but it is as the voice of Twenty20 cricket, since its launch in 2003, that he has become particularly known, with his excitable style and catchphrases such as "Start the Car!", the title of his second autobiography. However, he has admitted he sees the game as "a form of entertainment using cricket equipment" rather than real cricket. Lloyd often makes reference to songs and lyrics by the band Half Man Half Biscuit in commentaries, often completely lost on other commentators working with him. Lloyd was also part of Talksport's live coverage of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Lloyd has commentated for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the past, and remarked in 2015 that England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) should make a window for English players to participate in the tournament. However, in recent years, he has not been selected on the IPL commentary panel and been critical of IPL and BCCI. In 2022, Lloyd stated that IPL is "disrupting the traditional international programme" and "benefitting already rich people." Books In 2000, Lloyd published his autobiography, Anything but Murder, published by HarperCollins. The book received criticism on 15 May 2000, from former England batsman Graham Thorpe who reacted to Lloyd's criticism of him and his influence on the team at a moment when Thorpe had been left out of a match against Zimbabwe. Lloyd also criticised Nasser Hussain and Andy Caddick; Hussain as poor in his preparation for Test matches, and Caddick as insecure about his cricket. Lloyd later stated that he had "been taken a little bit by surprise by the criticism of the reference to players." Notes References External links David Lloyd's 2009 Ashes Twitter 1947 births Living people Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players English cricket commentators English footballers England One Day International cricketers England Test cricketers English cricketers Lancashire cricket captains Lancashire cricketers People from Accrington English cricket umpires Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Cumberland cricketers Association footballers not categorized by position D. B. Close's XI cricketers D. H. Robins' XI cricketers Young England cricketers