Fire in Babylon - West Indies Documentary

[brisbane13]

the whole doco is up on you tube, or you can download it other ways, that if you don't have other opportunities to see it

 

[dan warna]

I remember going to the old casino where the windies were having drinks. They had their choice of the most beautiful women there.
They were adored.
They were so dominant, to the point of utter arrogance.
Viv richards was like a king.
clive lloyd walked like a lion on the prowl.
you loved them because they were the greats.
To defeat the west indies was the win the world.

Its why to this day I love Allan Border. While everyone else folded he stood tall and proud.
The stand against the tide that was marshall, garner, holding and later ambrose.

the epitomised everything that was cool about cricket.

 

[western royboy]

I remember going to the old casino where the windies were having drinks. They had their choice of the most beautiful women there.
They were adored.
They were so dominant, to the point of utter arrogance.
Viv richards was like a king.
clive lloyd walked like a lion on the prowl.
you loved them because they were the greats.
To defeat the west indies was the win the world.

Its why to this day I love Allan Border. While everyone else folded he stood tall and proud.
The stand against the tide that was marshall, garner, holding and later ambrose.

the epitomised everything that was cool about cricket.

I baby sat Joel Garner for ASC one summer. He was staying at the Park Hyatt and everyday I would rock up in my Hyundai Excel (with the seat right back to accomodate the 6ft 8in of the great man).

This was in the days before mobiles were common. Everyday I would be greeted by concierge with a different address to bick up the big fella from. He was a sexual tyrannasaurus. Glory days.

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

That doco was one of the best I've ever watched. Glorious!

 

[worbod]

Would love to be able to lipread what Brian Close was saying.

 

[Partridge]

Would love to be able to lipread what Brian Close was saying.

Something like "what sort of halfwit thinks a 45 year old can face this kind of bowling"?

Answer: English selectors. Trusting in age and failing for decades.