Possible Clues:

• Grass's condition after batting
• Popular leader's frequently outrageous and upsetting address is brief
• Playing well, at home for Motherwell, at the start
• Spill the beans and oats out of foam or tins
• Playing well at the moment, do some singing?
• Tell why one is playing well
• Brief uplifting address by old fogey heading to Ulster
• Pass on knowledge through group of schoolchildren
• Rat sick with love for second one
• Wearing fashion to shop