Game Day 1ST TEST: Straya V Pakies

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When India come out to play the Australian summer, they stay at my Wife's Aunty's house. They have Christmas dinner there, in Ivanhoe East.

I once went with her uncle to pick up Sachin Tendulkar from the airport. I have tons of autographs from around 2005-2006 from the Indian players.
 

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Many years ago, England was playing Pakistan in Karachi. The home side wins the toss and decides to bat first. The first ball is a beautiful away swinger - the batsman goes for an optimistic drive, and gets an obvious nick to the keeper. The umpire is unmoved.

The second ball is on middle stump. The batsman tries to glance to fine leg, but misses. There's a huge appeal for LBW: the umpire has a good look, and then shakes his head.

The bowler understandably feels aggrieved, and bangs the ball into the pitch. It's actually a pretty good bouncer - the batsman gets a top edge, and is caught on the boundary. The umpire has a good look at it, and then declares, "Not out - off the pad."

By now, steam is coming out of the opening bowler's ears. He bowls a searing toe crusher, which shatters the stumps. The umpire tells the bowler, "Wow mate - you almost had him that time."
 

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Wouldn't mind seeing Lyon not get his 500th though for lulz.

I said he would never make it as a test player and I stand by that call.
Don't you dare disrespect my 2nd cousin in law
 
Wouldn't mind seeing Lyon not get his 500th though for lulz.

I said he would never make it as a test player and I stand by that call.
And you're in the blind Prancer group now
 
I'm glad someone occasionally replying to you makes you feel needed


If Pakistan were any worse they'd be the Carltank of cricket
Who's the West Coast of cricket?
 

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Game Day 1ST TEST: Straya V Pakies

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