had enough sleep. Goodness knows what he has been up to.

Sometimes Nasser will tell us he has seen enough of us during the day and will stay in his hotel room on his tod. Who do you think the winner is there?

Shane Warne (right) was part of Sky's Ashes coverage this summer and shares a discussion with Australia's captain for the series, Michael Clarke during a Test match at Edgbaston

When he does come out, it can often lead to disaster. On one night out in Hampstead, first his car wouldn’t start and had to be trailered back to Essex. Then the hotel lost his luggage, so he had to come out in his work gear.

Finally, the boss promptly spilled Sauvignon Blanc over him. Not sure Nasser saw the funny side.