Dogwatcher
28 May 2003, 15:51
Dunno how true this is, but I received this email today. Supposed to have emmanated from Michael Clarke
> Subject: The story behind the McGrath blowup
>
>
>
> Here you go lads.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Clarke
> Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2003 10:44 AM
> To: Damon Smith
> Subject: Hi from Kingston
>
> Damo,
> Thanks for the email mate. I'm looking forward
> to the upcoming game and another opportunity
> to give it a real go. The injuries have been
> fortunate for me and i'll see how it goes.
>
> I hope the hysteria from the McGrath-Sarwan
> affair has blown over at home. I couldn't
> believe the coverage it got, all for one
> little blow-up. The offending lines,
> which you may have heard, were:
>
> McGrath: "What does Lara's **** taste like?"
> Sarwan: "I don't know, why don't you ask you're
> wife."
>
> There were a few smirks from the boys,
> who do acknowledge witty remarks whether from
> them or the opposition, but Pidge wasn't in a
> rational frame of mind. He was very sheepish
> that night, but even he was surprised at the
> reaction from home. The Lara blow-ups on day
> two were much funnier.
>
> Brian Lara lost the plot worse than McGrath on
> the second day in Antigua, but I suppose it's
> not as newsworthy unless the Australians are
> playing up. Lara was like a madman, blowing up
> at Haydo's, Lehmann, Alfie and Tugga in one
> morning. Lara, not for the first time, had been
> out late the night before and was ticked off
> when the boys started making jokes about being able
> to smell alcohol on the field. He started yelling
> "shaaadup" to the slips cordon, who made him
> angrier by laughing. But he flipped his lid at the
> drinks break when one of the boys told the
> drinks attendant to get Lara a beer. He is a
> wierd bloke.
>
> Anyway, hope everything is going great for you
> mate and that you aren't ciruiting too much
> without me. Mum and Dad say hi as well.
>
> See ya rockstar!
> Pup
>
> Subject: The story behind the McGrath blowup
>
>
>
> Here you go lads.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Clarke
> Sent: Thursday, 22 May 2003 10:44 AM
> To: Damon Smith
> Subject: Hi from Kingston
>
> Damo,
> Thanks for the email mate. I'm looking forward
> to the upcoming game and another opportunity
> to give it a real go. The injuries have been
> fortunate for me and i'll see how it goes.
>
> I hope the hysteria from the McGrath-Sarwan
> affair has blown over at home. I couldn't
> believe the coverage it got, all for one
> little blow-up. The offending lines,
> which you may have heard, were:
>
> McGrath: "What does Lara's **** taste like?"
> Sarwan: "I don't know, why don't you ask you're
> wife."
>
> There were a few smirks from the boys,
> who do acknowledge witty remarks whether from
> them or the opposition, but Pidge wasn't in a
> rational frame of mind. He was very sheepish
> that night, but even he was surprised at the
> reaction from home. The Lara blow-ups on day
> two were much funnier.
>
> Brian Lara lost the plot worse than McGrath on
> the second day in Antigua, but I suppose it's
> not as newsworthy unless the Australians are
> playing up. Lara was like a madman, blowing up
> at Haydo's, Lehmann, Alfie and Tugga in one
> morning. Lara, not for the first time, had been
> out late the night before and was ticked off
> when the boys started making jokes about being able
> to smell alcohol on the field. He started yelling
> "shaaadup" to the slips cordon, who made him
> angrier by laughing. But he flipped his lid at the
> drinks break when one of the boys told the
> drinks attendant to get Lara a beer. He is a
> wierd bloke.
>
> Anyway, hope everything is going great for you
> mate and that you aren't ciruiting too much
> without me. Mum and Dad say hi as well.
>
> See ya rockstar!
> Pup
>