Fans don’t know how Phil Tufnell kept straight face live on BBC after very crude moment during England cricket clash

PHIL TUFNELL left fans impressed as he managed to keep a straight face after what appeared to be a crude moment during commentary.

England were taking on Sri Lanka at the Old Trafford cricket ground.

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The moment happened during England’s Test match against Sri Lanka[/caption]

Tufnell, 58, was on duty for BBC‘s Test Match Special, covering the clash’s morning action.

During a conversation with co-host Jonathan Agnew, he was put through his paces so as not to break out in laughter.

Agnew said: “A new technique now. Don’t you remember we had fingering, well now its all about tonguing.

“Hard-tonguing, soft-tonguing and in between, so lots of tonguing going on at the moment.”

Tufnell calmly responded: “How do you do that then?”

Agnew then said: “Hard-tonguing is easier than soft-tonguing.”

To which, Tuffnell said: “Well I should imagine it is. You have a lot of things to think about.”

Agnew then said: “You’re fingering, you’re tonguing, you are all over the place.”

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Listeners were in shock that Tufnell managed to keep a straight face during the inadvertently crude conversation.

One posted: “I would die for you, TMS.”

A second wrote: “Has to be a setup.”

A third commented: “I don’t know how Tuffers kept a straight face.”

A fourth said: “TMS is just pure filth!!”

Another added: “Has to be the most composed man ever.”

But the conversation was all about how to play the euphonium – a brass musical instrument that is sounded by blowing into a mouthpiece and pushing valves.

England put in a fantastic performance during the opening stages against Sri Lanka.

The bowlers took three wickets for just six runs before the visitors batters put on a stand to get up to a respectable score.