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[Marcus DuQuesne]

The day KoK started commentating was the day I left the ABC could not cope with his laugh or piss poor jokes. Sad But True.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

The day KoK started commentating was the day I left the ABC could not cope with his laugh or piss poor jokes. Sad But True.

Should be in the Unpopular Opinions thread this one.

 

[Gough]

Good cricketish one I read about today. Geelong are having a team meeting to plan how to beat the Swans at the SCG, Malcolm Blight turns to the group and poses the question. "Play two spinners." says Bill Brownless.

 

[thejockey]

Ringwood v Footscray in district cricket in the early 90s
Big Merv pushes off the sightscreen for the first ball off the day , runs straight through the crease and ends up face to face with a confused opening bat

Holds the ball up to the gap between the helmet peak and top of the grill of the batsman and tells him
' it might not fit now , but I'll make it fit '

Don't think Ringwood fared to well in there innings

 

[Plugger35]

One that a lot of people probably know is how Rod Marsh set the beer drinking record from Australia to England back in 1983 on the way to the World Cup.

What a lot of people don't know was that Marshy started knocking back beers on the flight over from Perth to Melbourne to get the flight to London and he continued on drinking beers in the lounge at Melbourne airport before the official beer count started on the London flight.

Boony broke Marshy's record several years later but technically Marshy is still the beer drinking king of Aussie cricket when you add on his pre-drinks.

Apparently when Marshy got to Heathrow he was so shitfaced a couple of his teammates had to help him off the plane and then they couldn't find his passport, customs ended up letting him through without one because he was with the Australian cricket team and they all knew who he was.

They eventually found his passport in the pocket of the seat in front of his on the plane, he must have put it there pissed and forgotten about it.

Can you imagine the uproar now if an Australian cricketer did that today? There is an uproar now if a couple of Aussie cricketers have a cheeky dart.

 

[melanChronic]

 

[Van_Dyke]

One that a lot of people probably know is how Rod Marsh set the beer drinking record from Australia to England back in 1983 on the way to the World Cup.

What a lot of people don't know was that Marshy started knocking back beers on the flight over from Perth to Melbourne to get the flight to London and he continued on drinking beers in the lounge at Melbourne airport before the official beer count started on the London flight.

Boony broke Marshy's record several years later but technically Marshy is still the beer drinking king of Aussie cricket when you add on his pre-drinks.

Apparently when Marshy got to Heathrow he was so shitfaced a couple of his teammates had to help him off the plane and then they couldn't find his passport, customs ended up letting him through without one because he was with the Australian cricket team and they all knew who he was.

They eventually found his passport in the pocket of the seat in front of his on the plane, he must have put it there pissed and forgotten about it.

Can you imagine the uproar now if an Australian cricketer did that today? There is an uproar now if a couple of Aussie cricketers have a cheeky dart.

Dean Jones telling the story of Boonie’s record is a quality few minutes.

 

[carloss]

 

[STFU Donnie]

No wonder Javed Miandad was NEVER out LBW in Pakistan throughout his entire Test career!!!

And Bill Lawry was NEVER out LBW in Australia throughout his entire Test career!!!

 

[Father Jack]

And Bill Lawry was NEVER out LBW in Australia throughout his entire Test career!!!

Yes, might have heard Tony Greig mention that once or twice ...