There’s nothing funnies than KP getting out, it’s a sight that can be enjoyed by Australians, South Africans and Englishmen alike. What a twat.
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Katto peaking for the Ashes
Katto pushes to cover
Not hitting a single run from three overs while Philip Hughes knocks around 17(26) at the other end, this is the sort of knock that I want to see more of from Katich. This is the form that bags him triple centuries in domestic competition, and god wont save the Poms or our Queen if he continues this sort of form in Cardiff.
We can but hope that Katto has removed that foul swipe outside off from his arsenal and from this scorecard I have determined that his mind is 100% focussed on redeeming the failures of 2005… although Aleem Dar must also take his share of the blame for the cleansing to be complete.
Let us pray that he’s been able to utilise his full arsenal of non-scoring shots in this dig, the ambitious and exaggerated leave wide outside off, the late bat swerve and shimmy round the ball which just misses the off stump, the forward defensive, the back foot punch, the push to cover, the duck, the swerve and the mis-timed pull to mid-on, all are integral parts of the Katich defensive suite.
This knock is honestly what I like to see from Katto. In that tough period approaching stumps with 5 overs to negotiate I applaud a non-scoring not-out.
He took a wicket too, in the 8 overs that Ponting gave him. If Punter stays true to form he wont bowl again this series.
Classic Tooheys Advert
Here’s a pearler from the 80′s with Mike Whitney and Joel Garner that adds yet more weight to the shit beer good advert theorm.
Bugger, now I feel like a Tooheys.. but not two, no-one would make that mistake twice!
Hat-tip to Cricket-Blog for digging this one up.
ICC Champions Trophy moved due to rain
Rain Dance
What a crock of shíte! Surely this rain is not a new phenomena, perhaps even something they could have considered before awarding the series to Sri Lanka in the first place?
Presumably Cricket South Africa have guaranteed a mid spring dry spell, and have their best witchdoctor slaying the finest vírgins to ensure no rains eventuate.
Can’t they just say it’s cause of terrorists? No-one wants to get shot so they’ve moved it and blamed it on the weather. There, that wasn’t so hard, was it?
Umpire Referrals
Howzatt?
My solution is to implement a protocol similar to that used in Rugby. Leave the on field umpires in charge, their authority can not be challenged and once the finger goes up you are out. However, allow the on field umpires to utiise the technology in their decision making. If they are not 100% convinced about an aspect of the decision then let them go upstairs and ask the third umpire for clarification.
Some questions you might hear:
- “I’m happy with the height and that it was going to hit the stumps, however can you confirm that the ball pitched in line?”
- “Can you check hot spot and advise if that was bat or pad?”
- “Did the ball hit the bat before or after hitting the pad?”
While we’re changing the umpiring laws, lets have the third umpire check all dismissals for front foot no-balls as a matter of course.. if he happens to see one then call the batsman back.