Comments on: David Warner is secretly rubbish at cricket

By: Aditya

Aditya — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:02:22 +0000

In reply to John. Bazball needs tarmac-ish pitches and a ball that won't swing.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:07:27 +0000

Neither Daisy nor I can spake.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2023-1347099/middlesex-vs-nottinghamshire-1347216/full-scorecard

Shove it…Middlesex is the best cricket team in the world.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 08:13:03 +0000

In other cricket news, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the thought of Ali Orr’s misfortune hat-trick.

https://wisden.com/stories/watch-sussex-opener-ali-orr-run-out-at-non-strikers-end-deflection-for-third-consecutive-match

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:56:58 +0000

In reply to Ged. Indeed, Bail-out - Sandy Stone’s monologues (and voice) were like a cross between Richie Benaud’s and John Arlott’s commentary.

By: Bail-out

Bail-out — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:02:00 +0000

In reply to Ged.

Given certain not-especially-dissimilarities with Sir Les’s drinking habits, David “52” Boon could easily have been a spin-off character. At the tail end of his broadcasting career, I’m pretty sure that under the desk, Richie Benaud was wearing Sandy Stone’s slippers. Not sure what it says about me that Stone is my favourite Humphries character… but perhaps not entirely unrelated to why I miss Richie’s soothing tones so much!

By: Ged

Ged — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 16:30:11 +0000

In reply to Bail-out. Ian Chappell has a bit of Sir Les about him, as does Merv Hughes.

By: Bail-out

Bail-out — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:22:09 +0000

In reply to King Cricket.

The thing I found most peculiar was that the Gem Saloon replaced Swearengen’s earlier venture…the Cricket Saloon. Judging from the described activities, I think Americans may have some funny ideas about what “cricket” is, but it’s surprising it isn’t more popular there as a result.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 13:12:26 +0000

In reply to Ged.

It’s the Lord’s slope.

The only thing I’d had a few too many of was tennis balls beating me for pace, spin or both.

It was brass monkey temperature too, so I thought I did quite well to stay reasonably steady when I took those shots…which is more than could be said for my tennis shots.

By: Bail-out

Bail-out — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:46:54 +0000

In honour of the departed, I can’t help wondering which Australian cricketers could be a hoax perpetuated on us by Barry Humphries. Shane Warne might just have been too absurd to be a Humphries character, but that’s a close call. Several archetypal Aussies of the eighties could easily have been part of a repertoire that ranged from Dame Edna to Sir Les to Sandy Stone. To give David Warner his due, he’s the only one of the current lot that I could imagine Humphries bothering with. If Netflix Down Under ever stoops so low as to make The Men In White (Or Green And Gold, Depending On How Many Days The Format Lasts) then by the later seasons, once the glory days are over, the remaining hardcore fans will surely be wondering whether the incident in the Walkabout was real or not. “Anything that golden had to be scripted!” the sceptics will say. Well, maybe they’re right…

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:33:58 +0000

In reply to Ged. Is that the Lord's slope or have you had a few?